Roadmap
We start lean. We grow with discipline.
The institute has a clear plan to start lean and grow to a steady state. Each phase has a specific team configuration and a specific set of milestones.
Phase 1
Start-Up
Q4 2018 to Q1 2019
Team
- Operational Board of Advisors
- Interim Executive Director
- Program Officer
Milestones
- Seed funding secured
- Research and Learning launched
Phase 2
Soft Launch
Q2 2019 to Q4 2019
Team
- Operational Board of Advisors
- Executive Director
- Director of Programs, Innovation, and Research
- Program Officer
- Research Assistant
Milestones
- Advise and Fund launched
- Two-year funding secured
- Revenue generation begins
Phase 3
Steady State
Q1 2020 onwards
Team
- Governing Board of Advisors
- Full management team
- Full staff
Milestones
- Connect and Lead launched
- First conference convened
- Sustained, multi-year operating model
Why this works
Three drivers compound to deliver impact.
Increasing pool of entrepreneurs
A growing population of capable, scalable enterprises across West Africa is creating real demand for risk-appropriate capital.
Influx of impact dollars
Global impact capital is searching for credible, well-structured deployment channels into Africa. SAIIF is one.
Stable institutions
Institutional anchors, including SAIIF itself, raise the floor for what is possible in the regional finance ecosystem.
What we are building