Afrikstart is releasing a 70 pages comprehensive report on Crowdfunding in Africa.

Crowdfunding projects in Africa received an estimated $126.9 million in 2015.
Africa is home to over 50 crowdfunding platforms which raised $32.3 million.
Foreign crowdfunding platforms poured an additional $94.6 million to fund African projects.

Money raised by Africa-based crowdfunding portals was primarily directed to fund startups and SMEs ($17.7 million) and real estate crowd invested projects ($13.6 million).

In the Afrikstart Crowdfunding in Africa report, we outline:

• Detailed information on geographical and sector breakdown of Africa-based crowdfunding platforms, their crowdfunding models, their operational phase, and their level of activity.
• The performance of Africa-based crowdfunding platforms: money raised by country, by project categories, and by crowdfunding models. Are also mentioned the total number of projects launched and the top fundraisers.
• The contribution of foreign-based crowdfunding platforms funding projects in Africa.
• The top successful crowdfunding campaigns.