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Innovate Africa has launched a US$2.5 million angel fund to invest in early-stage startups

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07/29/2024
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Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund that helps early-stage innovators fund life-changing ideas, scale startups from concept to product, and finance innovative ventures, launched with an initial US$2.5 million investment.

Innovate Africa, a sector-agnostic fund co-founded by Kristin Wilson and Christian Idi, is designed to provide support to up to 20 startups in its inaugural year. The fund’s objective is to address complex, recognised issues, including poverty, unemployment, and insecurity, through purpose-driven technology.

The comprehensive suite of critical advisory resources guarantees a strong foundation for growth by providing expert guidance in finance, governance, public relations, and strategy.

The fund provides essential product development support to startups through its Product Leadership Accelerator, enabling them to refine their offerings and attain product-market fit. It also enables the resourcing of talent through an extensive partner network, which connects startups with experienced professionals in a variety of fields. The fund’s portfolio strategy includes first cheque funding, a refined product operating model, valuable network and partnerships, assistance with revenue model iterations, and comprehensive operations and governance advisory.

“Having witnessed the struggles that early-stage African founders face up close, we know that brilliant ideas often lack the resources they need to truly thrive. It’s not just about funding, it’s about deep expertise and strong connections – and our investment strategy breaks the cycle of innovators being at the mercy of those with too much leverage and too little knowledge. As a founder-first catalyst fund, we provide insight-driven capital to help founders accelerate their journey from MVP to PMF. By providing this support and funding, innovators can focus their efforts on building sustainable, transformative businesses that solve wicked problems and return value to investors,” said Kristin Wilson, managing partner of Innovate Africa Fund.

The venture fund provides a comprehensive support bundle that is specifically designed to propel promising startups towards success, with an average investment of US$50,000. 

The fund will provide founders with capital that is led by insight, thereby expediting the transition from MVP to product-market fit. This infrastructure will enable founders to unlock growth through audacious problem-solving and will be supported by access to a vast ecosystem of resources.

 

Read more on Tech Gist Africa: 

Breega, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Europe, has launched a $75 million Africa-focused fund

Connect Money, a fintech company based in Egypt, has raised $8 million in a seed funding round

Sahl, an Egyptian utility payment startup, has secured $6 million in funding

 

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