Championing Private Capital. East Africa’s Investment Future.
EAVCA is more than a network we’re the engine behind regulatory advocacy, capital insights, and strategic partnerships driving investment across Kenya, Uganda, and the wider region. We champion private capital that drives East Africa’s sustainable growth through insights, policy, and partnerships.
A Message
from the CEO
At EAVCA, we connect private capital with East Africa’s most promising opportunities. Our nearly 100 member organizations—from development finance institutions to venture capital firms—are committed to catalyzing growth across the region. Through our work, we ensure capital flows efficiently to businesses that create jobs, drive innovation, and build stronger communities across East Africa.
Christine Maina
Christine Maina, CEO
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Meet Acumen
Acumen is a global organization dedicated to addressing poverty and fostering a world built on dignity. They achieve this by investing in and supporting visionary entrepreneurs who are committed to creating a more inclusive world. Acumen operates through several key initiatives, including Acumen Academy, which provides tools for social change, and Acumen Ventures, which utilizes venture philanthropy to support innovative enterprises. They are known for their “Patient Capital” approach, deploying philanthropic capital to high-innovation, high-impact businesses that aim to reshape markets and break the cycle of poverty. Their work spans various sectors, including agriculture, education, energy, healthcare, and workforce development, with operations across America, East Africa, Europe, India, Latin America, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and West Africa.
Research and Publications
Real insights, real-time intelligence, real impact across East Africa’s private capital landscape
EVENTS
From intimate policy roundtables to flagship conferences, EAVCA creates the moments that shape markets, influence policy, and build the partnerships that drive East Africa forward.
Our Events
Q2 Networking Cocktails
Partner Events
Q2 Networking Cocktails
Navigating AML/CFT Compliance In Venture Capital And Private Equity Practice
9th Annual Private Capital in East Africa Conference
News
We Don't Just Support Private Capital
We champion the environment that let’s it thrive. From regulatory reform to policy dialogue, EAVCA’s advocacy efforts shape the frameworks that determine East Africa’s investment climate.
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The East Africa Capital Report
What insiders read first. Monthly intelligence briefings that keep you ahead of East Africa’s evolving capital landscape.