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Since 2012, Y Combinator has backed 81 African startups across 145 disclosed funding rounds totaling $476.5M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
Y Combinator is the world's most prolific startup accelerator and seed investor, having backed companies like Stripe, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Coinbase.
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Y Combinator has backed 81 African startups across 145 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $476.5M since 2012.
Mostly Seed: 118 of its 145 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (9).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (72), Quick Commerce (13), Developer Tools & Cloud (11), and 14 more sectors.
Y Combinator most often shares rounds with Tencent (8 shared deals), Soma Capital (6 shared deals), P1 Ventures (5 shared deals).