Plenty of laughs, candid conversations, and plenty to think about. A big thank you to our incredible panellists, Mark Kahn, Maelis Carraro and Francisco Jardim, for joining David Saunders and Clara Colina for an insightful discussion on the state of agtech investment in emerging markets. The conversation explored how agtech is evolving across Africa, Latin America and Asia, and tackled four questions shaping the sector’s future: 🍃 Emerging market trajectories: Each region is following a distinct growth path. India benefits from a 30-year head start and domestic fund-of-funds; Africa is navigating 54 fragmented markets where less than 1% of VC capital reaches early-stage founders; and LatAm is building on decades of productivity growth while moving beyond copy-pasted consumer playbooks. 1/

During the first six months of 2026, African ventures raised $3.3 billion in funding, marking the strongest mid-year performance in a decade. But behind this figure is a highly concentrated funding landscape. In our newly released H1 2026 Venture Pulse, we look at the funding trends, emerging patterns, and market dynamics shaping the African tech ecosystem so far this year. Here are some of the key highlights:

Capital in ClimateTech is concentrated at the very top: the top 20 companies have raised 60% of all funding since 2016, and the top 10 alone have raised as much as the rest of the sector put together. The full company-level analysis is in The State of Climate Innovation in Africa 2.0, produced with @TheCatalystFund, FSD Africa , @BFAGlobal, and @AfricaTBD The link to download the full report is in the comments below!

We are excited to launch the #BriterThursdays series, where we’ll be spotlighting some of our old research and reports To kick things off, we are throwing it back to our report on understanding the climate tech ecosystem in Sub-Saharan Africa. This report, done in collaboration with CATAL1.5°T Initiative captures data-driven insights from over 500 ventures across 8 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It outlines the gaps, opportunities, and funding models necessary to advance Africa's nascent climate tech ecosystem, focusing heavily on technology, sustainability, and local innovation.