The data shows that Nigeria startups attracted the most investment deals for the period in the continent, followed by South Africa's $838 million deals with Egypt and Kenya coming third and fourth with $588million and 375million deals respectively.
Nigeria’s entrepreneurship ecosystem has attracted $1.37 billion investment deals in 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a data compilation by thebigdeal.gumroad.com – an African startups deals database.
The data shows that Nigeria startups attracted the most investment deals for th
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
