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Ingressive Capital is a Lagos-based early-stage VC fund that invests up to $500k in tech-enabled African startups, targeting about 10% ownership. It…
Nigeria
Kenya+3Tech-enabled startups (multi-sector)VKAV is a $60M pan-African fund formed by Verod Capital and Kepple Africa Ventures. It invests in growth-stage, tech-enabled companies. kepple-africa-ventures.com now…
Nigeria Kenya+5Sector-agnostic: infrastructure, inefficiency solvers, homegrown innovationFintechAntler runs an eight-week, in-person programme in Lagos for individual founders and teams, then invests in teams that are ready. It puts…
NigeriaTechnology (sector-agnostic)A federal credit scheme from CREDICORP for Nigerians aged 18 to 39. It has three tracks: NYSC corps members, salaried young workers…
NigeriaAnyA Bank of Industry loan fund for women-owned and women-led businesses. NCGC guarantees part of each loan, so collateral requirements are lighter…
NigeriaManufacturingICTRenewed Hope Rural Area Programme on Investment for Development. It offers low-interest BOI loans for nano, micro and small businesses and community…
NigeriaAnyBOI's online portal for all its conventional loans and non-interest financing, including the N75bn FGN/BOI MSME Intervention Fund and the youth and…
NigeriaManufacturingAgro-processingNEXIM lends to export-oriented SMEs through its SME Export Facility and its Women and Youth Export Facility (WAYEF). It covers working capital,…
NigeriaExportAgro-processingA state-backed loan programme run with the Bank of Industry for MSMEs headquartered in Akwa Ibom. Micro businesses can borrow up to…
NigeriaAnyKaduna State's poverty-reduction grant scheme for nano, micro and small businesses, run by KADEDA with priority for women and youth. It has…
NigeriaAnyAccess Bank's pitch competition and training programme for women-owned businesses. Season 8 picks 120 women for a fully sponsored Mini-MBA, and some…
NigeriaAll sectorsThe East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA), in partnership with local angel investor groups including the Uganda Angel Investor Network, facilitates deal…
Uganda Kenya+2TechnologyAgricultureThe Lundin Foundation provides risk capital and business support to growth-stage SMEs in Uganda operating in natural resource-linked sectors such as agriculture,…
UgandaAgricultureEnergyOrange Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Orange Group, investing in African tech startups including those in Senegal where Orange…
SenegalTechnologyFintechCTIC Dakar is Senegal's leading tech hub and accelerator, offering structured acceleration programmes for digital and tech startups in West Africa. Accepted…
SenegalTechnologyFintechThe FIM is a Senegalese state fund managed under the Ministry of Finance that channels subsidised credit lines through approved microfinance institutions…
SenegalAgricultureFishingDAAN is Tanzania's leading angel investor network connecting early-stage Tanzanian startups with high-net-worth individual investors. Startups pitch to a network of angel…
TanzaniaTechnologyAgricultureYunus Social Business provides equity-free funding and business support to social enterprises in East Africa, including Tanzania. Selected ventures receive investment capital,…
Tanzania Kenya+2AgricultureHealthTIB Development Bank offers medium- and long-term credit facilities to Tanzanian SMEs and enterprises in priority sectors including manufacturing, tourism, infrastructure, and…
TanzaniaManufacturingTourismConsonance Investment Managers is a private equity and venture firm active across Sub-Saharan Africa, including East Africa and Ethiopia. The firm provides…
EthiopiaFinancial ServicesHealthcareAccion Venture Lab invests in early-stage fintech and inclusive finance startups across Africa, including Tanzania, that expand access to financial services for…
TanzaniaFinancial ServicesFintechYunus Social Business provides patient capital and business support to social businesses in East Africa, including Tanzania. Investees receive equity or quasi-equity…
TanzaniaAgricultureHealthThe National Entrepreneurship Development Fund, managed under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, provides subsidised loans to youth and women entrepreneurs and…
TanzaniaManufacturingTradeDOB Equity is a Dutch family office impact investor focused on East Africa, including Ethiopia, providing equity and quasi-equity to growth-stage SMEs.…
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