Not What It Seems?

Not What It Seems?

Understanding the African startup scene requires going beyond the numbers. |

From Samuel Gebre via Bloomberg /

"African startups raised a record $5.3 billion last year, though that may be the high-water mark as a deepening slump in the technology industry reduces the funding pool.

While investment in 2022 exceeded the previous year by just $100,000, the number of deals jumped 20% to 964, according to data from Briter Bridges, a market intelligences company." Read the FULL ARTICLE.


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