Who we are

A philanthropic venture builder catalysing high-productivity jobs in Africa through export manufacturing and international labour mobility.

The Africa Jobs Fund is a philanthropic venture builder catalysing high-productivity jobs to end poverty in Africa. We create these jobs through export manufacturing and international labour mobility, the two most cost-effective mechanisms for raising incomes for Africans at scale.

We start and scale commercially viable organisations through two entry points. We source exceptional founders and incubate them to build new ventures against specific, pre-scoped opportunities. And we fund existing organisations to scale their operations or launch new ventures in adjacent geographies and sectors.

The fund is fiscally sponsored by Renaissance Philanthropy, giving funders the governance and compliance of an institutional foundation while letting the team operate with startup velocity.

Our values

Cost effective

We seek to maximise the positive impact we can create relative to the resources we deploy.

Truth seeking

We want to know what is true about the world regardless of whether that truth is inconvenient or difficult.

Tolerant of risk

We focus on projects with the highest expected value, not only on those for which we are certain of the outcome.

Mutually beneficial

We create value not only for the workers and companies themselves but also for the countries where they operate.

Execution focused

We believe that the quality of our operations and the speed at which we work are crucial to achieving our mission.

Rights respecting

We believe it is paramount that our organisations respect the rights of the workers they engage with at all times.

Who we are

Daniel Yu

Founding Partner

Founder & CEO of Wasoko, Africa's largest B2B e-commerce company (serving 150,000+ businesses, 2,000 staff, $145M raised). Led Africa's largest tech merger. Board Chair of Malengo, a leading migration non-profit. Forbes 30 Under 30. Speaks 8 languages.

Ben Hyman

Co-Founder and COO

Started Talent Safari, a leading recruitment agency in Africa. Previously led product & growth at a Google Ventures-backed African logistics startup. Advisor to Malengo and Health Progress Hub. Oxford and Harvard.

Advisory board

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Advisor

Founded two African unicorns: Flutterwave (pan-African payments) and Andela (global tech talent network). General Partner, Future Africa.

Samantha Power

Advisor

Former Head of USAID, US Ambassador to the United Nations, and US Special Envoy for Refugees. Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Coming soon

Interested in partnering with us?

We would love to hear from prospective funders, founders, and operators.

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