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What’s on Goodwell’s radar? – September 2025

After a busy month of conferences and reading, Goodwell’s team had plenty to discuss in recent weeks. Here’s a peek inside our team chat to see what’s been on our radar: 2X Global Summit   Gender lens investing has been top of mind for our team lately. Always an important part of our work, it’s garnered some extra […]

What’s on Goodwell’s radar? – August 2025

Currency depreciation, founders’ insights, shifting markets, and making practical impact on the ground; what articles sparked the most conversation in among the Goodwell team this month? How can Africa’s startups thrive in the face of uncertainty? Currency fluctuations and devaluation are, unfortunately, an unavoidable risk for many investments in Africa. The continent’s tech startups, in particular, are […]

Investing in inclusive agriculture to drive systemic impact

Growing, preparing, and enjoying good food is one of humanity’s most basic instincts, and a universally uniting pleasure. But in 2023, between 713 and 757 million people – one out of every eleven people on earth, and one out of every five in Africa – experienced hunger, while billions experienced food insecurity. At the same time, the UNEP […]

What’s on Goodwell’s radar? – July 2025

From rising pressure for faster exits to African companies finding innovative ways to “do more with less,” see what caught the eye of the Goodwell team in the past month. Our 2024 Impact Report is out now! In it, we reflect on the impact made by Goodwell’s work last year, and on the resilience required to do so. You can read (and share) the […]

What’s on Goodwell’s radar? – June 2025

As global conflicts escalate and ordinary people continue to bear the brunt ofthe hardship, our team at Goodwell is focussing all the more intently on doing good in the world. Part of that means emphasising knowledge sharing and encouraging discussion, whether through our regularly scheduled Round Tables, meeting with our peers in the impact investing space, or of course, our always-interesting team chat. Here’s a […]

What’s on Goodwell’s radar? – May 2025

In between investor meetings, AVCA’s conference in Lagos, ongoing reportingcycles, and our usual day-to-day duties, Goodwell’s team still squeezed in some reading time to stay up to date on Africa’s latest investment trends. Here’s what’s been on our radar this month:  Africa’s Investment Landscape: Insights from AVCA 2025    In late April, our team returned from the AVCA’s (The African Private Capital Association) 2025 Summit […]

Local for local: impact from the ground up

A business built on local expertise   Since Goodwell’s inception over two decades ago, we’ve built our business with a “local-for-local” approach. Impact investment is only effective when it enables accessible progress for the people on the ground. Want to make impactful change for female farmers in Nigeria? You ask those women what they need, not […]

What’s on Goodwell’s radar? – April 2025

It’s a brave new world: old alliances are collapsing, stock markets are ricocheting wildly, and global superpowers are exchanging TikTok-bullets in their latest trade war. This upheaval makes for a chaotic backdrop to daily life, but Goodwell is determined to keep making progress in spite of it. After all, it’s our mission to increase access […]