Investor @TheCatalystFund | Startups | Africa | Climate | Database & Insights 👉africathebigdeal.com/
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4 Apr 2023
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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11 Apr 2025
So, Africa: The Big Deal now captures valuation estimates for 1K startups deals in Africa. Just sayin 😉
👉 Check it out: thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQS…
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
7 Jan 2025
👉 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/bQS…
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
11 Dec 2024
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/fo…
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4 Dec 2024
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
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
27 Nov 2024
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! ☕
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
28 Nov 2024
🎉 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
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21 Nov 2024
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19 Nov 2024
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/bQS…
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13 Nov 2024
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/bQS…
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
11 Nov 2024
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
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
11 Nov 2024
The African Unicorns story.
11 Nov 2024
Meet Africa's 8⃣ unicorns!
Insight 👉thebigdeal.substack.com/p/un…
Database👉 thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQS…
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11 Nov 2024
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!
11 Nov 2024
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 ⬇️
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
11 Nov 2024
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 ⬇️
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11 Nov 2024
Meet Africa's 8⃣ unicorns!
Insight 👉thebigdeal.substack.com/p/un…
Database👉 thebigdeal.gumroad.com/l/bQS…
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
1 Oct 2024
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.
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
1 Oct 2024
🌍 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/bQS…
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23 Sep 2024
Out of the 100 most-funded start-ups in Africa since 2019, only two currently have a female CEO ‼️
thebigdeal.substack.com/p/fe…
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Maxime Bayen retweeted
13 Sep 2024
🔊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!
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17 Sep 2024
Proud to see @TheCatalystFund among the most active VC investors in Africa this year!
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