ABAN

ABAN is a Mauritian non-profit organization headquartered in Mauritius that develops infrastructure to support angel investors across Africa.

Here are key aspects of the company:

• Mission & Impact: Increase the pool of angel investors supporting entrepreneurs in Africa with a target of $100 Million invested in at least 500 startups to create over 10,000 jobs annually.
• Investment Scale: Over the past decade, mobilized $35 million into more than 1,200 early-stage startups, with more than 50% of angels actively investing in sectors like climate-smart agriculture, digital trade, technology, healthcare, education, clean energy, smart cities, and sports & creatives.
• Cross-Border Platform: Launched the Catalytic Africa matching fund and cross-border vehicle ABAIV since 2022 to mobilize 10× capital for startups in 15+ countries through a co-investment platform built with AfriLabs.
• Services & Support: Provide investor training, network development, co-investment facilitation, best-practice development, expert-led deal structuring, tailored technical assistance, and direct access to capital via matching funding.

ABAN functions as the largest business angel community in Africa, connecting 5000+ investors across the continent to foster an inclusive ecosystem for early-stage innovation.