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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 26.05.2026 | Cauridor | cauridor.com | $2M | Ivory Coas... |
| 15.12.2025 | WIOCC | wiocc.net | $265M | Mauritius |
| 27.11.2025 | Husk Power... | huskpowersystems.com | $547.2M | India |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint | moniepoint.com | $315M | Nigeria |
| 25.03.2025 | SeABank | seabank.com.vn | $310M | Vietnam |
| 03.07.2023 | Nuru | nuru.cd | $40M | Democratic... |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.08.2026 | Ventures Platform Closes $84 Million Pan-African Fund II Above $75 Million Target | Ventures Platform has closed its second institutional venture fund with $84 million, exceeding its original $75 million target despite a more challenging global fundraising environment for African venture capital. VP Pan-African Fund II wil... |
| 27.08.2026 | August Energy And Energeia Launch $100 Million Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Platform In India | August Energy and Energeia have launched a $100 million infrastructure partnership aimed at financing energy efficiency projects across commercial buildings and industrial facilities in India. The new platform, August Energeia, will focus p... |
| 13.07.2026 | Raxio Secures Additional Equity, Bringing Committed Capital Above $380 Million | Raxio Group announced that its committed capital has surpassed $380 million after shareholders Roha and Meridiam increased their investments in the African data center platform. The additional equity expands Raxio’s capital base from its pr... |
| 02.07.2026 | Proparco led investment received by Francophone Africa-focused VC fund | Proparco, a French development finance organization, has made a major investment in EmergingTech Ventures Fund II, an early-stage venture capital fund devoted to high-potential technology businesses operating in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, a... |
| 26.05.2026 | Series A funding for Ivorian fintech Cauridor includes $2 M from Proparco | Cauridor, an Ivorian fintech startup that uses a hybrid payment strategy that combines digital infrastructure with cash networks, has raised a Series a funding round that includes a US $2 million investment from Proparco, a French developme... |
| 26.05.2026 | $58 M Seed funding for overlooked African tech markets launched by Digital Africa | In an effort to institutionalize early-stage capital in markets outside of the continent’s traditional tech hubs, the French government-backed Digital Africa has launched a EUR50 million (US $57 million) seed fund that targets 20 underserve... |
| 07.04.2026 | Emerging managers face extended fundraising timelines as DFIs turn selective | - |
| 06.04.2026 | $147 M Africa People and Planet Fund III finally closed by venture capital firm Novastar | One of the first and biggest venture capital firms to invest in Africa, Novastar Ventures, has announced the final close of its third fund, Novastar Ventures Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII), at US $147 million. Novastar is one of ... |
| 02.04.2026 | Circulate Capital Secures $220M for Asia's Circular Economy Push | Circulate Capital achieved a $220M first close for its second Asia fund, targeting $300M. The fund invests in South and Southeast Asia's circular economy. Key sectors include advanced recycling, sustainable packaging, and electronics recove... |
| 02.04.2026 | Circulate Capital raises $220 million in first close of its Fund II | Synopsis Circulate Capital has successfully raised $220 million in the first close of its second fund, surpassing its initial target. This new fund will invest in circular supply chains and recycling ventures across South and Southeast Asia... |
| 02.04.2026 | Fintech startup littlefish raises $9.5 M Series A funding to power merchant infrastructure for African banks | Littlefish, a South African fintech startup that powers the connections between Africa’s largest banks and the merchant class, has closed a US $9.5 million Series a funding round as it strives to change the way financial institutions assist... |
| 01.04.2026 | Kenya’s Novostar Ventures marks final close of third fund | A view of Nairobi, Kenya Novastar Ventures, a Kenya-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies, has marked the final close of its third fund below target. The Nairobi-headquartered VC firm has received commitments worth $14... |
| 01.04.2026 | Srichakra Polyplast backer Circulate Capital marks first close of second Asia fund | Rob Kaplan, founder & CEO, Circulate Capital Singapore-headquartered private equity firm Circulate Capital said Wednesday it has marked the first close of its second Asia-focused fund after securing $220 million (around Rs 2,060 crore)... |
