Chanzo Capital
Venture capitalAccra · Seed–Growth · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Chanzo Capital invests capital, capacity, and community in high-tech startups and scaleups across the 'KINGS' of Africa's digital economy — Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. It backs companies from seed through their exponential growth phase, offering seed checks of $50K to $500K and larger investments of $500K to $5M staggered from Series A to C. Beyond capital, the firm develops portfolio companies' capacity by strengthening senior leadership, introducing corporate governance, and reorganizing corporate structures. It also builds the broader African ecosystem through its annual Angel Fair Africa event, which connects selected entrepreneurs with invited investors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 20 of 30 portfolio companiesMedia & Entertainment ×8Fintech ×4EdTech ×3Impact & Social Good ×3SaaS ×3AgTech ×2Enterprise Software ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1
HQs:Ghana×3Kenya×2Nigeria×1United States×1
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathITEdge News Africa is an online news publication covering technology, telecommunications, digital economy, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and IT policy developments, with a strong focus on Nigeria and the broader African market.
Media & Entertainment
Angel Fair Africa is an event by Chanzo Capital that brings selected African entrepreneurs to pitch to curated investors with the goal of closing deals.
Impact & Social Good
Botho Emerging Markets Group is an advisory and consulting firm serving investors, companies, governments, and nonprofits operating in emerging markets.
Enterprise SoftwareImpact & Social Good
CNBC Africa is a business news outlet covering financial markets, economics, and company stories across the African continent, delivered via its website and an email newsletter.
Media & Entertainment
Harvard University is a higher-education and research institution whose schools and faculty conduct medical and scientific research across areas such as chronic disease, public health, and engineering.
BiotechEdTechHealthtech
eCampus is an online learning platform offering courses and tools for early education through tertiary, corporate training, and lifelong learning, with features to assess readiness for examinations, employment, and compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Farmerline provides smallholder farmers in West Africa access to quality agricultural inputs, training, and market connections through a digital platform (Mergdata) and field agents, enabling them to increase income and productivity.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingGhana, GH
Lily Akorfa Keledorme(Head of Impact and Learning)
FinAccess provides digitization platform (Grobox) and financial services for farmer cooperatives in Africa, enabling produce collection management, payments, cooperative operations, and carbon credit participation.
AgTechClimate TechFintech
FurtherAfrica is an online media platform that publishes news and analysis on business, investment, tourism, and economic developments across Africa.
Media & Entertainment
HotelOnline provides a cloud-based hospitality technology suite for hotels, including a property management system, booking engine, channel manager, POS, and revenue management and digital marketing services.
Marketing TechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Hubtel provides a payments and business management platform for businesses in Ghana, consolidating collections across mobile money (MTN MoMo, Telecel Cash, AT Money), bank, cash, and POS into one system with visibility and control over cash flow.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
MyJoyOnline is a Ghanaian news outlet publishing coverage of politics, current affairs, and public issues, associated with JoyNews and Joy FM broadcast platforms.
Media & Entertainment
Lynne Rienner Publishers is an academic and scholarly book publisher, releasing titles in fields such as international relations, world politics, and social sciences.
Media & Entertainment
The World Bank Group is an international development organization that provides data, research, financing, and capacity-building programs to help countries reduce poverty and grow their economies.
GovTechImpact & Social Good
The Association for Information Systems (AIS) is a professional body for the information systems field, connecting researchers, doctoral students, and practitioners across 90+ countries through academic journals, conferences, and scholarly communities.
EdTech
The Banker publishes editorial rankings and analysis of banks, including reports on top-performing neobanks in the US and Europe.
FintechMedia & Entertainment
Ventureburn is an online media publication covering technology startup, venture capital, and cryptocurrency news, including topics such as Web3 and price predictions.
Media & Entertainment
Zulzi is an on-demand delivery service that brings groceries, alcohol, and pharmacy/medication items to customers' doors, with orders placed through its app and delivered in about 30 minutes.
ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Chanzo Capital invest at?
- Chanzo Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Chanzo Capital's typical check size?
- Chanzo Capital typically writes checks of $50K – $5M.
- What sectors does Chanzo Capital focus on?
- Chanzo Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Chanzo Capital located?
- Chanzo Capital is headquartered in Accra, GH.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEric Osiakwan of Chanzo Capital on the venture opportunities in Africa
Global Corporate Venturing · Eric Osiakwan
Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital, Eric Osiakwan, Oslo International Hub
Albert Bright · Eric Osiakwan
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