AHL Venture Partners

Africa's Talking offers communication and payments APIs — including Voice, SMS, and airtime — that let developers build mobile engagement and customer communication applications without integrating directly with mobile operators.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsFintechNairobi, KE

Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcEndeavor CatalystHive Colab

AfricInvest is an investment firm that manages funds investing in and exiting companies across Africa and Europe, spanning sectors such as healthcare, financial services, and industrials.

Burn Stoves manufactures and sells clean, fuel-efficient cookstoves to households, aiming to transition families to cleaner cooking energy.

CleantechClimate TechHardware

Cerberus is an alternative investment advisor managing approximately $70 billion across credit, private equity, and real estate platforms, including direct lending, corporate credit, non-performing loans, residential and commercial real estate, and early-stage venture investing.

Fintech

Co-investorsBooz Allen VenturesClean Energy VenturesBallistic VenturesForgePoint CapitalIAG Capital PartnersSafar Partners+1 more

CIM is an investment management firm focused on lending and asset management with fintech expertise, serving clients through investment strategies that include emerging markets and impact investing.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodSan Francisco, US

Jacob Haar(Co-Founder and Managing Partner)Michael Hokenson(Co-Founder and Partner)Vivek Krishnappa(Chief Operating Officer)Dryden Liddle(General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer)

Co-investorsAccionBlue Haven InitiativeSilicon ValleyCostanoa Ventures

Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services (Cropnuts) is an agricultural testing laboratory and agronomy advisory company offering soil fertility, water quality, food safety, pesticide residue, fertilizer, animal feed, and plant disease analysis.

AgTechFoodTechIoT

GroFin is an impact-focused SME financier that provides business loans plus advisory and ongoing business support to help entrepreneurs grow their companies.

FintechImpact & Social GoodPort Louis, MU

I&P (Investisseurs & Partenaires) is an investment group that finances, supports, and promotes entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises across Africa.

Impact & Social GoodSector Agnostic

Injaro Investments is an investment firm that deploys capital into African businesses and works with them to improve their performance and impact.

Impact & Social Good

Java Foods is a Zambian food manufacturer that makes affordable packaged food products, including eeZee Instant Noodles and eeZee Supa Cereal, for families across Southern Africa.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTechLusaka, ZM

Kentaste is an East African producer and exporter of coconut products, including virgin coconut oil, milk, cream, desiccated coconut, coconut flour, and coconut snacks.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTech

Co-investorsFINCA Ventures

M-KOPA offers smartphones through a deposit-and-installment payment model that lets customers build a credit history and unlock digital loans, health cover, device protection, and data bundles.

ConsumerEnergyFintechImpact & Social GoodKilimani, Nairobi, KE

Jesse Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Hughes(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Larson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardArun Gore(Director)Oliver Karius(Director)Colin le Duc(Director)

Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationBlue Haven InitiativeBroadscaleLauder PartnersSBI Ven CapitalShell Foundation+3 more

Okavango Capital Partners is an investment firm that finances projects aimed at reducing climate risks and biodiversity loss across Africa's ecosystems while supporting local communities.

Climate TechImpact & Social Good

People's Pension provides EasyPension, a mobile-first, flexible pension savings product offered via mobile money (MTN MoMo/Vodafone) that lets traders, drivers, artisans, farmers, gig workers and self-employed people save toward retirement through USSD registration and contributions.

FintechImpact & Social Good

PowerGen Renewable Energy provides solar and battery power systems for businesses and communities across Africa, offering flexible delivery models such as pay-as-you-go, PPA, lease-to-own, and full ownership with no upfront cost.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Sam Slaughter(Cofounder)

Co-investorsBonaventure CapitalPrivate Infrastructure Development Group

responsAbility is an impact investing firm that provides capital and engagement to companies in emerging markets, focusing on themes such as climate, private capital, and impact.

Climate TechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsShell Foundation

Sidai provides livestock and animal health products alongside veterinary diagnostic services such as post-mortem exams, milk quality testing, mastitis testing, and parasite identification.

AgTechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsBuilders + Backers

Wasoko is an e-commerce platform providing convenient and cost-effective access to products and services for shopkeepers and small businesses across Africa, offering same-day delivery and flexible payment options.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceImpact & Social Good

Co-investors4Di Capital4DX VenturesAvenir Growth CapitalBreyer CapitalFlucas VenturesHalcyon+5 more

Watu is an asset financier providing financing for motorcycles, three-wheelers and smartphones, with a focus on mobility and connectivity.

FintechImpact & Social GoodMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsLendableMetier

XSML Capital is an investment firm that provides growth capital ranging from US$300k to US$10m to small and medium-sized enterprises in frontier markets across Africa, alongside expertise and network support.

Impact & Social Good