Research Publications
Below you will find links to research reports and publications with relevance Angel Investing or to the early stage investing space in Africa in general. Please contact the ABAN team via secretariat@abanangels.org to add your publication.
Featured Research 2019:
Mapping Africa’s Startup Funding Landscape
Providing insightful analysis is mission-critical in improving our understanding of what makes entrepreneurs and investors succeed on the continent. To achieve this, ABAN has partnered with Briter Bridges to map Africa’s startup funding landscape, making reliable data and insights available to investors and stakeholders in early-stage investing across African markets.
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Further Research:
Research 2018
Angel Investing in Africa Report
State of Play: Finding Product/Market Fit
Download Insights Report
Research 2016
New Research: Financing Growth: SMEs in Global Value Chains
New Perspectives on financing SME’S in Emerging Markets – the case for Mezzanine Finance
Catalysing Impact Deal Flow in East Africa
Startup Survey South Africa 2016 – by SeedAcademy
GSMA Study Describes the Changing Economics of the Digital Ecosystem
EY 2016 Africa Attractiveness Index
Private Capital for Sustainable Development, 2016
The Entrepreneurs Spurring Africa’s Rise, Special Report Knowledge@Wharton, Feb 2016
Research 2015
Guide to finding Angel Investment, FIBAN, 2015
The Landscape for Angel Investing in West Africa, The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) 2015
The Globalization of Angel Investments: NBER Working Paper Series – December 2015