Taking the pain out of doing deals in Africa
ICA links growth-oriented southern African businesses with impact investors and promotes deal-making through our events and direct matchmaking.
We concentrate on post-revenue growth businesses looking to raise capital ranging from $250,000 to $10 million.
Are you:
- Struggling to find growth phase businesses with the right ticket size?
Looking for enterprises that can truly deliver impact at scale? - Finding interesting businesses only to discover they aren’t investment ready?
- Eager to explore new markets but worried the research and set-up costs are too high to take the leap?
We can help.
How does Impact Capital Africa work for investors?
With long-standing and extensive networks, Impact Capital Africa can be your team-on-the-ground. Our networks can be your networks.
Contact us for more information on the programmes we’re currently running, and upcoming investment-focused events in Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa.
Proactive identification of investment ready SMEs
ICA consistently works to identify businesses that are investment ready, or near investment ready. We are always building our pipeline of innovative, growth-stage enterprises to present to investors.
Connect at ICA Events
We work with corporate and donor partners across southern Africa to create dynamic, engaging, deal-focused events.
In 2025 we have a few events planned, including Zambia in June 2025, South Africa later in the year, and smaller community gatherings throughout the year.
Investment match-making
ICA categorises impact investors and tracks their interests and priorities to facilitate match-making with businesses, speeding up deal times by prioritising those most likely to receive a positive reaction from the investor community.
Access market data & information
ICA’s established position and extensive relationships in Zambia keep us up to date on sector-specific market behaviours.
We consult to investors and financiers at competitive rates with market knowledge that will inform investment decisions.
What makes Impact Capital Africa different?
Working with local partners, we proactively source and hand-pick the most exciting impact investment opportunities. We ensure they are investment-ready (or very near ready) by matching them with the best technical assistance and investment advisors. We:
- Actively seek out the best impact enterprises
- Know the SMEs, supporting and following their progress
- Have relationships with the investment advisors who support them
- Partner with donor-funded organisations to facilitate access to affordable technical assistance
Most importantly, we act as a catalyst to bring everyone together as one cohesive ecosystem.
Investors benefit by being able to explore this investment-ready pipeline long before meeting impact businesses face to face, saving time and money in sourcing new projects and maximising the chance of closing successful deals.
We believe in the power of technology to make things work efficiently. But we also believe in doing things personally which makes Impact Starter very different from other online investment platforms.
