Berlin, Frankfurt (Germany) and Windhoek (Namibia), March 2019 GreenTec Capital Partners is very pleased to announce that the GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation has launched its activities in Europe and in Africa. The Foundation is a non-profit organization founded to promote investment in African entrepreneurship with the goal of driving the creation of economic and social added-value.
The foundation’s team works closely with African entrepreneurship ecosystem players, investors, and corporates from Europe and Africa as well as public and private institutions. Investors and companies benefit from shared knowledge and expertise with regards to investments in African entrepreneurship through collaboration with the foundation’s efforts. Moreover, the GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation organically collaborates with public and private institutions to fulfill joint missions, improving time-to-impact ratios through strengthened partnership contributions.
Thomas Festerling, GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation’s CEO says:
“Investing in African entrepreneurs can bring a manifold of positive outcomes in the form of economic success; for investment and for local value. In order to invest or to receive investment it is crucial to have the right knowledge, the right partners and local and global visibility. With the GreenTec Capital
Africa Foundation we strive to create an environment in which all of this is accessible to entrepreneurs, investors and established companies. We know the pitfalls and ways to navigate these through our experience gained at GreenTec Capital Partners. We are open to collaborate with organizations who see the value in the approach we are taking and are willing to make a long-term difference.”