Founded in 2019 by Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Aruwa Capital Management is a female-founded and led early-stage growth equity and gender lens impact investment firm. Established […]
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Founded in 2020 by Ankita Vashistha and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Arise Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm representing the third global fund following the success of Saha
Leading African boutique investment and development company established August 2016 through partnership agreement amongst four founding shareholders: Norfund (Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, 48% shareholding comprising 33.1% direct and
Antler is a Global early-stage venture capital firm and startup accelerator founded in 2017 by Magnus Grimeland and Fridtjof Berge, headquartered in Singapore. It operates the world’s most active “day
Aluwani Capital Partners is an independent, black-owned investment management business established in 2015 through a management buyout of a portion of Momentum Asset Management’s third-party institutional book. Headquartered in Johannesburg,
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Afrishela (meaning “her money” in Swahili) is a US$30 million, innovative Pan-African investment vehicle designed, led, and managed by African women for African women. Incubated and promoted by the Graça
Africa Finance Corporation is a pan-African investment-grade multilateral development financial institution established in December 2007 via a treaty amongst sovereign African states to provide pragmatic solutions to Africa’s infrastructure deficit
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Acumen is a pioneering American non-profit impact investment fund founded in April 2001 by Jacqueline Novogratz with seed capital from the Rockefeller Foundation, Cisco Systems Foundation, and three philanthropists. Headquartered
8F Asset Management is a Singapore-based private equity firm founded in 2016 that specialises in impact investing through sustainable aquaculture production. The firm manages private equity funds that invest in
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Founded in 2008, XSML Capital is an investment firm dedicated to providing growth capital to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in frontier markets across Central and Eastern Africa. With local
Orange Corners is a global initiative of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs managed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) in collaboration with local embassies and consulates of the Kingdom
Orange is a multinational telecommunications operator with operations in 18 countries across Africa and the Middle East, serving 161 million customers as of December 2024. Orange Middle East and Africa
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The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity is a seven-year, $126 million fund established in 2023 following the successful conclusion of the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (2014-2023).
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The Internet Society Foundation focuses on supporting the development of innovative methods, technologies, and infrastructure to improve Internet connectivity and access, especially in underserved areas. The BOLT program supports teams
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Innovations Against Poverty (IAP) is a challenge fund managed by SNV in partnership with Inclusive Business Sweden and BoP Innovation Centre. IAP encourages the private sector to develop innovative products,
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CEI Africa is a foundation established in 2021 by the German development finance institution KfW on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), with additional
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The GSMA is a global organisation that unifies the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation that is foundational to positive business environments and societal change. The organisation represents
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Global Fund for Women is an international grantmaking foundation established in 1987 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is a global champion of the human rights of women and
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The Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) is a clean energy financing facility hosted and managed by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) with funding from Austria, Denmark, Finland,
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Echoing Green has been on the front lines of solving the world’s biggest problems for over 35 years by raising up transformational leaders who challenge the status quo. The organisation
The DOEN Foundation is a Dutch foundation established in 1991 by the Dutch Postcode Lottery. DOEN receives its funding (approximately €30 million annually) from the net proceeds of three Dutch
The Coca-Cola Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, established in 1984. As of 2023, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.6 billion in grants to support
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The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship programme that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006, the programme supports women-led, women-owned, impact-driven businesses
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Early-stage venture capital fund and accelerator managed by BFA Global, focusing on climate adaptation and resilience solutions in Africa. Evolved from a philanthropic accelerator (2015-2022 – previously provided grants to
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Youth Action Lab is a joint initiative between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), funded by the European Commission. Established to support youth-led initiatives and power-shifting approaches
Award-winning grant-making nonprofit organisation established in 2016 by Access Bank/Access Holdings (Nigeria) to support local, national and regional non-profit organisations and social enterprises addressing challenges and vulnerabilities across the African
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