📊 🇳🇬 NIGERIA RECLAIMS AFRICA'S TOP SPOT FOR START-UP FUNDING — JAN–SEP 2026 Country — Funding Raised: 1 🇳🇬 Nigeria — $635m 2 🇪🇬 Egypt — $445m 3 🇰🇪 Kenya — $201m 4 🇿🇦 South Africa — $182m 5 🇹🇿 Tanzania — $53m 6 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire — $48m 7 🇿🇲 Zambia — $32m 8 🇲🇦 Morocco — $30m 9 🇬🇭 Ghana — $21m 10 🇸🇳 Senegal — $5m Nigeria reclaimed the top spot for the first time since 2022, attracting more than twice its funding from the same period in 2025. Egypt was the only other Big Four market to record growth, while Kenya and South Africa experienced steep declines. Senegal, the largest market outside the Big Four a year earlier ($153m), has raised only $5m so far in 2026. N.B: Shows the countries with a stated funding figure. Other countries also received funding but their amounts are not disclosed. #Statisense (Africa: The Big Deal)