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Tanzania missing in action as Africa’s start-up fundraising tops $2.2 billion
Monday, October 13, 2025 — updated on November 13, 2025
- 6 min read
By
Julius Maricha
What you need to know:
According to Africa: The Big Deal, co-founded by Max Cuvellier Giacomelli, who is also the Head of Mobile for Development (M4D), 58 start-ups raised over $140 million in September alone
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