Arcadia

Arcadia embeds high-capacity Analysts to work full-time with African businesses for 3-6 months to address critical business needs by understanding the bigger picture, breaking down problems, thoughtfully planning, and getting work done. We improve operational processes, refine financial controls and reporting systems, conduct market research and analysis to inform growth and expansion and conduct quantitative analysis to help evaluate performance.

Some examples of our placements have included:

  • Serving as interim CFO of mid-cap agribusiness post investment, setting up new internal systems and processes, analyzing performance for investors, and identifying growth pathways

  • Providing interim C-level support to launch and implement an expansion strategy for a leading start-up, overseeing fundraising, partnership management, and internal planning

  • Serving as Investment Promotion Officer for an Investment Promotion Unit, developing investment pipeline, supporting businesses in developing investment materials, and managing investor outreach

Talent to Transform Africa offers subsidized Arcadia support to locally-founded small & growing businesses. Your business may be eligible if it meets the following criteria:

  • Annual revenue is less than US$2M

  • Total capital raised to date is less than US$2M

  • 70%+ of the founding and senior management team are citizens of an African country