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5 organisations in Africa that can provide financing

Posted by The Blog Administrator on Sunday, June 5, 2016, In : Venture capital 
By D E Wasake, FCCA

In this extract from an e- book “30 organisations that can give you capital to support your business in Africa” I summarise some 5 that are particularly relevant to Uganda and not already featured on this website.
 

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Alternative sources of finance: Fanisi Capital

Posted by The Blog Administrator on Friday, August 2, 2013, In : Venture capital 

By D E Wasake, FCCA, Principal Inachee.com

Basic information

Target:

Early and Growth Stage companies

Sector focus:

  • Agri-Business
  • Healthcare
  • Light Manufacturing
  • Financial Services
  • Oil, Gas & Mining Services

Amounts provided:

$ 50,000 -  $15M

Funding type

Venture Capital

Key criteria

·         Profitability. Whether less than 3 years or more than 3 year’s operations. They need to s...


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Alternative sources of finance: Acumen Fund

Posted by The Blog Administrator on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, In : Venture capital 

By: D E Wasake, Principal, Inachee.com

Basic information

Target:

Early-mid stage companies - Rarely invest in pure start-up companies.

Sector focus:

Water, Health, Agriculture, Energy, Housing, Education.

Amounts provided:

$200,000 - $2m

Funding type

Mainly shares, debt or quasi equity (loans that have features of shares)

Key criteria

Significant Social Impact
Make a product or...


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Alternative sources of finance: Accion Venture Lab

Posted by The Blog Administrator on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, In : Venture capital 

By: D E Wasake, Principal, Inachee.com

Basic information

Target:

Late Start ups.

Sector focus:

Financial services particularly those using emerging technology e.g mobile money and branchless banking, social media and cloud computing.

Amounts provided:

$100,000 - $300,000

Funding type

Mainly shares or convertible debt (loan that can be turned into shares)

Key criteria

  • Innovative...

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Alternative sources of finance: TBL Mirror Fund

Posted by The Blog Administrator on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, In : Venture capital 

By: D E Wasake, Principal, Inachee.com

Basic information

Target:

Late start ups or early to mid stage companies

Sector focus:

SMEs in various sectors with a focus on IT/Telco, Healthcare and Consumer Goods

Amounts provided:

EUR 250,000 to 3,000,000

Funding type

Venture capital

Means, rather than providing a loan, the fund takes a % of shares in the company

Key criteria

  • Potentia...

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Alternative sources of finance: Mara Launch Fund

Posted by The Blog Administrator on Thursday, September 27, 2012, In : Venture capital 
D E Wasake, Principal, Inachee Limited

Basic Information

Target:

Start ups and early stage businesses

Sector focus:

All

Amounts provided:

UGX 5,000,000- UGX 10,000,000

Funding type

Venture capital

Means, rather than providing a loan, the fund takes a % of shares in the company

Key criteria

  • Model can be repeated across Africa;
  • Profitable business within 3-5 years (exit period for f...

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Definition of Common terms

  • Venture capital: Funding available primarily for start up companies. The venture capitalist usually takes a % of shares (instead of collateral) and expects to exit in say 5-7 years from the company.
  • Private Equity. Funding available primarily for established business to grow to the next level. The private equity fund also takes a % of shares or might also offer debt or a combination of both. 
  • Equity. A % of shares in a company represents its share capital or sometimes referred to as equity.
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