Business & personal services funding in Africa: investors, tickets and countries
Who finances Business & personal services in Africa, where, at which stage and with which tickets: every figure below is computed from the funding deals recorded on the platform.
16
deals recorded
6
over 12 months
5 M$
median disclosed ticket
17
identified investors
Key findings
- 16 funding deals recorded (Business & personal services) since 2011, involving 16 companies and 17 identified investors. 6 of them over the last 12 months (2 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 5 M$; half of the deals fall between 1.2 M$ and 14.7 M$ (5 amounts disclosed out of 16, 61.3 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: South Africa (25 %), Kenya (25 %), Nigeria (19 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (56 %); most used instrument: Equity (75 %).
- Most active investors: Adiwale Partners (2), AfricInvest (2), Verod Capital (2).
- 31 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Countries
- South Africa4
- Kenya4
- Nigeria3
- Côte d'Ivoire1
- Madagascar1
Industries
- Consulting and professional services3
- Recruitment and staffing3
- Security, cleaning and facility management3
- Beauty, sport and wellness2
- BPO and call centres2
Stages
- Growth9
- Pre-Seed2
- Seed1
- Series B1
Instruments
- Equity12
- Senior debt1
- Grant1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 15.1 M$ |
| 2026 | 5 | 6.2 M$ |
Most active investors
- Adiwale Partners2 deals
- AfricInvest2 deals
- Verod Capital2 deals
- Actis1 deal
- Africa Jobs Fund1 deal
- Argidius Foundation1 deal
- Delta401 deal
- DPI (Development Partners International)1 deal
- FAM Investments1 deal
- Impacc1 deal
- Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)1 deal
- KLT Holdings1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| PeopleGatewayRecruitment and staffing · Kenya | Sept 2026 | undisclosed | Africa Jobs Fundsource |
| Spoon ConsultingConsulting and professional services · Mauritius · Growth | Sept 2026 | undisclosed | AfricInvestsource |
| FlowtConsulting and professional services · Kenya · Pre-Seed | Aug 2026 | undisclosed | Delta40source |
| CueBPO and call centres · South Africa | Jul 2026 | 5 M$ | Knife Capitalsource |
| OneBioIncubators and accelerators · South Africa | Apr 2026 | 1.2 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| JahaziiRecruitment and staffing · Kenya · Pre-Seed | Oct 2025 | 400 k$ | undisclosedsource |
| CodexRepair and maintenance · Senegal · Growth | Sept 2025 | undisclosed | Adiwale Partnerssource |
| AuraSecurity, cleaning and facility management · South Africa · Series B | May 2025 | 14.7 M$ | Partech Africasource |
| i-FitnessBeauty, sport and wellness · Nigeria · Growth | Feb 2024 | undisclosed | Verod Capitalsource |
| iSON XperiencesBPO and call centres · Nigeria · Growth | Oct 2023 | undisclosed | Verod Capitalsource |
| Stephaina BeautyBeauty, sport and wellness · Madagascar · Growth | Jan 2022 | undisclosed | Miarakapsource |
| Liberty PressingSecurity, cleaning and facility management · Niger · Seed | Jan 2022 | undisclosed | Sinergi Nigersource |
See also
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.