# Eric Osiakwan

> Eric Osiakwan is a pre-seed investor at Chanzo Capital (Accra) backing Software and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Chanzo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chanzo-capital)
- Location: Accra, Ghana
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericosiakwan
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/eosiakwan
- Website: https://x.com/eosiakwan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eric.osiakwan

Eric Osiakwan is a pre-seed investor at Chanzo Capital in Accra focused on Software and Finance. Eric Osiakwan, Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital is an Entrepreneur and Investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world. He has worked in 32 African countries setting up ISPs, ISPAs, IXPs and high-tech startups. He Co-Founded Angel Africa List,Angel Fair Africa and currently serves on the board of Farmerline, SMS GH,Forhey, Teranga Solutions, SeeSayDo, Oasis Websoft, Siqueries, Amp.it, SameLogic, Bisa app, Wanjo Foods,Ghana Cyber City and WABco – some of which are his investments. He was part of the team that built the TEAMS submarine cable in East Africa and an ICT Consultant for the WorldBank, Soros Foundations, UNDP, USAID, USDoJ, USDoS as well as African governments and private firms.He authored “The KINGS of Africa’s Digital Economy”, co-authored the “Open Access Model”, adopted globally by the telecommunications industry, “Negotiating the Net” – the politics of Internet Diffusion in Africa and “The Internet in Ghana” with the Mosaic Group. He was invited to contribute ideas to Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Commission for Africa. Eric is a TED, Stanford, MIT and Harvard fellow.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Personal Health | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ghana | 1 | 50% |
| Uganda | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rivia Clinics | Rivia is an asset-light healthcare chain that partners with existing clinics to improve their quality of service to patients. They offer their partners:1. Loans for infrastructure upgrades and inventory. 2. A hospital management system to simplify administrative tasks. 3. Support with customer acquisition and marketing. 4. Adherence to"Rivia Standards", a set of patient-centric quality guidelines. Overall, Rivia aims to provide a "modern healthcare experience" for patients in emerging markets. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Jan 18, 2024 |  |
| Tripesa | Tripesa offers payment solutions for Africa's travel and tourism industry. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 09, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kaleo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaleo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Consonance Investment Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/consonance-investment-managers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [eNovate Health Solutions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enovate-health-solutions) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fast Forward Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-forward-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LTNT Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ltnt-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Chanzo Capital

VC Fund · Accra, Ghana

Chanzo Capital is an early stage micro-VC firm investing both capital and mentoring in high-tech startups in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa (KINGS) – these countries make up the "KINGS" of Africa's digital economy.They invest between $25,000 and $2M staggered over the early life of the company from Pre-seed toSeries A.The firm intends to finance the growth and development of the high-tech sector through the provision of capital, mentoring and value creation services to their portfolio of companies.

2 contacts available at Chanzo Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Osiakwan | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-osiakwan |
| Andile Ngcaba | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andile-ngcaba-10c5 |

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## FAQ

### What does Eric Osiakwan invest in?

Eric Osiakwan invests primarily in Software, Finance and Payments startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Eric Osiakwan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eric Osiakwan closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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