Investing in Africa’s most innovative and promising early-stage entrepreneurs

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Earldom Group SME Growth Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Early-stage entrepreneurs across the region are creating innovative online and offline models responding to critical products and service needs.

Capitalizing on Earldom Group’s pioneering presence in African entrepreneurship ecosystems since 2020, Earldom Group SME Growth Fund is profoundly an African investor bringing smart capital for entrepreneurs and providing them access to pan-African and international support.

Our blended entrepreneur-focused approach, backed by major corporate and institutional investors, is what helps us create prosperous partnership opportunities and paths to exit for the companies we support.

What we are looking for

We believe talent and opportunities are uniformly distributed across the Continent and we support entrepreneurs across all sectors. To be eligible for funding from Earldom Group SME Growth Fund, you should possess the following.

TALENTED & AMBITIOUS TEAMS

PRODUCTS & SERVICES IN STRONG DEMAND

SCALABLE INNOVATION WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE

POST-REVENUE COMPANIES WITH DEMONSTRATED GROWTH

What we offer

EARLY-STAGE CAPITAL

Our initial investments range from $5k to $2m. As long-term partners, we like to reinvest in our portfolio companies when it makes sense.

FLEXIBLE TERMS

We like leading terms to help founders syndicate rounds and foreign investors navigate Africa’s uniqueness, but we are happy to participate in any deal where we can add value.

LOCAL SUPPORT

Our presence spans 25+ countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and can help you expand in neighboring countries, recruit talents or find local expertise…

GLOBAL REACH

We are a team of former entrepreneurs and experienced investors providing hands-on support and access to international networks leveraging our 250,000-strong community.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

We connect you to corporate and institutional partners across industries and sectors to accelerate your development.