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IFC SME Ventures is a blended-finance equity fund that invests directly into high-growth SMEs and SME-focused funds across Sub-Saharan Africa, with a…
Nigeria
Ghana+5AgricultureTechnologyThe AEDP provides trade finance, working capital, and export credit facilities to African SMEs seeking to expand intra-African or international trade under…
AFAWA is an AfDB initiative that makes it easier for women-led SMEs to borrow. It shares lending risk with banks, offers guarantees…
Nigeria All AfricaAll sectorsAgricultureRenew Capital is a US-headquartered impact investment firm with a dedicated focus on Ethiopia and East Africa, offering equity investments to growth-stage…
EthiopiaAgricultureManufacturingEarly-stage venture capital investor and accelerator targeting pre-seed and seed-stage startups across Africa, with a focus on technology-enabled businesses solving real problems.…
Pearl Capital Partners is a Kampala-headquartered fund specialising in equity and quasi-equity investment into agricultural SMEs across Sub-Saharan Africa. The fund targets…
Uganda
Tanzania+2AgricultureAgro-processingPartech Africa is a pan-African venture capital fund investing in tech-enabled startups across the continent. It targets Series A and early growth-stage…
Norrsken22 is a $200 million venture capital fund dedicated to backing Africa's fastest-growing tech startups with both financial and impact ambitions. It…
Launch Africa is a pan-African micro-VC fund that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage tech startups across Africa, with a portfolio spanning over…
The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) provides grants and repayable grants to private sector businesses that improve food systems, agricultural productivity, and…
GIZ's develoPPP programme co-finances innovative private sector projects in developing countries including Africa that contribute to sustainable development. European or African companies…
The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) connects early-stage African startups with its network of over 50 affiliated angel investor networks and thousands…
Annual global social entrepreneurship competition challenging student teams to solve the world's most pressing problems. African student founders can compete through campus…
The AECF provides grants and concessional loans to private sector businesses in Africa working on climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, and green business…
Visa's fintech accelerator for Africa, run under the Visa Everywhere Initiative. It offers training, 1:1 mentorship, Visa developer tools, a Demo Day…
Consonance Investment Managers is a private equity and venture firm active across Sub-Saharan Africa, including East Africa and Ethiopia. The firm provides…
EthiopiaFinancial ServicesHealthcareDOB Equity is a Dutch family office impact investor focused on East Africa, including Ethiopia, providing equity and quasi-equity to growth-stage SMEs.…
EthiopiaAgricultureHealthEWEDP, funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ethiopian government, provides grants and subsidised loans to women-led SMEs and startups…
EthiopiaManufacturingAgro-processingThe International Finance Corporation (IFC) Upstream programme in Ethiopia provides advisory services and catalytic financing to support SMEs and startups in creating…
EthiopiaFintechAgricultureGIZ's Private Sector Development Programme in Ethiopia provides grants and technical assistance to SMEs and startups in manufacturing, agro-processing, and digital services…
EthiopiaManufacturingAgro-processingThe Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) provides medium and long-term loans to priority sectors including agro-processing, manufacturing, and technology-driven SMEs. Loans support…
EthiopiaAgricultureManufacturingCatalyst Fund is an accelerator and grant facility backing early-stage startups in Africa and Asia that use technology to build climate resilience…
TLcom Capital's TIDE (Technology, Innovation, and Development in Africa) Fund is a $71 million fund focused on early-stage tech startups in Sub-Saharan…
Nigeria
Kenya+5FintechAgritechIFAD channels concessional loans and grants through partner governments and rural financial institutions to support smallholder farmers, agri-cooperatives, and rural enterprises across…
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