Since the initial boom of venture capital funding in Africa in the mid 2010s, ecosystem observers have relied on publications like TechCabal, as well as numerous newsletters published by independent journalists to keep them up to date about various aspects of venture funding on the continent.
The aspects include, among many others, which countries and regions are receiving the most attention from VCs, which sector is most attractive as well as the overall trend of funding on the continent.
To report on venture funding on the continent, publication reporters and newsletter writers rely on various funding trackers for the data they use to capture the state of the ecosystem. Some of the widely referenced trackers include Africa: The Big Deal, Partech, Briter Bridges, Magnitt, and Disrupt Africa.
Additionally, some publications like TechCabal have their own inhouse funding trackers which in this case, is TC Insights. Other publications which have their own inhouse funding…
