Deals Recorded
7037 companies
63 named lead investors · 13 countries
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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 DealsMedian Disclosed Deal
$241.9kavg $3.7M
Across 65 disclosed deals
Largest Disclosed Deal
$40.0M
Apollo Agriculture, Series B (SoftBank Vision Fund)
Undisclosed Values
5 Deals93% disclosed
Rounds whose amount wasn't made public
Deal Activity Over Time (Peak: 2023, 13 deals)
Number of deals each year, regardless of size. Click a year to filter the page.
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| Deals | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 deal |
| 2015 | 2 deals |
| 2016 | 0 deals |
| 2017 | 5 deals |
| 2018 | 6 deals |
| 2019 | 2 deals |
| 2020 | 4 deals |
| 2021 | 11 deals |
| 2022 | 5 deals |
| 2023 | 13 deals |
| 2024 | 12 deals |
| 2025 | 5 deals |
| 2026 | 4 deals |
Deals by Funding Stage
Maturity of the companies being funded. Click a stage to filter.
- Pre-Seed2 deals2.9%
- Seed9 deals12.9%
- Early Stage39 deals55.7%
- Series A5 deals7.1%
- Series B2 deals2.9%
- Growth7 deals10.0%
- Late Stage1 deal1.4%
- Undisclosed5 deals7.1%
Deals by Space Segment
Number of deals in each segment. Click a segment to filter.
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| Value | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Observation | 47 | 67.1% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 21.4% |
| Satellite Communication | 4 | 5.7% |
| Space Education | 4 | 5.7% |
Most Active Lead Investors
Lead investors by number of deals led
- #1South African Water Research Commission3 deals
- #2African Development Bank2 deals
- #3Savant Venture Fund2 deals
- #4SoftBank Vision Fund1 deal
- #5Metier1 deal
- #6Intelsat1 deal
- #7BlueOrchard Sustainable Assets Fund (BOSAF)1 deal
Largest Syndicated Rounds
Deals where a lead investor brought in co-investors, by size
Apollo Agriculture Series B$40,000,000
SoftBank Vision Fund led, with Yara Growth Ventures. Venture Capital, 2022.
Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) Growth$36,000,000
Metier led, with CDC Group, DEG, Proparco. Private Equity, 2021.
Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) Undisclosed$20,000,000
BlueOrchard Sustainable Assets Fund (BOSAF) led, with OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I. Debt Financing, 2023.
Aerobotics Series B$17,000,000
Naspers Foundry led, with Platform Investment Partners, FMO: Entrepreneurial Development Bank and Cathay AfricInvest Innovation. Venture Capital, 2021.
Simera Sense Growth$14,759,415
NewSpace Capital led, with Knife Capital, NATO Innovation Fund. Private Equity, 2024.
Lead Investor Types
What kind of investor led each deal
- Institutional Investor31 deals
- Venture Capital16 deals
- Development Finance Institution5 deals
- Corporate Investor4 deals
- Accelerator3 deals
- Corporate Venture Capital3 deals
African vs Foreign Leads
Where each deal's lead investor is from. Click to filter.
- African37 deals52.9%
- Foreign33 deals47.1%
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 | Syecomp | Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) | $887,710 | 2023 | Early Stage | Grant |  Ghana | Earth Observation | Foreign |