Catalysing deals in Africa's service sector
2026
Context and Opportunity
Africa’s services sector is the continent’s single largest contributor to GDP and employment growth, yet remains significantly underfunded relative to its potential.
Growth-stage service businesses face a compounding set of barriers that limit their ability to attract investment including weak business plans, limited market validation, and an inability to communicate a compelling investment case.
Growth Gateway’s Services Deal Accelerator provided hands-on investment-readiness support to 18 African service businesses across sectors such as fintech, agriculture, clean energy, and e-mobility.
Key highlights
£46M
In deals closed so far
40%
Women employed at supported companies
15K+
Direct jobs to be created in next 5 years
150M+
Beneficiaries impacted in next 5 years
Testimonials
The Growth Gateway team was instrumental in helping us identify and prioritise key markets for expansion, strengthening our investment case and enabling us to secure funding
Hendrick Ketchmen
Co-Founder. Gocab, Côte d’Ivoire
With support from Growth Gateway, we were able to better articulate our story and differentiate from traditional banks, leading to stronger investor engagement
Tarek Mouganie
CEO. Affinity, Ghana
We received support from Growth Gateway to identify high-impact markets for Paycode’s financial inclusion solutions, helping us increase investor confidence
Elias Chipimo
CEO-Zambia.
Paycode, South Africa
Growth Gateway helped in refining our investment story and stress-testing our narrative, strengthening investor confidence
Changwe Kumalinga
CFO. GoodnatureAgro, Zambia
1. Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, and Morocco
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