Tourism & hospitality funding in Africa: investors, tickets and countries
Who finances Tourism & hospitality in Africa, where, at which stage and with which tickets: every figure below is computed from the funding deals recorded on the platform.
19
deals recorded
4
over 12 months
2.8 M$
median disclosed ticket
20
identified investors
Key findings
- 19 funding deals recorded (Tourism & hospitality) since 2018, involving 17 companies and 20 identified investors. 4 of them over the last 12 months (5 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 2.8 M$; half of the deals fall between 625 k$ and 18.3 M$ (6 amounts disclosed out of 19, 191.3 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Cameroon (26 %), Kenya (21 %), South Africa (16 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (53 %); most used instrument: Equity (63 %).
- Most active investors: BDEAC (Banque de développement des États de l'Afrique centrale) (3), BGFIBank Cameroun (2), Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) (2).
- 26 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Countries
- Cameroon5
- Kenya4
- South Africa3
- Côte d'Ivoire2
- Madagascar2
Industries
- Hospitality and catering11
- Tourism and leisure8
Stages
- Growth10
- Seed4
- Debt2
- Pre-Seed2
Instruments
- Equity12
- Senior debt4
- SAFE (convertible)1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 500 k$ |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 M$ |
| 2026 | 4 | 161.8 M$ |
Most active investors
- BDEAC (Banque de développement des États de l'Afrique centrale)3 deals
- BGFIBank Cameroun2 deals
- Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)2 deals
- Miarakap2 deals
- 500 Global1 deal
- Afreximbank (Banque africaine d'import-export)1 deal
- Africa Capital Alliance1 deal
- Clear Creek Investment1 deal
- Comoé Capital1 deal
- DPI (Development Partners International)1 deal
- E4E Africa1 deal
- Enko Capital1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempinski Shekinah Palace Douala (ALS Group)Hospitality and catering · Cameroon · Debt | Sept 2026 | 161.8 M$ | BGFIBank Camerounsource |
| Vida e CaffèHospitality and catering · South Africa · Growth | Sept 2026 | undisclosed | undisclosedsource |
| Ktour ClicTourism and leisure · Cameroon · Seed | Aug 2026 | undisclosed | Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)source |
| Burger King Côte d'IvoireHospitality and catering · Côte d'Ivoire · Growth | Apr 2026 | undisclosed | Enko Capitalsource |
| Société Immobilière du Groupe SOHAING (SIGS SAS)Hospitality and catering · Cameroon · Growth | Aug 2025 | undisclosed | BDEAC (Banque de développement des États de l'Afrique centrale)source |
| GRUPO MOLSA S.A.Hospitality and catering · Equatorial Guinea · Growth | Aug 2025 | undisclosed | BDEAC (Banque de développement des États de l'Afrique centrale)source |
| Purple Elephant VenturesTourism and leisure · Kenya · Seed | Apr 2025 | 500 k$ | undisclosedsource |
| ConservioTourism and leisure · South Africa · Pre-Seed | Jan 2025 | 1 M$ | E4E Africasource |
| Purple Elephant VenturesTourism and leisure · Kenya · Seed | Jan 2025 | 4.5 M$ | Clear Creek Investmentsource |
| Triply (ex-Tripitaca)Tourism and leisure · Kenya · Pre-Seed | Apr 2024 | 500 k$ | Y Combinatorsource |
| Ivoire GarbaHospitality and catering · Côte d'Ivoire · Growth | Feb 2024 | undisclosed | Comoé Capitalsource |
| The Malachite GroupTourism and leisure · South Africa · Growth | Nov 2023 | undisclosed | Helios Investment Partnerssource |
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.