in Africa
The ANDE East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa chapters are dedicated to building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region.
ANDE Africa Chapters serve to reinforce ANDE’s position as the leading convener of organizations supporting entrepreneurship in developing economies. Our regional efforts are centered on building robust local networks, promoting meaningful collaboration, and co-creating programs and services in partnership with members and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem.
140 of them work in Africa
The chapters conduct training sessions on investment management, SGB finance, and more.
A five-day intensive course that covers all aspects of investing in small and growing businesses (SGBs), including deal sourcing, due diligence, and exit strategies.
Focus on fostering knowledge sharing, promoting a unified performance measurement framework, and encouraging exploration of new methods and tools to enable more efficient and useful measurement practices.
This series of workshops share insights from the Argidius Foundation’s research on effective BDS programs, offering tools and resources for ESOs to maximize impact, through panel discussions and peer collaborations on applying the methodology to their ecosystem segment.
Regular events, both formal and informal, provide time for ANDE members to network, learn, and share best practices.
The ANDE Pan Africa Conference is the region’s leading convening for entrepreneurial ecosystem leaders dedicated to advancing inclusive and sustainable development through entrepreneurship.
A dynamic networking event designed to spark new connections, share insights, and foster collaboration across the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
ANDE and the IKEA Foundation launched the second phase of a partnership to improve access to finance for waste and circularity enterprises in India and Kenya.
Through the working group, members will play a pivotal role in advancing the efforts of SGBs to address climate and environmental challenges across the African region.
KIP is a partnership between ANDE, the African Management Institute, and the Walmart Foundation to boost township entrepreneurship in South Africa.
Our research initiatives build the knowledge base for SGB support organizations to improve their effectiveness and create thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems.
ANDE and Bridge for Billions have partnered to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems across Africa. The initiative will update ecosystem maps, analyze key data and provide strategic tools to improve support for small and growing businesses. As part of this initiative, a regional study will be conducted to evaluate Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), with the goal of identifying critical challenges and uncovering opportunities for enhanced collaboration within the sector.
Kenya’s waste management and circularity sector is rapidly emerging as a critical area for sustainable investment. Across the ten sub-sectors and 122 businesses identified within this space in KOIS and ANDE’s Introductory Guide to Investing in the Waste and Circularity Sector in Kenya , four key sub-sectors have demonstrated particularly high potential for investment.
ANDE’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Maps provide a never-before-seen glimpse into the players within entrepreneurial ecosystems, allowing stakeholders to access a full list of organizations supporting entrepreneurship in a given geography, including investors, donors, capacity development providers (such as accelerators, incubators, business training programs, etc.), academic institutions, government agencies, media, and more.
ANDE defines advocacy as the dynamic, systematic, and opportunistic process of persuading, partnering, and influencing relevant and clearly defined stakeholders to maximize the capacity of the SGB sector.
ANDE has joined the Foundation and Alliances Task Force under Startup20 South Africa. Startup20 serves as the official G20 Engagement Group focused on global entrepreneurship, emphasizing startups, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and innovation ecosystems.
ANDE, in collaboration with the Kenya Association of Waste Recyclers, is leading the Policy Working Group on the Circular Economy. The working group has held several meetings, including both virtual and in-person sessions. The Multisectoral Policy Working Group (PWG) on the Circular Economy brings together stakeholders to address policy barriers in the waste sector, with a focus on creating an enabling environment for circular practices. Organizations represented in the working group include VSO Kenya, TechnoServe, Kenya Climate Innovation Centre, GFS East Africa, UNICEF, Bopinc, Gjenge Makers, and CAPYEI.
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ANDE’s gender-smart ecosystem strategy is transforming support for women entrepreneurs in West Africa through collaborative design, digital innovation, and the AWA platform—bridging regional gaps and scaling inclusive solutions.
Represented by Southern Africa Regional Head Ercilia Mata Ubisse, ANDE will contribute data-driven insights and grassroots perspectives to strengthen global startup and MSME ecosystems through the G20 platform.
Learn about the immense potential of Africa’s circular economy and the opportunities it presents for Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) to innovate, create value, and address waste management challenges.
ANDE provides regular funding opportunities to both members and non-members.
We aim to both drive greater resources to organizations supporting SGBs in developing economies and ensure ANDE member expertise is leveraged efficiently. Funding opportunities are meant to spur more creative and collaborative investments in SGBs and uncover how SGBs contribute to poverty alleviation and economic growth.
