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Africa startup funding

Funding rounds raised by startups based in Africa (Tanzania, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa): 5 rounds worth $104m.

Raised$104m
Rounds5
Median round$26m
$1bn+ valuations0
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Biggest Africa round · EgyptPaymob raises $35m pre-Series C co-led by Mubadala and the EBRD

All 5 rounds

East Africa FoodsSeries B · Mobility & logistics · Dar es Salaam · 7 Oct$26mPaymobSeries C · Fintech · Egypt · 21 Sep$35mAeonPre-seed · Cybersecurity · Nigeria · 18 Sep$1mArc RideSeries A · Mobility & logistics · Nairobi · 8 Sep$33.3mJemSeries A · HR & work · Cape Town · 17 Aug$8.4m

By sector

Mobility & logistics2 rounds$59.3mFintech1 round$35mHR & work1 round$8.4mCybersecurity1 round$1m

By stage

Series A2 rounds$41.7mSeries C1 round$35mSeries B1 round$26mPre-seed1 round$1m

Compare regions

North America183 rounds$272.38bnEurope128 rounds$25.99bnOceania13 rounds$2.76bnIsrael19 rounds$2bnEast Asia27 rounds$1.82bnIndia33 rounds$1.49bnLatin America13 rounds$1.3bnMiddle East16 rounds$661mSoutheast Asia11 rounds$109mAfrica5 rounds$104m

Rankings

Biggest startup funding rounds in Africa, 2026