Novastar Ventures East Africa Fund (Novastar) is the first venture capital fund at scale to deploy capital into early stage, high growth enterprises that design and execute game-changing business models for the Base of the Pyramid in East Africa.

The fund invests in companies that address a mass market need. Their challenge and ambition is to create and operate business models that make basic products and services accessible, affordable, and scalable, realising both a social and financial return. Examples include water and sanitation, and quality education.