Our Business
About AAIC HoldingsAbout AAIC Holdings
AAIC Holdings is the holding company overseeing AAIC Group companies across the globe. The AAIC Group provides strategic consulting & execution support, investment & incubation, and human resources & global network services across Japan, Asia, Africa, and other emerging markets worldwide.
We support growth and create new value through "Know-How," "Capital," and "Talent & Global Network" in emerging countries and new business fields.
Capital — Supporting Growth through Funding
- Growth funding through proprietary and fund investments
- Investment management and CVC operation support
- Portfolio company growth support / incubation
- Self-funded new business creation (Rwanda Nuts Company, Smart Village Project, etc.)
- Currently managing Africa Healthcare Fund (AHF1) and AHF2. AHF1 has invested in 30 companies.
Know-How — Supporting Growth through Consulting
- Feasibility studies for emerging market entry
- Strategic alignment for Asia & Africa businesses
- Partnering / M&A execution support
- Joint strategy implementation in emerging markets
- Corporate matching through seminars and events
- Japan market entry support
Talent — Supporting Growth through People
- Hands-on management support
- Executive placement
- Management talent referrals
- Talent acquisition in emerging markets
- HRM support (recruitment, training, HR system development)
ConsultingConsulting & Business Support
We are a strategic consulting firm specializing in growth support across emerging markets and new business fields.
Offices:
Singapore, Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China), Gurugram (India), Nairobi (Kenya), Lagos (Nigeria), Johannesburg (South Africa), Cairo (Egypt), Kigali (Rwanda), Arusha (Tanzania)
Project Examples
M&A / Partner Search
M&A / Partner Exploration Projects
- Acquiring HR companies in Asia/Australia
- Autonomous vehicle mapping partnerships across regions to establish global de facto standard
- Investing in Southeast Asian game companies for smartphone game business launch
Launching New Businesses
New Business Support Projects
- Planning and launching new businesses in IoT/AI and primary industries
- Creating water business ventures in India
- Planning and launching corporate new business programs
Expanding into Asia & Africa
Market Entry Strategy & Execution Projects
- Opening shopping malls in Vietnam, Myanmar, and Cambodia
- Establishing subsidiary materials factories in Myanmar and Cambodia
- Full-package support for optical shop expansion in Singapore
- Launching cosmetics brand direct stores in China
Understanding Emerging Markets
Local Research & Hypothesis Building Projects
- Assessing business opportunities in Myanmar media and advertising
- Surveying home automation markets in Vietnam and Philippines to build strategic hypotheses
- Investigating used automobile sales opportunities in East Africa
InvestmentBusiness Incubation & Investment
We support growth in emerging markets and new fields through proprietary investments, fund investments, and CVC operations.
Established AAIC Investment Pte. Ltd. in Singapore in 2013. In 2014, supported the operation of Japan's first Africa-dedicated fund.
Africa Healthcare Fund (AHF1)
Established 2017 | 30 portfolio companies
Invests in healthcare sectors including advanced medical care, healthcare technology, medical services, and water/public health across African nations, primarily in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt.
Africa Innovation and Healthcare Fund (AHF2)
First close March 2022 | 30+ portfolio companies
Expanded investment coverage to all of Africa and neighboring countries. Building on AHF1's focus on healthcare, also targets technology infrastructure companies in finance, insurance, logistics, and other sectors.
Human Resource and Global NetworkHuman Resources & Global Network
We support corporate growth through experienced professionals and our global network.
Founded Global Angle in 2020, a research firm with a network of 200+ researchers across 70 countries (as of January 2024). Through local researchers, we provide local view search, interviews, consumer surveys, on-site visits, and company listing/screening services.
We also offer talent placement for portfolio companies and clients, executive and global talent referrals, local talent acquisition and management support, and global organization building and talent development.
Smart Village ProjectGreen & Agri
We co-founded and manage OSTI/RNUTS, a 200-hectare macadamia nut farming and processing operation in Rwanda.
Rwanda Nuts Company (RNUTS) produces, processes, and sells macadamia nuts. The operation employs approximately 350 local workers, generates foreign currency earnings, and improves living standards for 2,000 contract farming households while empowering women. In 2021, harvesting from our own plantations began steadily, and we also made our first shipment of premium coffee. Plans include future cocoa cultivation and local chocolate production.
In 2023, we launched TANJA, our second farm in Tanzania, cultivating coffee on approximately 1,760 hectares of vast, fertile land.
Beyond farming, TANJA is driving the "Smart Village Project" — building sustainable well-being through carbon credits/CO2 absorption, solar power/green hydrogen, education and medical services, and local community development.
This project goes beyond farm development to build "Smart Villages" in rural Africa, encompassing: (1) sustainable income growth for local communities, (2) three core infrastructure services (electricity, Wi-Fi, drinking water), (3) education and healthcare, (4) green/CO2 reduction, and (5) creative community building.
Media ContentMedia & Content
We operate ANZA — meaning "begin" in Swahili — an information platform supporting companies expanding into African markets.
Through reports and seminars by our local staff and researchers, ANZA actively shares business intelligence about African markets.