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Funding and investors in Cameroon: market analysis

Who invests in Cameroon, in which sectors, with which tickets and instruments: every figure below is computed from the funding deals recorded on the platform.

101

deals recorded

31

over 12 months

28.8 M$

median disclosed ticket

54

identified investors

Key findings

  • 101 funding deals recorded (Cameroon) since 2001, involving 92 companies and 54 identified investors. 31 of them over the last 12 months (18 the previous year).
  • Median disclosed ticket: 28.8 M$; half of the deals fall between 6.9 M$ and 79.7 M$ (35 amounts disclosed out of 101, 2.2 bn $ in total).
  • Where the money goes: Financial services (24 %), Agribusiness (22 %), Energy (12 %).
  • Most frequent stage: Debt (31 %); most used instrument: Senior debt (36 %).
  • Most active investors: Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) (29), IFC (International Finance Corporation) (16), BDEAC (Banque de développement des États de l'Afrique centrale) (7).
  • 21 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).

Sectors

  • Financial services24
  • Agribusiness22
  • Energy12
  • Manufacturing11
  • Fintech7

Industries

  • Banking9
  • Food processing8
  • Hospitality and catering4
  • Mining and quarrying3
  • Power transmission and distribution3

Stages

  • Debt31
  • Growth26
  • Seed23
  • Pre-Seed4
  • Series A1

Instruments

  • Senior debt36
  • Equity31
  • Guarantee3
  • Grant1

Deals per year

YearDealsDisclosed amounts
202192 M$
20221128.8 M$
20234102 M$
2024860.2 M$
202520251.2 M$
2026271.5 bn $

Most active investors

Latest deals

CompanyDateDisclosed amountsLead
Prometal SAMetals and mechanical engineering · Cameroon · DebtSept 202646 M$Afreximbank (Banque africaine d'import-export)source
Kempinski Shekinah Palace Douala (ALS Group)Hospitality and catering · Cameroon · DebtSept 2026161.8 M$BGFIBank Camerounsource
WaspitoTelemedicine · CameroonSept 2026250 k$LEAP (Grand LEAP Award)source
PaysikaNeobank and digital banking · Cameroon · Pre-SeedSept 2026200 k$Madicasource
Commercial Bank Cameroun (CBC)Banking · Cameroon · DebtSept 202611.5 M$ICD (Société islamique pour le développement du secteur privé)source
Socadel (ex-Eneo)Power transmission and distribution · Cameroon · DebtSept 2026350.6 M$General Bank of Cameroon (ex-Société Générale Cameroun)source
SosucamFood processing · Cameroon · GrowthAug 2026undisclosedundisclosedsource
NdolecamFood processing · Cameroon · SeedAug 2026undisclosedInvestisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)source
Ktour ClicTourism and leisure · Cameroon · SeedAug 2026undisclosedInvestisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)source
Afriland First BankBanking · Cameroon · DebtJul 202657.5 M$ICD (Société islamique pour le développement du secteur privé)source
Eneo (Socadel) — investissementsPower transmission and distribution · Cameroon · DebtJul 2026105.2 M$General Bank of Cameroon (ex-Société Générale Cameroun)source
Alios Finance CamerounLeasing and factoring · Cameroon · DebtJun 202622.8 M$undisclosedsource
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Method: published funding deals (press releases, specialised media), recorded by Invest Matching's news monitoring and reviewed before integration. Amounts in US dollars; deals without a disclosed amount count in the totals, not in the medians.