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Aavishkaar Africa Fund

Key Information

Organisation

Aavishkaar Capital

Status

Open

Type

Venture Capital

Amount

USD 500,000 – 5,000,000

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Description

Venture capital and private equity focused on impact in East and West Africa.

Eligibility Criteria

Startups and SMEs in agricultural, health, and inclusive finance value chains.

Focus Sectors

Agtech, Fintech, Healthcare

Equity Terms

Minority equity; leverages Indian impact investing experience.

Startups That Could Apply

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Botlhale AI Voice AI for African languages

Stitch South Africa Payment infrastructure for Africa

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

InstaDeep Tunisia AI champion acquired by BioNTech

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