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Special analysis in 6 charts of the changes in venture investment activity in MENA 2021-2023, with deep dive into the historical activity of investors who stopped in 2023.
Data and research findings show that the drawdown in 2023 is due to new investors having completed deployment in 2022, and there was no collapse in MENA venture. 2023 is among the top three performing years in MENA's history.
Today, MENA has roughly 3700 active startups, from pre-seed stage to beyond series B
In 4 charts, the Handbook breaks down the pipeline of active startups by stage and country, and key changes taking place in 2024
UAE is home to 51% of VC-investable startups in MENA
Only 17% of the prospects in the pre-seed pipeline may fit the minimum requirements for VC investment
Knowing this information beforehand can set your expectations if you are a seed investor or an accelerator
Roughly, 45% of MENA pre-seed and seed startups never make it to the next stage
In 6 charts, the Handbook covers success and failure rates of pre-seed, seed, and series A startups in MENA as well as by country
Use this to calculate your company's chances and expected returns
MENA seed startups are normally priced between $1.6M and $10M
In 4 charts, the Handbook covers premoney valuation at seed stage and series A in MENA as well as by country
No other source available as of 2024 who provides this level of visibility on MENA early stage data and venture lifecycle in MENA, UAE, Saudi and Egypt
Special brief on how Europe is poaching top quality tech engineers in Tunisia, how Tunisian tech talent is valuable to global unicorns, and the opportunity for MENA to win back a large pool of tech talent
Explanation of the tests and treatments used to generate the insights from actual performance data from the tech startup scene in MENA
With this explanation, tech startup founders, tech investors, policymakers and analysts will be able to replicate the insights and generate new ones for their specific case