Our Regional Hub
Backing the talent who builds Africa’s Lions.
About Jasiri
Jasiri is an Africa-first entrepreneurial talent enabler. A programme of Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies, we back exceptional African founders who want to stay and build — from before the idea exists to the venture ready to scale, with intelligent capital, infrastructure and guidance.
Two ways to build with Jasiri.
Jasiri Talent Investor
Pre-team, pre-venture.
A launchpad that recruits and invests in exceptional talent as they build startups from scratch. Through an immersive residential phase followed by structured venture creation support, fellows form strong founding teams, interrogate real struggles, and launch commercially viable startups. We invest in the individual, before the idea and before the team.
Jasiri Growth Accelerator
For the venture, ready to grow.
An Eastern African programme for early-stage startups that are promising but considered too risky for commercial investment. Startups receive catalytic funding, venture building support and strategic advisory aimed at growth and seed-stage investor readiness. Qualifying Talent Investor ventures can progress into the Accelerator, with a pathway to upto USD 75,000 in follow-on investment through the Growth Accelerator or related entities. The journey doesn’t end at launch.
How we Back You.
Founder-friendly Capital
Founder-friendly and stage-appropriate: Structured to fit each venture’s stage and region: founder-friendly instruments early, equity or SAFE structures as ventures mature. Sized, structured and timed for the actual shape of African venture building.
Infrastructure & Guidance
Coaches, venture builders, experts, networks and space: The practical scaffolding to turn a person into a venture, and a venture into a business.
A Long Relationship
Jasiri is a programme of Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies. We have the institutional stability and backing of a multi-generational philanthropic commitment, providing the belief and support that grow with your commitment as you build toward scale.
The proof is in the founders.
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Ready to build?
Whether you’re a person with the drive and no venture yet, or a founder with a venture ready to grow, there’s a door for you.
Our Regional Hub
Jasiri is dedicated to playing a role in the advancement of the wider East African region, and as such, we carefully choose candidates from Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Our programmes are strategically aligned with the vision of the African Union, which envisions a fresh, progressive, dynamic, and interconnected Africa. Ethiopia represents the latest inclusion in this vision, and Rwanda serves as the regional center for Jasiri, with programmes crafted to contribute to Rwanda's Vision 2050.
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- Norrsken House KN 78 St
- enquiries@staging.jasiri.rw
- +250737833859