Acumen Fund
www.acumenfund.org
Global investing in social enterprises, emerging leaders, and breakthrough ideas.
Africa Finance Corporation
www.africafc.org
Infrastructure financing
Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group
The Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG) is an association of funders who share and learn from each other about the most effective ways to support development efforts in Africa.
Africa Media Ventures Fund
Investment and business support for SMEs in the media sector
Africa Synergies
African business angels and investors network for Francophone Africa
African Export Import Bank
www.afreximbank.com
The trade finance bank for Africa
African Financing Partnership
www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/initiatives-partnerships/african-financing-partnership/
Private sector project financing
African Guarantee Fund
http://www.africanguaranteefund.com
A pan-African non-bank financial institution owned by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Danish International Development Agency and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation. AGF’s primary mandate is to assist financial institutions in Africa to scale up their SME financing through the provision of partial loan guarantees and capacity development assistance. In 2016, AGF launched a green guarantee facility aimed at unlocking finance for SMEs investing in low carbon, green growth and climate resilient development.
African Investors Management Services Ltd. (AIMS)
Provides services to exporters in Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Guinea Conakry, Nigeria.
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
www.avca-africa.org/
Promotes, develops and stimulates private equity and venture capital in Africa.
African Women’s Development Fund
The first pan-African women’s grant maker on the continent, AWDF provides small grants ($1000-$5000) to community-based organizations and main grants (up to $50,000) to local, national and regional women’s organizations working toward the empowerment of African women and the promotion and realization of their rights.
Angel Investment Network
A comprehensive list of business angels and investors in Africa. Connects with entrepreneurs looking for business funding
BID Network
www.bidnetwork.org
Prepares emerging entrepreneurs for investors, focusing on high-growth businesses in developing countries with a financing need of US$10,000 to US$5,000,000 over the next five years.
CATEK Groupe
Offers assistance to exporters in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal.
CFS Sarl
Cote d’Ivoire
Tél. +225-22-453-619
Mobile +225-07-018-814
Provides services to exporters in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Sao Tome & Principe and Togo:
Chembe Ventures
Part venture capital, part social enterprise. Finances technology incubation programs and facilitates technology transfers between Central Europe and East Africa
Diaspora Angel Investment Network (DAIN)
Focuses on early-stage agribusiness entrepreneurship training to farmers, youth, startups, SMEs and co-ops. Utilizes the African Diaspora to provide mentorship and technical assistance.
East Africa Capital Fund
Venture capital for East Africa’s technology, media and telecommunications sector
Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC) of South Africa
Loans to small and medium enterprises
eVentures Africa Fund
Invests in sub-Saharan African SMEs active in digital media
GroFin
www.grofin.com
Tailored finance solutions, business guidance and support for SMEs
HumanIPO
Helps entrepreneurs refine and realize their business ideas and connect with investors and partners
IFC Sub-Saharan Africa
www.ifc.org/africa
Supports private sector development in sub-Saharan Africa with innovative investments and advisory servvices.
InReturn Capital/Jacana Partners
Pan-African private equity company that invests in SME growth in Africa
Pipeline Fund
Trains women philanthropists to become angel investors, who commit to invest in woman-led for-profit social ventures
Nigeria Export-Import Bank
www.neximbank.com.ng
Nigeria’s official export credit agency
Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund
Support for Liberian women traders, producers, retailers, wholesalers, intermediaries
SME Bank, Namibia
www.smebank.na
Banking products and services for the needs of Namibia’s small and medium-size enterprises
TBL Mirror Fund
Venture capital for East African SMEs
U.S. GOVERNMENT FACILITIES
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Loan Guarantees, Direct Loan and Finance Lease Guarantee programs for creditworthy buyers of U.S. goods and services
U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Finance Initiative (US-ACEF)
Facilitates access to U.S. government support for clean energy projects in Africa
USAID African Diaspora Marketplace
Matching grants up to $50,000 for U.S.-based African Diaspora, as well as other entrepreneurs with demonstrated relevant connections to, or experience in, Africa, who have innovative and high-impact ideas for start-up and established businesses in Africa. In partnership with Western Union
USAID Competitiveness and Trade Expansion program (COMPETE)
Grants to build the capacity of firms in East and Central Africa to compete in the global marketplace
USAID Strategic Partnership Grant Fund (SPGF)
Allocates funds to support efforts of the South Africa private sector to make investments in the Southern Africa regional agriculture sector
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)Foreign Agricultural Service Export Credit Guarantees
www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/ecgp.asp
Guarantee programs for commercial financing of U.S. agricultural exports to foreign buyers
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Small and Medium- Enterprise Financing
www.opic.gov/what-we-offer/financial-products
Medium- to long-term funding for qualified investment projects
