Alibaba Foundation is a non-profit foundation jointly established by Alibaba Group and its subsidiaries. It was registered with China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs in December 2011. The foundation is part of Alibaba’s broader social responsibility and philanthropic ecosystem. In Africa, the foundation’s recorded activity is entirely grant-based. Its disclosed investments span South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt, with a focus on health tech, services and marketplaces, e-commerce and retail, logistics and supply chain, and edtech. Based on the available records, it has participated in six funding rounds between November 2021 and December 2025, including support for nuvoteQ, Purelife Health, Solutech, WellaHealth, and PraxiLabs.