| 12.03.2026 | SPE Capital-led consortium backs Egyptian pharma firm | Nabil Triki, managing partner and CEO, SPE Capital A consortium of investors led by Africa- and Middle East-focussed private equity firm SPE Capital, along with international financial institution European Bank for Reconstruction and Develo... |
| 09.02.2026 | Radiance Renewables raises $100 million from European DFIs | - |
| 23.01.2026 | SeABank reports balanced growth, pre-tax profit reaches nearly VND6.9 trillion in 2025 | HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 January 2026 – Vietnam’s Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) announced its 2025 business results, reporting balanced growth in both scale and efficiency. SeABank’s comprehensive... |
| 22.01.2026 | Ukraine's Green Horizon: Catalyst Fund Fuels Odesa Wind Power Revolution | Horizon Capital's Catalyst Fund made its first crucial investment. It backed Notus Energy's 124 MW wind project in Ukraine's Odesa region. This €220 million green energy initiative will power 120,000 homes. It creates over 300 construction ... |
| 21.01.2026 | Lendable Breaks New Ground in Impact Fund Raise | - On track for $500 million raise and rare investment-grade rating - LONDON, Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lendable, a leading provider of asset-backed credit to fast-growing companies globally, today confirmed the first close of its two ne... |
| 20.01.2026 | Horizon Capital начала инвестировать фонд восстановления Украины с проекта ветропарка на €220 млн | Инвестиционная компания Horizon Capital объявила о первой инвестиции нового фонда Horizon Capital Catalyst Fund, созданного для восстановления Украины, — поддержке финансирования ветроэнергетического проекта немецкой Notus Energy мощностью ... |
| 30.12.2025 | Kenya’s Sun King Secures $40 Million Equity Funding to Scale Off-Grid Solar Expansion | Kenyan off-grid solar energy provider Sun King has raised a $40 million equity investment from global sustainable investment platform Lightrock, the company confirmed in a funding announcement this month. The capital is set to accelerate Su... |
| 15.12.2025 | Kenyan E-Mobility Startup BasiGo Secures Strategic Investment from Proparco to Expand Electric Bus Deployment | Kenyan electric-mobility company BasiGo has received a strategic equity investment from Proparco, the private-sector arm of the French Development Agency, to support the startup’s expansion of electric bus production, charging infrastructur... |
| 15.12.2025 | Wiocc lands R1.1-billion in debt funding for data centre, fibre expansion | Wiocc Group CEO Chris Wood Pan-African digital infrastructure provider Wiocc Group has secured an additional US$65-million (R1.1-billion) in debt financing to support the continued expansion of its connectivity and data centre footprint acr... |
| 28.11.2025 | Husk Power Systems Seeks $400M to Expand Renewable Energy Access in Global South | Husk Power Systems launches an AI-powered platform. It aims to raise $400M. Goal: expand renewable energy access in Africa and Asia. Target: 30 million people by 2030. The company leverages AI for efficient energy distribution. It plans to ... |
| 25.11.2025 | Shell Ventures-backed Husk Power seeks $400 mn for expansion in India, Africa | Manoj Sinha, CEO, Husk Power âHusk Power Systems Inc., a US-headquartered company that builds mini solar grids mainly in India and Nigeria, said Tuesday it has kicked off its Series E round of fundraising to mop up as much as $400 million... |
| 15.11.2025 | Ardian Secures €100M for Nature-Based Solutions, Accelerating Global Ecosystem Restoration | Ardian, a major private investment firm, secured €100 million for its Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) strategy. Anchor investors include the European Investment Bank (€50M), Proparco (€20M), and British International Investment (€10M). The Ave... |
| 12.11.2025 | Ardian Set to Mobilize Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) With European Investment Bank (EIB), Proparco and British International Investment (BII) for a €100m Commitment for Its Nature-Based Solu... | Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm, today announces that it has secured commitment from several Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Proparco. British International Investment (BII) ha... |
| 11.11.2025 | Ardian set to mobilize Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) with European Investment Bank (EIB), Proparco and British International Investment (BII) for a €100m commitment for its Nature-Based Solu... | Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm, today announces that it has secured commitment from several Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Proparco. British International Investment (BII) ha... |
