HO HO HO...MG: It's the end of the year already!
One last public service announcement before we log off...
The ecosystem has certainly kept us all on our toes this year, and will close the year with more than $3 billion raised, topping not only 2024 but also 2023 numbers. We literally can’t wait to dive into the 2025 data, and discuss what it means for 2026 and beyond with you. But for now, it’s time for us to wrap up, spend time with family and friends in the next couple of weeks, so we can be back at 100% in January. Three things before we let you go though:
🎁 Are you a start-up in Africa planning to raise funds in the coming months? This could make your life easier: In early 2026, we will be launching a new sponsored project with one of our partners (that means: free for you!), aiming to scale up our support of early-stage start-ups on their fundraising journey. If you think that could be relevant to you, use the button below to pre-register and be one of the first to know when this goes live:
📺 We’re certainly aiming to do one of our infamous Linkedin Live round-ups at some point in January. We’ve just not quite landed on a date yet. But if you follow us on Linkedin, you’ll be the first to know.
📹 And finally, Maxime was in Cape Town recently for the annual great migration of the African VC ecosystem. He was kindly invited by AfricArena to keynote their Grand Summit. Here’s the recording in case you missed it:
… Voilà, unless there are some last-minute tectonic mo(o)vements in the ecosystem in the coming days, this will be our last post of the year. We thank you all again for your support!
A bientôt, Max