the funding landscape in africa

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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