US company partnerships

WAEMU region financing

Major infrastructure and development projects

Southern African manufacturers

Micro and small enterprises across Ethiopia

German development bank

Tech entrepreneurs in Nigeria and Pan-Africa

Blockchain startups with 3+ months proven revenue growth and minimum MVP status

Intra-COMESA trade and investment

Renewable energy and infrastructure projects.

Circular economy and materials recovery investment

CHAI is an implementing organization that works alongside governments to strengthen health systems and expand access to essential medicines. They partner with Ministries of Health across 35+ countries, providing technical assistance, market-shaping, and program implementation support rather than awarding open grants.

Large-scale climate infrastructure investments in developing countries, channeled through multilateral development banks. CIF seeks transformational projects in clean energy, climate resilience, sustainable forests, and energy access that can leverage significant private sector co-financing.

Market institutions that strengthen the distributed renewable energy ecosystem in Africa. CLASP deploys grants to organizations that grow the DRE sector — not individual energy companies, but the associations, quality assurance bodies, and coalitions that create enabling market conditions. Through PUFF, they also support businesses and farmers acquiring income-generating clean energy appliances.

Development projects aligned with Canada's Africa Strategy priorities: reducing poverty, economic development, youth empowerment, humanitarian response, and climate adaptation. Gender equality is a cross-cutting mandatory lens. Over 60% ($1.4B annually) of Canada's global health commitment goes to Africa. FinDev Canada (40% Africa portfolio) provides development finance for private sector.

Ethiopia-focused growth equity. Cepheus Capital is Ethiopia's leading investment firm.

Established Ethiopia companies with scaling potential.

Climate adaptation and resilience entrepreneurs with tech-enabled solutions for underserved communities

Cartier luxury brand foundation. Annual awards for women social entrepreneurs. Sub-Saharan Africa dedicated category. $100K per laureate.

Fund-of-funds that backs local African VC managers and co-invests alongside them. Capria Network includes 30+ emerging market fund managers across Africa and Asia. Approach is to find the best local GPs and provide them with capital + operational support. For startups — you access Capria capital through their partner funds, not directly.

Enterprises in emerging markets, including Africa