Why Tanzania
Tanzania’s economy holds great potential, yet private capital flows remain limited. Between 2014 and 2023, the country attracted under $600 million in private investment – compared to $3.7 billion in Kenya – and accounts for less than 10% of East Africa’s current deal activity. The disparity between potential and performance reflects persistent barriers in the investment ecosystem, including pipeline gaps, regulatory hurdles, and information asymmetry.
Momentum is now gathering as Tanzania advances reforms that make it easier to start, grow, and invest in businesses. Through targeted measures to strengthen enterprise readiness, expand access to capital, and align policy implementation, the country is increasingly well-placed to translate investor interest into concrete investments and sustainable development outcomes.
Who We Are
Invest for Impact Tanzania (IIT) unlocks capital for high-potential Tanzanian enterprises by making it easier for investors to find opportunities, close deals, and deliver meaningful social and economic returns.
We take a dual approach – both catalysing near-term investment and laying the foundations for sustained long-term market growth. This involves closing transactions that demonstrate market potential and build investor confidence, while strengthening the broader ecosystem through better-aligned policies, improved advisory capacity, and clearer market intelligence.
Invest for Impact Tanzania is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) as part of the Productivity for Prosperity (P4P) Programme, and implemented by Palladium under its Green Growth Facility (GGF).
What We Do
Engage & Coordinate Investors: We connect investors with market intelligence and foster collaboration across Tanzania’s investment ecosystem.
Accelerate Deals: We build a strong pipeline of investable enterprises and help them become visible, credible, and investment-ready.
Drive Policy & Regulatory Reform: We unite investors and government to address regulatory barriers and unlock investment.
Innovate & Restructure Capital: We support flexible, blended, and market-aligned financing mechanisms that expand access to capital.
How We Work
For Investors: we provide curated deal flow and on-the-ground introductions, market intelligence and regular bulletins, access to a standing Investor Working Group for shared insights, opportunities, and coordinated policy advocacy.
For Enterprises: we provide tailored investment-readiness support, direct matchmaking to aligned sources of capital, increased visibility and credibility within the investor community.
For the Ecosystem: we provide collaboration and dialogue platforms including a local investor association, coordinated engagement between investors, enterprises, and government to address regulatory barriers and unlock investment, capacity building and growth opportunities for Tanzanian advisors.