Youth leaders bring a fresh perspective to solving their community’s challenges. They have a unique lens on the world and its possibilities, and they bring that optimistic energy into their ventures.

However, they often lack the connections, experiences and financial histories to access the mentorship and capital they need to support their initiatives. Umsizi provides stipend support for Africans starting ventures on the continent, and connects them with partners, funders, mentors and employers.

Our partners have the ambitious goal of changing the world around them for the better. They are building user-centered products and creating strong teams with the capacity to scale innovations across countries and markets.

Umsizi has the ability to invest where other funders may be limited by internal restrictions, and we trust our partners to decide where and how capital is deployed. Our unrestricted funds have been used to drive experiments, invest in managerial capacity and more.

Umsizi is committed to investing 100% of our foundation assets in investments that align with our impact goals. The fund managers and small businesses we invest in support life-changing impact while delivering positive financial returns.

We partner with like-minded investors to provide capital and advice to start-up businesses primarily in agriculture, health, and education to employment sectors.