At the start of each new year, I take a moment to reflect on the past twelve months and share some of my thoughts in writing. 2019 was particularly notable given the dramatic increase in access to early stage funding across the continent. In 2017, I commented on how African startups raised more than $195M. A year later, in 2018, the number reached a record-breaking $725.6 million across 458 deals. However, even these numbers pale in comparison to the…
