What's the Story? African tech startups score $3.3B in funding

African tech startups brought in $3.3 billion in funding for the first time in 2022.

Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert joins the podcast to explain why the fintech sector is bringing in the most funding, which countries are leading the way for most funding and what these trends mean for the continent as a whole.

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Here are a few topics we covered:

• Highlights from the 2022 African Tech Startups Funding Report. (00:39)
• Which African countries are leading in most funding raised. (02:21)
• Industries that have received the most funding. (03:39)
• Why fintech startups are doing so well in Africa. (04:56)
• More on Africa's "big four" countries with the most startup funding. (06:02)

Related stories and links:

• African tech startup funding hits $3.3B in 2022
• Four countries take lion's share of Africa's startup funding
• Nigeria leads African tech startup funding, fintech dominates

— Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Senior Editor, Light Reading