To inspire and build global companies with undiscovered Pan-African founders by turning Africa's problems into global solutions and challenging the status quo to change the African narrative.
We imagine an Africa where founders
in our studio look to defy the gravitational pull of
a lack of resources to attain their
goals and help
others along the way.
United, we forge change across Africa. Innovators, educators, entrepreneurs, or passionate individuals—all can shape our future. Join and be the transformation.
At Amaete Venture Studios, building and running companies is in our DNA. We hand-build 3-4 companies a year and co-found and invest in select businesses.
Our venture studio model excels because of our resources, network, capital, and a proven process that supports entrepreneurs – allowing them to focus on what they do best – building companies.
Champion founders & studio skills across all business needs.
Hand-building software and tech-enabled companies and investing in Pre-Seed to Seed.
Rapid ideation and business building across all phases - from seed to scale.
We research macro changes & the resulting opportunities, mapping our themes back to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Across all
disciplines
Focused, rapid, iterative. Validating along the way.
In-house & strategic l
partners
Select, high conviction l
companies.
Across all
disciplines
In-house & strategic l
partners
Focused, rapid, iterative. Validating along the way.
Select, high conviction l
companies.
A team of builders with a deep understanding of what makes a company successful and scalable.
Our relationship with the studio gives us ongoing operating experience, flexing a muscle that most investors let atrophy.
We've got key distribution partners to reduce execution risk.
Seasoned group of investors who have been through multiple cycles and understand the white spaces that are poised for growth.
We are industry agnostic, though we prefer some spaces than others: SaaS, Digital Consumer Products, Fintech, Web3, Gaming, and eSports are some of those areas.
In the competitive early-stage space, this means we reach fact-based decisions quickly so we don’t lose out on deals.
We care - Our companies profoundly affect lives and we care deeply about our impact. Putting ourselves in the shoes of the people who work for us and use our products helps us build better companies and products that positively impact our communities and partners.
Share your ideas, how you feel, and encourage others to do the same. We share in each other’s successes and failures.
Openness is root level for us. Information is open internally by default and sharing is the first principle. And we understand that speaking your mind requires equal parts brains (what to say), thoughtfulness (when to say it), and caring (how it’s said).
Find something positive in every situation and every person. Look for humor and lightness, even in challenging situations.
Embrace imperfection and the unpredictable. Be willing to see something from a different angle, and be open to doing things a different way.
Focus on momentum towards the greater vision. Build something that will outlast every one of us.
We spend a huge amount of our time at work. So the more that time doesn’t feel like “work,” the better. We can be serious, without taking ourselves too seriously. We strive to put what’s right for the team first – whether in a meeting room or on a football pitch
Customers are our lifeblood. Without happy customers, we’re doomed. So considering the customer perspective - collectively, not just a handful - comes first.
A: While each relationship is different, we typically offer the following perks:
• Salary + benefits
• Access to our studio for services
• Initial capital and assistance in finding additional capital
• Founder equity in future company
