Insight & Impact with Pension Funds: Financing Africa from Within
Africa’s pension funds hold up to $2 trillion, yet most allocate under 1% to private capital.
Building Pathways to Dignified Work
How Sabou Capital is Unlocking Economic Growth for Young Women and Youth Across West and Central Africa
Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund Releases New Learning Book on Services and Job Creation
We’re excited to share Book Two of our Learning Series, Investing for Impact: Designing and Delivering Services to Facilitate Job Creation. This is the second in a four-part collection that captures what we’re learning as we build a new kind of fund in Africa, focusing on how the design and delivery of services around investment determines whether capital creates dignified, sustainable employment.
Côte d’Ivoire Positions Itself as a Regional Hub for Fund Domiciliation to Unlock Private Capital
Policymakers, regulators, and investors convened in Abidjan to discuss regulatory reforms and market structures needed to make Côte d’Ivoire a competitive fund domiciliation destination.
Financing Africa from Within: Why Ghana’s Fund Domiciliation Moment Matters
Africa’s early-stage investment landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by founders who possess deep local knowledge and investors who understand the continent’s structural realities. At Chui Ventures, our thesis is built on a simple but powerful principle: African problems are best solved by African founders and the most catalytic capital is local capital.
Five35 Ventures’ Portfolio to Catalyse Further Job Creation as Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund Anchors New Phase of Growth
Five35 Ventures’ investments have already generated more than 1,400 jobs across Africa and attracted over USD $75 million in follow-on capital. Building on this momentum, in October 2025, the Pan-African, female-focused venture capital fund secured an anchor investment from the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) Mauritius Foundation, Fund Manager of the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund.
The Power of Local Capital Backing Local Founder
Africa’s early-stage investment landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by founders who possess deep local knowledge and investors who understand the continent’s structural realities. At Chui Ventures, our thesis is built on a simple but powerful principle: African problems are best solved by African founders and the most catalytic capital is local capital.
SEFAA Strengthens Its Mission to Transform Agricultural Livelihoods Across Africa
The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund is proud to support the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), managed by Sahel Capital, as it deepens its efforts to unlock opportunities for smallholder farmers and agri-SMEs across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Investing for Impact: Lessons from the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund
We’re excited to share Book One of our Learning Series — Moving Capital to Investment Vehicles. This is the first in a four-part collection that captures what we’re learning as we build a new kind of fund in Africa.
Jackie’s Story: The Power of Market Access and Ecosystem Support
Jackie’s journey is a powerful example of how impact investing can create meaningful change. By linking small-scale producers to formal market channels, strategic investments not only elevate individual livelihoods but also foster broader community resilience.
