https://pitchbook.com/tag/africa africa en-US Fri, 29 May 2026 12:26:05 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/foreign-investors-show-signs-of-cooling-on-african-vc Non-African investors still participate in most deals in the region, but that share is falling. Fri, 29 May 2026 12:26:05 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/foreign-investors-show-signs-of-cooling-on-african-vc https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-funding-for-african-fintech-is-back-in-business Deal value for the sector surpassed last year's halfway mark in just three months, rising almost 400% from the previous quarter. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:51:08 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-funding-for-african-fintech-is-back-in-business https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mena-pe-faces-reckoning-as-iran-war-endangers-overseas-appetite About 70% of deal value in the region last year involved cross-border investment. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:55:58 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mena-pe-faces-reckoning-as-iran-war-endangers-overseas-appetite https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/war-puts-menas-vc-recovery-in-danger Capital invested in the region's startups was up over 95% last year. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:40:55 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/war-puts-menas-vc-recovery-in-danger https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/5-charts-mideast-n-africas-maturing-pe-market-on-course-for-record-year The market is reaching maturity as fund managers in the region become more established Fri, 19 Sep 2025 21:31:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/5-charts-mideast-n-africas-maturing-pe-market-on-course-for-record-year https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africas-vc-market-slows-while-local-capital-gains-focus VC investment is slowing down in Africa; however, later-stage deals are accounting for a larger share of activity. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:47:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africas-vc-market-slows-while-local-capital-gains-focus https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/fintech-startup-moniepoint-series-c-africa VC dealmaking for African fintech startups has dropped significantly this year. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:34:22 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/fintech-startup-moniepoint-series-c-africa https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-venture-capital-market-map-2024 African venture capital activity has seen an improvement in the first three months of this year. Tue, 07 May 2024 22:57:32 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-venture-capital-market-map-2024 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/middle-east-northern-africa-private-equity-pe-growth-2023 Market developments supported growth for PE activity in Middle East and Northern Africa. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:50:58 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/middle-east-northern-africa-private-equity-pe-growth-2023 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mena-middle-east-northern-africa-vc-deals-exits-funds-2023 VC dealmaking in the Middle East and Northern Africa region fell in 2023 from previous highs. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:17:08 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mena-middle-east-northern-africa-vc-deals-exits-funds-2023 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-private-equity-fundraising-dries-up African private equity fundraising has been squeezed by global headwinds. But some smaller players are managing to break through. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-private-equity-fundraising-dries-up https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-venture-capital-market-map-2023 Africa's venture ecosystem has seen its second consecutive quarterly decline in deal count as the downturn arrives on the continent. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-venture-capital-market-map-2023 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-vc-startups-downturn Despite defying the global venture downturn last year, the African VC market is expected to become more challenging as deal flow slows. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-vc-startups-downturn https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/top-pe-investors-south-africa African Rainbow Capital has topped a list of the 10 most active private equity investors in South Africa. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/top-pe-investors-south-africa https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-mena-africa-middle-east-startups Noor Sweid, managing partner at Dubai-based growth-stage investor Global Ventures, says venture capital in the Middle East and Africa remains lucrative. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-mena-africa-middle-east-startups https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2023-vc-europe-middle-east-africa-emea-predictions We spoke to investors operating in Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa to get their 2023 market predictions. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2023-vc-europe-middle-east-africa-emea-predictions https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-fintech-vc-growth African fintech is on track for another record year for VC investments. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/africa-fintech-vc-growth https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mena-vc-ecosystem-map Take a look at VC trends in the Middle East and North Africa region. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mena-vc-ecosystem-map