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Where capital meets impact.

Dealshare is a curated investor network connecting values-aligned capital with vetted, high-impact businesses, built with MEDA and AVPA to move deals from first look to close.

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Who we are

About us

A member platform for impact and gender-smart investment across Africa.

Dealshare is a member platform developed by AVPA in collaboration with the Kuramo Foundation for Sustainable Development (KFSD) and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), created for the programme's community of investors and members.

Africa's entrepreneurial ecosystem is expanding rapidly, yet capital allocation remains fragmented, opaque, and inefficient, particularly for gender and impact focused investments. Dealshare is the digital deal-sharing marketplace built to close that gap, enabling curated deal discovery, impact-smart analytics, and collaborative investment execution across investors, fund managers, and intermediaries.

Dealshare is an initiative by MEDA and AVPA, supported by the Mastercard Foundation.

2,200
Dignified jobs for young African women by 2028
$1.5M
Revolving facility for women micro-entrepreneurs
300+
Young women supported with low-interest loans
20
Women-led investment vehicles equipped to scale
How it works

Three strategic pillars

How the initiative creates lasting change.

1

Young women micro-entrepreneurs

Repayable grants, low-cost loans, and skills training through a $1.5M revolving facility, integrating women-led micro-enterprises into formal value chains.

2

Women-led investment vehicles

Shared legal, administrative, and compliance services, plus fundraising and gender-lens investing tools, so investment vehicles deploy more capital to high-impact SMEs.

3

Enabling policy and local capital

Advocacy for inclusive crowdfunding regulations and domiciliation strategies that unlock domestic capital across more than five African countries.

The platform

What you get

A marketplace for impact and gender-smart investment opportunities delivering:

Curated deal discovery

A pre-vetted, investment-ready pipeline.

Impact-smart analytics

Standardized, decision-grade insights.

Investor collaboration tools

Secure, structured engagement.

Co-investment and syndication

Frictionless execution across a syndicate.

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Our partners

Delivered by MEDA with a network of partners across Africa.

Supported by Mastercard Foundation Mastercard Foundation
Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Dealshare?

Dealshare is a digital marketplace connecting values-aligned capital with vetted, high-impact, women-led businesses across Africa. It is an initiative by MEDA and AVPA, supported by the Mastercard Foundation, developed with the Kuramo Foundation for Sustainable Development (KFSD).

Who is it for?

Investors and women-led investment vehicles looking for curated, investment-ready opportunities, and the young women entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises they back.

What is the goal?

To help create 2,200 dignified jobs for young African women by 2028 and to strengthen the ecosystem that supports them, through capital, capacity building, and enabling policy.

What are the three strategic pillars?

One, supporting young women micro-entrepreneurs in value chains. Two, strengthening women-led investment vehicles and women in investment leadership. Three, enabling policies and unlocking local capital.

Who are the partners?

Delivered by MEDA and AVPA with WOMENTOR Africa Ltd, Kuramo Foundation, SOLT Advisory Ltd, Leja, Momentus Global, the African Crowdfunding Association, and Trade Lenda, alongside the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund.

How do I join?

Use the Register button to create your investor profile. Access is invite-only during the pilot, and your account works across the wider Dealshare platform, so you sign in once.

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