Burkina Faso
Africa · Pop. 23.5M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Burkina Faso
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Burkina Faso-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Burkina Faso - 2026
Startup funnel
Burkina Faso's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Burkina Faso
VC investment into Burkina Faso-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Location comparison
How Burkina Faso stacks up
Compare Burkina Faso with similarly sized ecosystems in Africa — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in Africa ranked by combined EV. Burkina Faso's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $18.9B | 8.2× | 2 | $406.5M | 973 |
| 2 | Nigeria | $17.2B | 11.8× | 5 | $137.7M | 926 |
| 3 | Egypt | $12.3B | 9.6× | 4 | $416.9M | 838 |
| 4 | Kenya | $8.6B | 9.7× | 1 | $369.8M | 524 |
| 5 | Seychelles | $3.1B | — | 1 | $15.8M | 46 |
| 6 | Senegal | $2B | 98.9× | 1 | $13.5M | 52 |
| 7 | Mauritius | $1.9B | 29.4× | 0 | $19.5M | 42 |
| 8 | Ghana | $1.4B | 4.6× | 0 | $146.9M | 194 |
| 9 | Morocco | $1.2B | 15.5× | 0 | $20.2M | 145 |
| 10 | Tunisia | $1.1B | 37.2× | 0 | $5.2M | 110 |
| 11 | Rwanda | $705M | 5.8× | 0 | $13.2M | 58 |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | $30.5M | — | 0 | $0 | 7 |
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