Zephyr Acorn

Zephyr Acorn provides equity financing and business support to innovative early-stage companies in East Africa. Since its inception in 1994, Zephyr has sponsored and/or managed 26 investment funds in both public and private securities markets representing approximately $1.2 billion in combined commitments and assets under management. Zephyr has active funds across India, Sri Lanka and Africa

Investor Funding Goals

We are typically a company's first institutional capital and seek to invest across the following themes: (i) digitization of traditional business models, (ii) use of technology to enhance productivity and deliver cost-effective products and services, (iii) innovation in the distribution or delivery of products and services, and (iv) inclusion of new customer segments with new products and services. We seek to partner with entrepreneurs who are passionate about a big idea, committed, adaptable,

Services Besides Funding?

Business Support

Year
1994
Countries
Djibouti
Eritrea
Uganda
Tanzania
Burundi
Madagascar
Mauritius
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Sectors
Financial & FinTech
Mobility, Transport & Logistics
Capital Types
Equity
Provider Types
Private Equity