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African Tech Startups Funding Report 2020 & Full Startup List By Disrupt Africa
THE YEAR 2020 was a record-breaking one for assistance in ensuring this vital data makes it into African tech startups, with 397 companies securing the hands of as many entrepreneurs as possible. US$701.5 million worth of investment. The report includes: For the sixth consecutive year, Disrupt Africa is • Detailed information on funding activity in six releasing data on the tech investment ecosystem African countries; across Africa, contained in the African Tech • Figures on the number of deals per location, Startups Funding Report 2020. and average deal sizes; The report details how Kenya, Nigeria, South • Data on growth in funds and deals over the Africa and Egypt are the premier investment past six years; destinations on the continent, though funding is • Highlights of key deals across continent; also on the rise elsewhere. Fintech remains the • Sector-specific breakdowns across 13 sectors; dominant sector, and the number of investors grew • Tracking of acquisitions in 2020. substantially. All this while the world was gripped • - The full list of 397 funded tech startups from by the COVID-19 pandemic. across Africa, detailing location, sector, when This year’s edition of the African Tech Startups funding was secured and, where we are able Funding Report, and the list of funded startups to disclose, the investors and approximate on which it draws, is available FREE as a result amount raised. Any funding amounts disclosed of an open-sourcing initiative in partnership with confidentially do not appear in the list. Catalyst Fund, RTB House, Quona Capital, *** Type "0" when asked to "name a fair price" to 4Di Capital, Villgro Africa, Lateral Capital, and get this product for FREE *** Otundi Ventures. We thank our partners for their https://gumroad.com/l/njrzl 72
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