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Since Monday 19 October: 1 round announced. Last week: 17.

Funding rounds per week over the last 52 weeks.

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Browse 6,949 startups across 48 African countries by sector, investor, funding round and founder.

Startups

Startups

Startups by country: Nigeria 1,958, Egypt 980, South Africa 937, Kenya 909, Tunisia 322.

Nigeria and Egypt hold 42% of listed startups.

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Sectors

Sectors

Share of listed startups in each sector: FinTech 21%, SaaS 15%, E-Commerce 10%, Marketplace 9%.

FinTech is tagged on 1 in 5 listed startups.

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Investors

Investors

Investors in a round in the last 12 months, by type: VC funds 53%, Development finance 6%, Corporates 6%, Angels 5%, Accelerators 2%, Other 30%.

VC funds make up 53% of the 532 investors in a round this past year.

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Funding

Funding rounds

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

Zipline raised the year's largest round, $600M.

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People

Founders & operators

Recently added founders: Ayode Akinfemiwa (Mercurie), Nduka Obaigbena (LekeeLekee), Eric Okechukwu (InterSpace Distribution), Fabrice Tra (Tuzzo), Mulindwa Emmanuel (Plemora Technologies).

1,461 people added this month.

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