The funding landscape in Africa
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SEED STARS WORLD
2500+STARTUP APPLICATIONS
800+LIVE PITCHES
55+WINNERS
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
THE WORLD AS YOU SEE IT
$250 - $1,300
$1,301 - $3,500
GDP per capita
$3,500 - $7,800
$7,801 - $22,000
$22,000 – $117,000
Source: World Bank
THE WORLD AS WE SEE IT
>80%
60% - 80%
% people with no internet
40% - 60%
<40%
Source: World Bank
AFRICA'S TRUE SIZE
Source: Kai Krause
MOBILE PHONE
Source: E-education.psu.edu
MOBILE PHONE
Source: PEW Research
MOBILE MONEY
Source: gsma.com
THE SPEED OF INNOVATION
Source: ITU
HOME TO MAJOR TECH
HUBS
IHub, Nairobi
BUILD A NATIONAL
TECH BRAND
THE DIASPORA IS COMING
HOME
source: som.yale.edu
China 35th 29th
Indonesia 100th 87th
Nigeria 123rd 110th
Mexico 79th 66th
Vietnam 76th 71st
Turkey 74th 54th
CHANGE IN GLOBAL
INNOVATION RANKING FROM 2012 TO 2014
CHANGE IN GLOBAL
INNOVATION BETWEEN 2012-
2014
AFRICA = HUSTLERS
INCREASE IN INVESTMENT ACROSS THE
BOARD
Source: VC4Africa
2015 HAS ALREADY SEEN MEGA ROUNDS
$13 mio. $10 mio.
$1.2 mio.
ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL
INVESTORS
PROFESSIONALISM OF THE LOCAL PLAYERS (ex:
ABAN)
Source: VC4Africa
BUT GETTING BEYOND F&F IS
STILL HARD
LACK OF COMPETITION
OTHER ASSET CLASSES
GOV. & TAX REGULATIONS
LACK OF EXPERIENCE
LACK OF STANDARDIZATION
CULTURE
ENVIRONMENTOPPORTUNITY
SUCCESS(the catalyst & output)
- Mindset- Events & Networks- Media
- Infrastructure quality- Institutions’ efficiency- Ease of doing business
- Talent- Support- Market
Source: seedstarsworld.com
SEEDSTARS INDEX (SSI)
“People will remember this as the year emerging markets take half of the global GDP.” Zhu Min
MVCMinimum Viable Continent/Country
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