Angel Africa List helping to provide capital funding to African tech startups

All across the Africa, innovators and entrepreneurs are coming up against a persistent roadblock: lack of access to capital funding. But a new investment platform aims to change that and will soon introduce the first pan-African “angel investor” networking event in Johannesburg.

The platform called Angel Africa List is hosting an Angel Fair on September 26 to connect a group of investors with 25 African startups, mostly in the technology sector. The event will include panel discussions, workshops and an opportunity for business owners to deliver pitches.

The platform, led by Ghanaian tech entrepreneur Eric Osiakwan and South African businessman Andile Ngcaba, was founded in May this year at an entrepreneurship forum in South Africa.

Read more: International Business Times