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Africa Fund

This fund focuses on addressing the student housing shortage and providing opportunities for untapped talents in Africa by developing sustainable student housing and tech hubs/job centers. Utilizing blockchain-based tokenization, the fund democratizes investment access, offering fractional ownership opportunities.

We are excited to introduce our groundbreaking projects: building eco-friendly student housing across Africa to meet the demand of rapidly growing student population. Our mission is to create a sustainable living environment for students, promoting academic success and fostering a positive impact on the community.

While our state-of-the-art sustainable office building is designed to be an oasis of productivity and innovation. Strategically located near top universities in Africa, it offers a world-class hubs for outsourcing jobs and tech opportunities. Targeting over 6,000beds during the pilot phase and 100,000 beds across Africa within the next decade. Revenue is generated through rental income, ensuring investor returns and liquidity via tradable tokens. The fund seeks to combine real estate innovation with social and economic impact, providing scalable solutions for housing deficits in Africa.

Investment Highlights and Insight:

Institutional Management
The Africa Fund is managed by RedSwan Markets, an SEC- registered Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), ensuring the highest standards of compliance and fiduciary responsibility. Backed by a team of experienced institutional advisors, RedSwan leverages its expertise in multifamily and hospitality investments to strategically select high-quality assets, manage risk, and deliver value-driven results. This regulatory framework reinforces investor confidence and aligns with long-term market opportunities.
What Are We Targeting?
The Africa Fund targets growth markets; urban universities with huge demand for student housings. The first phase of our project focus on seven universities in Nigeria. Each of these universities have over 30,000 enrolled student and can barely provide accommodation for 20% of their students. The selected universities are in the commercial and administrative capital of each state Lagos, Ibadan, Calabar, Benin, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Akwa. These regions are defined by their strategic geographic positioning, economic resilience, and demographic momentum. This focus ensures a portfolio of exceptional assets in markets with long-term growth potential.
Strategy
Our strategy is centered on developing student housing and tech hubs in high-growth markets, leveraging current market conditions to unlock value and position the properties for optimal performance. These locations are carefully selected based on their potential for strong cash-on-cash returns, high IRR, and scalability, ensuring a robust foundation for investor success. The strategy aligns with enhancing educational infrastructure and quality to equip the youth with skills relevant to the modern economy.Our tech hubs and job centres are positioned to absorb the growing labor force. Overall, our project focus on making economic, social and environmental impact.
GP Operators and 3rd Party Managers
We partner with established real estate developers, GP operators and third-party property managers who have a proven track record of executing successful real estate strategies. These partners specialize in construction, identifying value, navigating complex market conditions, and implementing operational improvements to maximize returns. Our selection process prioritizes expertise in student housing, hospitality and office sectors.
Diversification
The Africa Fund prioritizes high- quality sustainable housing and office buildings assets—including garden- style and mid-rise properties—as well as select hospitality investments in urban areas and thriving university suburbs. This diversified approach targets markets with strong demand drivers such as population growth, economic development, and robust rental markets, ensuring resilience and growth across property types and locations.
Income Generation
With a focus on income-producing assets, the Africa Fund generates stable and attractive cash flow. By targeting high-occupancy in high- demand areas, the fund provides consistent rental yields and potential long-term appreciation, our fund aims to deliver attractive investor returns. The student housing market is poised for significant growth, driven by increasing student enrollment, emerging housing markets and favorable market forecasts.

Performance Metrics

Targeted
Investor IRR:

28.5%*

Targeted Average
Cash Yield:

13%*

Liquidity

Secondary Market

Targeted Equity Multiple:

2.3x*

Price Per Token

$1

Target Period

5 Years


* Targeted returns are gross and are subject to change. Return metrics are based on five-year hold time.
* Redemptions for security tokens can be facilitated through secondary market transactions, subject to applicable regulations.

SUBMARKET INSIGHTS OF THE SELECTED LOCATIONS:

Lagos: As the commercial capital of Nigeria, Lagos boasts a high demand for student housing. Its strategic location and economic significance make it a prime target for investment.
Ibadan: Home to Nigeria’s oldest university, Ibadan has a thriving student population and a robust demand for quality housing. The city’s historical significance and educational prestige make it a lucrative investment destination.
Port Harcourt: the capital of Rivers State, is an economic powerhouse in the Niger Delta region, particularly known for its oil and gas industry.
Awka: The capital city of Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria, is a growing urban center with a dynamic economy driven by trade, manufacturing, education, and government activities.
Calabar: the capital of Cross River State, has a unique economic landscape influenced by tourism, agriculture, and trade.
Benin: the capital of Edo State, has a dynamic economy driven by trade, manufacturing, and cultural heritage.
Uyo: the capital city of Akwa Ibom State, is an emerging economic hub in the Niger Delta region. Its economy is driven by oil and gas, agriculture, real estate, and public sector employment.

