In 1991, when Ghana’s digital infrastructure was still in its infancy, Chinery-Hesse founded theSOFTtribe. The company would go on to become the country’s oldest and largest software firm, providing groundbreaking solutions across multiple sectors.

Founded in 2017, ABC emerged in response to the Financial Institutions (Amendment) Act 2016, which introduced agent banking as a strategy to improve financial access across Uganda.

While this might have seemed like a practical decision, observers couldn’t help but wonder if this was an avoidable mistake.

The launch of Unconventional Capital also signals a strategic shift within Uncap. The fund will operate independently from Uncap’s proprietary technology platform, “Level,” a recently launched SaaS tool designed to streamline investment management for funders and accelerators across Africa.