Our founders are defining Africa's digital future

Proven performance across our target markets

More than half of our portfolio is profitable and Series A-ready, significantly outperforming the global average of 25%
Fewer than 10% of pipeline companies passed our initial screening

🇹🇿Tanzania

Tembo

Economic Inclusion

Infrastructure for cross-border payments

300%

growth in transaction volume over 6 months

$129M

processed quarterly

Open-banking API — enable neobanks, fintechs, and businesses to launch and scale financial services

Payments across multiple currencies — cross-border payments, collections, remittances are complex, costly, and often fail

Trusted partner for compliance and KYC — fragmented regulatory regimes across the continent increase cost

We're very fortunate to have ARV as an investor in Tembo. We feel their energy and enthusiasm in every interaction. The team at ARV has been instrumental in shaping our current expansion strategy, and pricing. Their market intelligence is helping us in negotiations with new customers.

🇷🇼Rwanda

Kapsule

Human Capital

Africa's go-to healthcare data provider

18,000+

hospitals and clinics are data partners

80M+

anonymized longitudinal patient records

Structured, accessible healthcare data — Africa carries 20% of global disease burden, but only 1% of clinical trials

Data sourced through partnerships — allowing precision mapping of disease, enabling clinical trial cohorts

Continent-wide trust — Africa's most trusted HIPAA-compliant healthcare data platform

ARV offers far more than funding. From the outset, ARV connected us with industry experts, including ex-Fortune 500 C-suite executives, who provided critical insights to refine our value proposition and market strategy. ARV also expanded our network and is helping us grow.

🇷🇼Rwanda

Charis

Climate

AI drone tech and geospatial data

38%

YoY revenue growth

92%

malaria reduction in monitored zones

Visualized management platform — real-time data for infrastructure and climate

Combatting malaria and deforestation — traditional tracking is manual and inaccurate

$10B projects managed — $200B+ in infra projects lack automated monitoring

ARV has been more than just an investor to Charis UAS — they've been true partners. From helping us develop a clear, actionable growth plan to refining our pricing to match the value we provide, their support has transformed how we operate, giving us more clarity, confidence, and momentum.

🇺🇬Uganda

Emata

Economic Inclusion

AI-powered agri-finance

99%

increase in loan value quarterly

<1.6%

loan loss rate

Smart credit scoring and underwriting — allows unsecured, low-cost loans to farmers

Regional expansion — farmers account for 20–30% of African economies but only a fraction of loans

$240B unmet credit opportunity, 100M+ farmers underserved by banks

Having ARV as an investor has been a game-changer for us. They're incredibly founder-friendly, provide outstanding board support, and have been invaluable to our growth, driving our international expansion.

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Kubik

Climate

Transforming plastic waste

125k

tons of plastic waste removed annually

192k

tons of CO₂e emissions avoided annually

Low carbon, affordable building materials — the construction sector is responsible for 40% of global CO₂ emissions

Address Africa's housing crisis — 52 million-unit housing shortage

Award-winning climatetech — plastic pollution is spiraling out of control

The ARV team shares our vision for a just and dignified life for all Africans. Since our earliest days, they have built with us as a team, and never as a passive investor. We would not be where we are today if it wasn't for the genuine enthusiasm to see us thrive.