Two đ° Billion đ° Dollars - by Max Cuvellier Giacomelli
Start-ups in Africa have already raised more than $2 billion (exc. exits) in 2025| thebigdeal.substack.com
Start-ups in Africa have already raised more than $2 billion (exc. exits) in 2025| thebigdeal.substack.com
Start-ups in Africa raised $2.9 billion in funding in 2023, a significant YoY drop| thebigdeal.substack.com
61 start-ups raised $550m last month, crossing (or getting very close to) important milestones| thebigdeal.substack.com
Black Panther 3 exclusive release! đâ⏠OK, not quite. But still an interesting watch...| Africa: The Big Deal
South Africa and Egypt deliver strongest performance in H1 2025| thebigdeal.substack.com
H1 2025 saw the largest number of both $10m+ deals and exits since 2022| Africa: The Big Deal
Another strong month in June helped drive the numbers up and up| thebigdeal.substack.com
Start-ups co-founded and led by women continue to be underrepresented, especially in later-stage financing| Africa: The Big Deal
Start-ups in Africa have now crossed this important milestone, earlier than they had in 2024| Africa: The Big Deal
$250m+ were raised last month, with a total of $1bn+ invested in start-ups in Africa since the beginning of 2025| thebigdeal.substack.com
A closer look at APAC-based investors investing on the continent| Africa: The Big Deal
[Guest blog] What the Data Tells Us About the Future of Off-Grid Solar| thebigdeal.substack.com
After a quieter March, April came in hot. Real hot.| Africa: The Big Deal
Comparing start-up investments with GDP (PPP) per capita in Africa| thebigdeal.substack.com
How Africa might have benefitted more from the start-up investment boom than the rest of the world. At least relatively.| Africa: The Big Deal
A fresh look at the data brings a new perspective on the so-called 'funding winter'| thebigdeal.substack.com
Start-ups in Africa raise $460m in Q1, despite a promising January.| Africa: The Big Deal
West Africa has claimed $5.8b in start-up funding since 2019, 80% of which have gone to Nigeria| thebigdeal.substack.com
$119m in funding were announced by start-ups in Africa last month| thebigdeal.substack.com
Are the largest African countries in terms of economy and population also those attracting the most start-up funding?| thebigdeal.substack.com
East Africa and Kenya held on to their top spot in 2024...| thebigdeal.substack.com
Let's wrap it up, Shall we?| thebigdeal.substack.com
One third of the start-up funding in Africa went to East Africa in 2024; 29% went to Kenya alone.| thebigdeal.substack.com
Start-ups in Africa raised a total of $2.2b in 2024, a 25% YoY drop| thebigdeal.substack.com
With Tyme joining the select club, we're updating our overview of how Africa's unicorns came to life; and ask the question: Who could be Next?| thebigdeal.substack.com
