Ishe Africa is a collective of angel syndicates and funds which make investments into early-stage tech-enabled startups on the African continent, with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ishe Ventures is a venture studio focused on building, growing and funding tech enabled startups serving African and UK markets.
At Ishe, we pride ourselves in expanding the ecosystem to include a more diverse array of African investors and serving the underserved markets in the African founder community.
Ishe: King , Ruler or Leader (of African [Shona] origin)
At Ishe, we are building an ecosystem that increases the efficiency with which African impact-focused start-ups are built, grow, are funded and exit on the continent.
This goes far beyond capital. This includes services from seasoned industry leaders in technology, go-to-market strategies, leadership across a wide range of industries.
We take governance seriously and perform thorough due diligence on all ideas and startups. Our leaders have undergone formal governance training and collectively have experience at all stages of business.
We pride ourselves in rolling up our sleeves and being hands on at every stage of the portfolio companies and fund.
Ishe maintains a gender-lens in sourcing capital, founders and solutions. We are bringing a new generation of female Africans into angel and venture capital investing.
Ownership determines the direction of capital. Therefore, it only makes sense that more women become part of the capital efforts on the continent, if we actually intend to achieve gender-based goals.
Having more women owners, founders and builders will only improve the quality of solutions we build and accelerate the pace at which we achieve our collective visions for the continent. We subscribe to the 2X Challenge of gender goals.
At this stage, we are welcoming new members into our Angel Fund.
Becoming an Angel Investor with Ishe Africa brings you into a community of like-minded, motivated investors who genuinely want to drive positive impact on the continent, whilst making out-sized returns.
Feel free to contact us via the Investor Form, or email us at info@ishe.africa for more information.
This is not a solicitation to invest, just a general indication that you might be interested in investing in the Ishe Capital Fund I. We are accepting accredited investors with minimum check sizes of $50K.