The Empower Africa Business Platform is Now Live !!!
The move marks a significant milestone for the region’s startup ecosystem as Antler seeks to empower aspiring entrepreneurs and drive innovation by providing essential financial support and mentorship.
The $60 million Fund is specifically earmarked to invest in early-stage startups with exceptional promise and potential across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, fintech, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence.
North Africa has increasingly gained traction as a fertile ground for startups and innovation, with many entrepreneurs tackling complex challenges and developing disruptive solutions.
With Antler’s entry into the scene, aspiring founders can now access the resources and support needed to turn their visionary ideas into reality.
Antler adopts a unique approach to investing by building companies from the ground up, providing selected founders with an initial capital injection and an immersive program that offers hands-on support, mentorship, and access to a vast global network of experts and investors.

Sahel Capital, a specialist investment manager in sub‑Saharan Africa’s food and agriculture sectors, recently provided a loan of $590,000 to Rasad Nigeria through its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA).

Impact Fund Denmark has committed $22.5 million to African agribusiness group ETG as part of a $600 million sustainability-linked loan designed to strengthen agricultural value chains in Africa while advancing measurable environmental and social outcomes.

The International Finance Corporation has proposed an equity investment of up to $50 million in the Universal Green Energy Access Programme, a fund seeking to expand financing for distributed renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa.