Lesotho

The mandate of One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre (OBFC) is to promote investment through efficient and effective trade facilitation through the following current and potential future services:

• Traders Licences

• Manufacturing Licences

• Small scale manufacturing licences

• Export Permits/ documents

• Import permits

• Rebates

• Work Permits

• Residence Permits

• Company Registration

• Tax Registration and Clearances

• Utilities Payments

• Investment Information

• Business Statistics

• Advocacy for regulatory reform

• Tariff investigations and

The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN) is a platform of programs and initiatives aimed at growing an entrepreneurial ecosystem that will become a think tank for creating jobs, accelerating innovation and strengthening good entrepreneurial and professional practice. Founded by entrepreneurs and businesses, The Network is open to businesses that seek to make a national impact.

TEN Mission:

• Expanding the number of ordinary citizens working for or starting firms and businesses around Lesotho.
• Increasing understanding between the new and traditional elements of emerging startup communities and

Higherlife Foundation is a social impact organization that invests in human capital to build thriving individuals, communities and sustainable livelihoods. Founded by Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa in 1996 out of their deep Christian faith, heartfelt compassion as well as personal experiences of orphanhood, we are contemporary Africans moving the African continent forward through opportunities.

Higherlife Foundation does work in the following areas: 

• Education
• Health
• Girls’ Empowerment
• Leadership & Lifelong Development
• Job Creation & Sustainable Livelihoods - support entrepreneurs from all

Ishe Africa is a female-led $10MM venture capital fund, domiciled in Mauritius, investing in technology and technology-enabled start-ups in Sub-Saharan Africa, the second-fastest-growing region in the world. The Ishe Africa team consists of operators, software developers, business developers and finance professionals with experience across the region. We believe that this will be instrumental in supporting portfolio companies with their regional expansion, a key to our investment philosophy.

HAVAÍC is an investment and advisory firm that specialises in early-stage, high-growth African businesses with proven concepts and global prospects, offering investment opportunities to sophisticated investors and international venture capital companies with an interest in Africa. As a complementary offering, HAVAÍC provides corporate advisory and capital raising services to emerging, internationally scalable businesses.

Successful innovations have durability, broad impact, and high returns. Our investment philosophy is driven by identifying new products, processes or programs with disruptive

The Energy and Environment Partnership covering Southern and East Africa (EEP Africa) is a multi-donor fund providing early-stage grant and catalytic financing to innovative clean energy projects, technologies and business models.

EEP Africa has been at the forefront of efforts to fast track clean energy access and sustainable and inclusive green growth, channeling more than EUR 57 million to 200+ pioneering projects with positive impacts on lives and livelihoods.

In January 2018, EEP Africa transitioned into a multi-donor trust fund managed by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF). This new

Crossfin invests in high growth and established cash generative businesses, offering investors a blended exposure to technology investments in Fintech. The Crossfin group is uniquely positioned to unlock real value through the organic and acquisitive growth of our ecosystem and the continual introduction of additional products and services through our various platforms. Crossfin aims to influence technology across the value chain from point of processing to point of fulfilment either directly or through partnerships.

Alimela Thuto is a financial institution in the quest to continue aiding Basotho students in getting a formal education. The company also aids and offers training services to nurses, correctional officers, teachers and police officers as well as assisting them with the registration process.

Thusano Financial Solution offers short term loans with its services available to:

• Private company's salaried employees,
• Public sector employees (stop-order facility available)
• Small businesses; and