By Business A.M.
Africa Tech Summit (ATS) London, the leading tech conference that drives business and investment across the continent, will host the seventh London edition on June 23rd live at the London Stock Exchange. The Summit is expected to connect 300 industry leaders from across Africa with international investors, corporates, and ventures to do business.
African tech start-ups raised $1.3 billion (including exits) in the first quarter of 2023, representing a 29 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) decrease and a 52 percent decline (excluding exits) according to The Big Deal Report 2023 and underscores the headwinds facing the ecosystem.
The planned African TechAfrica Tech Summit connects leading African tech ventures with global investors, with this year’s Venture Track featuring an Investment Showcase, along with one-to-one investor meetings which will continue to drive investment and collaboration forward.
The track will provide insights across a range of sectors, while highlighting innovators tackling a range of issues, including climate and food security. The Money and DeFi track will connect fintech, Web3 and crypto leaders while unpacking investment and business opportunities from across the continent.
Following the opening of the London Stock Market, Africa Tech Summit will commence with an array of keynote speeches, fireside chats, panel discussions, breakout sessions and networking reception.
Africa Tech Summit (ATS) is a leading African tech conference series providing insight and networking with the African tech ecosystem in Nairobi, London and Accra, Ghana. ATSLDN is the 15th live summit from ATS and brings together tech leaders, MNOs, banks, international investors, entrepreneurs, governments, trade bodies, media and leading ventures to drive investment and business in African tech.
