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WAEMU: Senegal attracted the most VC investments as of end August

Wednesday, 14 September 2022 18:27
WAEMU: Senegal attracted the most VC investments as of end August

(Ecofin Agency) - In the region, venture capital financing was down but Senegal has remained the country most attractive for venture capital investors. 

As of August 31, 2022, Senegal was the WAEMU country with the largest venture capital funding in the region. During the period, its startups captured US$106.2 million in venture capital funding. The bulk of that financing (US$91.5 million) was raised by Wave from private and institutional investors. In 2021, the same scenario played out when Wave raised US$200 million. 

In the region, Senegal was followed by Togo which raised US$10 million in venture capital financing in one transaction, and Côte d’Ivoire, which secured US$8.2 million in VC financing in three transactions. Even if the current investment rhythm is sustained all through 2022, the volume of venture capital attracted by the region will be down year-on-year.  Indeed, the number of WAEMU countries that attracted venture capital financing in 2022 is fewer than those that did so in 2021. In 2021, besides Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Togo, we had  Benin and Mali. 

Despite their market potential and financing needs, startups operating in French-speaking West African countries are struggling to raise as much venture capital financing as their peers in English-speaking countries like Kenya or Nigeria.

Let’s note that as of August 31, 2022, 277 startups operating in Africa had secured more than US$1 million in one round. The overall venture capital financing they secured was US$3.6 billion at the time. That volume may have increased because new deals were announced earlier this month. 





 
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