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Baobab Network is an early stage investor and accelerator focused on African startups. According to its official site, Baobab describes itself as Africa's leading accelerator and provides funding, hands on support, and access to a global network to help founders scale. The firm is based in Africa and works with a carefully selected portfolio of high potential startups on the continent. Baobab Network invests early in technology driven ventures in Africa. Public information and recent activity show investments at the venture stage in several African markets, including Kenya, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Its portfolio in 2024 includes iFunza in Kenya in the education technology space, Swyft in Cameroon in logistics and supply chain, and Scandium in Nigeria in developer tools and cloud, each backed with a 100 thousand dollar round, for a total of 300 thousand dollars invested across three funding rounds in that period. Baobab Network positions itself as sector agnostic, backing early stage ventures across Africa while providing capital of 100 thousand dollars per startup through its accelerator model. Alongside funding, it offers hands on operational support and access to a global community of investors and partners, with the goal of helping founders build scalable, high impact businesses on the continent.
