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NEW The marketplace for African capital

Capital, matched to opportunity.

Aika connects curated African businesses with serious investors. Verified profiles, intelligent due diligence, and long-term capital, all in one marketplace.

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USD 331BSME financing gap
VerifiedBiometric & UBO onboarding
NDA-gatedPrivate deal rooms
A busy street in a growing African city at dusk
USD 331BSME financing gap we're built to close
Built for Founders· SMEs· Angel investors· Fund managers· DFIs· Family offices
How it works

From curated profile to signed deal.

01

Onboard

Biometric liveness and UBO checks before anyone enters the marketplace.

02

Screen

Intelligent due diligence with a unicorn indicator on live performance.

03

List

Curated ventures go live as a one-page profile to vetted investors.

04

Match

Sign the NDA and a focused, private access window opens for both sides.

One marketplace, two sides

Whether you're raising or deploying capital.

For founders & SMEs

Get ahead of the financing queue.

Put a pitch deck in front of vetted investors, earn a clear rating, and reach predictable long-term finance.

  • Intelligent due diligence saves time on the trail.
  • Engage only investors ready to commit.
  • Stage-by-stage updates keep your raise predictable.
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For investors & fund managers

Deploy capital with less legwork.

Built by investment professionals. Spend less time building pipeline and more on deployment and portfolio.

  • A pipeline of curated, investment-ready ventures.
  • Run your own funds & modules in a sandbox.
  • Deep local knowledge replaces boots on the ground.
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Why Aika

Trust is built in from the ground up.

Built to remove backroom deals and the information asymmetry that is the single largest cause of investment failure in the region.

Verified onboarding

Biometric & UBO checks for every participant before they transact.

Unicorn screening

Intelligent due diligence surfaces the strongest ventures on live metrics.

Impact tracked

Real-time ESG KPIs that unlock green-finance opportunities.

aika.africa / live-pipeline
Map of Africa with a live investment network linking West Africa, the Horn, East Africa and the South
Live marketplace

One network, continent-wide.

From Lagos to Nairobi to Johannesburg, Aika links curated ventures and serious investors into one live pipeline, so capital reaches opportunity wherever it is.

Why Aika
Aika Africa Fund

Where Africa's deals get done.

Join the founders and investors raising and deploying capital across the continent.

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