| 10.11.2025 | Ventures Platform Secures $64 Million First Close For Pan-African Fund II | Ventures Platform has announced the $64 million first close of its second fund, VP Pan-African Fund II, which aims to expand seed investments, catalyze Series A rounds, and strengthen the firm’s pan-African reach to support the continent’s ... |
| 08.11.2025 | Ventures Platform Fuels Africa's Next Tech Wave with $64M Fund Close | Ventures Platform achieved a $64 million first close for its $75 million Pan-African Fund II. This capital injection targets early-stage tech across Africa. The firm focuses on impactful startups solving non-consumption and infrastructure g... |
| 07.11.2025 | Ventures Platform Secures $64M First Close for Fund II to Power Africa’s Next Tech Wave | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to e... |
| 06.11.2025 | Nigerian VC firm Ventures Platform marks first close of second pan-African fund | The Ventures Platform team Ventures Platform, an early-stage African venture capital firm that has backed more than 90 tech-enabled companies across the continent, has marked the first close of its second fund after securing commitments wor... |
| 24.10.2025 | Moniepoint Announces Successful Completion of US$200 Million Series C Round to Power Financial Inclusion | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to e... |
| 22.10.2025 | Moniepoint Achieves Unicorn Status with Over $200M Series C Funding | Moniepoint, an African fintech powerhouse, has achieved a major milestone. The company closed its Series C funding round, securing over $200 million in equity financing. This substantial capital infusion propels Moniepoint's valuation past ... |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint Raises Over US$200M in Series C Funding | Moniepoint Inc., a Nigerian provider of a financial platform for businesses and their customers across Africa, raised over US$200m in equity financing in a recently closed Series C funding round. The round was led by Development Partners In... |
| 09.09.2025 | Agrim, Cashinvoice backer Accion Ventures raises new fund with India mandate | Credit: 123RF.com Accion Venture Lab, the US-based social impact investor Accion’s investment arm that focuses on early-stage investments, has closed its second early-stage fund that has an India mandate. The social impact investor closed t... |
| 09.09.2025 | Accion Closes USD 61.6 Mn Fund to Back Early-Stage Fintech Startups The new fund aims to support early-stage fintech startups across multiple regions, including Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Latin... | Accion, a global nonprofit organisation focused on financial inclusion, has closed its second fund with a target corpus of USD 61.6 million. The new fund aims to support early-stage fintech startups across multiple regions, including Africa... |
| 09.09.2025 | Accion: $61.6 Million Fund Closed To Invest In Early-Stage Fintechs | Accion, a global nonprofit focused on financial inclusion, has announced the final close of its second early-stage fintech fund, Accion Venture Lab Fund II, LP, now rebranded as Accion Ventures. The $61.6 million fund will be deployed to su... |
| 01.09.2025 | Kola Aina on AI in Africa, local capital, and exits | Kola Aina needs no introduction. As the founding partner of Ventures Platform, a $46 million early-stage fund, he has been a central figure in African venture capital for the past decade. His firm has backed more than 90 startups across the... |
| 21.08.2025 | SPE Capital teams up with two partners to acquire Egyptian chemicals maker | Premium Nabil Triki, managing partner and CEO, SPE Capital SPE Capital, an Africa- and Middle East-focused private equity firm that backs mid-sized companies, is set to acquire an Egyptian specialty chemicals manufacturer, jointly with two ... |
| 12.07.2025 | ЕИБ планирует инвестировать EUR15 млн в венчурный фонд Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund | Европейский инвестиционный банк (ЕИБ) совместно с партнёрами инициативы Team Europe — французскими организациями Proparco и Bpifrance — рассматривает возможность инвестирования EUR15 млн в фонд Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund. Этот фонд специализ... |
| 06.06.2025 | African PE firm Mediterrania Capital Partners marks final close of Fund IV | Albert Alsina, founder and CEO, Mediterrania Capital Partners Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a Malta-based private equity firm that manages over $800 million in assets and deploys growth capital in mid-sized African companies, has mar... |
