Our Research


AI 50: Artificial Intelligence in Africa

Artificial intelligence technology is beginning to find use cases across multiple products and industry verticals. In this free market map we highlight 50 AI start-ups across Africa.

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South Africa VC Investor Market Map 2020

South Africa has a very active VC investor landscape, in this market map we highlight 44 of the key investors across the country.

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Baobab Briefing: Innovation along the Agriculture Value Chain

We highlight the key investment trends and businesses innovating along Africa's agriculture value chains.

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Nigeria EdTech Market Map 2020

Nigeria has a bustling EdTech scene, in our free market map we show 50 of the most innovative tech companies in Nigeria's education space.

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Baobab Developments: Product and Market updates in West Africa Q2 2020

Q2 2020 overview of key market developments, product announcements and market expansions announced across West Africa

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Voice of the CEO – Saviu VC

We speak to Arthur Thuet, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Saviu VC, and discuss some of the key developments in the VC space.

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Baobab Briefing: 2020 Merchant and Payment Services Report

We highlight the key investment trends and companies providing digital payments and merchant services across Africa

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Baobab Briefing: East Africa 2020 Funding Update

A quarterly update looking into the venture capital funding environment in East Africa. In this report we look at key investment trends to better understand the short term impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Baobab Briefing: FinTech Funding Report

In this report we highlight some of the business models and companies that have caught our eye in the FinTech sector, as well as funding trends across Africa since 2019.

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Baobab Briefing: AgTech Funding Report

In this report we highlight some of the business models and companies that have caught our eye in the AgTech sector, as well as funding trends across Africa since 2019.

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