Advancing Women in Investing

Name

Advancing Women in Investing

Legal name

Advancing Women in Investing

Website

https://awiglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Network Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Platforms & Wrap Programs for Private Clients (Model Portfolios, UMA/SMAs) (FSAAABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/ESG Equity (Active) (FSAAAIAM)

Keywords

• Investment network
• Female capital managers
• Emerging market investing
• Gender lens investing
• Membership community

Headquarters

HQ city

Dakar

HQ country

Senegal

HQ region

Africa

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Based on publicly available information, AWI appears to operate primarily through membership fees and/or grants/funding. The website mentions membership benefits including WhatsApp groups, networking, workshops, and a members showcase. No specific membership pricing was disclosed in the source materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advancing Women in Investing (AWI) operates a membership-based collaborative network for first-time and emerging female capital managers focused on frontier and emerging markets. Members access a structured Fellowship program, monthly virtual networking sessions, quarterly learning workshops, and WhatsApp-based discussion groups, supplemented by a Members Showcase directory and a password-protected online portal with a searchable member directory, expert database, and resource library. The organization also produces thought leadership research on gender gaps in investing.

Product overview

Advancing Women in Investing (AWI) is a collaborative network and membership organization for first-time and emerging female capital managers focused on frontier and emerging markets. The core offering consists of a Fellowship program, Monthly Member Networking, Quarterly Learning Workshops, and a WhatsApp Discussion Group. AWI also provides a Members Showcase directory and a membership portal dashboard (under development) with searchable directory, expert database, and resource library. The organization produces thought leadership content including research reports on gender diversity in investing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fellowship: A fellowship program for female capital movers
• AWI Capital Movers Showcase

Products and services

• AWI Fellowship A fellowship program providing structured development and support for first-time and emerging female capital managers in frontier and emerging markets, including networking, workshops, and access to resources.
• Monthly Member Networking Regular virtual networking sessions connecting female capital movers to share learnings, co-invest, and build relationships within the investment ecosystem.
• Quarterly Learning Workshops Quarterly educational workshops covering topics such as fundraising, fund structuring, portfolio construction, and deal sourcing for investment vehicle managers.
• AWI Members Showcase A free downloadable directory featuring profiles of female capital movers utilizing various strategies to target private investment opportunities across the African continent.
• AWI Membership Portal Dashboard A password-protected member portal providing access to a searchable directory, expert database, online resource library, interactive member map, and member showcase submission forms.
• Unlocking Capital for Emerging Female Investment Vehicle Managers in Africa (Research Report) A research report co-created with Maitri Capital and funded by GIZ through the Make IT in Africa program, providing analysis of challenges faced by female investment vehicle managers in Africa including survey data on funding struggles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72% of female IVMs in Africa struggle to secure initial funding - AWI addresses this through network support
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SME.NGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022Co-hosted a roundtable discussion on innovative fund structures in Africa alongside Anza Capital, Uncap, and WIC Capital, with support from AWI, Samata Capital, and Women in African Investments (WAI).
• Anza CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted a roundtable discussion on innovative fund structures in Africa alongside SME.NG, Uncap, and WIC Capital.
• UncapcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted a roundtable discussion on innovative fund structures in Africa alongside SME.NG, Anza Capital, and WIC Capital.
• WIC CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted a roundtable discussion on innovative fund structures in Africa alongside SME.NG, Anza Capital, and Uncap.
• Samata CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the roundtable discussion on innovative fund structures in Africa along with AWI and Women in African Investments (WAI).
• Women in African Investments (WAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the roundtable discussion on innovative fund structures in Africa along with AWI and Samata Capital.
• Maitri CapitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created the research report 'Unlocking Capital for Emerging Female Investment Vehicle Managers in Africa' alongside AWI.
• ImpactHERminorOthersCreated the AWI website as noted in the footer 'Site created by | ImpactHER'.
• 2X IgnitemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the 2X Ignite GP Sprint, a 6-month acceleration program for female-led or gender-balanced fund managers across Africa. AWI and Samata Capital supported the first Africa cohort.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• All Raise: Non-profit increasing diversity in VC by empowering women and non-binary investors and founders. Comparable mission to accelerate women's representation in investment, though US-focused.
• Female Founders Fund: Early-stage venture fund investing in female-founded companies. Comparable gender-lens investing thesis and emerging-manager orientation, though operating as a fund rather than a membership network.
• Pipeline Angels: Network training women to become angel investors and supporting diverse founders. Comparable community-led model for advancing women in investing and capital allocation.
• Women in African Investments (WAI): Pan-African organization supporting women in the investing ecosystem, which co-supported an innovative fund structures roundtable with AWI. Directly comparable mission, target audience (female capital movers in Africa), and membership/network model.
• The Artemis Fund: Female-led VC fund backing women-led businesses. Comparable gender-lens investing focus and emphasis on emerging female fund managers.
• Samata Capital: Gender-lens emerging-markets fund manager that co-partnered with AWI on the 2X Ignite GP Sprint and African fund-structures roundtable. Comparable focus on female-led fund management and emerging-markets investing.
• 2X Collaborative: Global gender-lens investing membership organization running the 2X Ignite GP Sprint program for emerging female fund managers alongside AWI. Directly comparable platform model and member-base focus.
• Anza Capital: African-focused fund manager that co-hosted an innovative fund structures roundtable with AWI. Comparable emerging-markets investment focus and partner-network overlap.
• WE Capital: Organization focused on women's wealth and capital allocation. Comparable mission of empowering women as investors and capital movers, with similar network/community orientation.
• WIC Capital: African investment firm focused on financing women-owned SMEs, co-partnered on the AWI roundtable. Comparable focus on women-led businesses in Africa and overlap in target capital-mover audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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