AFI connects global private capital to Africa’s most innovative startups. Our work ensures that an ecosystem’s next billion enables the continent’s transformation.

Our communities are jigsaws where successful business needs strong communities, and strong communities need successful businesses.Local Works helps clients to clearly define their piece(s) of the jigsaw, who they need to connect with and how to achieve their goals and objectives. The result… smarter connections, better business, better bottom line, better place to live, learn, play and earn.

Local Works helps clients to clearly define their piece(s) of the jigsaw, who they need to connect with and how to achieve their goals and objectives. The result… smarter connections, better business, better bottom line, better place to live, learn, play and earn.

<p>The Artha Venture Challenge supports early stage social entrepreneurs in India who are given the opportunity to pitch for up to INR 6 million of funding if matched with the equivalent or more in co-investment. Artha may either lead or simply match any transaction. In addition, the selected enterprises get access to business support, networks and mentoring. The challenge also involves Villgro which provides the incubation support, mentoring and networking support.</p>

Lightrock India oversees and manages investment vehicles focused on early stage small and medium-sizeds in India that seek commercial returns in sectors providing essential services and increasing market access to underserved communities. It provides early stage venture capital to teams building innovative, disruptive businesses that provide access to capital, markets, and essential services and invests across stages with a strong thematic focus and a systemic lens towards building ecosystems.
Lightrock India manages investments of SONG, LGT Impact, Aspada and Lightrock.

<p>Atma is an accelerator for NGOs and social enterprises working in the education sector in India, with the vision to make quality education accessible to all children. Through its Accelerator Programme, Atma builds the capacity of NGOs and social enterprises with 1,200 hours of support, a partnership manager and three skilled volunteers per year. Organisations selected for the Accelerator Programme receive three years of consultancy support in 10 organisational development areas, including administration, finance, fundraising, monitoring &amp; evaluation, human resources, governance, leadership, strategy, development, programmes and marketing, as well as linkages to potential funders. To further enhance their operational capabilities Atma also conducts one-off trainings and workshops in various areas.</p>

Ankur Capital is an early stage VC firm which provides financial and technical support to seed stage companies in agriculture, healthcare, skill development and education. Ankur deploys between INR 5 million and 40 million and helps portfolio companies to raise additional capital from other investors.

BlueOrchard is an impact investment fund manager. It makes impact investments across a various range of asset classes and across a variety of sectors. To date, BlueOrchard has invested USD 4 billion in 350 institutions across 70 countries.

The Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship provides grants to social enterprises in health, education and agriculture, employs educational programmes to prepare youth to lead social enterprises and offers a fellowship programme.

Elevar Equity provides venture capital to entrepreneurs active in low-income markets.

Endeva's expertise lies in consulting, facilitation, and research services working with companies, donors, governments and NGOs. Endeva focuses on supporting the development of inclusive business models and ecosystems aiming to include low-income people into value chains.