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.
25
deals recorded
7
over 12 months
1.2 M$
median disclosed ticket
28
identified investors
Key findings
- 25 funding deals recorded (Business & personal services) since 2011, involving 24 companies and 28 identified investors. 7 of them over the last 12 months (5 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 1.2 M$; half of the deals fall between 817 k$ and 4.7 M$ (11 amounts disclosed out of 25, 70.6 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: South Africa (36 %), Kenya (16 %), Nigeria (16 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (36 %); most used instrument: Equity (56 %).
- Most active investors: AfricInvest (3), Adiwale Partners (2), HAVAÍC (2).
- 36 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Countries
- South Africa9
- Kenya4
- Nigeria4
- Côte d'Ivoire2
- Cameroon1
Industries
- Recruitment and staffing7
- Security, cleaning and facility management4
- Consulting and professional services3
- Repair and maintenance3
- Beauty, sport and wellness2
Stages
- Growth9
- Pre-Seed3
- Debt2
- Seed1
- Series B1
Instruments
- Equity14
- Senior debt3
- Grant1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | 9.3 M$ |
| 2025 | 3 | 15.1 M$ |
| 2026 | 7 | 6.2 M$ |
Most active investors
- AfricInvest3 deals
- Adiwale Partners2 deals
- HAVAÍC2 deals
- Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)2 deals
- Standard Bank2 deals
- Verod Capital2 deals
- 50 Partners1 deal
- Actis1 deal
- Africa Jobs Fund1 deal
- AI Capital1 deal
- Amplo1 deal
- Argidius Foundation1 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 |
| Novus HoldingsPaper, board and printing · South Africa · Debt | Feb 2026 | undisclosed | Standard Banksource |
| Metrofile HoldingsIT services and software development · South Africa · Debt | Jan 2026 | undisclosed | Standard Banksource |
| 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 |
| JOBO InterimRecruitment and staffing · Côte d'Ivoire | Dec 2024 | 2 M$ | Evolemsource |
| JADARecruitment and staffing · Nigeria | Nov 2024 | 1 M$ | Voltron Capitalsource |
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.