CAPITAL FOR AFRICA FOUNDERS · CAF
Capital that grows with the founder.
CAF is a founder-first investment initiative within RGA’s broader vision, grounded in a Kenya-based investment model for building enduring African enterprises. It brings capital, strategic support and long-term partnership together—while keeping founders at the centre of the businesses they build.
CAF · INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
Partnership · Protection · Growth
Build with founders, not over them. Create value that lasts.
THE CAF VISION
A trusted long-term partner for African founders.
CAF's core ambition is to enable sustainable wealth creation through entrepreneurial empowerment—growing strong local enterprises without pushing founders aside or forcing short-term decisions.
01 / PARTNERSHIP
Stay for the long term
Build enduring investment relationships rather than relying on forced exits or short-term milestones. Growth, profitability and resilience come first.
02 / FOUNDER PROTECTION
Keep founders in the lead
CAF's stated model protects majority founder ownership and decision-making, with a philosophy of co-ownership without control.
03 / PROGRESSIVE CAPITAL
Fund growth in stages
Deploy capital progressively as businesses meet milestones and needs evolve, with strategic guidance to support sustainable expansion.
WHAT CAF SEEKS TO BUILD
Enduring African enterprises—and shared prosperity.
The long-term goal goes beyond funding individual businesses. CAF aims to support locally owned companies, sustainable wealth creation, job creation and stronger African business ecosystems.
HOW RGA EMPOWERS CAF
Technology and connections around a founder-first vision.
RGA's broader vision connects technology, investor access and founder ambition. This creates a natural home for CAF's philosophy and a platform to make its purpose clear to founders and potential partners.
01 / A PLATFORM
Amplify the vision
RGA gives CAF a clear place within a wider technology and investment ecosystem, making the founder-first approach easier to understand and discover.
02 / CAPABILITY
Connect technology and growth
RGA's technology-building focus complements CAF's aim to help enterprises strengthen how they operate, plan and scale.
03 / ECOSYSTEM
Open pathways to people
RGA's investor-access and founder-connection focus supports the shared ambition of bringing entrepreneurs, expertise and long-term capital into closer conversation.
At the heart of the relationship: CAF focuses on patient, founder-aligned investment. RGA strengthens the wider platform around that ambition through technology, visibility and ecosystem connections. This is a statement of vision—not a promise of funding or guaranteed investment outcomes.
PART OF RGA
A founder-first future is built together.
CAF's vision fits within RGA's wider commitment to technology-led opportunity and long-term growth for African founders and enterprises.