Maxime Bayen

African countries spend between 2%-9% of their budgets to respond to extreme weather events according to a report by the @UN last week Any founder out there using tech for climate change adaptation solution? 👉DM me with your pitch deck cc @TheCatalystFund

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So, Africa: The Big Deal now captures valuation estimates for 1K+ startups deals in Africa. Just sayin 😉 👉 Check it out: thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQSRD

👉 Startups in Africa raised $2.2B of funding in 2024 👉 Just under 30% of that went to startups in 1 country: Kenya 🇰🇪 👉 188 startups raised $1M or more last year Insights: thebigdeal.substack.com Database: thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQSRD

Founders love what they do. But the startup grind takes a toll. Investors can be part of the solution. Read our latest post in collaboration with @FlourishVC thebigdeal.substack.com/p/founderwellb…

In November, 32 start-ups in #Africa announced a total of $180 million in funding, split between debt ($122m, 68%), equity ($55.5m, 31%) and grants ($2.5m, 1%). 👉 africathebigdeal.com

Exciting times ahead in Cape Town! @MaxBayen & @SydneyThiam will be attending 3 major events on Africa's investment & innovation ecosystem: *Africa Early Stage Investor Summit *AfricArena Summit *SuperReturn Africa If you're in Cape Town, reach out for a chat over coffee! ☕

🎉 BIG NEWS! 🌍 Introducing our website africathebigdeal.com – your new one-stop hub for insights and data on startups funding in Africa! Check it out & let us know what you think! 👉 africathebigdeal.com

You are a startup founder in Africa or an investor and want to access a reliable database of deals? ◼ Crunchbase: $49/month ◼ Pitchbook: $1,125/month ◼ Tracxn: $1,400+/month ◼ CB Insights: $2,000/month or... ◼️ @AfricaTBD database: $17/month😊 thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQSRD

Happy Tuesday! @AfricaTBD is offering a 10% discount for 24hours only! All the startups funding deals in Africa, all the investors, all the details, captured in 1 single (massive) Excel database, updated monthly. Subscribe NOW 👉 thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQSRD/4vf8ymi

More than 2,130 startups in Africa have raised funding in the past 5 years 👀🌍 Here's the list by @AfricaTBD thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQSRD

@TheFlipAfrica Source: thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQSRD

In October, African startups raised $254 M. Making it the best October since 2019. Here are the top 5 deals from last month:

We're thrilled to announce that @MaxBayen will be the opening keynote speaker for Day 1 of the @AFRICARENA Grand Summit on Dec 3-4! He will share insights into the state of African tech and the exciting progress we’re seeing in 2024. Secure your spot here: lnkd.in/eBUXbMg9

The African Unicorns story.

This was really a fun excercise and a great way to share about our work at @TheCatalystFund to back and scale climate resilience startups across Africa!

This funding model is helping fight climate change 🌍 In today's episode of The Flip, we sat down for a roundtable conversation with @MaxBayen @lyndsayholley @James_I_Mwangi to explore the merits of the venture-building model in Africa. Their venture firms - @TheCatalystFund @Delta40_Studio & Africa Climate Ventures - each employ a hands-on venture-building model to support climate-focused founders across Africa. In this episode, we discuss: ➡️ why African ventures and climate startups, in particular, benefit from the venture-building model ➡️ the limitations of the traditional two and twenty fund model in the African tech ecosystem ➡️ the types of founders and opportunities these investors are looking for ➡️ the pitch these investors are making to global investors for why they should back climate action across Africa ➡️ and, is Africa the most important region for global climate goals? Link in the post below to watch or listen to the full episode ⬇️

Meet Africa's 8⃣ unicorns! Insight 👉thebigdeal.substack.com/p/unicorns Database👉 thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQSRD

After an exciting week attending at #ClimateWeekNYC, @MaxBayen will be off to London for a couple days next week! He wil be speaking at two events👇 @AFSICafrica- Investing in Africa on 7th-9th October. @AVCA_Africa- Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit on 10th October.

🌍 3,418 startups funding deals in Africa 🌍 105K+ data points collected on all the deals 🌍 2,180 investors covered 🌍 $18.4B worth of deals since 2019 🌍 50+ deals added each month 🌍 6,883 founders listed Everything on Africa startups funding. thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQSRD

Out of the 100 most-funded start-ups in Africa since 2019, only two currently have a female CEO ‼️ thebigdeal.substack.com/p/femaleceos

🔊It has been a packed week for @carrarom and @MaxBayen in Oxford, where they met and discussed Venture Capital industry trends and challenges alongside 40 other fund managers across the continent hosted by the @EIB🌍 We're always happy to connect and engage with stakeholders!