Key facts
- Investment into African startups remained resilient in 2025.
- Funding conditions have tightened globally.
- Tokunboh Ishmael of Alitheia Capital provided investor insights.
Despite a global trend of tightening funding conditions, the African startup ecosystem demonstrated resilience in 2025, with investment levels holding steady. This observation comes from insights shared by Tokunboh Ishmael, a venture capital investor with Alitheia Capital, who spoke with Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja. Ishmael provided a perspective from investors actively engaged on the ground in Africa's startup landscape.