Malawi
Africa · Pop. 21.7M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Malawi
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Malawi-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Malawi - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Malawi
VC investment into Malawi-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Malawi's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Malawi.
Location comparison
How Malawi stacks up
Compare Malawi 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. Malawi'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 |
| 22 | Malawi | $70M | — | 0 | $0 | 9 |
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