• Capacity Development Provider
RENEW is an impact investment and advisory firm that manages and serves the Impact Angel Network, a global network of investors who seek to make both social impact and financial returns on their investments in Africa. RENEW's largest office is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where it manages its investment operations. The RENEW team is made up of financial analysts, lawyers and business consultants with extensive experience in Africa. RENEW reduces the costs and risks of investing in developing and emerging countries by partnering with the development community, having a dedicated presence on the ground, managing an exceptional local network, using innovative structures and investment instruments, and providing hands-on consulting to our investments.
  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature
  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Online / mobile
    • Direct Consulting Services
    • Seat on the Board
    • Co-working space
    • Cohort or group support
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support
    • Talent Placement
  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Marketing support or market research
    • Building HR capacity
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Financial management
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Governance structure
    • Investor showcases
    • Due diligence
  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
    • Debt
  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Invest Directly
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship
  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sector agnostic
  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
  • Impact objectives

    • Employment generation
    • Health improvement
    • Income/productivity growth