Investors backing African startups

• Orbit Startups

  Orbit Startups, now presented through Orbit Ventures, invests in companies in emerging and frontier markets. It helps businesses scale across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

  China

• Peach Payments

  Enables businesses to easily accept payments on their websites and mobile apps, integrating with leading e-commerce platforms

  South Africa

• Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers

  Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers invests in African infrastructure through dedicated funds. It provides equity and related capital to new and existing projects and businesses serving private infrastructure markets.

  South Africa

• Pincus Capital Management

  No description available.

  United States

• Portugal Gateway Fund

  Portugal Gateway Fund is a joint venture between Kigeni and Green One Capital. It combines the managers’ private equity and growth investment experience in a Portuguese investment offering.

  Global

• Presight Capital

  No description available.

  United States

• RDF Ghana

  RDF Ghana is a development finance institution supporting agriculture and renewable energy value chains. It combines financing, risk sharing and technical assistance to improve rural livelihoods and resilience.

  Ghana

• Rwanda Green Fund

  Rwanda Green Fund, also known as FONERWA, is Rwanda’s environment and climate change fund. It provides climate finance supporting green growth and sustainable development initiatives.

  Rwanda

• SAS Shipping Agencies Services

  No description available.

  Global

• Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB)

  Saudi Investment Bank provides commercial, corporate, private and digital banking services. Its business offerings include trade finance, working capital, cash management and financing for smaller enterprises.

  Global

• Secha Capital

  No description available.

  South Africa

• Shoko Chukin Bank

  Shoko Chukin Bank is a financial institution dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises. It serves businesses through domestic and international networks and provides banking expertise.

  Japan

• Small

  No description available.

  Global

• SPE Capital

  SPE Capital invests predominantly in growth equity across markets in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Its team works with portfolio companies to support business development and long-term value creation.

  Tunisia

• Specialist VC

  Specialist VC invests in technology founders across the Baltics, Finland and Ukraine. It supports pre-seed through Series A companies and makes selected secondary investments in later-stage businesses.

  Global

• Stellenbosch University

  Stellenbosch University is a research and higher education institution. Its activities include academic teaching, research and innovation through its faculties and schools, alongside partnerships and community engagement.

  South Africa

• Stitch

  Open banking API solutions for financial institutions

  South Africa

• Story Ventures

  Story Ventures invests early in companies developing automated systems. Its focus includes technologies that capture, process and organise data to support machine intelligence and related applications.

  United States

• Tamboti Circle

  No description available.

  Zambia

• Tether

  No description available.

  Global

• Trind Ventures

  Trind Ventures is an early-stage venture capital investor backing consumer and community-focused startups across Europe. Its portfolio includes digital applications, marketplaces and services supporting consumers and creators.

  Global

• University of Stellenbosch Enterprises (USE)

  No description available.

  South Africa

• Volve Capital

  Volve Capital invests in digital-first companies and supports their operational development. Founded and backed by entrepreneurs, it provides expertise in technology, data, growth and team building.

  Netherlands

• Wa’ed Ventures

  No description available.

  Global

• Waarde Capital

  Waarde Capital is an investment company founded by entrepreneurs. Its portfolio includes businesses in hydrogen technology, African commerce and mobility, clean cooking, data processing and other technology fields.

  United Kingdom

• World Bank Group

  World Bank Group is an international development partnership working to reduce poverty. Its activities include mobilising public and private finance for infrastructure, jobs and sustainable economic development.

  United States

• Yango Ventures

  No description available.

  China

• Acadian Ventures

  Acadian Ventures invests in technologies shaping how organisations work. Its focus includes workplace infrastructure, intelligence, automation, employee experience and compliance systems supporting modern business operations.

  United States

• Active Impact Investments

  Active Impact Investments is a Vancouver-based climate technology seed investor. It provides capital and talent support to early-stage businesses addressing environmental challenges and developing scalable products.

  Canada

• Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait

  Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait provides retail and other banking services. Its offerings include accounts, savings products, deposits and banking packages alongside its wider group financial activities.

  Global

• Altree Capital

  Altree Capital is an African asset management and investment advisory business. Its activities include investment funds, sustainability-focused strategies and investments addressing climate and gender-related opportunities.

  United Kingdom

• Argentil Capital Partners

  No description available.

  Nigeria

• Arise

  No description available.

  South Africa

• At One Ventures

  At One Ventures is a climate and deep technology investor. It backs businesses using technical innovation to improve commercial economics while reducing impacts on air, water, soil and biodiversity.

  United States

• Autodesk Foundation

  Autodesk Foundation supports nonprofits and startups addressing social and environmental challenges through design and engineering. It combines philanthropic funding with technical training and expertise to commercialise early innovations.

  United States

• Bank ABC

  Bank ABC provides corporate and institutional banking services across international markets. Its offerings include trade finance, treasury, project and structured finance, syndications and Islamic banking.

  Global

• Banque du Caire

  Banque du Caire provides personal and business banking services in Egypt. Its offerings include loans and digital banking, alongside branch-based customer services and other financial products.

  Egypt

• Better Tomorrow Ventures

  Better Tomorrow Ventures invests in fintech and vertical artificial intelligence companies at pre-seed and seed stages. It supports founders with product advice, customer connections, recruiting and fundraising.

  United States

• Black Tech Nation Ventures

  Black Tech Nation Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing startups led by diverse founders. Its portfolio includes companies led by Black entrepreneurs.

  United States

• Blizzard Fund

  No description available.

  Singapore

• CFAO Kenya Limited

  CFAO Kenya provides energy, infrastructure and business development services in Kenya. Its activities include renewable power projects and solutions intended to support local business growth.

  Kenya

• Chroma Impact

  Chroma Impact Investment develops and invests in renewable energy projects and energy transition technologies. Its activities include venture capital and projects expanding access to energy.

  Global

• Ciwara Capital

  Ciwara Capital is an African diaspora investment company supporting startups and smaller businesses in Africa. It combines financial and technical support in technology, agribusiness, finance and energy.

  France

• CrossBoundary

  CrossBoundary Group provides investment advisory and asset management services in underserved markets. Its investment platforms include energy, energy access, real estate and nature-related strategies.

  Kenya

• Delivery Hero Ventures

  No description available.

  Germany

• Dubai Future District Fund

  Dubai Future District Fund invests in venture capital funds and directly alongside them in startups. Backed by Dubai institutions, it supports the emirate’s venture investment ecosystem.

  United Arab Emirates

• Earthshot prize

  The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize supporting solutions to restore nature, improve air quality, protect oceans, reduce waste and address climate change through innovation.

  United Kingdom

• EBRD Venture Capital

  EBRD Venture Capital backs technology companies with research or engineering teams across the EBRD’s operating regions. It invests from early through later stages and provides institutional and advisory support.

  United Kingdom