BIA — Business Inside Africa

An investment marketplace built for African founders and the diaspora that backs them.

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Who this is for

Built for two sides of the same deal.

Whether you're building the business or funding it, BIA gives you a place designed for the way capital actually moves into Africa.

For founders
Run your company on a stage that investors trust.
  • Earn the BIA Verified Badge — the signal that your company is real, audited, and ready for capital.
  • Get introduced to capital that has explicitly opted in to African deal flow.
  • Track milestones on-platform, so escrow and releases stay clean.
For investors
Deploy patient capital into African businesses with confidence.
  • Curated deal flow — only vetted, BIA-Verified founders reach you.
  • A USA Inc. counterparty, so the legal and tax surface stays familiar.
  • Capital that moves against milestones, not against vibes.
How BIA works

Three steps, in plain words.

No feature lists. Just the path from a founder's first application to a milestone-funded release.

Step 01
Founders apply for the BIA Verified Badge.
A founder submits their company. BIA reviews the basics — entity, traction, the ask — and issues the badge. Investors only ever see badge-holders.
Step 02
Investors get curated deal flow.
Capital partners receive a curated shortlist aligned with their thesis — sector, stage, geography. No cold outreach, no spray-and-pray.
Step 03
Capital moves against milestones (escrow).
Once a deal closes, capital sits in escrow and releases against founder-agreed milestones. Founders build. Investors see proof.
The roadmap

Ship in order. Don't overpromise.

BIA launches with the marketplace. Payments and digital assets follow once the core is trusted.

Now
Investment Marketplace
Verified founders, curated deal flow, milestone-based escrow.
Later
Digital Assets
Tokenized ownership of yield-bearing African businesses, built on top of the marketplace rails.
Why BIA

We vet-or-don't-list — only BIA-Verified founders reach the marketplace.

Your counterparty is a USA Inc. entity, so legal and tax surfaces stay familiar.

Diaspora capital is patient by design: milestone-based, not hype-driven.

Get early access

Join the waitlist.

One form, two lists. Tell us who you are and we'll route you to the right rollout track.

A short description of what you do.
No phone, no company size — just the basics. We respect your inbox.
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