eha Impact Ventures (EIV) announces its participation in LifeBank’s $100,000 raise led by CcHUB Syndicate, an investment vehicle empowering investors worldwide to co-invest in the most innovative companies across Sub-Saharan Africa. LifeBank is a healthcare technology and logistics company in Lagos, Nigeria which facilitates the delivery of blood, oxygen, and medical consumables to hospitals and patients.
In June 2023, eha Impact Ventures (EIV) earned a 2023 Platinum Transparency Seal on Candid, a platform of comprehensive data and insights about the social sector for people who wish to support social impact.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV) is excited to announce an additional investment of $150,000 in Ananya Health, one of its portfolio companies pioneering medical technology advancements across Africa. Ananya Health is developing a battery-powered cryoablation device to freeze abnormal cervical cells before they become cancerous....
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV) invests $25,000 in Ananya Health via a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) instrument to build its portable cryoablation device. The device provides primary care clinics with affordable cervical cancer prevention treatments to women in low and middle-income countries. The device freezes abnormal cells before they evolve into cervical cancer and does not rely on consumable cryogen gas, making the procedure ten times cheaper than traditional cryotherapy costs.
Our Impact Report is Live, and we did it differently this year. We built a digital, interactive experience designed to help you meaningfully engage with the work, not just read about it. This year’s report brings together the key shifts across our portfolio: how capital was deployed, how businesses grew, and how we continue to approach impact in practice.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a gender-lens impact investing venture, secured $50,000 from a USA Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) to support women entrepreneurs in Africa.
At the 2023 virtual Krutham Africa Impact Investment Award ceremony, EIV received the Project Developer of the Year award, recognising the organisation’s ability to initiate projects and create an opportunity to accelerate
We are delighted to share that we joined the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) on July 12, 2023. AVPA is a network that unites social investors across Africa to increase financial flow into social ventures. Its mission is to ensure that human, financial and intellectual capital are deployed optimally and innovatively to achieve maximum social impact.
In June 2023, eha Impact Ventures (EIV) earned a 2023 Platinum Transparency Seal on Candid, a platform of comprehensive data and insights about the social sector for people who wish to support social impact.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV) has announced a follow-on investment of $100,000 in Ananya Health to advance its cervical cancer prevention device towards US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) clearance. This is EIV’s third investment in Ananya Health, reaffirming its commitment to providing patient, founder-centered capital to women-led businesses solving critical healthcare challenges across Africa.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a non-profit impact investing firm backing women-led businesses in health, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa, has announced a $1.25 million reinvestment in EHA Clinics, a leading network of primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV) and Cascador convened founders, investors, healthcare leaders, and ecosystem stakeholders for the Health Founders' Table, an intimate gathering designed to foster honest conversations about the realities of building health-focused ventures in Africa.
As part of its commitment to building a more inclusive supplier ecosystem, eHealth Africa, in collaboration with EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), has completed the training of 213 women entrepreneurs from across 11 Nigerian states. Through the Women Vendor Accelerator Program, participants were equipped with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to compete for institutional procurement opportunities.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a gender-lens impact investing firm, has facilitated a strategic partnership between its portfolio companies, EHA Clinics – a prominent network of primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria, and Blueroomcare – a mental health therapy platform, to improve access to high-quality, in-person mental health therapy in Lagos.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a gender-lens impact investment firm, has announced a $50,000 follow-on investment in Blueroomcare, a digital mental health platform focused on expanding access to care, notably for women in Nigeria. The announcement was made at the Africa Social Impact Summit, alongside EIV’s new investment in Moppet Foods.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a gender-lens impact investment firm, and MotherFood International, a mission-driven social enterprise, have announced an $80,000 investment in Moppet Foods, a Nigerian company combating early childhood malnutrition through locally produced, fortified complementary foods.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a leading impact investment venture, in collaboration with MotherFood, a gender lens social enterprise, announces a joint investment in Amayi Foods, a Nigerian-based food processing company.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a gender-lens impact investing firm, has invested $2 million in EHA Clinics, a prominent network of primary care facilities in Nigeria. This equity investment will drive the expansion of EHA Clinics’ services to new locations, extend its clinical service lines, and enhance its community outreach programs, ultimately improving healthcare access in Nigeria.
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a leading impact investing firm, proudly announces a transformative $50,000 pre-seed funding, as convertible loan in Blueroomcare, a pioneering digital therapy platform dedicated to advancing mental healthcare, notably for women in Nigeria.
Our Impact Report is Live, and we did it differently this year. We built a digital, interactive experience designed to help you meaningfully engage with the work, not just read about it. This year’s report brings together the key shifts across our portfolio: how capital was deployed, how businesses grew, and how we continue to approach impact in practice.
This year, our impact extended far beyond individual investments. We actively shaped critical healthcare sub-sectors, from reimagining healthcare delivery and scaling mental health support to strengthening local food systems that enhance...
This edition highlights our critical milestones in supporting the health of African women. Not only did we record several achievements as an organisation, but we also celebrated the numerous accomplishments of our three portfolio companies...
This edition focuses on the contributions of our three portfolio companies from 2022. EHA Clinics, a primary healthcare provider; Ananya Health, a company developing a portable cryoablation device for pre-screening cervical cancer...
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Aisha Bubah has spent years building mental health infrastructure in Nigeria, including the country's first suicide-prevention helpline. Over 700 kilometres away in Lagos, Ebunoluwa Collins was doing the same thing at BlueroomCare. Different cities, different organizations, same mission. Until August 4, 2026, they had never sat in the same room.
Our process is different at EIV, we believe capital should accelerate progress, not delay it. That belief is why EIV operates a 30-day investment decision framework designed to be efficient, transparent, and founder-friendly, while maintaining institutional-grade diligence.
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In the last decade, Africa's startup ecosystem has grown significantly. In most countries in Africa, at least 60% of the population is employed by startups and SMEs, highlighting the vital role of startups in economic development and job creation.
For decades, workplaces have been structured around the needs and norms of the 20th century male breadwinner with a spouse at home. That legacy is still visible today, even though women now make up nearly half of the global workforce.
