Africa: The Big Deal
Max Cuvellier Giacomelli, Gregoire de PadiracYour weekly two-minute read, a quick conversation starter on the African start-up ecosystem, based on a curated database of deals from across the continent.
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Q3 2026: Where the money went (and who it missed🙋♀️)
Third and final part of our look at the first nine months of 2026. After focusing on the ‘how much’ (takeaways 1️⃣ to 3️⃣) and the ‘how many’ (4️⃣ to 6️⃣), let’s look at the ‘where’ and the ‘who’: which sectors and countries the money went...
Q3 2026: Fewer start-ups. Fewer investors. Bigger cheques 🎯
Last week, we saw that the money is holding up in 2026 and that equity is making a comeback. This week, let’s look at who is raising, who is investing… and who is missing out. Spoiler alert: if you’re an early-stage founder, you probably al...
Q3 2026: Equity takes the wheel 🚗
As we did last year, rather than looking at Q3 in isolation, we thought it would be more useful to step back and consider “2026 so far”, and how it compares to the same period in previous years. So: 9️⃣ months into the year, here are 9️⃣ th...
$2 billion, Baby! 🚀
Though a mega deal could always prove us wrong, September isn’t quite set to match the very strong numbers we saw in both June and August ($515m and $455m respectively). That said, we know already that the $2 billion mark in start-up fund...
August 2026: Mo(o)ving up
In August 2026, 31 start-ups in Africa announced funding rounds of $100k or more, raising a combined $455m (excluding exits). At first glance, August looks like a strong rebound after July’s weak $102m. And in value terms, it definitely w...
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