About us
Salama Capital is an institutional advisory platform structured to deliver transaction due diligence, sovereign policy design, and capital syndication across African markets with surgical precision.
Setup for scale
Founded in 2018 and active under current equity partnership since 2026, Salama Capital Ltd combines deep institutional relationships with specialized financial and AI expertise.
High-impact employment created across agro-processing, textile manufacturing, and logistics corridors.
Embedding gender-smart criteria into financial modeling, unlocking dedicated DFI and impact capital.
Founded in 2018 and active under current equity partnership since 2026, Salama Capital Ltd combines deep institutional relationships with specialized financial and AI expertise to deliver high-impact advisory services across East Africa and beyond.
$480M+
Active transaction and investor readiness pipeline spanning East African agribusiness, manufacturing, logistics, and renewable energy ventures.
The Institutional Network.
Decades of structural leadership manifest in an unrivaled global relationship matrix.
Managing Partners
Angelique K. Kantengwa
Founder & Managing Partner
Lina Rutaba
Partner & Head of Transaction
Associate Consultants & Senior Advisors
“We mobilize specialized, project-based senior practitioners with deep multilateral, climate finance, and fiduciary expertise across Sub-Saharan Africa and global markets.”
Dr. Tauni Lanier
SENIOR ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT — SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Dr. Mihaela Balan
SENIOR ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT — MEL & SYSTEMS IMPACT
Daniel Ishimwe, CPA, FMVA
ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT — FINANCIAL MODELING & AUDIT
Our history
Salama Capital was structured in Kigali, built upon decades of financial leadership in central banking and national social security governance, expanding surgically to transaction execution and compliance audits.
Founding & Public Sector Strategy
Salama Capital was established in Kigali to support Ministries of Finance, state-owned banking institutions, and DFIs on capacity building, structural reforms, and PPP guidelines.
Pension Fund Portfolio Strategy
Advising sovereign and bilateral development funds (like Agaciro Development Fund and LuxDev) on investment diagnostics, capital allocations, and risk management guidelines.
FCDO Programs & FDI Mobilization
Appointed as the transaction execution lead for Manufacturing Africa (FCDO), supporting corporate transaction readiness, stress-tested models, and facilitating over $180M in FDI.
Blended Finance & ESG Auditing
Structuring blended finance frameworks and delivering 2X Gender-Lens compliance audits for private equity funds, DFIs, and frontier enterprises.
AI Readiness & Workflow Governance
Developing operational risk and safety blueprints for generative AI adoption in regulated financial services, partnering with certified security implementers.
“Salama Capital’s senior advisory bridges the critical gap between complex regional compliance and international investment standards, turning high-potential ventures into bankable assets.”
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