AZOTUS CAPITAL & ADVISORSFUNDRAISING. CFO SUPPORT. FINANCIAL PLANNING & ACCOUNTING.SERVING BUSINESSES ACROSS AFRICA

ABOUT AZOTUS

International expertise.
For your African business.

We bring together finance and fundraising specialists for businesses across Africa. International experience, local understanding, and support that fits your business.

OUR EXPERT NETWORK

The right expertise.
For the work you need.

Azotus connects businesses with experienced finance and fundraising professionals. We draw on a network of specialists with international consulting and industry experience, selecting the skills and qualifications each engagement needs.

Our specialists bring experience with small businesses, major corporates, global foundations, and governments. We apply that experience to the needs of African start-ups, scale-ups, and established businesses: raising capital, strengthening finance teams, planning ahead, and keeping reliable accounts.

Our experience includes impact-focused organisations pursuing commercial growth alongside social and environmental outcomes that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

01 / UNDERSTAND THE NEED

Start with your business.

We discuss your priorities, stage of growth, and gaps in your finance or fundraising capability.

02 / MATCH THE EXPERTISE

Bring in the right skills.

We mobilise specialists suited to the work and agree the scope, responsibilities, deliverables, and fees.

03 / FIT THE SUPPORT

Choose how we work together.

Use a defined project, a service package, or fractional support that fits your workload and budget.

WHY AZOTUS EXISTS

Global experience.
Local understanding.
Flexible support.

Azotus was founded to address a recurring problem: businesses needed stronger finance skills, but could not always afford experienced full-time hires or conventional advisory fees.

Azotus brings that expertise within reach through defined projects, service packages, and fractional support. We agree the scope and fees around the work required, giving African businesses access to international experience at a cost suited to their needs and resources.

Taz Muyendesi, Founder and Principal of Azotus Capital and Advisors

Taz Muyendesi · Founder & Principal

MEET THE FOUNDER

Taz Muyendesi

Founder & Principal · Azotus Capital & Advisors

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Taz’s career spans corporate finance, treasury, fundraising, and hands-on CFO roles across Africa. He has worked with founders, management teams, boards, and funders to build finance functions, raise capital, and support business growth.

As Founder & Principal, he leads Azotus’s advisory work and brings together the expertise each engagement needs. His experience with start-ups, scale-ups, and impact-focused organisations shapes a practical approach to financial leadership and fundraising.

Sector experience

Renewable energy, fintech, telecommunications, banking, mining, food processing, fashion, and retail.

Career experience across Africa

Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Zambia, Benin, Lesotho, and Mauritius.

SELECTED INVESTORS, FUNDERS & PARTNERSHIPS

Funding experience.
Fractional CFO partnerships.

Equity

FMO
Acumen
Gaia Impact Fund
Future Africa
Baobab Network
Hustle Fund
Brizo Capital
ZenBusiness
Grant Park Ventures
NerdWallet
Majlis Partners
Amplo

Funding experience across our team’s careers, including roles before Azotus. Logos do not imply endorsement.

Technology & Software Partners

Partnerships pending confirmation.