US recession fears set to close funding tap for African start-ups.
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The flood of venture capital into African tech companies over the past three years is drying up as western investors retreat amid the global market downturn.
Some 80% of last year’s record $5 billion put into companies on the continent came from international funds like Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital, according to data from the East Africa Venture Capital Association. Now, fears of a recession, soaring inflation and rising interest rates have made fundraising harder, and African startups — like the Nigerian fintech firms that grew explosively in recent years — are expected to suffer.
Some 80% of last year’s record $5 billion put into companies on the continent came from international funds like Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital, according to data from the East Africa Venture Capital Association. Now, fears of a recession, soaring inflation and rising interest rates have made fundraising harder, and African startups — like the Nigerian fintech firms that grew explosively in recent years — are expected to suffer.
