The table below presents major VC financings in the technology sector in Africa, from 2011 to 2016, from data aggregated by CBInsights
Notable African VC Tech Financings 2011 – 2016 YTD (2/16/16) |
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Rank | Company | Logo | Round | Amount ($M) | Country | Quarter |
1 | Jumia | Series C | 150 | Nigeria | Q4’14 | |
2 | Takealot Online | Series A | 100 | South Africa | Q2’14 | |
3 | Africa Internet Group | Corporate Minority | 83.5 | Nigeria | Q1’16 | |
4 | Wananchi Group Holdings | Unattributed VC – II | 57.5 | Kenya | Q2’11 | |
5 | Smile Telecoms Holdings | Unattributed | 50 | Mauritius | Q3’15 | |
6 | Travelstart | Unattributed VC | 40 | South Africa | Q1’16 | |
7 | Zando | Series A | 26 | South Africa | Q4’12 | |
8 | Konga.com | Series B | 25 | Nigeria | Q1’14 | |
8 | Teraco Data Environments | Series C | 23.2 | South Africa | Q2’11 | |
10 | BRCK | Seed | 3 | Kenya | Q1’16 | |
11 | Kopo Kopo | Series A | 2.1 | Kenya | Q4’15 |