Africa’s tech start-up ecosystem has shattered two years of fundraising decline, posting a major rebound in 2025 that has already surpassed total investment recorded in both 2024 and 2023, with weeks still left before the year ends.
After consecutive downturns that saw venture funding fall by 35 percent in 2023 and 25 percent in 2024, Africa: The Big Deal tracking shows that African start-ups have raised more than over $3 billion so far in 2025, outperforming the nearly $3 billion recorded across the continent in 2023.
The numbers confirm
