Two African technology ecosystem builders, Igasitech and Duit Technology, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the growth of Africa’s startup ecosystem by closing some of its most persistent gaps: access to capital, founder capability, and pathways to sustainable scale.
The partnership, unveiled in Nairobi on 29 January, brings together Igasitech’s advisory, operational and ecosystem expertise with Duit Technology’s platform-driven venture studio model, anchored by its “Invest in Africa app”.
The collaboration is designed to support African startups at critical growth stages, connecting high-potential founders with investors while building the institutional strength needed for long-term value creation across the continent.
At a time when African startups are navigating tighter global capital markets, rising interest rates and increased investor scrutiny, the alliance signals a shift away from fragmented support toward coordinated, founder-centric execution.
Africa’s startup ecosystem has expanded rapidly over the past decade, fuelled by a young population, accelerating digital adoption and growing regional markets. Yet despite record-breaking funding cycles earlier in the decade, structural challenges remain. Venture funding into African startups fell sharply in 2023–2024 as global risk appetite tightened, exposing longstanding weaknesses in capital access, strategic guidance and market integration.
It is this gap between innovation and execution that Igasitech and Duit Technology say their partnership is designed to address.
“This collaboration brings together Igasitech’s deep advisory, operational, and ecosystem expertise with Duit Technology’s platform-driven venture studio model to support startups at critical stages of growth,” the companies said. The joint effort will focus on unlocking sustainable financing, strengthening founder capacity and enabling regional and global market expansion.
The partnership’s primary objective is explicit: to empower African entrepreneurs with partnerships, funding opportunities and ecosystem support, while strengthening the pipeline of scalable startups and fostering a more inclusive and globally competitive African innovation landscape.
Central to the collaboration is Duit Technology’s “Invest in Africa app”, a platform designed to connect startups with investors and strategic partners, while providing structured pathways for growth. By combining this with Igasitech’s hands-on advisory and operational support, the partners aim to create an end-to-end support system that goes beyond pitch decks and demo days.
“By combining Igasitech’s advisory expertise with Duit Technology’s ‘Invest in Africa app’ platform-driven solutions, we are creating a powerful engine for opportunity,” said Anthony Mukuriah, Founder and Chief Executive of Duit Technology. “This partnership will accelerate value creation for startups and investors alike, while advancing our shared vision of a thriving and sustainable Invest in Africa ecosystem.”
The model reflects a broader trend across African innovation hubs, where ecosystem builders are increasingly focused on execution, revenue resilience and capital efficiency, rather than growth at all costs.
Both organisations frame the partnership against a backdrop of demographic and technological momentum. Africa is home to the world’s youngest population, with more than 60 per cent under the age of 25 and its digital economy is projected to exceed $180bn by the end of the decade. Yet founders continue to struggle with fragmented support structures and limited access to long-term capital.
“Entrepreneurship is the backbone of Africa’s economy,” said Iminza Anyamba, Director of Igasitech. “With technology reshaping industries and demographics working in Africa’s favour, the ecosystem is at an inflection point. Our collaboration with Duit Technology is designed to be a critical support system for founders catalysing investment, enabling sustainable scale, and ensuring African startups are built to last.”
Under the partnership, startups supported by Igasitech and Duit Technology will gain access to:
- Tailored advisory and operational support.
- Funding opportunities and direct investor connections.
- Expansion pathways into regional and global markets.
The emphasis, both companies stress, is on building durable businesses capable of weathering market cycles, rather than chasing short-term valuations.
The partnership reinforces a long-term commitment by both organisations to strengthening Africa’s startup ecosystem beyond capital alone. By aligning advisory services, ecosystem partnerships and platform-based investment access, Igasitech and Duit Technology aim to address the execution gap that has constrained many promising African ventures.
Founded in 2021, Igasitech works with startups, investors and accelerators across Africa, providing strategic execution support, digital transformation services and ecosystem alignment to drive sustainable growth and impact.
Duit Technology, a Kenya-based corporate venture studio, focuses on supporting and promoting technology startups across Africa through its Invest in Africa app and a growing network of ecosystem partnerships, connecting founders to investors and strategic opportunities across the continent.
As African entrepreneurship matures from experimentation to institution-building, the partnership signals a growing recognition that the continent’s next phase of innovation will be defined not by ideas alone, but by capital discipline, execution capability and ecosystem collaboration at scale.
