Investing in African possibility.

Pitch us →Our thesis
530M+
Consumers across 5 target markets
7.1%
East Africa GDP growth '24–'27
$250K
Maximum check size
Why Kazana
We don't just invest.
We open Ethiopia.
The fund that turns your check into a gateway to East Africa's fastest-growing market.
Capital

$100K – $250K checks

Pre-seed and seed. Fast decisions. We move when we believe in the team.

Gateway

Your door into Ethiopia

120M+ people. First-mover access to banking, telecom, and capital markets that just opened.

Network

On-the-ground relationships

Warm intros, regulatory unblocks, and partners who know the terrain.

Conviction

Industry agnostic

Fintech, agritech, healthtech, cleantech. We follow founders, not categories.

The Ethiopia opportunity is now.
130M+ people. 70% under 30. Median age is 19. Untapped.
01

Banking opens up

Private banks licensed in 2022. Millions entering formal finance for the first time.

02

Telecom unlocked

Safaricom ended the state monopoly. Mobile-first infrastructure moving fast.

03

Retail opens to foreign capital

Ethiopia lifted its decades-long ban on foreign investment in retail, wholesale, and import/export in 2024. A 130M+ consumer market is now in play.

04

Africa's fastest-growing major economy

9.2% GDP growth for 2024/25 and 2025/26 — among the highest sustained rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. Compounding from a ~$120B base, not a frontier rounding error.

Companies we've backed.
01
Cleantech

Kubik

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02
Automotive

Okoa

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03
Agritech

KaFresh

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Ready to build with us?

We invest $100K–$250K at pre-seed and seed. Strong team, real market, East Africa focus.

Check size$100K – $250K
StagePre-seed · Seed

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