We've backed Nollywood films, Afrobeats artists, streaming platforms and animation studios. Now we're going deeper — with dedicated capital, a structured network, and a long-term thesis on Africa's most culturally powerful industry.
Nollywood is the 3rd largest film industry on the planet. Afrobeats topped global charts. Nigerian animation studios are signing deals with Universal Studios. African artists earned $300M from streaming in 2021 alone.
This isn't a recent development — it's a structural shift that's been building for two decades. What's changed is that the infrastructure for monetisation, distribution and institutional investment has finally caught up. We intend to be the fund at the centre of that convergence.
Distribution, streaming, gaming, digital ticketing, IP licensing and creator economy platforms turn creative output into scalable businesses. We call this intersection Crea-Tech — and it's where we concentrate capital.
Afrobeats is the fastest-growing music genre worldwide. Nollywood content plays on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Showmax. Nigeria's creative sector has a natural global distribution advantage that few industries can claim.
Of $7.5B raised by African startups between 2015–2022, fewer than $40M touched the creative sector. This gap between value creation and capital access is the opportunity we are specifically built to close.
Sourced from PwC, NBS, StartupList Africa and Mordor Intelligence. These are the sub-sectors where technology and creativity compound fastest — and where our capital creates the most leverage.
It's the 2nd largest employer in Nigeria and the 3rd largest film industry globally. Yet it receives a fraction of the institutional capital that comparable industries attract. This is a pricing inefficiency, not a quality signal.
Afrobeats has created an entire export economy — events, fashion, tourism, brand endorsements, streaming royalties. Investing in music infrastructure (platforms, distribution, rights management) is infrastructure investing, not consumer spending.
60% of Nigeria's population is under 35. Internet penetration is accelerating. Mobile-first gaming that reflects African culture and narratives is a $600M+ opportunity that remains almost entirely unfunded by institutional capital.
Nigeria's 17M+ diaspora are cultural consumers who pay global prices for Nigerian content. They unlock dollar-denominated revenues from Naira-denominated creative production — an FX arbitrage that is unique to Nigeria's cultural exports.
Creative industries run on relationships, reputation and cultural fluency. We have been inside this industry for 15+ years. We know the difference between a great artist and a great business, and we back both thoughtfully.
Enzzyme partners bring executive networks, distribution infrastructure, DFI relationships and talent access. Our portfolio companies don't just get capital — they get an entire operating system for growth.
We take an intentionally broad view. Creative infrastructure, technology platforms and content businesses all qualify. The thread is: does it create cultural or commercial value through creative output?
Our partners have personally backed, managed and grown some of Nigeria's most iconic creative institutions — generating returns of 2x to 10x on invested capital.
Highest-grossing Nollywood franchise. Co-produced and commercially structured across multiple sequels.
Early backing of artists who became global names. Includes Wizkid, Skales, Masterkraft, Banky W.
Nigeria's first major streaming platform. Strategic backing from early stage through global expansion.
Indigenous studio that recently signed a direct deal with Universal Studios — first of its kind from Nigeria.
We invest from pre-seed to Series A. Creative businesses, platforms and infrastructure companies all qualify — the key is a credible path to scale and sustainable commercial returns.
Must demonstrate a credible route to scale across at least 4 of Nigeria's 6 geopolitical zones.
At minimum 50% founder ownership retained. We back operators with genuine domain knowledge.
Pure content plays can qualify, but preference is businesses where tech drives distribution or monetisation.
Subscription, licensing, advertising, ticketing, royalties — any model that compounds with scale.
We measure both. Businesses that strengthen Nigeria's creative identity get additional weight in our process.
Whether you're a founder, filmmaker, musician, technologist or creative investor —
there's a place for you in the Enzzyme Creative Network.