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2025
- Representative of the Kenyan subsidiary, Ishida, spoke at "Making More Health Together 2025" held in Germany.
- Five AAIC fund portfolio companies selected as one of Time magazine's 100 World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025
- Double Award for AAIC Portfolio Company, Rology at the “Africa Month in Kobe – Africa Business Forum 2025”
- CEO Tsubaki Speaks at the " Economic Partnership in Indian Ocean-Africa Forum - Towards African prosperity through Japan-Indian Ocean collaboration " Hosted by Nikkei Inc. (Event Report)
- At TICAD 9, two AAIC Africa Healthcare Fund investment companies signed MoUs with Japanese companies (Implementation Report)
- AAIC Investment invests in AI-powered fetal ultrasound analysis platform DeepEcho , which receives 510(k) clearance from the U.S. FDA
- Three AAIC Fund Portfolio Companies Selected for Financial Times' Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies 2025
- Raises US $9.6 Million to Expand "bricks-and-clicks" Pharmacy Model in East Africa
- Rology (AAIC invests as AHF1) and the University of Hyogo Sign Landmark R&D MoU to Advance Radiological Innovation
- JICA Hosted a Demo Day for Startups in Uganda (Event Report)
- Ishida, Representative of Kenya office of AAIC was featured in Forbes AFRICA Kenya 2025 Special Edition
- AAIC Roadshow in November 2024 (Report)
2023
- AAIC Investment had a partial exit from the Dialysis Business in $ 20 Million fundraise led by Africa50 and Africinvest
- AAIC Investment announces the strategic investment in LifeQ, a South African Biometric Data Analytics Company, through Africa Innovation & Healthcare Fund (AHF2)
- The Africa Fund (AHF2), managed by AAIC Investment, has received new participation from financial institutions and listed companies. The total size of AHF1 and 2 is US$87 million (approximately 13 billion yen)
- AAIC CEO Tsubaki on panel at Policy Recommendations by UNDP Launch event
- Appointment as Advisor to the Japan Platform for Driving Digital Development (JPD3) by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
- AAIC Investment Fund and OurCrowd partner to advance healthcare startups in Africa
- Ishida, a Representative of AAIC Kenya, was featured in Forbes AFRICA's special issue on Kenya
- Two of AAIC Investment's portfolio companies, AHN and JIBU, were ranked among the top 100 companies in "Africa's fastest-growing companies" by FINANCIAL TIMES.
- The Nikkei Newspaper featured AAIC's African Operations
- Tsubaki, CEO of AAIC, spoke at the seminar hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- AAIC CEO Tsubaki appeared on "Nikkei News 9”
- The article on AAIC Investment Pte. Ltd.'s investment in Credable Group appeared in a Singapore Shimbun
- AAIC Holdings Invests in The Baobab Network
- The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on AAIC Investment Pte. Ltd.'s fund activities in Nigeria (about innovation breakthroughs in Africa)
- AAIC Holdings Pte. Ltd. Opens a new subsidiary in Egypt, which is one of the major countries in the Middle East and Africa.
- AAIC Investment – Africa Innovation & Healthcare Fund (“AHF 2”) invests in Credable
- AAIC Africa Innovation & Healthcare Fund (“AHF2”) invests in Yodawy
- The Serbia iteration of JICA’s Global Project NINJA ‘DEMO Day Feb 3, 2023’
- AAIC Investment signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Drugstoc and Revital Healthcare
2022
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kenya Rugby Union (KRU)
- Africa Innovation & Healthcare Fund (AHF2) has received investments from Marubeni Corporation
- AHF1 Investee, Kenyan insurtech Lami raises US$3.7M led by Harlem Capital and expands its business to Egypt and Nigeria.
- Africa Healthcare Network emerges as dialysis care leader in East Africa
- Ishida made a speech at 2nd JAPAN-AFRICA Public-Private Economic Forum Programme.
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- AAIC Investment launches Second Fund focused on Start-ups in Africa
- AAIC Africa Healthcare fund investee, Egypt's Online therapy startup Shezlong
- Reliance Health raises $40M in Series B led by General Atlantic
- AAIC Africa Healthcare fund investee, Lami has been selected as 50 fintechs driving opportunities for financial inclusion during global recovery
2021
2020
- Namba contributed an article to "Special Feature New Normal Shift" of the magazine "Overseas Investment and Loans" (November 2020 issue) by The Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI).
- Namba made a presentation at the 3rd Manufacturing Promotion Committee by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- AAIC-Rakuten Africa Innovation Project is launched
- Lifebank Founder won Cartier’s Women Initiative 2020
- Handa will be on stage at TICAD Premium Friday AFRI-CONVERSE 2020
- Ishida, the representative of AAIC’s Kenya office, has been selected as the accelerator of JETRO Global Acceleration Hub in Nairobi.
