The Zambia Business Angels Network (ZBAN), Zambia’s pioneering angel investor network established in 2021 under the umbrella of the Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN), continues to make significant strides in the country’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. ZBAN was created to bridge critical gaps and bolster the number of enterprises attracting impactful investments. Led by a group of […]
We are thrilled to announce that HoaQ has officially joined the Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) as an angel network in 2024. This partnership marks a new chapter in the journey of fostering entrepreneurship and investment opportunities across the continent. Living in its mission of supporting founders leveraging technology to build economic infrastructure for Africa […]
The Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2023 concluded with resounding success, uniting 350+ investors, founders, and industry leaders continent-wide. Organized by VC4A & African Business Angel Network (ABAN), this two-day summit emerged as the pivotal platform for robust discussions, networking, and collaboration, advancing the African early-stage investment landscape. “AESIS connects early-stage (angel) investor networks with […]
Since 2015, the year ABAN was created, we have had amazing milestones: To date, there are over 5,000 active business angels in Africa compared to a only few dozen in 2012. Along with the increase in individual business angels, we have also seen a sharp increase in the number of business angel groups and syndicates […]
Press Release Mauritius 08.08.2023 The Catalytic Africa matching fund has disbursed a total of 174,000 Euros to three startups: Koree, Mosmos, and ITOT Africa in June and July 2023, representing a 290% upsurge from the same time last year. This funding will enable the startups Mosmos (Kenya), Koree (Cameroon), and ITOT Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo) […]
Press Release 24.12.2022 Catalytic Africa investment tops $0.5M in 2022 Catalytic-Africa, the African startup matching fund initiative by ABAN and AfriLabs that co-invests with angel investors in hub-related innovative startups through matching funding, has now invested $580,000 in African startups. The initiative received initial funding from the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) as its first Limited Partner in 2021 and has […]
Press Release 26.10.2022 Lusaka, Zambia Catalytic Africa makes great strides in just one year The Catalytic Africa matching fund turns one at the Afrilabs Annual Gathering taking place in Lusaka, Zambia from 26-28 October, 2022. The fund was launched exactly a year ago at the Afrilabs gathering in Abuja, Nigeria. The fund, by African Business Angels Network (ABAN) and AfriLabs, was created with […]
Dear ABAN Member, As we kick off with our plans for 2022, we would like to first of all thank you for your support in 2021 and share our achievements with you. Throughout 2021, the Secretariat was deeply involved with building the foundation for the successful launch of Catalytic Africa, deepening relationships with member networks, delivering […]
Dear ABAN Member, Catalytic Africa was established by ABAN and AfriLabs with the purpose of supporting the African startup ecosystem in the most efficient and meaningful way. The focus is on strengthening entrepreneurs, startups, hubs and angel investors while delivering real and measurable impact to stakeholders. The program co-invests with angel investors in startups to enable African startups within the […]
