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African investors investing in Africa 🦁
Africa is the region home to the most investors active in Africa. At a country level though, the U.S. continues to dominate.
Mar 12
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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Things are picking up a bit [Feb 2024]
Start-ups in Africa raised $217 million in February 2024, on par with 2020 and 2021 levels
Mar 5
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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February 2024
🧮 How big of a deal is it, really?
The average deal size has decreased for most deal types since the start of the funding winter... except for Pre-Series A
Feb 20
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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A slow start of the year... [Jan 2024]
With $77m raised, January 2024 was the quietest January since we started tracking the data in 2019
Feb 6
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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January 2024
👩🏾💻 2023 👩🏾💻 Just a little more funding for Women CEOs 👩🏾💻
Though it remained small, the absolute amount and share of funding going to female-led ventures did grow in Africa last year compared to 2022.
Jan 30
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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🌱 2023 🌱 Climate Tech on the rise 🌱
[Guest blog] Climate tech start-ups in Africa raised $1b+ in 2023. Maelis Carraro highlights why it is critical for this trend to continue.
Jan 25
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Maelis Carraro
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🛠️ 2023 🛠️ Fintech, Energy, and the rest 🛠️
Combined, Fintech & Energy represented 69% of all funding raised in Africa last year
Jan 23
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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Everything You Wanted to Know About 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ (and weren't shy to ask!)
All our key analysis on 2023 start-ups funding trends in Africa summarised in 42 minutes, 20 ready-to-use slides... and more!
Jan 18
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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🌪️ 2023 🌪️ A tough year for everybody 🌪️
Africa suffered the strongest YoY drop in equity funding of all continents... but maintained the most positive 3-year dynamic
Jan 16
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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🌪️ 2023 🌪️ A tough year for everybody 🌪️
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⚡ 2023 ⚡ Top Investors of the Year ⚡
Techstars was by far the most active investor in Africa in 2023, while the number of heavy hitters dwindled
Jan 15
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🤷🏾♀️ 2023 🤷🏾♀️ Deep-rooted gender imbalance 🤷🏾♀️
Female founders continue to attract significantly less funding than their male counterparts, be represent in less deals, and raise less on average.
Jan 11
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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🌦️ 2023 🌦️ Fewer investors, but no exodus 🌦️
Despite a YoY drop, a core group of resolute investors confirmed their commitment, while the continent continued to attract newcomers.
Jan 10
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Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
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