As a crucial part of its expansion plan, AAIC Investment, a renowned consulting organization, has introduced the African Healthcare and Africa Innovation & Healthcare Fund. Through enabling mergers and acquisitions, the fund seeks to encourage corporate growth in developing nations and novel industries. Through the establishment of worldwide Angle, a research organization with over 170 local researchers in 80 countries, AAIC Investment also helps corporate growth through worldwide networks and human resources.

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The Savant Build Programme is looking for early-stage startups that are solving complex, green economy focused problems through science and engineering-based technology to join their Build Programme 2024 and receive credibility backing and support from Savant and USAID Mobilizing Investment. 

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Aruwa Capital Management is a Lagos-based, female-founded and led, growth equity, impact investment company. 

Aruwa Capital Management invests in companies that have strong management teams and meet the following criteria:

  • Provides essential goods and services that cater to women.
  • Founded or co-founded by a woman, has women within its workforce, senior management team or value chain.
  • A positive attitude towards and active support of a diverse team.
  • An annual turnover of at least $300-500k.
  • Proven management team with a history of delivering the underlying business plan.

AfricInvest is an investment and financial services company. The company has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Acumen Capital Partners is an impact investor that has spent the last nearly 20 years leveraging philanthropy as patient, high-risk capital to support social enterprises creating solutions to the problems of poverty. 

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Companies and Intellectual Property Commission calls all young creators, innovators and designers to apply for the CIPC Youth IP Awards. 

The CIPC IP Youth Awards is a platform for young South African scientists, creatives and entrepreneurs to share their best work in innovation and venturing.

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Join the WIPO Webinar to learn more about different pathways to protect your inventions with the Inventor Assistance Program (IAP). 

You could win a free consultation with a patent attorney. 

Click here to register for the webinar. 

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4IR Innovations delivers value through Industrial Automation solutions, tech-enabled innovative solutions and STEM education resources and programs. 

CDI Capital is an impact investor in local SMMEs, empowering businesses to innovate, fast-track growth, create jobs, improve lives and help build a stronger economy. CDI works with corporates, government and development agencies to invest in individual businesses through our SMME development programmes, grants, loans and equity.

Offerings;

  • Growth fund
  • Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF)
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The Hope Factory is calling for 15 entrepreneurs to join a 12-month Entrepreneurial Skills Programme. The focus of the programme is to ignite informal traders and start-up businesses with skills to grow and scale businesses.

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