Explore the funding process
Idea
Even at the concept stage, the company may still be in the process of being incorporated.
Digital Africa is ready to become your largest shareholder.
Fuzé Tickets
Eligible countries
Prototype
Fuzé invests in the earliest stages of project development, much like a business angel.
You build your first version and test your key assumptions with support from Digital Africa.
Fuzé Tickets
Startups / year
Idea
Prototype
Beta testing
MVP
Traction
A+ Series
Beta testing
Fuzé supports market validation with grants of up to 100K€.
You can test your solution with early adopters and refine your business model
before moving on to the seed funding stage.
Fuzé Tickets
Eligible countries
MVP — Minimum Viable Product
The DA Seed Fund provides an initial investment of approximately 300K€, designed to fund concrete milestones
that truly shift the startup’s risk profile and accelerate its path to traction.
Average ticket price
Fund size
Traction
DASF is a seed fund designed to empower founders by helping them scale their startups. It supports their growth through to Series A.
By startup
Average ticket price
Series A and Beyond — Proparco and Other Growth Investors Take the Reins
The startup has demonstrated its ability to generate traction and profitability over the long term. It needs to scale up and is planning to raise a substantial Growth round. Proparco (through its Choose Africa initiative) and other professional investors will find qualified investment opportunities among DASF startups.
Proparco Stadium
Initiative
The no-man's land of pre-seed
Too little capital, few security tools, and a chronic difficulty in turning good projects into businesses capable of scaling up.
DASF: An Operational Bridge
DASF funds concrete initiatives that change the risk profile—not just capital, but a genuine infrastructure for risk mitigation and support.
A first calibrated ticket
An average of 300K€ to fund milestones that shorten the path to traction and the next funding round.
The Fuzé → DASF → Proparco continuum
DASF relies on Fuzé as an upstream catalyst. A proven pipeline, reduced information asymmetry.
We simplify the process with easy, transparent steps
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Application (online eligibility check)
Online form. Eligibility check: African tech startup, 20 priority countries, MVP or traction stage.
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Analysis & Due Diligence
Analysis of the business model, regional growth potential, profile of the founding team, and measurable impact.
03
Digital Africa Investment Committee
Presentation to the committee. A collective decision based on due diligence and alignment with the DASF thesis.
04
Due Diligence, Closing & Disbursement
Legal and financial closing, signing, and disbursement of the first tranche—on average 300K€
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Our belief is that, in Africa, value creation at the "Seed" stage hinges first and foremost on risk mitigation: structuring, monitoring, and ensuring smooth execution.
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We track the startup’s growth through the Seed, Pre-Series A, and Series A stages: the goal is to fund milestones that truly change the startup’s risk profile.
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