Ecosystem map

Where funding for African founders comes from.

Each arc runs from an investor's head office to a country where it backs a program or a startup in our directory. Spikes show how many startups are listed in each country. Drag the globe, or pick a country to see its links.

Startups listed
1,161
Countries
71
Investors
279
Cross-border links
333

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The directory

Every dot is a startup you can look up

1,161 startups in 71 countries, grouped by country and coloured by sector. Click a cluster to sort that country by sector, then click any dot to open the company's listing.

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The numbers behind the map

Startups listed by country

  1. Kenya569
  2. United States107
  3. Nigeria90
  4. South Africa80
  5. Morocco25
  6. Egypt24
  7. United Kingdom22
  8. Uganda20
  9. Cameroon14
  10. Canada14
  11. Tanzania13
  12. Ethiopia12

Strongest cross-border investor links

  1. United States → KenyaY Combinator, Techstars, MAGIC Fund, Catalyst Fund, Quona Capital, Renew Capital45 links
  2. Nigeria → KenyaVentures Platform, Future Africa, EchoVC Partners, Voltron Capital, Microtraction22 links
  3. South Africa → KenyaFounders Factory Africa, Verdant Capital, Seedstars Africa Ventures15 links
  4. United Kingdom → KenyaLightrock, British International Investment, TLcom Capital, TLG Capital, LocalGlobe13 links
  5. United States → South AfricaQED Investors, Flourish Ventures, Ribbit Capital, PayPal Ventures, TransUnion, IFC8 links
  6. United States → NigeriaY Combinator, Techstars, Timon Capital, QED Investors8 links
  7. Mauritius → KenyaLaunch Africa Ventures8 links
  8. United States → EgyptPayPal Ventures, Quona Capital, Y Combinator, IFC, 500 Global8 links

Sectors across the directory

  1. Fintech164
  2. Edtech37
  3. SaaS37
  4. Industrial Robotics & Automation35
  5. E-commerce34
  6. Agritech27
  7. Logistics26
  8. Software & Services25

Figures update every hour from the Startup Map Hub directory. An arc appears when an investor we list runs or backs a program open to founders in another country, or when a startup in another country names the investor as a backer. Startup Map Hub helps founders find funding; we don't invest in startups ourselves.

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