| 10.05.2025 | Everything I heard at the AVCA Conference | Last week, the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) brought its flagship VC Summit back to Lagos, the home of Africa’s unicorns, for the first time in a decade, and the timing could hardly have been more charged. Against a backdrop of... |
| 17.04.2025 | SeABank reports profit before tax of US$168.14 million in Q1/2025 | HANOI, Vietnam, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, stock code: SSB) announced its consolidated first-quarter results 2025 with positive figures, reflecting robust performance. SeABank reports... |
| 07.04.2025 | Raxio: $100 Million Raised From IFC For Enhancing Sub-Saharan African Data Center Platform | Raxio Group, a leading Sub-Saharan African data center platform, announced it has signed an agreement for $100 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. This funding will advanc... |
| 03.04.2025 | Proparco bets on microlender Pahal Financial | Premium Credit: 123RF.com Proparco, the private-sector financing subsidiary of France’s public financial institution Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has injected capital into an Ahmedabad-based microfinance company. The funding com... |
| 02.04.2025 | Proparco Partners with CRDB Bank to Boost MSME Growth in Tanzania with €48 Million in New Guarantees | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 25.03.2025 | SeABank receives investment of US$80 million from Proparco and FMO - the French and Dutch government-owned financial institutions | HANOI, Vietnam, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The French Development Finance Institution (Proparco) and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) have signed a loan agreement worth US$80 million, of which each party invest US$40 mil... |
| 19.03.2025 | $43 M first close of new pan-African seed fund announced by LoftyInc Capital | The new LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed focused investment vehicle that will propel growth for Africa’s most promising tech startups across key geographies like Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and Francophone Africa, has seen its first close of US$... |
| 17.03.2025 | Badili: Pioneering the Re-Commerce Revolution in Africa | In the heart of East Africa, a revolution is brewing. Badili, a Kenyan re-commerce startup, is leading the charge. With a recent boost of $400,000 in debt funding from Proparco, a French development organization, Badili is poised to reshape... |
| 11.03.2025 | Kenyan re-commerce startup Badili raised $400K Debt funding | French development organization Proparco has provided US $400,000 in debt funding to Kenyan re-commerce startup Badili. Badili was founded in 2021 and is currently active in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It uses major e-commerce platforms, l... |
| 11.03.2025 | Badili, a Kenyan re-commerce startup has secured a US$400,000 debt facility | Kenyan re-commerce startup Badili has secured a US$400,000 debt facility from French development organization Proparco to bolster its refurbished electronics initiative. Established in 2021, Badili operates in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, f... |
| 01.03.2025 | Empowering Africa: The Financial Revolution for Clean Energy and Entrepreneurship | Africa stands at a crossroads. The continent is rich in resources, yet millions remain in the dark. Clean energy access is not just a dream; it’s a necessity. Recent initiatives by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) an... |
| 26.02.2025 | GEAPP & AFD Group Join Forces to Support Local Financial Institutions in Africa in Support of Mission 300 | New initiative positions Africa's public and private development banks as strategic enablers of clean energy access The collaboration will bolster African financial institutions' ability to support clean energy projects by enhancing their t... |
| 26.02.2025 | $15.8 M invested by EIB in new IPAE 3 fund to promote entrepreneurship in Madagascar and West Africa | The IPAE 3 fund, managed by Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), has received a EUR15 million (US $15.8 million) investment from the European Investment Bank (EIB). In Africa, the IPAE 3 fund is a cutting-edge, high-impact fund that h... |
| 31.01.2025 | AfricInvest’s latest SME-focused fund receives $10.4 M from Proparco | AfricInvest, a longtime partner and significant force in impact investing in Africa, has launched a new fund specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), and French development finance agency Proparco has invested EUR10 millio... |
| 12.01.2025 | Powering Africa: Tanzania's Energy Summit and the Green Finance Revolution | Tanzania is on the brink of a significant transformation. The African Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled for January 27-28, 2025, is set to ignite discussions on energy access across the continent. Dubbed the Mission 300 Africa Energy ... |
