Our Capabilities

Axum was founded to address the lack of truly local and Afrocentric impact-focused organisations solving challenges in Africa. Many existing firms apply a global bias that is fundamentally unsuitable for genuine African development work.

Local Knowledge

Local Knowledge

Global teams often lack the local knowledge to serve the needs of a large heterogenous market.

Local Networks and Influence

Local Networks and Influence

Solutions require strong local networks and influence, usually missing in global organisations.

Local Capacity

Local Capacity

Building local teams is expensive and it takes time, hindering the ability to scale up quickly.

Social Inclusion

Supports stakeholders in health and wellness, education, and water and sanitation work to drive inclusive outcomes.

Economic Transformation

Works across agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries to support market actors, strengthen ecosystems, and improve livelihoods.

Investment Support

Provides full investment advisory services, including due diligence, in collaboration with Alwyne Investment Partners.

Growth Enablers

Expertise in finance access, digital, data, energy, and infrastructure — the foundations for durable growth.

Climate Positive Growth

Specializes in the forest economy, circular economy, regenerative landscapes, climate finance, and carbon and biodiversity markets.

Technological Innovation and Digital Transformation

Develops solutions leveraging emerging technologies (AI, machine learning) and advancing digital infrastructure across the region.

Strategy and Policy Advisory

Market intelligence, strategic planning, and policy analysis. We offer full project teams or senior advisors to meet your needs.

  • Market intelligence
  • Strategic planning
  • Policy analysis
  • Business model innovation

Strategy and Policy Advisory

  • Market intelligence
  • Strategic planning
  • Policy analysis
  • Business model innovation

Investment Support

Advisory across restructuring, corporate finance, and performance improvement. Includes blended finance and crowdfunding solutions.

  • Investment advisory
  • Transaction support
  • Innovative finance solutions
  • Fit-for-purpose investment strategies

Investment Support

  • Investment advisory
  • Transaction support
  • Innovative finance solutions
  • Fit-for-purpose investment strategies

Systems Orchestration

Platform incubation, investment mobilization, operational expertise — secondments, capacity development, and grant management.

  • Platform launch and management
  • Investment mobilization
  • Operational expertise
  • Capacity development & grant management

Systems Orchestration

  • Platform launch and management
  • Investment mobilization
  • Operational expertise
  • Capacity development & grant management

Program Implementation and Capacity Development

End-to-end support including program management, skills development, stakeholder engagement, MEAL, and SME support.

  • Program management
  • Skills development
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Grant management, M&E, KPI development

Program Implementation and Capacity Development

  • Program management
  • Skills development
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Grant management, M&E, KPI development

Carbon and plastic-neutral, committed to net zero by 2025.

Pledged adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement — supporting efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.

Signed the UN Global Compact Business Ambition for 1.5 degrees.

Committed to advancing gender equality, applying a gender lens across all engagements.

Committed to diversity and inclusion, addressing sexism, racism, homophobia, and all other forms of discrimination.

Committed to respecting internationally recognised human rights wherever we operate.