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Adeola Adedewe grew up in Africa. When he moved to the United States, he became credit invisible and his entire financial history, unreadable to the American system. He built Kredete to solve that problem. In 21 months, the platform grew from $500K in seed funding to $48M in annual recurring revenue, processing $500M in remittances for 700,000 monthly users. On 31 March 2026, Zidicircle members heard that story from the fund that backed Kredete before the trajectory was visible. Zachariah …

There is a gap in African SME financing that most people misdiagnose. They call it a capital problem. It is not. There is diaspora capital sitting in European savings accounts, pension schemes, and cautious remittance transfers. There are DFIs with African mandates struggling to deploy at the early-growth stage. The capital exists. The real gap is preparation — on both sides of the table. Most SMEs are not ready to receive investment when they need it. Most diaspora investors have …

Diaspora capital is often discussed in terms of potential. At Zidicircle, the work is focused on participation. Since 2016, Zidicircle has operated as a global cooperative connecting diaspora, African, and international communities to entrepreneurship and investment in African SMEs. The organization works across Europe and Africa to reach the global African diaspora through structured programs, cooperative investment vehicles, and recurring community sessions. Over the past year, this approach has moved from long-standing design into clearer execution. Starting With Learning Engagement …

Investor networks are more than contact lists—they’re ecosystems of trust, shared intelligence, and aligned purpose. ZidiCircle continues its effort to unlock diaspora capital and promote ecosystem equity through convenings that drive meaningful dialogue and action. This session explores how Angel Investors can intentionally build trust-based investment networks that lead to stronger collaboration, deeper engagement, and more effective co-investment. Grounded in Zidicircle’s mission, the conversation will highlight actionable strategies to foster aligned networks—with a special focus on how the Co-op supports …

Following the impactful and well-attended June webinar, “Demystifying Diaspora Angel Investing: From Curiosity to Confidence,” Zidicircle is excited to continue the conversation by hosting a second, high-level session focused on unlocking the regional potential of diaspora capital. Africa’s fragmented markets and varying regulatory environments often limit how far early-stage ventures can scale — yet regional integration is key for driving sustainable impact. At the same time, the diaspora remains an underutilized driver of capital, expertise, and connectivity that can transcend …

Angel investing has long been an avenue for unlocking potential, fueling innovation, and driving economic change—yet for many, it remains unfamiliar or intimidating. Whether you’re an experienced investor or simply curious about how business angel investments work, this session will provide clarity on what it truly means to be a diaspora angel investor. Many diaspora members are eager to support businesses but feel overwhelmed by the unknowns of angel investing. This webinar breaks down the myths, simplifies the process, and …

Zidi’s Diaspora Angel investor Fellowship  aims to train aspiring angel investors  on how  investing  in startups and Small and Medium enterprises (SME’s) work, after which they commit to finance entrepreneurs  either individually or collectively. Zidicicle has trained over 250 diaspora angels investors through the semi- annual fellowships and partner programmes like the green diaspora matchmaking and the Green venture Backers programme in partnership with the Dutch Development organisation(SNV) and the O-REMIT project,  that was funded by the Belgium government and …

Out of the need to get more businesses ready for investments, we developed the Zidicircle Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (ZEB) –  a business incubation programme targeting under-represented entrepreneurs in the diaspora and  underserved   entrepreneurs in Africa who want to grow investor ready, sustainable and scalable businesses. We leverage on diaspora knowledge and resources to support those in the programme. Why? Diaspora entrepreneurs experience certain challenges when it comes to setting up a business in their country of residence or even country …

We are excited to announce the launch of the O-REMIT project that has been funded by the Belgian Government and implemented by partners; The International Organization for Migration (IOM)- Belgium and Luxembourg, Ondernemers voor Ondernemers vzw(OVO), Nationale Bank van België and ZidiCircle. This project aims to offer cost-effective alternatives for remittances and opportunities for investment of savings by tracking  diaspora remittance flows from Belgium into Morocco, Senegal, and the DRC, creating  awareness among remit senders and receivers on these corridors …

We are very excited to launch our first Diaspora-Ghana GREEN SME Matchmaking forum, an initiative of Zidicircle and SNV Ghana. SNV, under the GREEN Incubation and Acceleration Programmes, is supporting businesses and start-ups who are at early stages of development (pre-revenue) to make better use of natural resources, be energy efficient, properly manage waste and pollution, among others, and operate profitable business ventures in the Ashanti and Western regions. Zidicircle is an an Amsterdam based Diaspora startups incubator based in Amsterdam that’s …