| 06.01.2025 | HDBank successfully issues $118m in green bonds for eco-friendly projects | HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 January 2025 – The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, stock code: HDB) has issued VND3 trillion (US$118 million) in green bonds, becoming Viet Nam’s firs... |
| 20.12.2024 | Proparco has ‘a lot of things cooking’ in India: Diane Jegam | Premium Diane Jegam, Regional Director for South Asia, Proparco India is a complicated market and climate change can be a tricky subject for investments in such a market. Still, the French government-backed development financial institution... |
| 29.11.2024 | Proparco backs tyre recycling firm GRP | Proparco, a French development finance institution, has provided a €15 million (Rs 134 crore) line of credit to GRP Ltd, a tyre recycling company in India. This funding will help GRP’s expansion and accelerate its environmental, social, and... |
| 19.11.2024 | Beacon Power Services, a Nigerian energy tech company , secured Series A funding | Beacon Power Services, an energy technology business based in Nigeria that offers grid management and data solutions to assist Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more effectively, received an undisclosed sum of Series A funding to... |
| 15.11.2024 | Французский банк Proparco инвестирует в облигации компании IHS в рамках размещения на $1,2 млрд | Государственный банк развития Франции Proparco является основным инвестором двухтраншевого выпуска облигаций IHS Holdings Ltd. на сумму $1,2 млрд, одного из крупнейших в истории африканских операторов связи. Большая часть выручки пойдет на ... |
| 26.09.2024 | Saatvik Solar taps offshore lenders, PE firms for $263 mn funding | India's Saatvik Solar is in talks with international lenders to fund its 22 billion rupees ($263 million) expansion plan over the next two years, its chief financial officer Abani Jha said on Thursday. The company, which owns 3.8 gigawatt (... |
| 19.09.2024 | Increasing credit limit to $100 million, HDBank and Proparco promote climate finance and 2X Challenge initiative | HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 September 2024 – The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank – HOSE: HDB) and Proparco, the private sector financing arm of Agence Française de Développement ... |
| 12.09.2024 | Proparco invests $5M in Omnivore; makes first VC fund investment in India Recommended Stories For You | Proparco, an Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group subsidiary, invested $5 million in Omnivore's third fund, the Omnivore Agritech and Climate Sustainability Fund. Omnivore is an impact venture capital fund, which has invested in co... |
| 29.08.2024 | Proparco Invests in Rubyx to Support African Microfinance Institutions and Startups | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 14.08.2024 | Ecobank Pan African Center in Lagos, Nigeria to Host 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Semi-Final Event | Ecobank Group Set to Announce Top Finalists for the 2024 Fintech Challenge in Lagos, Nigeria Lagos, August 12, 2024 — Ecobank, the pan-African Bank, has announced that its first-ever Fintech Challenge semifinal event will be held in Lagos, ... |
| 02.07.2024 | EBRD finances the largest battery energy storage system in Central Asia | New solar power plant and a battery energy storage system to be built in Uzbekistan EBRD financing of US$ 229.4 million supports major renewable energy project in Uzbekistan Funds to facilitate construction of a battery energy storage syste... |
| 09.05.2024 | QMC Telecom International secures $115 million in two credit facilities | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- QMC Telecom International Holdings LLC ("QMC" or the "Company"), Latin America's leading digital wireless infrastructure growth platform, announced today the successful ... |
| 07.05.2024 | Horizon Capital планирует освоить $350 млн инвестиций в Украине в течение 2 лет, идет поиск проектов | Как известно, в начале 2024 года фонд Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV (HCGF IV) от инвесткомпании Horizon Capital привлек $350 млн для финансирования частных компаний в Украине, увеличив общую сумму активов под управлением до $1,6 млрд. Сред... |
| 05.04.2024 | Adenia Partners Closes Oversubscribed Fund at $470M | Adenia Partners, a private equity firm focused on African growth, has successfully closed its fifth fund, Adenia Capital V, at $470 million. The fund attracted commitments from global investors, with 60% coming from existing backers like DE... |
