Why choose IEN Africa
#1 Trusted platform for validated startups.
Under a single dashboard, IEN Africa connects investors with viable innovative ideas that are scalable and validated by industry experts.
IEN Africa offers;
A pool of investible and professionally validated startup ventures.
Documented idea development & growth progress highlighting key iterations, milestones, and timelines.
A database of startups matching your investment criteria.
Real-time access to experts evaluation feedback.
Investing at the start of a founder’s journey is a front-row seat to the future.
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Co-invest
Access co-investment and founder engagement opportunities, so that you can back up the people, sectors and ideas which resonate most with your investment profile.
Increased willingness to invest
Diversify into high-potential returns from seed stage investing and enjoy exposure to the world’s most promising startups.
Private messaging
Send direct messages, receive email notifications, and maintain a log of discussions to ensure everyone is on the same page.
An end-to-end innovation management solution
When you invest in IEN Africa startups, you are backing well-supported innovators with the vision and ability to create opportunities and deliver exceptional growth over the long term.
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In order to unlock the startup-grid-lock in Africa, IEN Africa is helping angel investors and venture capitalists to collaborate with vetted and promising startups.
IEN Africa Value-Added Benefits: Access validated startups profile vetted by industry experts.
With a community of ecosystem mentors and industry experts, IEN Africa support the startups navigate fundamental shifts in their innovation journey and avoid the usual “startup-grid-lock”. We do this by supporting the startups’ to document and develop growth strategies, resources acquisition capabilities, and new business models to scale their innovative ideas using our end-to-end digital innovation management solution.
Documented
IEN Africa software easily provides investors with tidy, clean and well documented startup records for due diligence.
Vetted
Invest in vetted startups that have successfully passed our comprehensive and structured due diligence process.
Validated
Leveraging IEN Africa deep network of professional ecosystem support experts to validate promising startups.
Scalable
IEN Africa platform enables investors to select the most transformative startups capable of rapid market adoption.