African SME Growth · Impact Investment · Digital Transformation
OptiScale helps African businesses build the strategy, financial foundations and operational systems required to grow, while supporting impact investors to assess and strengthen businesses with credible commercial and impact potential.
About OptiScale
OptiScale works with African businesses and impact investors who want to turn strong opportunities into sustainable, well-run businesses.
We help management teams strengthen the foundations behind growth — from strategy and financial planning to operations, systems and investment readiness. For investors, we provide the insight and support needed to understand opportunities clearly and strengthen the businesses they back.
At the heart of our work is a simple belief: stronger businesses create stronger outcomes. When businesses are better prepared, better managed and better equipped to grow, they are more capable of attracting the right capital, creating jobs and delivering lasting value.
To help build stronger African businesses that can grow sustainably, attract appropriate investment and create lasting value.
A stronger African private sector where ambitious businesses have the capabilities and capital they need to grow and create meaningful economic and social impact.
Founders' Perspective
Sustainable growth and successful investment are built on trust, preparation and execution. Our role is to help businesses strengthen their foundations, present credible opportunities and support better-informed investment decisions.
Yona Oryem & Patrick Mongony
Founders, OptiScale Consultancy
Who We Work With
We work with ambitious businesses that are ready to grow but need stronger foundations to take the next step.
That may mean sharpening the strategy, improving financial planning, strengthening operations, introducing better systems or preparing the business for investment.
Our role is to help management teams turn ambition into a business that is easier to manage, easier to understand and better prepared for growth.
We work with investors looking for businesses that can deliver both commercial value and meaningful impact.
We help investors understand opportunities more clearly, prepare businesses for investment and support portfolio companies as they strengthen performance and scale.
The aim is simple: better-informed investment decisions and stronger businesses over the long term.
What We Do
Sustainable growth rarely comes from one change alone. It depends on having the right strategy, sound financial foundations, effective operations and systems that can support the business as it grows. Our work brings these areas together.
We help businesses turn growth plans into credible, well-prepared opportunities.
As businesses grow, the way they operate needs to grow with them. We help improve processes, strengthen management information and introduce systems that make the business more efficient and easier to manage.
Impact should be understood alongside commercial performance. We help businesses and investors put practical measures in place to understand what is working, where improvement is needed and what outcomes are being created.
How We Work
Every business is different, but the path to becoming investment-ready is often easier when there is a clear structure. Our five-stage approach helps businesses understand where they are today, build a stronger investment case and move through the investment process with greater clarity and confidence.
We start by getting to know the business properly — how it operates, what it has achieved, where it wants to go and what funding is needed to get there.
This gives everyone a clear starting point and helps us understand what the business really needs before moving forward.
Once we understand the business, we work with management to test the opportunity and shape a credible case for growth.
That means looking at the commercial opportunity, the financial model, the funding structure and the impact the business can create.
A strong opportunity still needs to be presented clearly. We help turn the business case into a well-prepared investment proposition, supported by the right materials, evidence and documentation.
The aim is to make it easier for investors to understand the opportunity and for the business to respond confidently when due diligence begins.
Not every investor is the right investor. We focus on finding organisations whose mandate genuinely fits the business — looking at sector, geography, investment size, funding instrument, stage and impact priorities.
It is about finding the right fit rather than approaching the market as widely as possible.
Once conversations begin, we stay involved. We support management through investor engagement, due diligence, structuring and negotiation, helping keep the process organised and moving forward.
Our role is to help both sides have the information they need to make informed decisions and progress toward a potential investment.
Where We Focus
We work across sectors where stronger businesses can generate sustainable commercial returns while contributing to wider economic or social outcomes.
Businesses expanding access to finance, payments, SME funding and technology-enabled financial services.
Businesses involved in agricultural production, processing, value addition, supply chains and stronger links between farmers and markets.
Businesses and projects supporting access to reliable energy, infrastructure and productive economic activity.
Businesses improving access, affordability and quality across healthcare and other essential services.
Digital businesses and technology-enabled services that improve access, efficiency and the way people and organisations operate.
We are not limited to a fixed sector list. Where there is a credible business model, clear growth potential and a meaningful impact case, we are open to the opportunity.
Why OptiScale
Growth challenges rarely sit in one place. A business may appear to need capital when the real issue is financial planning. An operational problem may come from weak systems. An attractive investment opportunity may simply need stronger information before it is ready for investors.
That is why we look beyond the immediate problem and consider how the different parts of the business work together.
We start with what the client actually needs rather than trying to fit every business into the same solution.
Our work is designed to be used by management teams, not simply presented and left behind.
We bring strategy, finance, operations, technology and investment together so decisions are made with a clear view of the whole business.
Our approach reflects the realities, opportunities and challenges of building and investing in African businesses.
Our Team
OptiScale is founder-led. Our senior team remains closely involved throughout each engagement, working directly with clients and bringing in specialist expertise where it adds real value.
Founder & Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
Yona leads strategy, transformation and investment advisory engagements, helping businesses strengthen the financial, operational and digital foundations behind growth. His work brings together commercial thinking, financial analysis, business systems and practical transformation experience.
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Patrick leads commercial strategy, stakeholder engagement and business development. He works with businesses to strengthen their market position, shape growth opportunities and build the relationships needed to move those opportunities forward.
Legal · Financial · Technical · Sector
Where specialist expertise is required, we bring in the right advisers while keeping the engagement coordinated through OptiScale.
Contact
If you are growing a business, preparing for investment, improving the way your organisation operates or exploring an impact investment, we would like to understand what you are trying to achieve.
A first conversation is simply an opportunity to understand the situation and see whether OptiScale can add value.
Thank you — we have your details and one of our advisers will respond directly.
If you need us sooner, email info@optiscaleconsultancy.com.
