Sectors such as #fintechhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Credit card" aria-label="Emoji: Credit card">, #edtechhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩🏾‍💻" title="Woman technologist (medium dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman technologist (medium dark skin tone)">, and @healthhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚕️" title="Staff of aesculapius" aria-label="Emoji: Staff of aesculapius"> across #Africahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌍" title="Earth globe europe-africa" aria-label="Emoji: Earth globe europe-africa"> are seeing the highest activity thanks to several initiatives thanks to industry and impact focus players such as @CF_BFA, @microtraction, @MastercardFdn, and the wave of #COVID19-related funding.

#Investment does indeed seem to have been slower in #March and probably in Q2 but rushed, apocalyptic conclusions can be detrimental to accurate analyses. Investors will likely have to sit down with #founders and rethink runway in light of less vibrant markets.

Large ticket #funding remains significantly polarised as #SouthAfrica, #Nigeria, #Kenya, and #Egypt account for 85% of total #investment to #Africa since January 2020, while #Francophone #Africa and #CentralAfrica, #CIV aside, are yet to see M+ deals.

Finally, #EasterSunday specialhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥚" title="Egg" aria-label="Emoji: Egg">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">, here is a breakdown, by n° of deals, of ticket size range for #investment in #Africa in Q1 & #39;20 as part of the #QuarterlyBulletin. Lots of activity at Early Stage, as players from @ycombinator to @microtraction deploy <$150K into young startups.