Small Business Financing Success Story: Conscious Travel Tanzania

Can you tell us about your business and what your vision and objective is?  At Conscious Travel Tanzania, our business is centered around creating transformative travel experiences that foster deep

And the Winners Are… The Zanzibar Business Plan Competition Awards Ceremony

The Zanzibar Business Plan Competition Awards Ceremony, held on 15th March 2026 at the Park Hyatt Stonetown, was a resounding success—bringing together entrepreneurs, partners, and key stakeholders for a memorable

Can an Investment Fund Have a Culture? We Think So

We know that companies, like countries, can have a culture. But what about an investment fund? Can an organization that provides funding and support to small businesses, like the Coprosperity

Small Business Funding Success Story: Wakawear

The Coprosperity Fund invested in Wakawear of Paje, Zanzibar in 2025, and has since been providing business support. We sat down with the company founders to discuss what impact that

The Zanzibar Business Plan Competition 2026: Official Launch Announcement!

The Coprosperity Fund team is excited to announce the official launch of the Zanzibar Business Plan Competition 2026, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at funding and supporting high-potential business ideas and

Tanzania Startup Week 2025: An Investor’s Perspective

Introduction: Karibu TSW 2025! In last month’s post, we visited Lagos, Nigeria to cover the African Business Angels Network (ABAN) Congress 2025. In this month’s post, we go to Dar

Pan-African Funders and Founders: The View from Lagos, Nigeria

Introduction: “Africa Must Fund Africa”? What happens when angel investors and startup founders from across Africa gather for a two-day meeting? The answer is: the African Business Angels Network (ABAN)’s

Putting the “Eco” in “Startup Ecosystem:” Our First Three Investments

The Coprosperity Fund is putting the “eco” in “startup ecosystem” with its first three investments of 2025, which we are excited to announce in an Investment Announcement edition of our
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