South Africa accounted for 21 percent of the total volume of venture capital (VC) deals closed in Africa between 2014 and 2020, the highest percentage on the continent. To follow, 20 percent of the early-stage investments were attracted by startups headquartered outside Africa. Most of these startups were based in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. Other African countries attracting significant VC investments were Kenya, Nigeria, and Egypt.
Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by country
Regarding startups headquartered outside of Africa, the source specifies that several of them are "founded by members of the African diaspora or alternatively raised venture funding to expand or maintain their African presence.".
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African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. (July 1, 2021). Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289413/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-country/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. "Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by country." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289413/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-country/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. (2021). Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289413/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-country/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. "Distribution of Number of Venture Capital Deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289413/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-country/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289413/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by country [Graph], African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289413/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-country/
