Africa The Big Deal
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Who is our customer?
Africa: The Big Deal (ATBD) is a recognized independent platform established in 2019 that collects, verifies, and publishes venture capital (VC) data on African startups. Its database is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of African VC funding information, covering deal flow across geographies, sectors, and investor types.
What is our funding objective?
The initiative aims to strengthen the African startup ecosystem by providing access to fundraising data and training that help startups navigate investor networks and develop effective fundraising strategies. It also contributes to ecosystem-wide transparency through support for a recognized platform that promotes openness and thought leadership in African VC markets.
Why do we fund this investment?
Support of this project ensures equitable access to strategic data for founders. This project is strategically aligned with the European Commission TA Facility and the community engagement pillar in particular, which explicitly highlights support for VC data initiatives as an activity that strengthens ecosystems and contributes to thought leadership. VC data initiatives sit at the very heart of venture ecosystems: without reliable funding data, the ecosystem becomes a “blind box,” making it impossible to track growth, identify gaps, and build confidence among investors, policymakers, and founders.
- Website customer/investment
- https://africathebigdeal.com/
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Africa
- Sector
- Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Services
- Publication date
- 12/24/2025
- Effective date
- 11/27/2025
- Total FMO financing
- EUR 0.04 MLN
- Funding
- FMO NV