Sahara Impact Ventures

Accra-based gender-lens venture capital fund investing in early-stage African businesses, predominantly in…

African HQ: Ghana

Ghana,Nigeria

2 Portfolio Companies

Investment Range

Up to $400k

Typical check size per portfolio investment

Instruments

Equity

Structure of deployed capital

Technical Assistance

Financial Capital Only

Direct capital deployment focus

Target Stages

Seed

Series A

Company maturity & growth phase

About the Funder

Accra-based gender-lens venture capital fund investing in early-stage African businesses, predominantly in West Africa, across food systems, clean energy and increased access.

Investment Thesis & Eligibility

Target Entities

Companies

Mandate & Scope

Focused on catalytic equity or debt investment to scale market-leading businesses.

Regional & Geographic Scope

Active mandate covering Ghana, Nigeria. Operates across 2 African countries including Ghana, Nigeria. African headquarters in Ghana.

Portfolio & Backed Ventures (2)

Verified Backed

Agriarche

Agri-commerce platform optimising food supply chains with sourcing, logistics and finance for farmers, aggregators and processors.

NigeriaProfile

Wahu Mobility

Accra-based e-mobility company that designs and locally assembles connected electric bikes for African roads at Ghana's first EV CKD plant, leasing them to riders and fleets with fleet-management and rider support.

GhanaProfile

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At-a-Glance DetailsVenture Capital

Ticket SizeUp to $400k

InstrumentsEquity

Tech AssistanceNo

StagesSeed, Series A

Invests InCompanies

African HQGhana

Focus Sectors

Agriculture