Somalia
Africa · Pop. 19M · WithinWorldEMEALow Income Countries (UN definition)MENAMENA (incl. Israel)MENA (incl. Türkiye)MENAPAfricaEastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaSomalia
1 Overview
2 Latest quarter
Somalia's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Somalia-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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3 Enterprise value
How much Somalia’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Somalia, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
4 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Somalia
VC investment into Somalia-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Somalia
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Somalia, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Somalia - 2024–2026
6 Founder origins
Where Somalia's unicorn founders build
1 founders born in Somalia are behind 1 unicorns; 0% of those were built in the US. Origins are resolved from biography and education history, not current address. Compare with the other origin countries in Africa, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
7 Location comparison
How Somalia stacks up
Compare Somalia 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. Somalia's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $19.8B | 6.0× | 2 | $373.4M | 996 |
| 2 | Nigeria | $17.3B | 11.9× | 5 | $137.9M | 966 |
| 3 | Egypt | $12.3B | 9.6× | 4 | $230M | 861 |
| 4 | Kenya | $9.3B | 10.6× | 1 | $444.8M | 546 |
| 5 | Seychelles | $2.7B | — | 1 | $15.8M | 46 |
| 6 | Senegal | $2B | 98.9× | 1 | $13.5M | 51 |
| 7 | Mauritius | $1.9B | 29.4× | 0 | $19.5M | 43 |
| 8 | Ghana | $1.4B | 4.6× | 0 | $146.9M | 198 |
| 9 | Morocco | $1.2B | 16.1× | 0 | $20.4M | 150 |
| 10 | Tunisia | $1.1B | 37.3× | 0 | $5.3M | 116 |
| 11 | Algeria | $959.1M | — | 0 | $5.3M | 45 |
| 18 | Somalia | $289.7M | — | 0 | $0 | 8 |
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