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Healthcare funding in Africa: investors, tickets and countries

Who finances Healthcare in Africa, where, at which stage and with which tickets: every figure below is computed from the funding deals recorded on the platform.

24

deals recorded

9

over 12 months

3.8 M$

median disclosed ticket

28

identified investors

Key findings

  • 24 funding deals recorded (Healthcare) since 2014, involving 23 companies and 28 identified investors. 9 of them over the last 12 months (2 the previous year).
  • Median disclosed ticket: 3.8 M$; half of the deals fall between 1.6 M$ and 12.7 M$ (9 amounts disclosed out of 24, 67.5 M$ in total).
  • Where the money goes: Kenya (33 %), South Africa (21 %), Nigeria (21 %).
  • Most frequent stage: Growth (63 %); most used instrument: Equity (63 %).
  • Most active investors: Proparco (4), Amethis (2), Ascent Capital Africa (2).
  • 29 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).

Countries

  • Kenya8
  • South Africa5
  • Nigeria5
  • Cameroon1
  • Côte d'Ivoire1

Industries

  • Clinics and hospitals8
  • Medical devices and equipment4
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing4
  • Pharmacy and drug distribution3
  • Specialised care3

Stages

  • Growth15
  • Debt1
  • Pre-Seed1
  • Seed1
  • Series A1

Instruments

  • Equity15
  • Senior debt4
  • Quasi-equity1

Deals per year

YearDealsDisclosed amounts
20211—
2022415 M$
2023112.7 M$
2024320 M$
2025415 M$
202671.1 M$

Most active investors

Latest deals

CompanyDateDisclosed amountsLead
Tibu HealthClinics and hospitals · KenyaJun 2026undisclosedProparcosource
ForticsClinics and hospitals · Nigeria · GrowthJun 2026142 k$Cascadorsource
MiaSpecialised care · South AfricaMay 2026920 k$Vumela Fundsource
Vertice MedTechMedical devices and equipment · South Africa · GrowthApr 2026undisclosedAmethissource
The Namibian Oncology CentreSpecialised care · Namibia · GrowthApr 2026undisclosedSalt Capitalsource
AfrilensMedical devices and equipment · Kenya · SeedApr 2026undisclosedEQ2 Venturessource
NSIA Advanced Medical Services Limited (MedServe)Labs and imaging · Nigeria · GrowthFeb 2026undisclosedIFC (International Finance Corporation)source
Clinique Ambroise ParéClinics and hospitals · Guinea · GrowthDec 2025undisclosedAdiwale Partnerssource
ImmobazymePharmaceutical manufacturing · South AfricaDec 20252.9 M$University Technology Fundsource
HewaTeleMedical devices and equipment · Kenya · DebtAug 202510.5 M$AfricInvestsource
Altera BiosciencesPharmaceutical manufacturing · South Africa · Pre-SeedJul 20251.6 M$OneBiosource
Espace Véritable Santé (EVS)Clinics and hospitals · Côte d'Ivoire · GrowthFeb 2024undisclosedComoé Capitalsource
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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.