Maxime Bayen

Investor @TheCatalystFund | Startups | Africa | Climate | Database & Insights 👉

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

African countries spend between 2%-9% of their budgets to respond to extreme weather events according to a report by the @UN last week

Any founder out there using tech for climate change adaptation solution?

👉DM me with your pitch deck

cc @TheCatalystFund

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

Hi @gumroad @shl - I have been using Gumroad for close to 4 years now on a daily basis without any issue. However there is a bug for a few days with the emails on the platform and your support team is simply not responding at all. This is highly frustrating and disappointing.

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

So, Africa: The Big Deal now captures valuation estimates for 1K+ startups deals in Africa. Just sayin 😉

👉 Check it out: https://t.co/4SXNgGQqKQ

[Africa: The Big Deal @AfricaTBD]

👉 Startups in Africa raised $2.2B of funding in 2024
👉 Just under 30% of that went to startups in 1 country: Kenya 🇰🇪
👉 188 startups raised $1M or more last year

Insights: https://t.co/gASWhxZdod
Database: https://t.co/NtszshsqMY

[Africa: The Big Deal @AfricaTBD]

Founders love what they do. But the startup grind takes a toll. Investors can be part of the solution.

Read our latest post in collaboration with @FlourishVC https://t.co/Ta4lWeHcQG

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

In November, 32 start-ups in #Africa announced a total of $180 million in funding, split between debt ($122m, 68%), equity ($55.5m, 31%) and grants ($2.5m, 1%).

👉 https://t.co/nldhEyJndh

[Catalyst Fund @TheCatalystFund]

Exciting times ahead in Cape Town! @MaxBayen & @SydneyThiam will be attending 3 major events on Africa's investment & innovation ecosystem:

*Africa Early Stage Investor Summit
*AfricArena Summit
*SuperReturn Africa

If you're in Cape Town, reach out for a chat over coffee! ☕

[Africa: The Big Deal @AfricaTBD]

🎉 BIG NEWS!

🌍 Introducing our website https://t.co/PCucdXq45C – your new one-stop hub for insights and data on startups funding in Africa!

Check it out & let us know what you think!
👉 https://t.co/PCucdXq45C

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

You are a startup founder in Africa or an investor and want to access a reliable database of deals?

◼ Crunchbase: $49/month
◼ Pitchbook: $1,125/month
◼ Tracxn: $1,400+/month
◼ CB Insights: $2,000/month
or...
◼️ @AfricaTBD database: $17/month😊

https://t.co/4SXNgGPSVi

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

Happy Tuesday! @AfricaTBD is offering a 10% discount for 24hours only!

All the startups funding deals in Africa, all the investors, all the details, captured in 1 single (massive) Excel database, updated monthly.

Subscribe NOW 👉 https://t.co/Gv4k0ygYzK

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

More than 2,130 startups in Africa have raised funding in the past 5 years 👀🌍

Here's the list by @AfricaTBD
https://t.co/4SXNgGPSVi

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

@TheFlipAfrica Source: https://t.co/4SXNgGPSVi

[Catalyst Fund @TheCatalystFund]

We're thrilled to announce that @MaxBayen will be the opening keynote speaker for Day 1 of the @AFRICARENA Grand Summit on Dec 3-4! He will share insights into the state of African tech and the exciting progress we’re seeing in 2024. Secure your spot here: https://t.co/8gxOD0bsQ0

[Jumanne Mtambalike @Afruturist]

The African Unicorns story.

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

This was really a fun excercise and a great way to share about our work at @TheCatalystFund to back and scale climate resilience startups across Africa!

[The Flip @TheFlipHQ]

This funding model is helping fight climate change 🌍

In today's episode of The Flip, we sat down for a roundtable conversation with @MaxBayen @lyndsayholley @James_I_Mwangi to explore the merits of the venture-building model in Africa.

Their venture firms - @TheCatalystFund @Delta40_Studio & Africa Climate Ventures - each employ a hands-on venture-building model to support climate-focused founders across Africa.

In this episode, we discuss:
➡️ why African ventures and climate startups, in particular, benefit from the venture-building model
➡️ the limitations of the traditional two and twenty fund model in the African tech ecosystem
➡️ the types of founders and opportunities these investors are looking for
➡️ the pitch these investors are making to global investors for why they should back climate action across Africa
➡️ and, is Africa the most important region for global climate goals?

Link in the post below to watch or listen to the full episode ⬇️

[The Flip @TheFlipHQ]

This funding model is helping fight climate change 🌍

In today's episode of The Flip, we sat down for a roundtable conversation with @MaxBayen @lyndsayholley @James_I_Mwangi to explore the merits of the venture-building model in Africa.

Their venture firms - @TheCatalystFund @Delta40_Studio & Africa Climate Ventures - each employ a hands-on venture-building model to support climate-focused founders across Africa.

In this episode, we discuss:
➡️ why African ventures and climate startups, in particular, benefit from the venture-building model
➡️ the limitations of the traditional two and twenty fund model in the African tech ecosystem
➡️ the types of founders and opportunities these investors are looking for
➡️ the pitch these investors are making to global investors for why they should back climate action across Africa
➡️ and, is Africa the most important region for global climate goals?

Link in the post below to watch or listen to the full episode ⬇️

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

Meet Africa's 8⃣ unicorns!

Insight 👉https://t.co/8ZkTR96ySr
Database👉 https://t.co/YOV18j86lJ

[Catalyst Fund @TheCatalystFund]

After an exciting week attending at #ClimateWeekNYC,
@MaxBayen will be off to London for a couple days next week! He wil be speaking at two events👇

@AFSICafrica- Investing in Africa on 7th-9th October.

@AVCA_Africa- Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit on 10th October.

[Africa: The Big Deal @AfricaTBD]

🌍 3,418 startups funding deals in Africa
🌍 105K+ data points collected on all the deals
🌍 2,180 investors covered
🌍 $18.4B worth of deals since 2019
🌍 50+ deals added each month
🌍 6,883 founders listed

Everything on Africa startups funding.

https://t.co/NtszshsqMY

[Maxime Bayen @MaxBayen]

Out of the 100 most-funded start-ups in Africa since 2019, only two currently have a female CEO ‼️

https://t.co/cjfc8WPRFp

[Catalyst Fund @TheCatalystFund]

🔊It has been a packed week for @carrarom and @MaxBayen in Oxford, where they met and discussed Venture Capital industry trends and challenges alongside 40 other fund managers across the continent hosted by the @EIB🌍

We're always happy to connect and engage with stakeholders!