Access capital

Your gateway to capital and investment readiness.

Prepare your business, structure what you need, build the evidence, and connect to the grants, debt, equity or blended finance that actually fits your stage — without any promise of guaranteed funding.

Where you stand

Your capital readiness, in a sentence.

"Good progress, with a few key improvements needed." That's a real read on your financial fundamentals, governance, market case and evidence confidence — specific enough to act on today.

Business fundamentals

Revenue, margins, growth trend
Good

Governance

Structure, decision-making, records
Needs work

Market opportunity

Size, demand, competitive position
Strong

Evidence confidence

How well your claims are backed up
Needs attention
Your capital need

Say what you need, plainly.

Amount

How much, in your own currency, no ranges guessed.

Purpose

What the money is actually for.

Timing

When you need it, and how urgent that is.

Instrument

Grant, debt, equity, or a mix — and what that means for you.

Funding pathways

Four routes, explained in plain terms.

Grants

Non-dilutive funding for innovation and impact — you keep full ownership

Debt

Growth loans and working capital, repaid over time with interest

Equity

Investment for scale — investors take a share of ownership

Blended finance

A mix of the above, structured for greater impact
Matched to you

Every match comes with a reason.

"Strong match — AfriInvest funds early-stage agriculture and food businesses with ticket sizes between $100K and $1M, and your revenue stage and sector line up well."

AfriInvest — Growth Equity

Focus: agriculture, food systems · Ticket: $100K–$1M
High fit

Novastar Ventures — Early Stage VC

Focus: tech, digital solutions · Ticket: $200K–$2M
Good fit
Your capital journey

Six steps, in order.

Assess

Establish your starting readiness.

Prepare

Close the gaps that matter most.

Package

Build your case and data room.

Connect

Get matched to the right providers.

Diligence

Answer what the provider needs to know.

Decision

Track status through to a real outcome.

Get investment-ready before the pitch.

Your Enterprise ID already has most of what a capital case needs.

Prepare for Capital