Detailed reports and structured analysis
The full depth behind our blogs: long form publications with explicit methodology, linked sources and findings that hold up over time.
The Broken Ladder
A global baseline diagnosis of African startup investment. Evidence from 49,436 companies, data to 2014.
From Frontier to Market
How African startup funding transformed between 2014 and 2026. A source linked reality check of the 2014 lessons.
Where the Continent Is Heading
Validated scenarios for African startup funding, 2026 to 2030. Every variable, every assumption, every check.
Who Is Actually Writing the Cheques
African VC's capital supply layer, mapped and turned into a validated Monte Carlo portfolio model. Report 4 of the African Startup Investment series.
Filling the Missing Middle
Return math for Africa's Series A and B gap. Four financing mechanisms already active on the continent, priced instrument by instrument and sized against the gap. Report 5 of the African Startup Investment series.