Investing in High-Growth SMEs in Secondary cities (West & Central Africa), with a gender lens (Page Previously Aduna Capital)

Africa
Joined November 2023
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From clean energy to climate-smart agriculture, Kaduna’s climate innovators are building solutions that matter. At our Climate Innovation Showcase with @SabouCapital, founders pitched their ventures and received practical feedback to help them grow and become investment-ready. – at Formal, Nigeria
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We launched our report on what it takes to build pipeline and invest in West African secondary market at our private event in London last week. 🇬🇧✨ So now, we’re bringing the party to you. 🥳 Download the report here: saboucapital.com/beyond-the-…
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It was lovely having you around. Thank you for being there
Still building, never resting. Well done @SabouCapital for bringing together so many inspiring people 👏🏿
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Last week, our partners @Surayyah__ahmad and Estelle Koné were in London with a small group of investors, partners and friends for an evening of good conversation and the launch of our first field report. Thank you to everyone who came, we had such an amazing time with you.
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Today, we celebrate the unbroken resilience of everyone working to build a better future and a lasting legacy for generations to come. Happy 66th Independence Day, Nigeria!🇳🇬
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Sabou Capital’s Surayyah Ahmad and Estelle Kone were on the ground at #UNGA, connecting with global innovators and aligning partnerships for greater impact.
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At Kuramo Capital’s Sub-Saharan Africa Day, Surayyah Ahmad, Managing Partner at Sabou Capital, joined Ife Adebayo, Yinka Adegboye of BOI, and Olu Oyinsan of Oui Capital for a conversation on unlocking investment and innovation across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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We are happy to have @Surayyah__ahmad, Managing Partner of @Saboucapital joining our speaker lineup at #AESIS2026! Get your ticket today at africainvestorsummit.com to be part of her session on “Exits That Actually Happened”, powered by @ABANAngels & @VC4A_Africa. @OxfordSBS
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The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture puts post-harvest tomato losses at 45% of a 3.9 million tonne harvest. Lost to storage, to roads, to the distance between a farm and the people who need its produce.
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Tomato Jos refused the trip. The processing plant sits at Kangimi, on the same land the company's tomatoes come out of. Tomatoes go from field to sachet in a day, because there is nowhere far to go.
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Sabou Capital put $2 million of impact-linked debt behind a business that built where the crop was, not where the capital already sits.
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Our friends at @StartupSouthNg are mobilising a ₦30M founder Prize Pool and your startup could be what's NXT. Compete for a share of the ₦30M. A short application extension is now open till Sept. 13. Use it. Apply: offchartnxt.startupsouth.org… #OffChartNXT
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We’re joining @StartupSouthNg as a VC Partner! At Sabou Capital, we’re looking forward to engaging founders building what’s NXT and contributing to the conversations shaping Africa’s emerging innovation ecosystems.
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We’re looking for a Communications Intern. If that’s you, please apply here- bit.ly/SabouJobOpenings RT and share this with someone who needs to see this 💙
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Happy Democracy Day Nigeria
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Eid Mubarak 🌙✨
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Nigeria’s tomato industry is worth billions yet most of the paste on shelves is imported. That’s changing and we backed Tomato Jos to help make that change happen Read all about it here- saboucapital.com/sabou-capit…
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Sabou Capital backs high-growth tech-enabled SMEs in secondary cities and regions across West and Central Africa. Backed by the @mastercardfoundation @africagrowthfund
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Deploying $300K–$2M across Agriculture, Healthcare, Logistics & Mobility, Fintech, and Climate Tech in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and outside Lagos in Nigeria. If you’re building for these markets, we want to hear from you
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We're growing, and we're looking for a risk manager, an investments manager, a legal and compliance manager and a portfolio monitoring manager to join our team. Read the job description and apply here- bit.ly/SabouJobOpenings RT and share this with someone
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