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African Fundraising Toolkit
Four trackers. One market. $1.21bn to $3.3bn.
Briter puts H1 2026 African startup funding at $3.3bn and growing 73% year on year. TechCabal puts it at $1.44bn growing 1.4%. Launch Base puts it at $1.21bn and falling. Same six months. This edition sets the four trackers side by side, explains the four mechanisms that drive them apart - incorporation, debt, period and minimum round size - and gives you four rules for citing a market number without being caught out. Includes the term sheet decoder, with every worked example checked. 6 pages.
25+
Term sheet clauses decoded
40+
Active funds mapped
25
Point pitch checklist
(WHAT'S INSIDE)
Every section, mapped out.
01
The African Funding Reality
2026 landscape, what has changed, and what African investors actually care about.
02
Term Sheet Decoder
Every clause you will see, what it means, how to negotiate it, and the three that kill founders.
03
Africa Investor Shortlist
40+ active funds mapped by geography, check size, stage, and what they actually require.
04
The Pitch Checklist
25 checkpoints across preparation, deck, meeting, and follow-up — nothing left to chance.
05
90-Day Fundraising Roadmap
Week-by-week timeline from first outreach to close, with Africa-specific bottlenecks flagged.
06
Next Steps + Resources
Deep-dive articles, related toolkits, and how to get 1:1 fundraising strategy support.
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