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Africa Venture Pulse – Current State of Investment 2025

The Africa Venture Pulse – Current State of Investment 2025 presentation is a data-driven overview of venture capital and private investment trends across Africa, powered by Briter Intelligence

Built on Briter data, this presentation highlights Africa’s funding activity for the first eight months of 2025 (Jan–Aug) looking at the dynamics of the startup market and the flow of investment in Africa, offering actionable insights for investors, founders, corporates, and policymakers.

Key insights so far:

  • Startups across the continent have already raised $2.8B, matching all of 2024 by August, with investors writing bigger checks for more mature ventures than ever before
  • Debt Financing is gaining prominence. For the first time, debt funding topped $1B, narrowing the gap with equity and powering…

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September 11th, 2025

Africa Venture Pulse – Current State of Investment 2025

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Latest funding rounds captured

Globalbees Brands Pvt. Ltd company logo
Globalbees Brands Pvt. Ltd (India) raised $8.3m

from Firstcry

Done company logo
Done (Morocco) raised $2.1m

from Undisclosed

Amaani  company logo
Amaani (India) raised $3.0m

from Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA)

Indkal Technologies company logo
Indkal Technologies (India) raised $20.0m

from Aries Capital Partners

EcoSoul Home company logo
EcoSoul Home (India) raised $20.0m

from undisclosed investors

FinBox company logo
FinBox (India) raised $40.0m

from undisclosed investors

uKnowva company logo
uKnowva (India) raised $500.0k

from Growth 91, Aapna Infotech

Lucira Jewelry company logo
Lucira Jewelry (India) raised $5.5m

from undisclosed investors

iDO Devices company logo
iDO Devices (India) raised $4.0m

from Blume Ventures, Merak Ventures

Rulebase company logo
Rulebase (United States of America) raised $2.1m

from undisclosed investors

Most funded companies

1.

Jumia company logo
JumiaNigeria, 11 deals captured

$1.2b

2.

Zepz( Former WorldRemit) company logo
Zepz( Former WorldRemit)United Kingdom, 8 deals captured

$1.1b

3.

Sun King (formerly Greenlight Planet) company logo
Sun King (formerly Greenlight Planet)United States of America, 20 deals captured

$1.0b

4.

MNT-Halan company logo
MNT-HalanEgypt, 11 deals captured

$1.0b

5.

Crusoe company logo
CrusoeUnited States of America, 4 deals captured

$833.0m

6.

Zipline company logo
Zipline, 4 deals captured

$795.0m

7.

TymeBank company logo
TymeBankSouth Africa, 10 deals captured

$675.6m

8.

Tabby company logo
TabbyUnited Arab Emirates, 12 deals captured

$604.0m

9.

OPay company logo
OPay, 3 deals captured

$570.0m

10.

Frontier Car Group (Olx) company logo
Frontier Car Group (Olx)Germany, 5 deals captured

$569.0m

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