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Zephyr Acorn

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Focused on investing in and supporting early-stage technology-enabled companies

Zephyr Acorn is an investment and business building company focused on investing in and supporting early-stage technology-enabled companies primarily in East Africa. Zephyr Acorn invests in and actively supports innovative early-stage companies across sectors in East Africa that have the potential to scale across the continent and beyond.

Fund Overview & Strategy
Zephyr Acorn is an early-stage investor focused on technology-enabled startups in financial technology, logistics and agribusiness. We are typically a company's first institutional capital and seek to invest across the following themes:
- Digitization of traditional business models
- Use of technology to enhance productivity and deliver cost-effective products and services
- Innovation in the distribution or delivery of products and services
- Inclusion of new customer segments with new products and services

We seek to partner with entrepreneurs who are passionate about a big idea, committed, adaptable, and coachable with strong execution skills and high integrity.

Post-investment, we actively support portfolio companies in areas such as capital raise, finance and financial planning, strategy, recruitment, new market entry, and governance to help build the foundation for future growth.