Challenges Faced by African Studios in Securing Funding

TLDR

• Supporting African studios today may prove similar to investing in Scandinavian mobile developers or Polish RPG studios before they became internationally recognised.
• Too often, African studios struggle to secure funding because investors focus on perceived risks rather than global opportunities.
• It demonstrates that African studios are increasingly confident enough to create original intellectual property rather than imitate established global franchises.
• These partnerships are important because they demonstrate that African studios are increasingly participating within global development ecosystems instead of operating on their margins.
• For investors, HIRU also challenges outdated assumptions about African creative industries.