Investment Services
Ground-truth intelligence and vetted access to East Africa's conservation economy. We de-risk capital deployment through rigorous on-ground due diligence, operator assessment, and market validation.
Generic ESG consultants offer public data and desktop research. We offer what a decade of field work provides: operator relationships, site-level intelligence, and the ability to distinguish credible projects from well-marketed fantasies. Every service below prevents capital loss and compresses years of relationship-building into weeks.
Operator Due Diligence
Can they actually execute, or are they selling a dream?
Strategic Advisory Retainer
Your permanent bridge to East Africa's conservation economy
Premium Retainer
6-month minimum
Embedded advisory for institutional capital. Includes quarterly on-ground missions, risk monitoring, and strategic partnership facilitation.
What You Get (Core +):
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Bi-weekly strategy sessions
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Quarterly field missions (site visits, operator check-ins)
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Portfolio risk monitoring and early warning
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Strategic partnership facilitation
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Board meeting attendance (as needed)
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Priority on all other services (fast-track)
Ideal For:
€50M+ funds, DFIs, or family offices requiring "permanent eyes on the ground"
Full Technical Due Diligence
8-10 weeks On-Ground + Financial
Complete de-risking before capital deployment. Physical site visits, operator financial audits, technical competence evaluations, and risk matrix development.
What You Get:
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Multi-day site visit and operator assessment
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Financial audit (books, cash flow, debt)
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Technical competence evaluation (agronomic, operational)
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Management team capability assessment
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Comprehensive risk matrix and mitigation strategies
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Term sheet advisory and negotiation support
Ideal For:
€1M+ deployments where operator competence is make-or-break
Revenue Model Verification
3-6 weeks Market Intelligence
Pitch decks lie. Especially about who will buy the product and at what price. We verify offtake agreements, map actual buyer relationships, assess price volatility, and identify supply chain dependencies that could crater your investment.
What You Get:
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Offtake contract verification (are buyers real?)
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Price volatility analysis (historical + projected)
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Buyer relationship strength assessment
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Supply chain dependency mapping
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Alternative market identification (if primary fails)
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Revenue assumption stress test
Ideal For:
Any agri/food investment over €1M where revenue projections are based on "guaranteed offtake" claims. Particularly critical for coffee, macadamia, avocado, and honey exports, where single-buyer dependency is common.
Project-to-Pitch Transformation
4-8 weeks. Investor-Ready Deliverables
Great operators are terrible at pitching. We take functioning agroforestry projects, conservation initiatives, or regenerative farms and translate them into investor-ready opportunities. This service is charged to the operator seeking capital, not the investor.
What You Get:
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Investor pitch deck (12-15 slides)
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5-year financial model with scenarios
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Executive summary (2-page investment memo)
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Risk articulation and mitigation narrative
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Use of proceeds breakdown
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Exit strategy options
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Cap table template and structuring advice
Ideal For:
Operators with €500K-€5M capital needs who have credible operations but lack financial sophistication. We don't work with early-stage concepts—only functioning projects with revenue or a clear path to revenue.
East Africa Investment Expedition
5-7 days Kenya or Rwanda
These are not safaris. These are expeditions for capital. We curate 2-4 site visits to projects we've already vetted—syntropic farms, conservation tourism ventures, beekeeping cooperatives, regenerative ranches. You meet operators, see operations, and receive post-tour investment memos.
What You Get:
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2-4 vetted project site visits
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Private briefings with operators and technical experts
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Agronomist walkthroughs (soil, water, biodiversity assessments)
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Fireside sessions on policy, climate, and market dynamics
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Luxury safari lodge accommodations
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All ground transport and logistics
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Post-tour investment memo for each project
Ideal For:
Family office principals, fund LPs, or investment committee members who want sensory validation before deploying €2M+. Also valuable for fund managers building an East Africa thesis and needing rapid market intelligence.
Investment Packaging
Turn credible operators into fundable opportunities
Rapid Scoping
4 weeks Remote + Key Informant
Fast clarity on whether an opportunity warrants deeper exploration. Desktop analysis combined with targeted interviews to identify red flags before you deploy expensive site visits.
What You Get:
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Operator track record verification
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Financial management capacity assessment
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Key stakeholder interviews (suppliers, buyers, partners)
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Red flag identification report
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Investment memo with go/no-go recommendation
Ideal For:
Initial screening of €250K-€1M opportunities before committing to full due diligence
Market & Offtake Validation
Are the revenue assumptions real or fantasy?
Curated Investment Tours
Time compression: See 3 vetted projects in one week instead of spending months searching
Core Retainer
3-month minimum
Ongoing ground-truth intelligence for funds or family offices building East African portfolios. You get priority access to deal flow, quarterly field reports, and responsive advisory.
What You Get:
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Monthly strategy session (90 minutes)
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Priority deal flow access (vetted opportunities)
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Quarterly field intelligence reports
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Unlimited email support (24-48hr response)
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Network introductions as appropriate
Ideal For:
Funds with €10M+ East Africa thesis, need ongoing intelligence and deal flow
All Services
Why Azaka?
Ready to De-Risk Your East Africa Deployment?
Start with a €750 IPBES Strategy Call to assess your portfolio's nature-dependency risk, or reach out directly to discuss due diligence, tours, or retainer arrangements.