Funding

Amaka Okechukwu Opara is reshaping the future of women-led African businesses by providing early-stage capital, strategic support, and vital networks through her venture fund, WEAV. As the founding …

Nichole Yembra is the Founder and Managing Director of The Chrysalis Company, an investment and advisory firm that backs technology-driven businesses that are solving problems in Africa and …

Doreen Omosele leads the Blossom Girls Outreach Foundation, which rescues, rehabilitates, and empowers women and girls to leave the sex trade through holistic programs in counselling, skills training, …

Rukayat Bello grew up watching her mother struggle with her finances. She was a determined and hardworking micro-business owner but was always constrained by access to finance. Banks …

Bunmi Lawson is making it easier for schools and parents in Nigeria to access funds for better education through EdFin Microfinance Bank. UNICEF reported that 14 million Nigerian …

Eunice Ajim’s entrepreneurial journey began in Cameroon, where she was born and raised. Like many young Africans, she dreamed of opportunities beyond her homeland. In 2011, she moved …

South African investor and entrepreneur Polo Leteka is funding and mentoring black women-led businesses and driving economic inclusion across Africa. She is using IDF Capital, which she founded …

Chioma Okotcha is helping Nigeria switch to clean energy by making it easier for people, businesses, and installers to get financing for clean energy equipment. Funding poses a …

Ifeoma Malo, co-founder and CEO of Clean Technology Hub, is transforming Nigeria’s clean energy sector. On 14 December 2021, Clean Technology Hub, in a strategic partnership with All …

At nine years old, Fatoumata Bâ wasn’t playing with dolls like her peers. Instead, she was hacking into her father’s computer. By eleven, she had already created her …