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Record Breaking: Funding for African tech start-ups exceeds $700 million in 2020

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01/23/2021
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2020 was a record breaking year for investment in the African tech start-up ecosystem, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with more start-ups raising more capital from more investors than ever before. 

New funding milestones were set over the course of 2020, 397 start-ups raised US$701.5 million in total funding, according to the report published by Disrupt Africa. 

Among the top sectors to be funded were sectors such as: 

Fintech

Ecommerce

Healthcare

Logistics

Energy

HR

Ed-tech

Agritech

Transport

Entertainment

Once again, the financial technology market was the most lucrative for investors in 2020, with more startups receiving financing than any other sector. 

From a funding perspective, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt remain the “big four” of Africa, accounting for 77 percent of funded start-ups and 89.2 percent of overall investment.

Nigeria – 85 startups  – 150,358,000 USD in funding

Egypt – 82 startups – 141, 397,000 USD in funding

South Africa – 81 startups – 142,523,000 USD in funding

Kenya – 59 startups – 191,381,000 USD in funding

Ghana – 15 startups – 19,897,000 USD in funding

The report is available for download via Disrupt Africa

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