The African Start-Up Matching Fund
Double or triple your investment
Your High-Impact
Co-investment
Solution
Catalytic Africa is a matching fund by the African Business Angels Network (ABAN) and AfriLabs that aims to strengthen African startups, innovation hubs, and angel investors while delivering impact results to institutional funders.
We co-invest with angel investors in innovative startups with matching funds in the form of a grant.
Matching
Ratio
The maximum financing from the matching fund is €60,000 per transaction.
2:1
If the business angel invests an amount less or equal to €10,000, then the matching fund will double the amount of funding the startup receives from the angel investors.
3:1
If the business angel invests more than €10,000, then the matching fund will triple the amount of funding the startup receives from the angel investors.
Program
Objectives
Increase the investment made by angel investors in African start-ups.
Strengthen African angel networks and innovation hubs.
Fund African startups with innovative digital solutions & measurable impact.
Present reliable ecosystem data, insights, and impact reporting for all stakeholders.
How Does
Catalytic
Africa Work?
1. Registration
Fill in the registration form. All stakeholders have to register, whether you are a start-up, an innovation hub, an angel network, or an angel investor.
2. Submit matching application
The investors, members of an ABAN local angel network, after investing in a startup supported by an AfriLabs hub, apply for matching funds.
3. Application review
The application will be examined to ensure it meets the eligibility criteria and compliance requirements.
4. Matching application approved or rejected
If your application is approved, the funds will be disbursed.
5. Progress report
The hub that supports the startup will report monthly to Catalytic Africa on the progress of the startup.
Funds are
Distributed as
Follows:
82.5%
of the matching funds is paid to the startup.
10%
of the matching funds is paid to the hub to provide follow-on support to the startup and report on its progress.
5%
is allocated to Catalytic Africa administration.
2.5%
is paid to the local Angel Network that the angel investors are members of.
Who is Eligible?
Startups
Registered in a hub member of the AfriLabs network
Other Requirements
- Be at least at the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage.
- Have secured investment from eligible angel investors
Innovation Hubs
Local Angel Networks
Registered in ABAN Angel Network.
Angel Investors
Registered in a Local Angel Network of ABAN network.
Where We Are In Africa?
in more than 34 countries around Africa
ABAN registered networks & AfriLabs registered hubs across the continent.
Catalytic Africa is an initiative by
ABAN and AfriLabs and supported by AFD & Digital Africa
