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Unlocking Africa’s Market, Scaling Impactful Solutions

At Impact Gateway Africa (IGA), we are redefining venture support by unlocking Africa’s entrepreneurial potential, enabling founders to build scalable solutions, and fueling market-led growth. Our model goes beyond traditional funding—we combine patient capital, strategic venture building, and global market access to transform high-potential startups into industry solutions providers

Invest for Jobs

Funded by the World Bank, is supporting the establishment of market-driven incubation centers within eight university-based innovation hubs across eight countries, including Malawi, Mozambique, and Rwanda. This initiative aims to foster entrepreneurship and innovation by investing in approximately 30 high-potential startups, providing them with the necessary support to scale across East and Southern Africa.

Supporting Women in Business

In 2023 and 2024, Impact Gateway Africa, in partnership with FVS and with funding from the Visa Foundation through Afrilabs, implemented an Investor Readiness Program to support 50 women-led businesses in Kenya. The program aimed to equip these businesses with the skills and resources needed to access new markets, expand across borders, and compete for a grand prize of €10,000. By enhancing their investment readiness, the initiative helped women entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, attract funding, and scale their impact regionally.

Presidental Innovation Challenge & Awards

In 2025, Impact Gateway Africa played a key role in identifying and judging the Presidential Innovation Challenge and Awards. This prestigious event brought together innovators from all 47 counties in Kenya, showcasing ground-breaking solutions with the potential to transform industries, uplift communities, and shape the nation’s future.

Girls in STEM

Girls in STEM Impact Gateway Africa (IGA) is piloting an Entrepreneurship Challenge aimed at inspiring and empowering young girls to embrace STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), particularly within Kenya’s new school curriculum pathways. This initiative focuses on enhancing STEM education and innovation among girls, especially those from rural and low-income communities, by providing them with practical learning experiences, mentorship, and opportunities to explore STEM-related careers. Through this challenge, IGA is committed to bridging the gender gap in STEM and fostering the next generation of female innovators and entrepreneurs.

The Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) by AEDIB 2.0 (Africa-Europe Digital Innovation Bridge)

IGA, represented by Anne Lawi is leading the Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) is being developed as a dynamic innovative finance vehicle (fund) with potential tick size of € 100 to 200k conditional grants to scale impactful solutions focusing on digital transformation and green transition focusing on partnership between Africa and Europe. This is a project by Africa-Europe Digital Innovation Bridge” (AEDIB 2.0) of the EU, France, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Belgium aims to strengthen digital transformation and the green transition in Africa through an enhanced partnership for digital entrepreneurship and innovation between Africa and Europe

SeedStars Made in Germany MiGA by Lab of Tomorrow

In response to these dynamics, Seedstars in partnership with IGA and Agency for Business and Economic Development (AWE) is organizing cocreation during MiGA 2025. This workshop is designed to create joint business ventures and long-term partnerships between German and African stakeholders. The format blends co-creation, innovation thinking, and strategic collaboration exercises to align interests and catalyze scalable ventures. The Joint ventures from the cocreation workshop IGA will support your team to develop business partnerships that can go beyond the workshop

Seedstar CTCN Innovation Climate Action

IGA leads the facilitation of the incubation process for the final eight businesses selected to participate in the Seedstars program, which is supported by the UN Environment Programme. This role involves providing tailored mentorship, technical assistance, and access to resources that help these businesses refine their solutions, strengthen their business models, and scale their environmental impact. Through a structured incubation journey, IGA ensures that the selected ventures are not only investment-ready but also aligned with sustainability goals, enabling them to contribute meaningfully to green innovation across the region.

World Bank University Led investment Facility

Impact Gateway Africa (IGA) is currently implementing a World Bank-funded facility aimed at developing structured investment models for university-led incubators across eight African countries, including Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Uganda. The initiative seeks to strengthen the role of universities as innovation hubs by building sustainable frameworks that support entrepreneurship, research commercialization, and early-stage enterprise development. One of the most compelling aspects of this work is exploring how to effectively integrate the private sector into the innovation and commercialization pathways within universities. The project also focuses on creating enabling environments where innovation can thrive and scale ensuring that university-generated ideas are not only nurtured but also transformed into impactful, market-ready solutions with strong potential for growth.