| 03.04.2024 | Adenia Closes Fifth Flagship Fund, at $470M | Adenia, a Beau Plan, Mauritius-based private equity firm focused on growth opportunities in Africa, closed its fifth fund, Adenia Capital V, at $470M. AC(V) received commitments from new and existing investors globally. More than half (60%)... |
| 03.04.2024 | Adenia Closes Fifth Flagship Fund Oversubscribed at $470M | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 25.03.2024 | Proparco and NCBA Group Join Forces to Support Green Financing and Women Economic Empowerment in Kenya | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 17.01.2024 | Homegrown African VCs emerge to fill in the gaps foreign investors cannot | The African startup scene is expanding beyond the traditional markets of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, with accelerated activity now reported in other regions across the continent. As the market grows, there are calls for more loc... |
| 22.09.2023 | Proparco Signs Agreement to Provide $20-Million Financing to SATYA MicroCapital in Boost to Women Entrepreneurs' Financial Inclusion | New Delhi, Delhi, India The French Development Agency’s private sector financing arm, Proparco, today signed an agreement of 20 million USD to support SATYA MicroCapital’s commitment to empowering women entrepreneurs in rural India through ... |
| 13.06.2023 | Proparco makes $35m equity investment in healthcare PE Quadria Capital | French development finance institution Proparco has made an equity investment of $35 million in healthcare-focused private equity firm Quadria Capital, according to a press statement. Proparco, an existing limited partner for Quadria Capita... |
| 19.04.2023 | Dutch-based Raxio Data Centres raises €155.1M to build the backbone of Africa’s digital economy | Rotterdam-based Raxio Data Centres, a pan-African data centre developer and operator, announced on Monday, April 17, that it has secured a sustainability-linked financing facility of $170M (nearly €155.14M) to accelerate digital transformat... |
| 07.02.2023 | Partech raises €245 million for second Africa fund | Parisian investor Partech has announced an initial €245 million close for its second AfricaTech LP vehicle, surpassing its overall funds target of €230 million. Partech Africa II's LP roster includes media group Bertelsmann and an African e... |
| 15.12.2022 | Ventures Platform closes its pan-African fund at $46 million TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Ventures Platform, an early-stage, Africa-focused VC firm, has closed its early-stage and intercontinental fund at $46 million. The fund surpassed its initial target of $40 million and saw participation from several notable investors, inclu... |
| 21.09.2022 | Proparco becomes MUA’s largest international institutional investor with the completion of s $10 million equity investment. | MUA has completed its private placement of $10 million equity by Proparco. The issue and listing of the new shares mark the start of a long-term partnership that will strengthen MUA’s capacity to attain its strategic regional and sustainabi... |
| 12.09.2022 | Janngo Capital Startup Fund, Africa's largest gender equal tech VC fund reaches the first close of its €60 million new fund | NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the eve of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Janngo Capital Startup Fund (JCSF) has announced its first close at EUR34 million (approximately US$36 million) in capital commitment... |
| 22.04.2022 | 5 African climate-smart agriculture investors helping close a $106bn climate finance gap | Since 1970, the world has celebrated Earth Day, a day that focuses on green living and tackling the environmental crisis. Through Earth Day, humans have been made aware of the harm they cause to the environment. They have also been enlighte... |
| 27.01.2022 | We’re investing in TLcom’s $150 million pan-African tech fund | TLcom, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, has today announced a first close of $70 million for its $150 million Africa focused tech fund. We are investing alongside other development finance institutions, including IFC, Proparco and Sw... |
| 27.01.2022 | We’re investing in TLcom’s $150 million pan-African tech fund | TLcom, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, has today announced a first close of $70 million for its $150 million Africa focused tech fund. We are investing alongside other development finance institutions, including IFC, Proparco and Sw... |
| 27.01.2022 | We’re investing in TLcom’s $150 million pan-African tech fund | TLcom, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, has today announced a first close of $70 million for its $150 million Africa focused tech fund. We are investing alongside other development finance institutions, including IFC, Proparco and Sw... |
