Kigali, 22 June – The Africa Business Angels Network (ABAN), a distinguished pan-African association of angel investors, and Rwanda Finance Ltd (RFL), a company dedicated to establishing Rwanda as a premier financial destination in Africa, have officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and advance their respective initiatives across the continent. This groundbreaking partnership […]
Join us in celebrating 10 years of AESIS: A summit for investors, by investors Mark your calendars for the in-person Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2023 in Cape Town, the premier gathering for investors passionate about Africa’s startup ecosystem. What to expect A jam-packed year of events to celebrate 10 years of […]
The Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) has launched two new thematic angel networks aimed at supporting startups in Africa that are keen on building the Smart Cities and Digital Trade sectors on the continent. The Smart Cities and the Digital Trade angel networks will focus on curtailing issues faced by urban cities in Africa by […]
The Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) has launched a new thematic network aimed at supporting startups in the Clean Technology sector in Africa. The network, which is one of four thematic networks announced by ABAN last year; including Climate Smart Agriculture, Smart Cities and Digital Trade – will focus on educating and supporting angel investors […]
Press Release 03.11.2022 ABAN launches the first investment document template for African Lusophone countries The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) has launched an investment document template for Lusophone countries in Africa, the first of its kind. The purpose of the template is to foster, promote and unlock the potential of the Lusophone African early stage investment ecosystem. “The creation […]
12 October, 2022 Press Release Praia, Cabo Verde The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) is projecting an investment of over $6 billion into the African Start-up Ecosystem by the end of 2022, a near 50% increase on investment into startups across the continent last year. “Of the $5 billion raised in 2021, over $400M was by angel […]
6 October, 2022 Press Release You are hereby invited to the 9th edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2022) happening both physically and virtually from November 2-4, 2022. Visit www.africainvestorsummit.com to secure your seat now. Organised by ABAN and VC4A, the annual ‘for investors, by investors’ summit brings together angel investors and VCs, alongside corporate […]
Dear ABAN Member, A smart city can be defined as a municipality that uses Information and Communication Technology to increase its operational efficiency, share information with the public and improve both the quality of government services and citizen welfare. Most cities in Africa are plagued with major problems such as lack of water and electricity due […]
9 September, 2022 Press Release Kigali, Rwanda ABAN launches the first specialised Climate Smart Agriculture Investor Network in Africa at the AGRF 2022 Summit in Kigali. The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) has launched a brand new sector-focused angels network to deal specifically with Climate Smart Agriculture. The new cross-border network will focus on […]
Dear Valued Member, It gives us great pleasure to invite you to the Investor panel of the “Early Stage/Growth Stage Investments and Innovations in Smart Cities Sector” webinar dedicated to unpacking investment opportunities in Africa’s Smart Cities Ecosystem. This is the 3rd webinar in a series of conversations leading up to our annual Africa Early-Stage Investor Summit in […]
