Bisog20/African-Startup-Ecosystem-Pulse

# African-Startup-Ecosystem-Pulse An interactive Power BI dashboard analyzing startup funding trends across Africa from 2022 to 2024. --- ## Overview This project explores the African startup funding landscape using data from Disrupt Africa's annual funding reports. It covers 1,239 funded startups across 31 countries, providing a comprehensive view of where capital is flowing, which sectors are attracting the most investment, and how the ecosystem has evolved over three years. --- ## Key Insights - **$6.54B** in total funding raised across 2022–2024 - **Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya** dominate, accounting for the majority of all funding - **Fintech** remains the leading sector at $2.8B, with Energy emerging as a fast-growing second - **75.9%** of funded startups have local founders - Funding peaked in 2022 and has trended downward through 2024, reflecting broader global VC headwinds --- ## Dashboard Features - **KPI Cards** — Total funding raised, startups funded, countries represented, and average deal size - **Funding by Country** — Horizontal bar chart ranking all 31 represented African countries - **Funding Trend by Year** — Line chart showing year-over-year capital flow from 2022 to 2024 - **Funding by Stage and Location** — Stacked bar chart breaking down investment stage across countries - **Funding by Sector** — Bar chart ranking sectors from Fintech to Ed-Tech - **Local vs International Founders** — Donut chart showing the founder origin split - **Year Slicer** — Filter the entire dashboard by 2022, 2023, or 2024 --- ## Data Source Data sourced from **Disrupt Africa** — African Tech Startups Funding Reports for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Reports are open-sourced and freely available on their research page. **Columns used:** `Startup`, `Location`, `Sector`, `Date`, `Amount`, `Investors`, `Stage`, `Debt/Equity`, `Local Founder`, `Intl Founder`, `Launched`, `Accelerator`, `Employees` --- ## Tools Used - **Power BI Desktop** — Dashboard building and d …