Deals Recorded
70 Deals
+28.6% YoY Across 37 Enterprises
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African Space Investment Deals: Verified Transaction Directory
Comprehensive intelligence on African space-tech investments, venture capital rounds, grants, DFI allocations, and co-investment syndicate networks across African jurisdictions (2014–2026).
70 Verified Investment DealsMedian Disclosed Deal
$500.0k
Median Ticket Size • LEO & EO Driven
Largest Disclosed Deal
$40.0M
Apollo Agriculture Series B (SoftBank Vision Fund)
Undisclosed Values
5 Deals
Disclosure Rate: 92.9% Transparent
Deal Activity Over Time (Peak: 2023 [13 Deals])
Annual transaction count independently of capital volume (2014–2026)
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| Deals | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 deals |
| 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 | 11 deals |
| 2025 | 6 deals |
| 2026 | 4 deals |
Deals by Funding Stage (70 Total)
Maturity spectrum across African Space startups
- Early Stage (Unspecified)39 deals55.7%
- Seed Stage9 deals12.9%
- Growth Stage7 deals10.0%
- Series A5 deals7.1%
- Undisclosed / Late Stage6 deals8.6%
- Series B2 deals2.9%
- Pre-Seed2 deals2.9%
Industry Space Segment (EO Dominant)
Disclosed capital and volume concentration by space domain
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| Value | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Observation | 48 | 68.6% |
| Satellite Manufacturing | 14 | 20.0% |
| Satellite Communication | 4 | 5.7% |
| Space Education | 4 | 5.7% |
Investor Co-Investment Syndicates
High-velocity syndicate clusters & institutional co-investment networks
Satlyt Syndicate (10 Investors)$8.0M Seed
non sibi ventures, TLcom Capital, Antler, Launch Africa, Plug and Play, Techstars, angel syndicates.
Simera Sense Round (3 Key Leads)$14.7M Growth
NewSpace Capital lead, Knife Capital, NATO Innovation Fund co-participation.
AMN Telecom DFI Syndicate (4 DFIs + PE)$36.0M PE
Metier Sustainable Capital, BII / CDC UK, DEG Germany, Proparco France.
Aerobotics & Amini (Global Tech Funds)$21.0M Aggregate
Naspers Foundry, Cathay AfricInvest, FMO, Pale Blue Dot, Superorganism.
Verified Transaction Database70 Records • Full 2014–2026 Audit
Complete verified investment registry covering African satellite operators, downstream EO agritech, and ground segment builders.
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| 01 | TerraSens | Africa Earth Observation Challenge | $21,400 | 2025 | Early Stage | Grant |  Tunisia | EO / Analytics | African |
| 02 | Abiri Innovations | SANSA NeoFrontiers Fund | $57,581 | 2025 | Early Stage | Grant |  South Africa | EO / Analytics | African |
| 03 | Abiri Innovations | Technology Innovation Agency | $18,420 | 2024 | Early Stage | Grant | South Africa | EO / Analytics | African |
| 04 | AGIA | WAEMU | $10,000 | 2021 | Early Stage | Grant |  Togo | EO / Analytics | African |
| 05 | CyanoLakes (Pty) Ltd | South African Water Research Commission | $241,943 | 2015 | Early Stage | Grant | South Africa | EO / Analytics | African |
| 06 | CyanoLakes (Pty) Ltd | South African Water Research Commission | $138,740 | 2020 | Early Stage | Grant | South Africa | EO / Analytics | African |
| 07 | Deka Space Technology | National Commission for Science and Technology | $11,407 | 2024 | Early Stage | Grant |  Malawi | Hardware & Mfg | African |
| 08 | Earth Consult | KALRO | $60,000 | 2018 | Early Stage | Grant |  Uganda | EO / Analytics | African |
| 09 | GeoSmart Space | Stellenbosch University | $500,000 | 2017 | Early Stage | Grant | South Africa | EO / Analytics | African |
| 10 | SayariLabs | Kenya Space Agency | $1,000,000 | 2023 | Early Stage | Grant |  Kenya | Hardware & Mfg | African |