Deals Recorded
105 companies
9 named lead investors · 1 country
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African Space Investment Deals: Verified Transaction Directory
As of 11 November 2026, 70 investment deals in 37 African space companies have been recorded since 2014; 5 did not disclose an amount.
Who is investing in African space companies: every round's lead and co-investors, stage, instrument and ticket size, from grants and seed rounds to growth equity and debt.
70 Verified Investment DealsShowing 10 of 70 deals.View results
Median Disclosed Deal
$114.0kavg $875.4k
Across 9 disclosed deals
Largest Disclosed Deal
$3.3M
Releaf, Series A (Samurai Incubate Africa)
Undisclosed Values
1 Deal90% disclosed
Rounds whose amount wasn't made public
Deal Activity Over Time (Peak: 2021, 6 deals)
Number of deals each year, regardless of size. Click a year to filter the page.
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| Deals | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 deals |
| 2015 | 0 deals |
| 2016 | 0 deals |
| 2017 | 0 deals |
| 2018 | 0 deals |
| 2019 | 0 deals |
| 2020 | 0 deals |
| 2021 | 6 deals |
| 2022 | 2 deals |
| 2023 | 1 deal |
| 2024 | 0 deals |
| 2025 | 1 deal |
| 2026 | 0 deals |
Deals by Funding Stage
Maturity of the companies being funded. Click a stage to filter.
- Seed1 deal10.0%
- Early Stage7 deals70.0%
- Series A1 deal10.0%
- Growth1 deal10.0%
Deals by Space Segment
Number of deals in each segment. Click a segment to filter.
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| Value | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Observation | 10 | 100.0% |
Most Active Lead Investors
Lead investors by number of deals led
- #1Samurai Incubate Africa1 deal
- #2Samurai Incubate Africa, Future Africa & Consonance Investment Managers1 deal
- #3Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE)1 deal
- #4Katapult Mauritius Accelerator Program1 deal
- #5USAID1 deal
- #6Nigerian Breweries PLC1 deal
- #7ASIC GROUP1 deal
Largest Syndicated Rounds
Deals where a lead investor brought in co-investors, by size
Releaf Series A$3,300,000
Samurai Incubate Africa led, with Consonance Investment Managers. Stephen Pagliuca (Chairman of Bain Capital) and Jeff Ubben (Board member at World Wildlife Fund and Founder of Inclusive Capital Partners) also invested. Venture Capital, 2023.
Releaf Seed$2,700,000
Samurai Incubate Africa, Future Africa & Consonance Investment Managers led, with Stephen Pagliuca, the chairman of Bain Capital and Justin Kan of Twitch also participated. Venture Capital, 2021.
Releaf Early Stage$1,500,000
Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) led, with USAID. Grant, 2021.
Rural Farmers Hubs Growth$150,000
Katapult Mauritius Accelerator Program led, with CIEL, MCB Group, IBL, Currimjee. Venture Capital, 2022.
Lead Investor Types
What kind of investor led each deal
- Institutional Investor5 deals
- Venture Capital2 deals
- Accelerator1 deal
- Development Finance Institution1 deal
- Private Equity Fund1 deal
African vs Foreign Leads
Where each deal's lead investor is from. Click to filter.
- Foreign7 deals70.0%
- African3 deals30.0%
Verified Transaction Database70 Records · 2014–2026
Every recorded deal, with its lead and co-investors, stage, instrument, ticket size and the investor's origin.
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| S/No | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kitovu | MBO Capital | Undisclosed | 2025 | Early Stage | Private Equity |  Nigeria | Earth Observation | African |
| 02 | Releaf | Samurai Incubate Africawith Consonance Investment Managers. Stephen Pagliuca (Chairman of Bain Capital) and Jeff Ubben (Board member at World Wildlife Fund and Founder of Inclusive Capital Partners) also invested | $3,300,000 | 2023 | Series A | Venture Capital | Nigeria | Earth Observation | Foreign |
| 03 | Rural Farmers Hubs | World Bank | $15,000 | 2022 | Early Stage | Grant | Nigeria | Earth Observation | Foreign |
| 04 | Rural Farmers Hubs | Katapult Mauritius Accelerator Programwith CIEL, MCB Group, IBL, Currimjee | $150,000 | 2022 | Growth | Venture Capital | Nigeria | Earth Observation | Foreign |
| 05 | Agrorite | Nigerian Breweries PLC | $50,000 | 2021 | Early Stage | Grant | Nigeria | Earth Observation | African |
| 06 | AgroData | Undisclosed | $32,000 | 2021 | Early Stage | Grant | Nigeria | Earth Observation | African |
| 07 | Releaf | Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE)with USAID | $1,500,000 | 2021 | Early Stage | Grant | Nigeria | Earth Observation | Foreign |
| 08 | Kitovu | USAID | $114,000 | 2021 | Early Stage | Grant | Nigeria | Earth Observation | Foreign |
| 09 | Rural Farmers Hubs | ASIC GROUP | $18,000 | 2021 | Early Stage | Grant | Nigeria | Earth Observation | Foreign |
| 10 | Releaf | Samurai Incubate Africa, Future Africa & Consonance Investment Managerswith Stephen Pagliuca, the chairman of Bain Capital and Justin Kan of Twitch also participated | $2,700,000 | 2021 | Seed | Venture Capital | Nigeria | Earth Observation | Foreign |