Africa Jobs Fund
Africa Jobs Fund has backed at least 1 African startup.
- Philanthropic Venture Builder
- Africa
- africajobsfund.com ↗
- Portfolio companies
- 1
- Latest deal Sep 2026
Investment thesis
Africa Jobs Fund is a philanthropic venture builder housed at Renaissance Philanthropy. It incubates founders and funds existing organisations to create high-productivity jobs for Africans through export manufacturing and international labour mobility. It supports both for-profit and nonprofit organisations, primarily with concessional debt and revenue-based financing, using equity or grants only exceptionally. Its published model combines scoping investments of up to US$100,000 with scale-up investments of US$100,000 to US$1 million where appropriate, alongside industry expertise and hands-on support.
From Africa Jobs Fund's own description
Stated focus sectors
Stated investment stages
- Funding Round
Portfolio preview1 of 1
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Velocity Recruitment · Kenya |
Frequently asked about Africa Jobs Fund
- Which startups has Africa Jobs Fund invested in?
- Africa Jobs Fund has backed at least 1 African startup, including Velocity.
- Which sectors does Africa Jobs Fund invest in?
- Its portfolio spans Language Learning and Recruitment.
Africa Jobs Fund portfolio1 company · newest round first
Showing 1 of 1 portfolio companies. Round and amount are the round Africa Jobs Fund joined.
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Velocity Recruitment · Kenya |
Frequent co-investors
Who invests alongside Africa Jobs Fund? Pro shows frequent co-investors, how many rounds they shared, and the deals behind each connection.
Only investors in the same funding round count as co-investors. Shared portfolio companies alone do not establish a joint investment.
