Renaissance Philanthropy | Africa Jobs Fund

vc$268MCo-invests

◆ Fund Size

$268M

◆ Location

United States

◆ Activity

Statusactively investing

◆ Links

Website ↗@RenPhilanthropy on X ↗

◆ Investment Thesis

Support companies capable of creating large numbers of jobs for low-income African workers and generating more than US$50 billion in lifetime income gains. Focus on export manufacturing and international labour mobility businesses.

◆ About Renaissance Philanthropy

Africa Jobs Fund focuses on catalysing high-productivity job creation in Africa, especially through export manufacturing and international labour mobility. It backs world-class operators with catalytic, risk-tolerant capital plus hands-on support to build scalable, commercially viable organisations that create good jobs at scale.

◆ Sectors

Manufacturing TechLogistics Tech

◆ Stages

growthseedseries-a

◆ Geography Focus

Africa

◆ Team

Name	Title	Role	Links
Kumar Garg	President	C-level
Tom Kalil	CEO	C-level

◆ Notable Investments

Big if True Science (BiTS) AcceleratorAI tools for mathematics initiative with XTX Markets and Renaissance Philanthropy

◆ Traits

Co-invests

◆ FAQ

What does Africa Jobs Fund invest in?

Africa Jobs Fund invests in Manufacturing Tech and Logistics Tech at the growth, seed and series-a stages.

Which geographies does Africa Jobs Fund focus on?

Africa Jobs Fund focuses on Africa, and is headquartered in United States.