Invest in Talent.
Not Ventures.

Angeli’s, which means “Angels” in Yoruba Language in Africa, is a community of successful Black professionals investing in the next generation of African talent. As a member, you can invest ₦1,000,000 and recommend a young talent from Africa for training and career development through BlackForce. This could be a brother, sister, family member, colleague, friend, or someone you believe deserves an opportunity. Your investment participates in a managed talent portfolio designed to create economic value as talent starts working at a reputable company, starts a business, or travels abroad to further their career. We expect at least 1 in 10 talents from a cohort to achieve a successful career outcome after the initial six months of training. Our target is to return your original ₦1,000,000 investment within the following 12 months, (6 months after the training) with an additional ₦3,000,000 in potential upside (a total return of ₦4,000,000 for a ₦1,000,000 investment) over the lifetime of the portfolio. Our mission is to increase the odds of success by eliminating the financial barriers that stop exceptional African talent from achieving success.

Fund I runs on portfolio economics. Investors never own individual talent, and no talent takes a direct loan from any investor.
How Angeli works

A managed talent portfolio, not a bet on one person.

1. Invest & Recommend

As an investor, a ₦1,000,000 investment gives you exposure through a single talent portfolio, while a ₦2,500,000 investment lets you diversify across multiple talent portfolios. They can be family, friends, colleagues, new immigrants, young people from Africa, or others who need a career transformation. BlackForce can also help you identify potential talent.

2. Choose Your Talent Index

Choose from three Talent Indexes: Employment for talent seeking jobs, Business Ventures for aspiring entrepreneurs, or Travel for talent seeking opportunities abroad to further their careers. BlackForce manages their selection, training, deployment, and capitalization. We expect at least 1 in 10 talents from a cohort to achieve a successful outcome.

3. Get Your Returns

We pay out returns from successful outcomes every quarter. Our target is to return your original investment within 12 months after the six-month training period, then build additional upside toward a 4x total return. BlackForce does not owe or repay your investment directly. The collective talent portfolio you invested in generates the returns.

01

Invest

Choose the ₦1,000,000 or ₦2,500,000 Fund I participation tier.

02

Recommend

Recommend up to 4 or 10 potential talents from your network.

03

Select Index

Choose Employment, Business Ventures, or Travel Talent Index.

04

Train

BlackForce assesses and develops selected talent through structured career training.

05

Deploy

Talent moves toward employment, business creation, or qualified global mobility opportunities.

06

Capitalize

Successful outcomes start bringing money into the portfolio.

07

Distribute

We pay out qualifying returns each quarter, working toward the 4x total return target.

Fund I participation

Two investment options.

Both options let you participate in managed human-capital portfolios. You invest in talent with a target of receiving your original investment back plus additional upside over the lifetime of the portfolio. For example, a ₦1,000,000 investment targets a total return of ₦4,000,000, while a ₦2,500,000 investment targets a total return of ₦10,000,000 over the lifetime of the portfolio. The ₦1,000,000 option gives you exposure through a single talent portfolio, while the ₦2,500,000 option allows you to diversify across multiple talent portfolios, career areas and qualifying capitalization pathways.

₦1,000,000

Single Portfolio

Focused exposure to a single selected talent portfolio.
  • Recommend up to 4 potential talents
  • Choose one Talent Index (Employment, Business Venture or Global Mobility). You receive the returns from that index.
  • Portfolio progress and monitoring
  • Get your money back 12 months after the 6 months of training*
  • Intended participation in the collective BlackForce ownership pool*
*Subject to final legal, securities, tax and fund documentation. Capital recovery, 4x return potential and BlackForce ownership are investment targets and intentions, not guaranteed outcomes.
Choose your Talent Index

Choose your Talent Index.

When you invest, you choose the kind of outcome your portfolio backs. The ₦1,000,000 option picks one index. The ₦2,500,000 option spreads across all three. The goal is to help talent reach a job, a business, or a move abroad within 18 months of joining BlackForce: six months of training, then up to 12 months of career development, deployment and support. We expect successful talents to start making money within 12 months after training.

1. Employment Index

For talent who want a job. BlackForce trains them and works to place them into full-time roles at reputable companies.

2. Business Venture Index

For talent who want to build. BlackForce backs them to start and grow a business or a BlackForce-backed venture.

3. Global Mobility Index

For young talents from Africa who want to travel, study or work abroad. BlackForce prepares them for approved opportunities that move their career overseas.

