The financials sector accounted for 22 percent of the total volume of venture capital (VC) deals closed in Africa between 2014 and 2020. This sector presented the highest share of deals on the continent, followed by information technology (18 percent) and consumer discretionary (16 percent). Moreover, the largest share of VC deals occurred in Southern Africa.
Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by sector
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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 sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289447/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-sector/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. "Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by sector." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289447/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-sector/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. (2021). Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289447/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-sector/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. "Distribution of Number of Venture Capital Deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289447/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-sector/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289447/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-sector/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Distribution of number of venture capital deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, by sector [Graph], African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289447/share-of-number-of-vc-deals-in-africa-by-sector/
