Venture capital firm
Renew Capital
Renew Capital is an Africa-focused impact investment and venture capital firm that targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with high-growth potential. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the firm's strategy is designed to fill the "missing middle" financing gap—supporting businesses that are too large for microfinance but often too small for traditional institutional private equity. Its investment philosophy combines capital deployment with hands-on management training, ecosystem building, and technical assistance.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Financial servicesEnergy and powerConsumerTechnologyAgriculture and foodHealthcare
- Stages and strategies
- Pre-seedSeedGrowth
- Instruments
- Equity
- Regions
- Sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa
- African markets named in public materials
- Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Funds managed
Selected portfolio and direct investments
- AgroCenta Technologies Inc.
- Dots for Inc.
- Fanaka Technologies Limited
- Kutana Technologies Ltd
- Majibu Africa Ltd
- Marakisoft Technologies Pvt Ltd
- Oze, Inc.
- Regxta Global Services Limited
- Rigo Microfinance Bank Limited
- Shiprazor (Pty) Ltd
- Solimi SA
- Z.systems
- Zendawa Limited
Recent investments and transactions
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026