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Fueling Creative Futures

Our Bold Restructuring Journey to Empower African Visionaries

Our Bold Restructuring Journey to Empower African Visionaries

INVESTOR GUIDE

We have adopted a three-pronged investment strategy for achieving impact, development,and a great return on investments in the target industries and regions;

Induction and Mentorship

Capacity building and mentorship led by African Fashion Foundation as an incubator
€10,000 to €50,000 financial backing

Seed financing and market access

€250,000 to €2M subject to an agreed business plan
Technical assistance (marketing, etc.)

Sustainability training and growth

Networking and connections to reach a global market

PORTFOLIO & PIPELINE

IFFAC has already made debt and equity investments into a number of creative and luxury brands, including Nigerian fashion designer Kenneth Ize, Ebony Skincare Group, and Ethos, a membership club focused on the continent’s creative class. We also have a number of specific companies and projects which have been identified for potential future investment. These include additional investments in the fashion and textile sector, as well as web design and digital products, television streaming services, music, and live performance, and audio books.

Audiobooks

Digital

Fashion

Music

Skincare

Textile

IFFAC’s strategy is a blend of grants and early-stage capital deployment, combined with capacity building and technical assistance (through our ecosystem of incubators and accelerators).

IFFAC seeks different formats of financial backing from development finance institutions (DFIs), donors, and private investors. Our investment asks are three fold:

1

Partners to seed the technical assistance grants

2

Anchor investors to support the fund with at least 10M

3

Direct investment into our portfolio and pipeline companies

LEVERAGING THE LATENT DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF CREATIVE AFRICA

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ESG Investment Processes

IFFAC brings an innovative accompaniment, venture and growth investment solution to African creative and cultural industries, with a clear and intentional focus on achieving positive social and environmental impact.  IFFAC seeks to: 

  • Catalyse investment into African creative and cultural industries 
  • Accelerate equitable job creation and inclusive economic growth for women and youth
  • Capture the full value of African products through the protection of intellectual property, increased ownership and share of profits. 
  • Increase the value addition of African creative and cultural products through enhanced production 
  • Leverage digitalisation to unlock access to global markets for African cultural products
  • Improve circular economies as a catalyst for sustainable production and consumption

IFFAC will do this by targeting investments into and fostering the development of African CCIs that align to the 2X Challenge, prioritise sustainability, and have potential to expand local manufacturing and leverage digital channels to reach global markets. 

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