HealthCap Africa

Dr. Ola Brown, the firm’s Founder and Managing Partner, leads investment decisions. She is a trained medical doctor who built Flying Doctors Nigeria, West Africa’s first indigenous air ambulance service, and previously co-managed funds at GreenTree Investment Company. The firm’s investment committee draws on her operational healthcare logistics experience and her network across the African venture ecosystem.

The firm invests at the intersection of healthcare delivery and enabling technology. Core areas include digital health platforms, health-focused fintech — such as insurance-tech and patient payment systems — and pharmaceutical supply-chain digitization. HealthCap explicitly avoids pure-play biotech and drug development, concentrating instead on distribution, payments, and data-layer infrastructure.

HealthCap Africa was carved out of Flying Doctors Nigeria, the air ambulance and medical logistics company Dr. Ola Brown founded. Flying Doctors Nigeria remains a related operating entity and provides the investment team with direct operational insight into healthcare logistics, emergency services, and cross-border patient transport. The relationship gives HealthCap a sourcing and due-diligence edge distinct from purely financial venture firms.