Twenty innovative African technology ventures, including 10 startups and 10 scale-ups, have been chosen to present their ideas at the upcoming Angel Fair Africa event in Nairobi, Kenya, scheduled for November 7-8.
Since its inception in September 2013, Angel Fair Africa has taken place in numerous cities, including Johannesburg, Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, Abidjan, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Mauritius, and Cape Town last year.
This year’s event is organized by Chanzo Capital in collaboration with Startupbootcamp AfriTech, MEST Africa, Antler, iHub, and GrowthAfrica. Returning to Nairobi for the first time since 2016, the event will occur at the Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre.
The first day will showcase startups in need of angel, pre-seed, and seed funding, with three Kenyan ventures—VunaPay, NoMa, and Zopa254—making the cut. Ghanaian startups BenBen and Lastmal, as well as South Africa’s Ejoobi and Hitherroad, are also in the lineup, along with Uganda’s Karaa, Mozambique’s Goodbite, and Nigeria’s Wenzo.
The second day will shift focus to scale-ups that are looking to secure seed, Series A, and Series B capital for expansion. Among the five Kenyan representatives—Check-Ups Med, Chumz, Save App, EpiCenter Africa, and Twiva—there are also two ventures from Ivory Coast, MojaRide and DigiTech, along with Ghana’s PayAngel, Tanzania’s KilimoFresh, and Nigeria’s HouseAfrica.
All 20 selected ventures have previously participated in programs run by Angel Fair Africa partners such as iHub, MEST Africa, and Startupbootcamp AfriTech, which helps pre-screen and prepare them for this opportunity.
