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FemImpact Africa is a free, founder-first community, intelligence, and partnership platform supporting people building impact-driven startups and SMEs across female and family impacting health, climate, and wealth challenges in Africa.
We support founders on the continent and in the diaspora to:
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Decode funding and capital flows
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Access partners that unlock pilots, revenue, and scale
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Build credible, fundable businesses in African markets
ABOUT FEMIMPACT AFRICA
THE AFRICA OPPORTUNITY
By
2050
By 2050, Africa's population is projected to reach 2.5 billion, with over half under the age of 25. This presents a massive venture opportunity in sectors like digital health, femtech, fintech, agri and climate tech and sustainable consumer goods.
70% of the world's youth will be
African
in the world will be African
Africa will have 25% of the global disease burden
50% of its arable land will be at risk due to
climate change
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Our Work
& Services
We exist to solve a specific, persistent gap in the ecosystem: capital and growth. We systematically help founders move from visibility → traction → partnerships → capital, navigating diverse funding pathways, access commercial partners, and convert visibility into revenue, pilots, or investment.
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WE UNLOCK FINANCIAL & NETWORK CAPITAL
Access to connections, strategic advisory and diverse capital options to grow and succeed.
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WE BRING TOGETHER
INSPIRING INNOVATORS
Opportunities for connection and collaboration. Subscribe to be the first to hear about upcoming events to grow your network.
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WE CONSULT ON AFRICAN MARKETS & PRODUCTS
Market, trend & competitive analyses covering the people and trends shaping the future. Get the round-up in newsletter.
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Be a changemaker. Get visibility for the work you do. Make powerful connections with our community.
FOUNDER PROFILE
Joanna Bichsel
CO-FOUNDER & CEO, KASHA
Kenya | Series A
Kasha is a digital platform for last mile access to health, delivering personal care products and essential goods to women and communities across multiple markets in sub-Saharan Africa.
INVESTOR PROFILE
Paula Mokwena
CEO & HEAD OF CO-INVESTMENTS, FIREBALL VC
South Africa | Early Stage
Fireball VC is a female-led fund investing in early stage (Pre Series A / Series A / Series B) tech ventures, offering investment capital, a network of local and global co-investors and support for entrepreneurs to scale across Africa and internationally.
MARKET INSIGHTS
The Future of Female-Focused Innovation in Africa
TRENDS, CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIIES
We explore how innovations in health, climate and financial inclusion are reshaping women’s and family lives across Africa. From maternal health to agricultural technologies, discover the trends and cutting-edge, localised solutions driving fast-growing change.
Investment
Potential
Africa’s innovation sector has long been underfunded, creating a gap between available services and the continent’s needs. This disparity presents an opportunity, especially with technology offering low-cost, scalable solutions.
Enormous
potential
market
