• Emeka Ajene leads Afri.capital, focused on early-stage African tech investments
• The firm links global investors, the African diaspora, and innovation opportunities
• Ajene previously co-founded Gozem, a major super app in Francophone Africa

Nigerian entrepreneur, mentor, and investor Emeka Ajene (pictured) is helping connect global capital with Africa’s growing technology startup ecosystem. He is the founder and CEO of Afri.capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in and supporting tech startups across the continent.

Founded in 2023, Afri.capital serves as a bridge between international investors, the African diaspora, and high-potential opportunities in Africa’s innovation economy. The firm also publishes insights, analysis, and data through platforms like Afridigest to inform investors.

Afri.capital’s mission is to help institutional investors, business angels, and other stakeholders access, understand, and actively engage in Africa’s digital transformation. The company relies on Africa’s growing digital economy and strong local networks to identify, select, and support promising startups, with a focus on early-stage companies.

The firm is part of a broader ecosystem built by Ajene, which includes Afridigest, focused on market analysis, and Africreate, a strategic consulting platform. Together, these initiatives combine investment, advisory services, and information to help drive the growth of Africa’s tech sector.

Before launching Afri.capital, Ajene co-founded Gozem and served as its CEO until 2023. Gozem (founded in 2018) is a pan-African super app offering mobility, delivery, financial services, and e-commerce solutions across Francophone Africa, including Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon.

Ajene holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and quantitative economics from Morehouse College in the United States. He also earned a postdoctoral law degree and a master’s degree in finance and growth strategy from the University of Michigan.

Before his entrepreneurial ventures, Ajene held leadership positions in Africa’s digital economy. In 2015, he joined Konga Online Shopping in Nigeria as vice president for customer experience and marketing. In 2016, he became director of operations and business development for Uber Nigeria.