FEATURED PROPERTIES AND PROJECTS

Student Housing, Tech Hub & Job Centre

TARGET OCCUPANTS

- Under graduates
- Graduates
- Young professionals
- Visiting lecturers & researchers
- Outsourcing firms
- Tech companies
- Start ups
- Training institutes
- Human resources firms

PROPERTY FEATURES

- High- speed internet
- Laundry facilities,
- Restaurants & Kitchens
- Well-lit common areas
- Secure access systems,
- CCTV and 24/7 monitoring
- Call centres communication tools
- Work stations
- Private offices
- Remote work capabilities
- Meeting rooms

PROPERTY FEATURES

- Solar electrification
- Energy efficient appliances
- Smart building technologies
- Ample living & study space
- Gym & sport facilities
- Social hubs & outdoor oasis
- Robust renewable energy system
- Innovative & collaborative space
- Events halls & Green space
- Training centre
- Access control

 

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TEAM

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Ed Nwokedi

Founder CEO

Ed is the Founder and CEO of RedSwan CRE Marketplace (“RedSwan”). RedSwan is a leading commercial real estate platform for asset-backed securities, with over $9 billion in tokenized real estate assets. The platform is registered by the SEC and FINRA through its broker-dealer entity, RedSwan Markets, enabling legal issuance, sale, and trade of digital securities of commercial real estate shares.

Ed’s 23-year real estate journey includes tenure at Colliers International and Cushman and Wakefield, Texas, where he rose to Executive Director of Capital Markets, culminating in more than $2.7 billion in multifamily sales. He holds an M.B.A. from St. Mary’s College of California and a B.S. in Accounting and Organizational Behavior from the University of Michigan. Ed is also on the advisory board of the Bauer Real Estate Program at the University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer College of Business.

Don

Dr. Don Oparah

COO & Head of Technology

Don has a PhD in IT from the University of Cambridge, UK, and is a TED speaker and Oxford University speaker on tech innovation. Don has over 20 years of experience in enterprise and startup technology, including being an early employee at publicly traded technology company Agilysys and later as Founder and Director of The Venture Accelerator at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Don participated in launching over 20 startups in his career, many of which were successfully backed by leading venture funds, with several acquired by Fortune 500 companies.

Martha Theus

Compliance and Finance

Martha brings over 40 years of experience in financial accounting, internal control, and compliance. She has held significant auditing roles, including working at Ernst & Young and serving as Corporate Internal Audit Manager at Lockheed Martin Corporation.

In the early 2000s, Martha transitioned to private practice, honing her expertise in real estate syndication, private placements, investor due diligence, cap table management for both sponsors and investors, and comprehensive financial and tax reporting. She has also been instrumental in implementing investment management software to ensure regulatory compliance with investor standards.

Martha graduated from the University of Michigan with a concentration in Accounting. She is a licensed CPA in California and holds FINRA Series 7, 14, 24, 27, 66 and 79 licenses.

Charles Smulevitz

Compliance

Charles is an expert in the field of financial compliance, specializing in FINRA rules and regulations. Charles holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, which has provided him with a solid quantitative background that he skillfully applies to navigate the complexities of the financial industry, bringing analytical precision and a keen eye for detail to his work, ensuring that financial institutions adhere to the highest standards of regulatory compliance. Charles has over 15 years experience and holds numerous FINRA certifications including the Series 4, 7, 24, 28, 53, 55, 66, 79, 87 and 99.

Fatai Tunde Ogunwale

Country Manager, Nigeria

Fatai has over a decade experience in the Nigerian real estate market and a member of Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV). He has a Postgraduate degree in Data Science and Business analytics, McCombs Business School, Texas.

He will oversee the implementation and growth of RedSwan CRE’s operations in Nigeria. His local insights and expertise are crucial for navigating the regulatory landscape and fostering investor confidence.

 




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