Mother-Daughter Duo’s Fintech Platform Revolutionizes Startup and SME Funding

Musa Ventures, the world’s first intelligent venture assessment platform, is set to revolutionize the funding process for startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Founded by the mother-daughter duo Tandadzo (Tando) Matanda and Dr. Margaret Jekanyika Matanda, Musa equips founders with digital tools and insights for strategic development and connects them with potential debt and equity funders. The startup’s flagship tool, the Intelligent Venture Health Assessment Platform, uses AI to create a venture health score, similar to a credit score.

Tando Matanda, CEO of Musa, brings over a decade of experience in advising, launching, and funding early-stage startups, while her mother, Margaret, has spent more than 30 years as an academic and development consultant, building ventures in Africa, APAC, and the USA.

The duo will conduct a 90-minute workshop at SXSW Sydney on Tuesday, Oct. 15, to help SMEs and startups become funding-ready. Musa’s mission is to support 10,000 diverse founders and close the trillion-dollar funding gap that disproportionately affects diverse entrepreneurs.

The startup was recently accepted into JP Morgan’s US accelerator program, run by Techstars Washington D.C., and Tando was recognized as Innovator of the Year at the Women Leading Tech Awards. Through their workshop at SXSW Sydney, Tando and Margaret plan to empower founders with the tools and insights they need to succeed in today’s competitive funding landscape.