Zambia has an angel investment ecosystem. It has founders building high-potential businesses across fintech, agriculture and digital services. It has a network of local investors who know those founders, who have evaluated their models, who have built relationships with them over years.
What it also has is diaspora — professionals across Europe and beyond who understand the African market, who carry that knowledge with them, and who want to invest in businesses that are already growing.
Zidicircle connects the two.
How co-investment with African angel networks works
Our co-investment approach allows us to either invest directly into businesses or partner and invest alongside existing funds, angel groups, and venture networks across Africa. This strategy enables us to provide various investment opportunities in a scalable manner.
When Zidicircle circle partners with a local angel network, both sides bring something the other builds on. The local network brings years of presence on the ground — direct relationships with founders, deep knowledge of the market, and deal flow that has already been evaluated by people who live in it. Zidicircle brings 793 diaspora investors across 28 countries who understand the market and bring valuable international connections — pooled into a collective vehicle that invests on behalf of members.
The Co-op enters into agreements with selected businesses or funds, serving as the investor on behalf of members. You invest alongside people who already know the founders. They invest alongside capital that understands the market from the inside.
Investing through Zidicircle Coop Diaspora Angels is investing towards the social economic development of the billions of people living under a dollar a day.
The Zambia Business Angels Network
One of Zidicircle’s co-investment partners is the Zambia Business Angels Network — ZBAN — led by Co-Founder Greg Marchand and. ZBAN is building the angel investment infrastructure in Zambia, working with founders across fintech, agriculture and digital services who are building high-potential businesses and ready for the next stage of growth.
On 28 April 2026, Greg Marchand presented the Zambia investment ecosystem at the Zidicircle Investor Member Session. He walked the room through how angel investing works on the ground, how deals are sourced and evaluated, and what the diaspora layer adds to Zambian deals. Fridah Ntarangwi-Kimathi presented Zidicircle. Then both walked the room through how the two networks co-invest together — ZBAN with local expertise, Zidicircle with pooled diaspora capital — into the same opportunity, from both sides.
How you participate
Zidicircle is a global Diaspora Investment community providing structured pathways for the diaspora and Internationals to learn, connect, and invest responsibly in African business and the Diaspora.
The one-time joining fee is €60. From there, each member contributes a minimum of €1,000 per opportunity, at their own pace and on a per-round basis. That capital pools with fellow members’ contributions into a collective ticket of up to €100,000, deployed into vetted, investment-ready African SMEs alongside local co-investors who add capital and expertise on the ground.
Be a part of this journey, where every partnership fuels growth and creates lasting impact. Join the Zidicircle Co-op Community Here
The Investor Member Sessions
The 28 April session was part of Zidicircle’s monthly Investor Member Sessions — where member investors meet, welcome new members, and the cooperative presents new investment opportunities. It runs on the last Tuesday of every month and is free for members.
The next IMS is 26 May 2026. Register Here
To start learning how angel investing works before the next session, explore ZidiLearn at school.zidicircle.com.