For Investors, VCs & Family offices

Source deal flow in the ecosystems no one else has mapped.

Africa and MENA aren't one market — they're 60+ ecosystems at very different stages. OSE gives investors a defensible map: where are the emerging hubs, what's the density of credible founders, who are the local co-investors, and where does the next wave compound?

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What we hear from investors, vcs & family offices

Sound familiar?

“We hear 'Africa is the next frontier' — but where, exactly? Lagos? Cairo? Nairobi? Casa? Riyadh?”

“Our deal flow is dominated by the same 3 hubs. We need a systematic view of secondary cities.”

“Local co-investors and partners are critical — but we don't have a credibility filter.”

“When we benchmark a country to our LPs, the data we cite is often 3 years out of date.”

How we help

3 use cases that move the needle.

Use case 1

Country deep dives

OSE reports cover ecosystem maturity, funding density, top performers, regulatory context — 7 countries available, 130+ on demand. Used by international funds for LP briefings.

Use case 2

Emerging-hub scoring

Live rankings on Expert — actors per capita, funding rate, network density. Spot the secondary cities before they make Crunchbase.

Use case 3

Custom thesis analysis

OSE Advisory delivers tailored market-mapping for a fund's specific thesis (sector × geography × stage) — turnaround in 2-4 weeks.

Why OSE

Built for investors, vcs & family offices, by people who’ve worked with them.

28,500+ qualified actors — wider than Crunchbase for Africa & MENA early stage.
Indicators refreshed quarterly — not 5-year-old World Bank baselines.
Independent — we don't take fees from grantees, founders or fund managers.
Used by international DFIs and family offices for portfolio prioritization.

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30 minutes — no commitment. We’ll walk you through the framework, show you the live data on a country of your choice, and help you scope what would be useful.

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