Eric Osiakwan

Eric Osiakwan is a prominent entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience in the ICT industry across Africa. He has worked in 32 African countries over the past 25 years, contributing significantly to the development of the digital economy on the continent.145 As the Managing Partner at Chanzo Capital, a venture and growth capital firm, Osiakwan focuses on investing in high-tech startups and scaleups in key African markets, including Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa.24 Chanzo Capital provides not only financial capital but also capacity-building and community support to help these businesses scale across multiple African markets.3

Osiakwan is also involved in organizing the annual Angel Fair Africa (AFA), which brings together entrepreneurs and investors to facilitate investment opportunities for startups.23 His work emphasizes the importance of combining capital, capacity, and community for successful business scaling in Africa.3