We back Africa

WHAT WE DO

The How

The Superpower Africa Fund is designed to be a bridge between investors and small but growing African businesses. Because of the affordability gap in Africa many of these businesses operate with PayGo or as-a-service business models. This opens the market for them and is great for end-users, but is tough on their cashflow. We solve this problem by analysing their customer payments data and sizing a working capital loan based on their projected receivables. Put another way, this allows them to convert their most valuable asset (their rights to future payments) into cash immediately rather than over the life-time of the ‘assets’ without the burden of a requirement for collateral.

We have already financed developers in South Africa and Nigeria helping them install solar on schools and hospitals. We have a pipeline of over 286 companies across Africa covering minigrids, C&I and electric vehicles.

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INVEST

8-12% Return. For real.

Superpower Africa Fund invites people who back Africa to invest in purpose-led businesses across the Continent.

✓ low risk, high yield investments

✓ know what your money is doing

✓ real-time tracking of impact

✓ supercharged by AI and decades of local relationships

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BORROW

RAPID, HYPER VALUE LOANS

Superpower Africa Fund provides affordable capital to supercharge the growth of businesses in Africa.

Our receivables-backed rapid loans are superpowering businesses, increasing community energy access, reducing poverty, and improving the health and wellbeing of Africa and her people.

✓ rapid access to capital - 30 days, not 6-18 months

✓ affordable capital - reduce the Weighted Average Cost of Capital

✓ no collateral requirements

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OUR STORY

History of SAF

We stand on the shoulders of the giants who forged the opportunities for energy independence in Africa. As the world’s first hyper precision investment fund, connecting high yield investments with high impact businesses, Superpower Africa Fund hopes to play a positive part in the African story.

We all start in Africa.

Modern humans step out of Africa and into the world beyond.

The dawn of an independent Africa

March 1957

Kwame Nkrumah leads Ghana to become the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule (Sam’s grandfather George worked closely with Nkrumah helping establish Ghana’s tertiary education system).

Year of Africa

January 1960

17 African nations gain independence, marking a significant turning point in the decolonization process.

access:energy

January 2010

Superpower Africa Fund founder Dr Sam Duby develops some of the pioneering solar mini-grids in rural Kenya.

SteamaCo

November 2012

Dr. Sam Duby co-founds Ashden Gold Award-winning company leveraging the data and mobile money revolution in Africa to monetise rural energy assets.

TFE Africa Pty. Ltd.

November 2018

African entity established to provide advisory services on the economics and use of data technologies for renewable energy expansion in frontier markets and capitalise on the opportunities for low-carbon technologies across the Continent.

Village Data Analytics

April 2020

We help launch VIDA, an earth observation and AI-powered custom software that enables data-driven investment, business and policy decisions.

Superpower Africa Fund

January 2023

Leveraging hyper precision data and local market knowledge to supercharge regenerative investment into low-carbon technologies across Africa

OUR VISION

We will provide $250m in low-cost finance by 2030. And that’s just the start.

At Superpower Africa Fund, we believe in the people, businesses and power of Africa. The next decade belongs to Africa. Be a part of the African growth story. Or be apart from it - just don’t say we didn’t tell you.

WHO WE ARE

Not all heroes wear capes. Every single one of the Superpower Africa Fund team, together with our board, advisors and partners, believe in the power and beauty of Africa, her people, her businesses.