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What Our Clients Say

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IGA’s hands-on venture support helped us move from idea to market-ready solution. Their team truly understands the challenges of building in Africa and equips you to scale.

Aisha M.

Founder, AgriTech Solutions
With IGA’s patient capital and strategic guidance, we’ve grown faster and more sustainably than we ever imagined. They’re more than investors, they’re partners in our journey.

James K.

CEO, HealthBridge Africa
IGA opened doors to global markets we couldn’t access on our own. Their network and mentorship have been game-changing for our business.

Linda T.

Co-founder, FinServe Innovations

Unlocking Africa’s Market, Scaling Impactful Solutions

Consultation

Frequently Ask Question

IGA invites partnerships in several strategic areas:

1. Co-Investment Opportunities

  • Who it’s for: Venture capital firms, angel investors, impact investors, and development finance institutions (DFIs).
  • What to expect: Access to a curated pipeline of high-impact, early-stage enterprises across Africa.
  • Goal: Jointly mobilize the targeted $500 million in seed capital—with a priority on women- and youth-led enterprises.

2. Investor Readiness & Venture Building Support

  • Who it’s for: Enterprise support organizations (ESOs), incubators, accelerators, and technical assistance providers.
  • What to expect: Collaborate on tailored capacity-building programs focused on:
    Investment readiness
    Market linkage
    Product-market fit
    Governance and scale strategies

3. Thematic Program Design and Implementation

  • Who it’s for: Governments, foundations, NGOs, and development agencies.
  • What to expect: Co-create sector-specific programs to unlock high-potential markets and accelerate impactful solutions.

  • Examples:
    • Agritech and food systems
    • Green energy and climate solutions
    • Digital inclusion

4. Partnering with IGA means aligning with these bold ambitions:

1,000 enterprises scaled across Africa
1 million jobs created through supported ventures
$500 million mobilized in seed capital for women and youth-led businesses
1,000 markets unlocked for impact-driven enterprises

Africa-first lens with a local and continental network.
Venture support studio model that blends capital, talent, and technical support.
Strong commitment to inclusive economic transformation

1. Africa-Centered, Impact-Driven Model

– IGA is deeply rooted in the African context, designed by Africans, for Africa, with a focus on scaling homegrown solutions to the continent’s most pressing challenges. This local-first approach ensures relevance, sustainability, and long-term commitment.
 

 2. Hybrid Venture Studio + Fund Model

– IGA integrates both:
Venture Studio Services – supporting ideation, venture building, market validation, and acceleration.
Early-Stage Investment Vehicle – providing catalytic seed capital to unlock further funding and growth.
This dual approach ensures startups are not just funded but also well-prepared to scale and attract follow-on investment.
 

3. Bold, Measurable Commitments

– IGA is guided by ambitious, measurable targets:
  • 1,000 enterprises scaled
  • 1 million jobs created
  • $500 million mobilized in seed capital (with emphasis on women and youth-led enterprises)
  • 1,000 new markets unlocked
 

4. Tailored Support to Enterprise Support Organizations (ESOs)

– IGA doesn’t only support startups—it also strengthens the enablers (accelerators, incubators, hubs) by co-designing and delivering programs that elevate the capacity of the wider innovation ecosystem.

Yes, IGA supports starting up enterprises through a unique venture studio model that combines, Seed funding,  tailored start-up handholding, and market access, designed specifically for Africa’s high-impact, women- and youth-led ventures.

2022

IGA sources high-potential enterprises twice a year through dedicated application windows. The current cycle is closed, with the next intake scheduled for October 2025. Stay connected and get the latest updates by following us on our social media channels.

Also feel free to reachout to us at info@impactgateway.africa for any further enquires.

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