- AAIC hold the online seminar “The new strategy of doing business in Africa from case study of local expansion”
- Namba made a presentation at Africa Business Matching Seminar in Kenya
2019
- Tsubaki's comment was published in the 6th Nikkei Asia Africa Conference on Communicable Diseases 2019
- AAIC Monthly Meet up # 7 Looking back on Africa 2019
- African Business Seminar will be held by AAIC
- Africa Business Seminar held in Fukuoka! Ichimiya will be on stage from us
- Ishida wrote part of the November issue of JETRO STARTUP NEWS
- Africa Business Seminar held in Ehime! Namba will be on stage from our company
- AAIC Monthly Meet up # 6 Approaching healthcare startups that are developing in emerging countries! (Africa)
- JETRO and AAIC held the Africa seminar in Hiroshima! Namba will be on stage from our company
- Namba will present at Africa Business Seminar hosted by JETRO Nagoya
- Africa Business Seminar will be held JETRO and AAIC, Namba will be on stage
- Our “Africa Healthcare Fund” was published in NewsPicks
- AAIC Monthly Meet up # 5 Introducing in 90 minutes! Featured African Startups & Advancing to Africa Japanese Companies
- AAIC Monthly Meetup # 4 Looking Back on TICAD 7
- Kobe Japan Business Gateway to Africa -Logistics, Human Resources and Social Issues- Handa will be on stage
- Business Forum Tour in Kenya
- Rwanda and Kenya inspection tour will be held
- AAIC and Gavi collaborate to support innovative startups for immunisation
- Ichimiyan gave a presentation at Africa Innovation Seminar organized by JETRO Kyushu
- Tsubaki will be a judge at ICC Summit Kyoto 2019
- Awarded AAIC Award to Egyptian startup Chefaa at Africa-Japan Startup Pitch
- AAIC and Gavi collaborate to support innovative startups for immunisation
- Sponsorship for TICAD startup event! Tsubaki and Handa will be on stage from our company.
- Released the African expansion platform "ANZA"
- Tsubaki will be a judge at ICC Summit Kyoto 2019
- Selected for the METI project “5th TOBIDASE JAPAN!”
- Tsubaki will be the facilitator at TICAD ZENMONDO
- Sponsored “Tokyo Africa Collection”
- Tsubaki and Handa will be on speaking at the Asia-Africa Infectious Diseases Conference
- Ishida, our Kenya representative, was interviewed by JETRO
- AAIC Monthly Meet up # 2 Nigeria's largest business environment in Africa
- AAIC Monthly Meet up # 1 Introducing in 90 minutes! Featured African startup 10 ++
2018
2016
2023
- AAIC Investment had a partial exit from the Dialysis Business in $ 20 Million fundraise led by Africa50 and Africinvest
- The Africa Fund (AHF2), managed by AAIC Investment, has received new participation from financial institutions and listed companies. The total size of AHF1 and 2 is US$87 million (approximately 13 billion yen)
- AAIC Holdings Invests in The Baobab Network
- AAIC Investment – Africa Innovation & Healthcare Fund (“AHF 2”) invests in Credable
- AAIC Africa Innovation & Healthcare Fund (“AHF2”) invests in Yodawy
- AAIC Investment signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Drugstoc and Revital Healthcare
2022
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2023
- AAIC CEO Tsubaki on panel at Policy Recommendations by UNDP Launch event
- Ishida, a Representative of AAIC Kenya, was featured in Forbes AFRICA's special issue on Kenya
- Two of AAIC Investment's portfolio companies, AHN and JIBU, were ranked among the top 100 companies in "Africa's fastest-growing companies" by FINANCIAL TIMES.
- The Nikkei Newspaper featured AAIC's African Operations
- Tsubaki, CEO of AAIC, spoke at the seminar hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- AAIC CEO Tsubaki appeared on "Nikkei News 9”
- The article on AAIC Investment Pte. Ltd.'s investment in Credable Group appeared in a Singapore Shimbun
- The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on AAIC Investment Pte. Ltd.'s fund activities in Nigeria (about innovation breakthroughs in Africa)
- The Serbia iteration of JICA’s Global Project NINJA ‘DEMO Day Feb 3, 2023’
2022
2019
2022
- AHF1 Investee, Kenyan insurtech Lami raises US$3.7M led by Harlem Capital and expands its business to Egypt and Nigeria.
- Africa Healthcare Network emerges as dialysis care leader in East Africa
- AAIC Africa Healthcare fund investee, Lami has been selected as 50 fintechs driving opportunities for financial inclusion during global recovery