In H2 2023, more foreign investors are investing in African (very early stage) tech-anchored startups at a rate faster than when they did at the same time last year. Here they invest between $50k to $500k.
However, in the range from $500k to $5m, that has slightly dropped while from $10m is extremely challenging. Above $20m is now a miracle.
Yet, I do think the market is opening up because the “VC banking crisis” in the US is largely over, and they will be getting back to big deals. In the last few days, we have been getting more calls on due diligence for larger rounds, indicating that the big dance is returning. I expect things to normalize around Nov or early 2024 for mega deals.
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