São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa · Pop. 236K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in São Tomé and Príncipe
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a São Tomé and Príncipe-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in São Tomé and Príncipe - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into São Tomé and Príncipe
VC investment into São Tomé and Príncipe-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 São Tomé and Príncipe stacks up
Compare São Tomé and Príncipe 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. São Tomé and Príncipe's row is highlighted.
| # | 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 |
| 12 | Uganda | $579.8M | 26.4× | 0 | $12.1M | 125 |
Premium analytics
What we don't show on this page (yet)
Sector breakdowns, founder origins, AI-talent leaderboards and live deal flow are gated to logged-in Dealroom users. Book a demo to access the full São Tomé and Príncipe dataset — or see a sample on the Dealroom app.
Get the full São Tomé and Príncipe ecosystem on Dealroom
Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.