Chanzo Capital

www.chanzocapital.com

VCMatch tracks Chanzo Capital as an investor focused on Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, and Healthtech companies, Seed and Series A rounds, Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria markets, and $50k to $5m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$50k to $5m

Stages

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth

Focus Areas

Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Healthtech

Geography

Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria

Investment Thesis

Chanzo Capital operates on a holistic investment model that goes beyond traditional capital provision. The firm believes in investing ‘Capital, Capacity and Community’ in high-growth technology startups and scaleups across Africa’s digital economy leaders. Their philosophy emphasizes developing portfolio companies through strengthened leadership, corporate governance, and organizational restructuring, while simultaneously building the broader African tech ecosystem through community-building initiatives like Angel Fair Africa.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Chanzo Capital is most relevant for founders raising Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds in Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Healthtech, and Edtech, especially across Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria, with public check-size signals around $50k to $5m.

Focus statement

Chanzo Capital invests in high-tech startups and scaleups across Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa (the 'KINGS' of Africa's digital economy), deploying capital from Seed ($50K-$500K) through Series A-C ($500K-$5M) stages.

Value Add

Three-pillar investment approach: Capital, Capacity, and Community - not just funding but active management development and ecosystem building
Geographic focus on the 'KINGS' - the five countries representing the core of Africa's digital economy
Angel Fair Africa flagship event, which has facilitated $23M in investments and achieved 1 exit over six years
Deep operational expertise from Managing Partner Eric Osiakwan with 25 years across 32 African countries and pioneer background in African ISPs and infrastructure
Active capacity-building through strengthening senior management teams and introducing corporate governance structures
Ecosystem-level commitment evidenced by co-founding angelafrica.net, an Africa-wide angel investor network