African Renaissance – African Renaissance Partners

Lifting Africa Through Venture

We back innovators who are solving Africa’s major challenges

We back mission-focused founders in three themes

We identify and back pre-seed and seed-stage tech ventures

Economic Inclusion

Climate

Human Capital

Financial Inclusion

Financial services as payments, savings, lending, and insurance with greater reach and lower cost to increase financial inclusion.

Energy Efficienc

Renewable products that reduce GHG emissions or other pollutants to increase energy efficiency and coverage.

Cleantech

Digital platforms that better utilize existing transport capacity to fulfill demand and lower logistics costs added to consumers.

Agtech

Solutions related to land preparation, farming, post-harvest processing, and distribution to improve performance of the agro-food system.

Healthtech

Digital platforms of diagnosis, treatment, and patient management to improve the quality and effectiveness of healthcare services.

Edtech

Remote or online learning tools to increase the reach, lower the cost, and improve the quality of education.

Beyond Unicorns:
Profitability and Impact

Explore the intersection of profitability and impact with African Renaissance. Dive into a world where businesses go beyond mere success, aiming for sustainable growth that uplifts communities and drives societal change. Discover stories of innovation, resilience, and empowerment, as we navigate the realm of business beyond unicorns

Africa will be at the center of economic growth

Our overarching thesis is that technology will transform all sectors of our world and that the biggest transformations are yet to come. Every few years there are new frontiers opening for innovation. Founders are the gamechangers that we take our cue from. As a thematic investor, these are just some of the current areas we are focusing on.

Largest working-age population by 2050, more than North America and Europe combined

Demographic Dividend

$115 billion digital economy, more than $700 billion by 2050, massive effort

Rapid Digitization

Fastest urbanization rate globally, 500 million new urban consumers next two decades

Urbanization

At the beginning of a VC boom, 55% increase in 2022 with room to grow – just 1% of global VC

Investment Renaissance

Large, well-educated diaspora bringing back talents, ideas, and capital

Diaspora

Leveraging our unique combination of economic, investing, and technology expertises

Our Approach

Digital Work

Ethiopia

Rwanda

Tanzania

Uganda 🇺🇬

Choose one of us, call on all of us.

We’re a tight-knit, collaborative bunch, each with our own unique take on the world. When we partner, we do so wholeheartedly and as a team. You can depend on all of us to bring our expertise when you need us.

With 80 years of success in asset management, technology, economic policy, ecosystem building, and advisory

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