Africa: The Big Deal

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July 2025

Fintech strikes back 🦹🏿
But there's more to life than fintech of course
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
All of H1 2025 in one place 🎁
Black Panther 3 exclusive release! 🐈‍⬛ OK, not quite. But still an interesting watch...
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Same Lineup, Different ranking 🏆
South Africa and Egypt deliver strongest performance in H1 2025
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It's raining big deals 🌂
H1 2025 saw the largest number of both $10m+ deals and exits since 2022
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Start-ups in Africa raise $1.4b in H1 💰
Another strong month in June helped drive the numbers up and up
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June 2025

Disappearing women 🫥
Start-ups co-founded and led by women continue to be underrepresented, especially in later-stage financing
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One 🙂 Billion 😀 Dollars 😁
Start-ups in Africa have now crossed this important milestone, earlier than they had in 2024
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May 2025 - Another good month 😊
$250m+ were raised last month, with a total of $1bn+ invested in start-ups in Africa since the beginning of 2025
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May 2025

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