| 28.10.2021 | Equity Group Strengthens Its Partnership With Proparco To Support An Increased Number Of MSMES In Kenya | As part of the visit to Kenya of the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, Proparco granted Equity Bank two guarantee facilities, ARIZ and EURIZ totalling €39 million (5 billion KES) to help... |
| 16.09.2021 | Acumen’s new ag fund ushers commercial capital to farmers’ fight against climate change | Editor’s note: AFN’s coverage of the emerging African agrifoodtech sector is supported by Dutch development bank FMO. A third of the world’s food is grown on farms less than two hectares in size. That food supply is increasingly jeopardized... |
| 30.06.2021 | IFC, Proparco, DEG and DFC Support South African COVID-19 Vaccine Maker, Aspen | Johannesburg, South Africa, June 30, 2021-To support the development of vaccines for African countries, IFC, the French Development institution Proparco, DEG - the German development finance institution, and the U.S. International Developme... |
| 14.06.2021 | G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses over the next five years | The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sector over the next five years to support ... |
| 14.06.2021 | G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses over the next five years | The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sector over the next five years to support ... |
| 14.06.2021 | G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses over the next five years | The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sector over the next five years to support ... |
| 28.05.2021 | IFC, Proparco, DEG and DFC to Support COVID-19 Vaccine and Pharma Manufacturing in Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa, May 28, 2021-To strengthen Africa's vaccine and pharmaceutical development and to accelerate the continent's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco, the Germ... |
| 06.05.2021 | International Collaboration of development finance organisations agree new steps to increase the resilience of economies threatened by the climate emergency | The Group of G7 Development Finance Institutions working together under the DFIs+ Adaptation and Resilience Collaborative has put forward a practical plan to the G7 on actions to accelerate investments in adaptation and resilience. |
| 06.05.2021 | International Collaboration of development finance organisations agree new steps to increase the resilience of economies threatened by the climate emergency | The Group of G7 Development Finance Institutions working together under the DFIs+ Adaptation and Resilience Collaborative has put forward a practical plan to the G7 on actions to accelerate investments in adaptation and resilience. |
| 06.05.2021 | International Collaboration of development finance organisations agree new steps to increase the resilience of economies threatened by the climate emergency | The Group of G7 Development Finance Institutions working together under the DFIs+ Adaptation and Resilience Collaborative has put forward a practical plan to the G7 on actions to accelerate investments in adaptation and resilience. |
| 15.01.2021 | Nigerian tech startup secures $38-million | Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Daystar Power, a startup providing solar power solutions to businesses in the region, has secured $38-million in a Series B Investment. Daystar Power has secured $38-million in funding The investment was led by th... |
| 15.01.2021 | Nigerian tech startup secures $38-million | Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Daystar Power, a startup providing solar power solutions to businesses in the region, has secured $38-million in a Series B Investment. Daystar Power has secured $38-million in funding The investment was led by the ... |
| 13.11.2020 | USD 200+ million capital increase for TCX USA - English Deutschland - Deutsch España - español France - Français USA - English | |
| 05.10.2020 | EQUITY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC Equity : Supports MSMEs With USD $100 Million Partnership with Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group) | Equity Supports MSMEs With USD $100 Million Partnership with Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group) Deal brings together a strategic partnership for job creation and sustainable development. New Partnership will allow Equity to ... |
| 25.09.2020 | Solarise Africa secures $10-million investment | Kenya-based clean and renewable energy leading company, Solarise Africa has secured $10-million in funding from a Series B investment round from French development finance institution, Proparco and existing investors, EAV, and EDFI ElectriF... |
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