FMO has entered a three-year partnership with the Africa Early-Stage Investor Summit (AESIS) to strengthen collaboration, knowledge sharing and capital mobilisation across Africa’s early-stage investment ecosystem, supporting the long-term growth of innovative businesses across the continent.
The partnership is designed to extend AESIS beyond its annual summit by creating a year-round platform for investor coordination, market development and knowledge exchange. Through the collaboration, FMO will support initiatives aimed at addressing key challenges facing Africa’s investment ecosystem, including fragmented markets, limited investor collaboration, transparency around exits and liquidity, and barriers to recycling investment capital.
As part of the agreement, the partners will introduce a range of year-round engagement activities, including AESIS Talks, investor meetups, webinars, masterclasses, thematic roundtables and office hours for Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs). The programme will strengthen collaboration between venture funds, development finance institutions, angel investors and other ecosystem stakeholders while increasing attention on frontier and underserved markets.
The partnership will also generate research and knowledge resources, including benchmarking reports, investor learning summaries and market diagnostics, providing investors with practical insights to support informed decision-making and encourage stronger investment across Africa’s startup ecosystem.
By fostering greater collaboration, improving access to knowledge and encouraging more resilient capital flows, FMO and AESIS aim to strengthen Africa’s early-stage investment landscape and create an environment where startups and entrepreneurs can access the funding needed to scale sustainable businesses.
