Investment Opportunities
Investment Opportunities for Startups
- Tukio Capital focuses on providing startup ventures with the capital required to scale their businesses to contribute to solving the biggest challenges relating to Africa’s People and the planet we all live on.
“The benefit of having an impact lens is that the ventures can raise from blended finance instruments for the first few years of operations.”
- Our portfolio ventures need to show that they have:Our portfolio ventures need to show that they have:
- Strong management capabilities, preferably founder-led.
- Suitable structures and processes, allowing for sustainable revenue streams
- Potential for market-creating innovations as the backbone of their scaling models
- Low customer acquisition costs
- Existing customer base with high customer retention
- Our focus is solely on the missing-middle phase of investment.
- We invest in post-MVP start-ups with an annual turnover of between $100k and $500k, or equivalent in local currency.
Africa is a continent of immense potential and opportunity; but it also faces significant challenges in terms of poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation. Through investing in early-stage ventures that leverage technology to address the needs and aspirations of millions of Africans, we aim to catalyse positive social and environmental change, while generating attractive financial returns for our investors.
Tukio focuses on sectors that have a direct impact on improving livelihoods and mitigating climate risks, such as circular economy, healthcare, education, agriculture, and digital transformation.
Fund One seeks to fill the funding gap that exists between seed and series A stages, by providing capital, mentorship, and access to networks to promising entrepreneurs who have already validated their products and business models.
Simplicity is key; by targeting ventures that have clear exit pathways within five to seven years, such as acquisitions, or mergers; we shall measure and report on impact using a set of impact metrics and best practices for assessing the contribution of impact investments to the ESG goals.
Innovation and technology must factor in. Technologicily driven businesses can stimulate innovation that create markets through by disrupting traditional markets and by doing so benefitting both people and planet.