Corporate venture capital (CVC) investments in African startups have surged to their highest level in three years, marking a renewed and deeper engagement by global and local corporate investors in the continent’s innovation ecosystem.
According to GCV’s Corporate venture capital funding round data, African startups secured 26 corporate-backed funding deals in the first half (H1) of 2025, a 44 percent increase from the previous peak of 18 deals recorded in half-year periods over recent years.
…As deals jump 44%
Corporate venture capital (CVC) investments in African startups have surged to their highest level in three years, marking a renewed and deeper engagement by global and local corporate investors in the continent’s innovation ecosystem.
According to GCV’s Corporate venture capital funding round data, African startups secured 26 corporate-backed funding deals in the first half (H1) of 2025, a 44 percent increase from the previous peak of 18 deals recorded in half-year periods over recent years.
