Invest in Innovative Africa (i2Africa) is a social enterprise that empowers young African entrepreneurs and serve start-up businesses in Africa through mentoring, flexible space, access to a network of resources including finance and other business services designed to accelerate their success, and create jobs and revenue for Africa. i2Africa serves to increase investment in Africa by providing ad
visory and consultancy services to prospective investors and linking them to start-up businesses. We aim to increase direct private investment in Africa, create more sustainable jobs, transfer new technologies’ and skills, and realize Africa’s true economic and human potential over the next few decades. Our vision is to be the leading entrepreneurship, innovation and investment center in Africa. i2Africa aims at achieving the following goals:
• Cultivate entrepreneurship culture in African youth.
• Contribute to Africa’s economic and human potential growth.
• Assist in the formation of new businesses, both technology and non- technology businesses, in Africa, and aid in their successful development.
• Create good paying and sustainable jobs in Africa.
• Position African youth to take advantage of the new business opportunities that may be generated by the local and national governments.
• Provide experiential learning opportunities and internships for students and faculty that will complement programs in learning institutions in Africa.
• Expand the opportunities for higher learning institutions to partner and engage with the local communities and the respective local and national governments. Coaching and mentoring
2. Technology Commercialization
4. Funding for companies
5. Education and events
6. Peer-to-peer networking
7. Investment advisory services
