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Since Monday 9 November: 9 rounds announced, $106M disclosed. The largest is Yoco’s $100M Debt Financing round. Last week: 10.

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Browse 12,774 startups across 51 African countries by sector, investor, funding round and founder.

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Startups by country: Nigeria 3,389, South Africa 2,371, Kenya 1,725, Egypt 1,117, Ghana 550.

Nigeria and South Africa hold 45% of listed startups.

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Sectors

Share of listed startups in each sector: SaaS 22%, FinTech 21%, Marketplace 14%, Artificial Intelligence 11%.

SaaS is tagged on 1 in 5 listed startups.

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Investors

Investors in a round in the last 12 months, by type: VC funds 50%, Development finance 8%, Corporates 7%, Angels 6%, Accelerators 4%, Other 27%.

VC funds make up 50% of the 548 investors in a round this past year.

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Funding rounds

505 funding rounds announced in 2026 so far, each a dot sized by its disclosed amount; Nov in blue.

WIOCC Group raised the year's largest round, $300M.

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Founders & operators

Recently added founders: Benjamin Matanda (CareNesu Healthcare), Ameedah Olaniyan (Sparklean Station Nigeria), Joshua Idara (Afrivoxa), Aisha Adama Adamu (Rekool), Andrew Ogbeh (SewPro).

300 people added this month.

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African startups raised $181.9M in October 2026; three companies took 57%

African startups raised $181.9M across 89 rounds in October 2026, out of $476.5M in deals we tracked. Three companies took 57%, health led, and the month's biggest fintech money moved on stock exchanges.

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ABA Life signs $40M from Admaius in Africa's largest healthtech round of 2026

Moroccan healthtech ABA Life has signed a $40 million investment agreement with Admaius Capital Partners, the largest African healthtech round in 2026.

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African startups raised $816M in Q3 2026; 20 large rounds took 89%

African startups raised at least $816M across 157 rounds in Q3 2026. Twenty rounds of $10M or more took 89% of it, and at least two-thirds of their money was equity.

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Nigeria3,389
South Africa2,371
Kenya1,725
Egypt1,117
Ghana550
Tunisia481
Morocco477
Uganda286
Tanzania265
Rwanda234
Côte d'Ivoire233
Cameroon230