Coming of age – delving into a record-breaking year of African tech startup funding

Coming of age – delving into a record-breaking year of African tech startup funding

Whatever way you look at it, whatever figures you believe, whatever methodologies you use, one thing is certain: 2021 was the best year ever for tech startup funding in Africa, with more startups raising more money from more investors than in any previous year. According to our data here at Disrupt Africa, not only was…

Egyptian tech startup funding since 2015 has been raised in 2021

Egyptian tech startup funding since 2015 has been raised in 2021

Egyptian tech startups have raised almost US$800 million between them since January 2015, with more than 50 per cent of that – over US$400 million – having been secured in the first three quarters of this year. That is according to the newly-released Egyptian Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 from Disrupt Africa, which dives into the local ecosystem by…