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KRATOA Consulting

Women-led • Impact-driven • Strategy-focused

About KRATOA Consulting

A women-owned advisory, consulting and investment firm operating at the intersection of infrastructure, finance, technology and social development — translating policy, strategy and capital into bankable, inclusive solutions.

Who We Are

KRATOA Consulting is a women-owned and women-led advisory and investment firm with over 40 years of combined experience across infrastructure, transport and logistics, energy and power, technology, social development and public-sector programmes across Africa.

The firm operates at the intersection of strategy, policy and capital — designing solutions that unlock economic inclusion, protect and grow capital, and widen access to essential infrastructure and services. Our work is grounded in gender equality, sustainability and long-term development outcomes.

We partner with governments, development institutions, investors and private-sector clients to bridge the gap between ideas, funding and execution.

Our Solution Framework

Prioritise

Focused, staged execution on high-impact areas — aligning projects with national priorities, market readiness and the capacity of stakeholders.

Knowledge

Data-driven insights, proven tools and lessons from success stories, combined with sector expertise across finance, governance and infrastructure.

Monetise

Converting opportunity into bankable projects and high-impact assets that attract capital, build resilience and create long-term value.

The Economic Challenge

African economies face structural challenges — including declining growth, limited access to affordable finance, uneven value capture, infrastructure gaps and persistent inequality. These dynamics often exclude women, SMEs and vulnerable communities from participating fully in the economy.

Infrastructure backlogs in transport, energy, digital connectivity, housing and social facilities are significant, but they also represent a major opportunity: to design inclusive, climate-conscious and commercially viable investments.

Market Opportunity

The infrastructure financing gap across Africa runs into tens of billions of dollars annually. This gap creates demand for new models of capital mobilisation, blended finance and gender-lens investing that can crowd in private and public capital.

KRATOA is positioned as a bridge between opportunity and capital — shaping strategies, structures, products and partnerships that enable scalable, sustainable and inclusive growth.

Our Approach

We work collaboratively with clients to co-create solutions that align strategy, finance, governance and delivery. Every engagement is tailored to context, grounded in research and designed for practical implementation.

Our team brings together experience across investment banking, development finance, public policy, infrastructure delivery and human development — enabling us to navigate both technical and political complexity.

We integrate gender, sustainability and local context into project design from the outset, ensuring that capital flows contribute to shared prosperity.

Our Values

  • • Partnership with industry, communities and beneficiaries.
  • • Client-centric, research-led and evidence-based work.
  • • Inclusive and sustainable economic development.
  • • Authentic, accountable and transparent leadership.
  • • Investing towards long-term impact and resilience.

What We Offer

  • Advisory – strategy, research, policy, business cases and feasibility.
  • Capital Raising – equity, debt, mezzanine and blended finance.
  • Investing – high-impact, commercially sound assets and platforms.

Our Track Record

The KRATOA team has contributed to national and regional programmes across energy, transport, student housing, broadband and social infrastructure — working with both public and private-sector partners.

Programmatic Experience

  • • Renewable energy and power infrastructure programmes.
  • • Public transport and bus rapid transit (BRT) systems.
  • • Rapid rail and mobility megaprojects.
  • • Student housing and social infrastructure development.
  • • Broadband, fibre and digital infrastructure initiatives.

What This Means for Our Clients

Our experience enables us to navigate complex stakeholder environments, structure feasible projects and anticipate the requirements of investors, regulators and communities.

Clients benefit from a partner that understands both boardroom dynamics and on-the-ground delivery realities.

Our Commitment to Sustainable Development

KRATOA aligns its work with key Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring that infrastructure and investment decisions contribute to a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future.

SDG 5

Gender Equality – advancing women’s economic participation and leadership.

SDG 8

Decent Work & Economic Growth – enabling job creation and productive economies.

SDG 9

Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure – promoting resilient infrastructure and innovation.

SDG 11

Sustainable Cities & Communities – shaping safer, more accessible urban systems.

Aligned with the SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

Leadership

KRATOA is led by a dynamic leadership collective with more than 40 years of combined experience across investment banking, project finance, infrastructure development, governance and human development.

The leadership team brings together technical depth and lived experience of how systems affect women, communities and everyday mobility — shaping solutions that are commercially robust and socially responsive.

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Our Value Proposition

We exist to unlock growth, scale and commercial value for women investors, SMEs and high-impact infrastructure opportunities.

  • • 40+ years of combined sector expertise.
  • • Access to diverse funding instruments and capital providers.
  • • Experience across finance, law, risk, governance and infrastructure.
  • • Deep understanding of policy and regulatory environments.

Work With KRATOA

We collaborate with investors, businesses, public institutions and ecosystem partners who are committed to building sustainable, inclusive and commercially sound growth across Africa’s infrastructure and social sectors.