Our Pillars – OAO Investments

OUR PILLARS

At OAO Investments, growth is not a catchphrase. It is a structured, strategic commitment — delivered through distinct yet interconnected pillars that power our purpose to serve, inspire, and transform vast lives.

These pillars are not portfolios. They are engines of impact — designed to unlock scale, ignite possibility, and shift entire ecosystems.

From advanced technologies to community-first healthcare, from catalytic capital to women-led leadership, each pillar speaks to the OAO Way: where capital meets character, and growth meets purpose.

This is how we build quantum leaps — not someday, but today.

OAO Leap

Our flagship platform for investment and business transformation. Through our dedicated Leap Fund, we accelerate companies ready for scale — combining capital, technology, and strategic support.

OAO TECHNOLOGY

Our subsidiary ChipLab is Africa’s first AI microchip design firm. We are building the future of silicon — designed, engineered, and owned by Africa.

OAO HEALTHCARE

We help healthcare providers scale their businesses by offering tailored strategies in business development and market positioning.

OAO PUBLICATIONS

Our knowledge platforms are designed to challenge convention and empower transformation: • Kwanda Growth Guide • OAO TechMag • The Door Openers coffee table book • Doc's Digital Domination

BRAND WEAVERS

A creative engine and in-house marketing and communications agency that ensures brands show up with strength, clarity, and conviction.

OAO Women (NPC)

Our flagship programme The Door Openers honours and equips women as stewards of change, through mentorship, and investments. We provide training through our Women in Leadership (WIL) Programme.

STEWARDS OF GROWTH

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OAO’s corporate film captures who we are and not just what we do. It tells the story of how we invest beyond capital. How we lead with character, partner with courage, and build for legacy.
From township entrepreneurs to technology pioneers, Stewards of Growth reveals how we turn principle into power, community into catalyst, and purpose into quantum leaps.

This is OAO Investments — where capital meets character, and Africa rises, boldly.