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With African tech startups raising record breaking levels of venture capital investment in 2021, 2022 looks set for another great year. Below is a list of 22 startups and scaleups to watch in 2022 🧵👇🏿

Follow me Dennis Owusu-Sem for threads on leadership, startups and Africa. Follow Success Talks for information on career progression and diverse leaders.

Follow me Dennis Owusu-Sem for threads on leadership, startups and Africa. Follow Success Talks for information on career progression and diverse leaders.

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Here are the top 8 leading cities for startup capital in Africa 1. Lagos 🇳🇬 2. Nairobi 🇰🇪 3. Cape Town 🇿🇦 4. Johannesburg 🇿🇦 5. Cairo 🇪🇬 6. Kigali 🇷🇼 7. Accra 🇬🇭 8. Tunis 🇹🇳 #africa #africantech #VentureCapital

Congratulations to Benjamin Fernandes 🇹🇿 and the rest of the NALA team on their $10m seed. NALA were number 1 on my "22 African startups to look out for in 2022". Check out the rest of the list here x.com/dsem221/status…

Here are some of my favourite tweets from the past week👇🏾

With January about to a come to a close, the number of announced capital inflows to African startups is over $400m! #africantech

At PlugForward we help creators, entertainers and celebrities launch online businesses from D2C brands to NFTs. We’ve been in stealth but are now live and have a pipeline of exciting ventures launching over the coming months! Thanks Forbes Mike Bugembe bit.ly/3B9dq3T

tage Congratulations Kiaan Pillay and the rest of the Stitch team on the latest raise. This article shows they keep going from strength to strength. They are also one of my 22 to watch for 2022. Check out the rest of the list here x.com/dsem221/status…

Another big milestone for OluGB 🦋 and the team at Flutterwave with their $250m series D valuing their business at $3bn 👏🏾 Flutterwave was on my 22 African Startups to watch in 2022. Check out the rest of the list x.com/dsem221/status… techcrunch.com/2022/02/16/afr…

This is so sad. Jamal Edwards MBE, MBA was an entrepreneur, pioneer and inspiration to many. RIP🙏🏾🙏🏾 youtu.be/uJfPbOMRNWg

This is so sad. Jamal Edwards MBE, MBA was an entrepreneur, pioneer and inspiration to many. RIP🙏🏾🙏🏾 youtu.be/uJfPbOMRNWg

$1bn in 7 weeks! That's the total amount of funding so far for African start ups this year. 2021 was a record breaking year and it took 21 weeks to cross this threshold according to Africa Big Deal. Will this be an even better year? #africantech #Africa #VentureCapital

I am joyful every day knowing that change is happening right now. I am therefore thankful to receive the honour of OBE in The Queen’s #platinumjubilee2022 for 12 yrs service to young people. UK Honours Committee Cabinet Office #KeepRising #sharingsuccess #platiniumjubilee

Congratulations on your well deserved honour @VMartinNFP

While Southern Africa is the third largest region when it comes to funding, South Africa has 90%+ of the funding. #Africa #VentureCapital