Where BlackForce specialises

Technology & AI
Health & Personal Care
Skilled Trades & Technical
Operations & Logistics
Business & Entrepreneurship
Current BlackForce training catalogue: Artificial Intelligence · Salesforce · Software Engineering · Cloud Computing · Cybersecurity · Data Analytics · Business Analysis · DevOps · Product Management · Digital Transformation · GTM · Project Management · Site & Plant Operations · Logistics · Procurement · Utilities & Energy · Maintenance · Import/Export · HVAC · Data Centre · Agriculture · Nursing · Plumbing · Electrical · Health & Social Care · Medical Lab · Welding · Carpentry · Automotive · Construction · Crane Operations · Culinary Arts & Chef Training · Beauty & Cosmetology · CNC · Sport & Tech · Business Strategy · Sales & Marketing · Financial Management · AI for Business · Fundraising · Product Development · Business Operations & Scaling.
Platform participation

Angeli investors help build BlackForce itself.

Because Angeli Fund does more than finance training. It provides the capital required to grow the BlackForce ecosystem. Our 2027 goal is to train a minimum of 2,500 talents across BlackForce programs and create at least 250 meaningful outcomes through employment, business ventures, or global mobility opportunities.

This target will be delivered primarily across Cohorts 13 and 14, allowing BlackForce to scale talent development and opportunities through two major training cycles during the year. Angeli Fund I is targeting a ₦2.5 billion raise to support this next phase of growth. Upon achieving these 2027 milestones, Angeli Fund I investors are intended to participate collectively in approximately 10% ownership of BlackForce, subject to final legal, corporate, securities, and investment structuring.

10%
Angeli Fund I participants own 10% of BlackForce.
Investor FAQ

What investors should understand.

What is the difference between the ₦1,000,000 and ₦2,500,000 investment options?

The ₦1,000,000 option lets you recommend up to four potential talents and is primarily focused on employment-related outcomes. The ₦2,500,000 option lets you recommend up to ten potential talents and provides access to a broader range of pathways, including employment, business ventures and global mobility opportunities.

What return is Angeli Fund I targeting?

Angeli Fund I is targeting a 4x total return over the lifetime of the portfolio. For example, a ₦1,000,000 investment targets a total return of ₦4,000,000, while a ₦2,500,000 investment targets a total return of ₦10,000,000. These are targets, not guaranteed returns.

When does Angeli expect investors to receive their original investment back?

The target is to return the original invested capital within approximately 18 months of the talent joining BlackForce: an initial six months of training followed by up to 12 months focused on employment, business, deployment or other qualifying career opportunities.

Where do investor returns come from?

BlackForce does not directly owe or repay the investment. Returns are intended to come from economic value created across the collective talent portfolio, including qualifying employment, business, project, platform and other capitalization outcomes.

How often are qualifying returns expected to be distributed?

Qualifying portfolio returns are intended to be distributed quarterly, subject to available cash flows, the final fund structure and applicable investment terms.

What happens if the person I recommend is not selected?

A recommendation does not guarantee admission. BlackForce assesses candidates based on fit, readiness, available training capacity and portfolio priorities. Where appropriate, BlackForce can also help identify other potential talent for the portfolio.

What happens if the person I recommend does not secure a job or opportunity?

Angeli is designed around portfolio economics rather than the outcome of one individual. The fund expects that not every talent will achieve the same result, which is why capital is deployed across a broader portfolio of people and career pathways.

What does Angeli mean by a successful career outcome?

A successful outcome may include meaningful employment, the creation or growth of a viable business, or a qualified global mobility opportunity that advances the talent’s career and creates measurable economic value.

Can I recommend someone living in Africa or a young person seeking opportunities abroad?

Yes. Investors may recommend eligible people from their network, including young people in Africa. The ₦2,500,000 option is designed to provide broader access to employment, venture and global mobility pathways, subject to BlackForce assessment and applicable immigration, employment and programme requirements.

What career areas can Angeli Fund invest in?

Angeli aims to deploy capital into high-demand career areas across technology and AI, healthcare and care, skilled trades and technical careers, operations and logistics, and business and entrepreneurship. BlackForce determines final training and portfolio deployment based on demand, candidate fit and opportunity.

Do Angeli Fund I investors also participate in BlackForce ownership?

Fund I investors are intended to participate collectively in approximately 10% ownership of BlackForce, subject to final legal, corporate and securities structuring and the definitive investment documentation. The target for Fund I is ₦2.5 billion, expected to train 2,500 talents.

Does investing give me control over the talent I recommend?

No. Investors do not own, employ or control talent through their investment. BlackForce manages assessment, training and deployment, while each participant remains an independent person making their own career decisions.

Is Angeli only available to Nigerians?

Fund I is targeted at Nigerians to start. Our vision is to expand across Africa within the next three to five years.

Why is the investment in Naira instead of dollars?

For practical and economic reasons. Training, deployment and most portfolio activity take place in Nigeria and across Africa, where costs and earnings are in Naira. Pricing the investment and its returns in Naira keeps everything aligned with where the value is created, reduces currency-conversion risk, and helps us deliver against the targets we set.