Industries

Different mandates. The same two questions.

Kilwa serves the institutions allocating capital into frontier markets — and the governments building the capability to attract it.

Who we build for

Five mandates, one scored frame.

The underlying signals are the same. What changes is which part of the answer carries the decision.

Development finance

Development Finance Institutions

Real-time, predictive intelligence that reduces allocation risk across a multi-country Africa portfolio.

18%of African government revenues now go to external debt service, double the 9% of 2017 — interest outbids health or education in four of five countries

-42%the 2025 cut to humanitarian aid to the region, with bilateral aid down 16 to 28%. The cheapest capital layer is being withdrawn

15markets where no FX cover exists at any price

54markets scored on the same frame, none omitted for thin data

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Private equity & VC

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Entry timing signals that identify optimal windows, and exit intelligence that prices the door before you underwrite the deal.

1–6moentry windows, with confidence

27/54markets with no working exit route

68%of 2025 exit liquidity now domestic

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Sovereign wealth

Sovereign Wealth Funds

Diversification intelligence that identifies high-potential markets beyond the traditional safe havens.

26% / 13%share of African GDP held by the three largest economies, against the share of growth they generate. A benchmark-weighted allocation owns the wrong half

13% / 17%the same two figures for the six markets Kilwa scores in the escape lane. They out-produce the heavyweights on half the mass

$19.8bnmodelled El Niño loss, by market

54markets, none omitted

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Corporates & operators

Multinational Corporations

Data-driven market expansion strategy that replaces analyst gut-feel with scored, explainable intelligence.

12trade corridors scored

97hSSA border compliance vs 13h OECD

$20bnannual gain from removing non-tariff barriers

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Government partners

Governments & Public Institutions

The evidence layer a finance ministry, debt office or investment promotion agency needs to be read accurately by the market — and sovereign AI built to be owned locally.

200–400bpthe spread African issuers have paid above similarly rated emerging-market peers

$15.5bnfinancing a one-notch continental improvement has been estimated to unlock

$75bnestimated cost of subjective assessment to African sovereigns (UNDP, 2023)

85languages in the Kilwa source registry

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