Impact Angel Network

IAN does not publicly name individual deal stewards or investment committee members. Decision-making is collective: members vote on co-investment opportunities sourced and vetted by the network's small central team. The operations lead manages pipeline flow and due diligence coordination but final allocations rest with individual members.

Deal flow comes through a mix of member referrals, partnerships with East African accelerators (e.g., Villgro Kenya, Outbox Hub), and relationships with impact-first funds like Acumen. IAN does not maintain a public deal-sourcing website; opportunities are circulated within the member base via email and quarterly meetings.

IAN is structured as a multi-family-office-style angel network. It operates as a membership organization where each family office or individual investor commits capital to a shared deal pipeline but makes independent investment decisions per opportunity. There is no pooled fund vehicle, so it functions more like a co-investment club than a traditional venture firm.

IAN targets seed to Series A rounds, with check sizes ranging from $25,000 to $500,000 per deal. It focuses on early-stage ventures that have demonstrated some traction and are ready to scale within East Africa. Later-stage deals are occasionally considered but are not the core mandate.

IAN avoids extractive industries such as mining, oil and gas, as well as tobacco, arms, and gambling. The network's impact thesis explicitly excludes any venture whose primary revenue model harms health, environment, or social equity in East African communities.

Unlike a single-family office that deploys proprietary capital directly, IAN aggregates capital from multiple families and individuals to co-invest. This lowers per-family ticket sizes and spreads risk across a broader portfolio while still giving members direct exposure to specific companies. Members retain discretion over which deals to enter.

IAN does not disclose members' wealth origins. Based on the firm's focus on impact investing in East Africa, members are likely a mix of East African entrepreneurs, diaspora family offices, and international impact-first investors. No specific family or individual backstory is public.