- agency
- Government of Rwanda; capitalised via African Development Bank/African Development Fund loan
- amount
- Established with a US$30 million (approx. FRW 25 billion) loan agreement signed 22 March 2018; provides equity/patient growth capital. Projected to support 150+ companies and invest in ~20 early-growth enterprises over a 10-year lifecycle.
- country
- Rwanda
- deadline or recurrence
- Rolling venture/equity investments over the fund's ~10-year lifecycle (from 2018).
- eligibility
- Tech-enabled small and medium-sized enterprises in Rwanda and the wider East African region; also funds capacity building for 7-10 incubators/accelerators and training for ~30,000 entrepreneurs.