Anza Holdings

Anza is a mission-driven investment firm transforming early-stage venture funding across Southern and Eastern Africa. We exist to close the critical financing gap that holds back Africa’s most promising tech entrepreneurs—and in doing so, unlock scalable solutions for the continent’s most urgent challenges. Backed by a proven track record and deeply rooted in the ecosystems we serve, Anza provides catalytic capital to startups at the seed and early-growth stages. We are distinguished not only by our capital but by our integrated platform of enablement: alongside our Fund Manager, the group owns the SA Innovation Summit, the TechTribe Accelerator, and the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS)—giving us unrivalled access to pipeline, talent, and IP-driven deal flow across the region.

Anza’s first fund has already validated our model i) Invested in 14 high-growth African startups, ii) Attracted follow-on funding that more than doubled our initial investment, iii) Enabled creation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs and iv) Achieved our 25% female founder target.

Now, with Seed Fund II, we are raising $15 million to scale our impact, deepen our portfolio, and offer investors early exposure to Africa’s next generation of globally relevant tech ventures.