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African Impact Initiative

African Impact Initiative

Overview

African Impact Initiative is a non-profit organization and investment firm that supports early-stage African entrepreneurs through its venture investment arm, the African Impact Fund, and its accelerator program, the African Impact Challenge.

Year Founded

2016

Portfolio Companies

3

Investments

African Impact Initiative investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Pana+CareDec 2025SAFELead
Telemedan-AcceleratorCo-investor
SnooCODE-AcceleratorCo-investor

Key People

Efosa KC Obano

Founder

Maryam Ebrahim

Digital Health Founder AIC 2026

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersToronto
Year Founded2016

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