Investment fund directory

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, global early stage venture capital. Assets under management: ≈ USD 2.3bn.

Ticket: 100 k$ – 3 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), infrastructure and transport. Assets under management: ≈ USD 2bn.

Ticket: 30 M$ – 150 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), specialist in sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets. Assets under management: ≈ USD 12.5bn.

Ticket: 50 M$ – 300 M$

Impact investing fund, AVCA member, fighting poverty. Assets under management: ≈ USD 216m.

Ticket: 250 k$ – 3 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, buyouts of African SMEs. Assets under management: ≈ USD 800m.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 50 M$

Private equity fund dedicated to SMEs in francophone West Africa.

Ticket: 3 M$ – 8 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, pan-African growth capital. Assets under management: ≈ USD 267m.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 40 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 1.2bn.

Ticket: 20 M$ – 60 M$

Development fund for agribusiness and renewable energy companies in Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 244m.

Ticket: 250 k$ – 2 M$

Philanthropic and commercial fund founded by Daniel Yu (founder of Wasoko), aiming to mobilise USD 100m. Thesis: raising worker incomes in targeted industries is the most effective path to poverty alleviation in Africa. Two tracks: export manufacturing (freeze-dried fruit, horticulture, seaweed) and international labour mobility (training and placing nurses, hospitality staff, baristas in Germany, Italy, the Gulf). Concessional start-up loans: first cheques of USD 10k–100k, scale-up capital of USD 100k–2m, repaid out of company revenue.

Ticket: 10 k$ – 2 M$

Pan-African reinsurer and institutional investor. Assets under management: ≈ USD 1.8bn.

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Pan-African infrastructure financing platform, AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 800m.

Ticket: 20 M$ – 100 M$

Pan-African private equity fund investing in growing SMEs and mid-caps.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 30 M$

Mauritius-incorporated investment company with its team based in Abidjan. Acquires significant minority or majority stakes in privately held and family-owned businesses in Francophone West and Central Africa, with select bolt-on acquisitions in Anglophone West Africa. Five sectors: FMCG (food and non-food), retail, light manufacturing, agribusiness, business services; healthcare and education on an opportunistic basis. 6–8 year holding horizon, ESG criteria built into screening and monitoring. No public transaction recorded to date.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, dedicated to African infrastructure. Assets under management: ≈ USD 3.8bn.

Ticket: 20 M$ – 100 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, pan-African venture capital. Assets under management: ≈ USD 110m.

Ticket: 1 M$ – 10 M$

Fund manager dedicated to Africa and the Middle East, part of the Edmond de Rothschild group.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 40 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), mining resources specialist. Assets under management: ≈ USD 5bn.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 58m.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, infrastructure in West Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 200m.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 40 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, gender-lens impact fund in Nigeria. Assets under management: ≈ USD 60m.

Ticket: 500 k$ – 3 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, East Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 80m.

Ticket: 2 M$ – 10 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 150m.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 600m.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, private debt in Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 158m.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 30 M$

French public investment bank, with programmes dedicated to Africa and a fund-of-funds activity.

Ticket: 1 M$ – 30 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, venture capital across Europe and Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 760m.

Ticket: 100 k$ – 10 M$

The UK's development finance institution. Assets under management: ≈ USD 12.65bn.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 100 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, Nigeria. Assets under management: ≈ USD 237m.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 15 M$

Support and funding programme for entrepreneurs, AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 5m.

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Nairobi-based pre-seed fund and accelerator dedicated to climate-resilience start-ups in Africa (agriculture, energy, fintech, adaptation). First cheques, hands-on support, and frequent co-investment with international seed funds.

Ticket: 100 k$ – 500 k$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, East Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 280m.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 25 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, growth capital in Morocco. Assets under management: ≈ USD 380m.

Ticket: 2 M$ – 15 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, SMEs in Ethiopia. Assets under management: ≈ USD 75m.

Ticket: — – —

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, technology and telecoms in Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 500m.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 50 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, Africa-focused venture studio. Assets under management: ≈ USD 20m.

Ticket: 100 k$ – 2 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, dedicated to growing African companies. Assets under management: ≈ USD 3.5bn.

Ticket: 40 M$ – 120 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 100m.

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African-markets asset manager with about USD 1.6bn under management and offices in London, Johannesburg, Abidjan, Kigali, Port Louis and Yaoundé. Its Francophone West Africa SME strategy is carried by Enko PME, an FCPR approved by AMF-UMOA in December 2025 (target size: XOF 20bn), investing in high-potential SMEs across sectors led by strong entrepreneurial teams, through equity and tailored — including hybrid — financing. Two transactions to date, in Côte d'Ivoire: Burger King Côte d'Ivoire (April 2026) and EV.Tech (August 2026). CDC Bénin joined the fund in September 2026.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, venture capital in East Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 58m.

Ticket: 500 k$ – 5 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 72m.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, agribusiness and food. Assets under management: ≈ USD 300m.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 30 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, seed stage across the Middle East and Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 90m.

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Finnish development finance institution. Assets under management: ≈ USD 887m.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 30 M$

Impact fund manager (mission-driven company, SFDR article 9), Paris and Nairobi, dedicated to the energy transition in sub-Saharan Africa: energy access, productive use of energy, electric mobility, new energies and enabling technologies. Gaia Energy Impact Fund II: seed, Series A and Series B, tickets of EUR 0.5m to 5m in equity and quasi-equity, about 85% of investments in Africa. Profile compiled from the fund's public information, awaiting claim.

Ticket: 550 k$ – 5.5 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 9bn.

Ticket: 20 M$ – 150 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, impact investing. Assets under management: ≈ USD 100m.

Ticket: 500 k$ – 5 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, spun out of Actis. Assets under management: ≈ USD 82m.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 20 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, one of the leading pan-African funds. Assets under management: ≈ USD 3bn.

Ticket: 30 M$ – 150 M$

Impact investing group dedicated to African SMEs, with ticket sizes suited to seed and small-cap companies.

Ticket: 50 k$ – 3 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, Senegal. Assets under management: ≈ USD 3m.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, largest gender-equal African tech fund. Assets under management: ≈ USD 78m.

Ticket: 200 k$ – 5 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), francophone West Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 59m.

Ticket: 2 M$ – 10 M$

Early-stage investor active in pre-seed rounds in Africa (co-investor alongside Breega in PowerLabs, 2026). Detailed thesis not published: directory-only profile, outside matching.

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Fund manager (General Partner). Assets under management: ≈ USD 2.7bn.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 100 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, impact investing (financial services and healthcare). Assets under management: ≈ USD 3bn.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 50 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, Nigeria. Assets under management: ≈ USD 22m.

Ticket: — – —

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, SMEs and mid-caps in North and sub-Saharan Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 1.3bn.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 40 M$

Impact investing arm of Mercy Corps: pre-seed and seed investments in start-ups building resilience for underserved populations in Sub-Saharan Africa (inclusive fintech, agriculture, energy, climate adaptation).

Ticket: 100 k$ – 1 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, impact investing in Madagascar. Assets under management: ≈ USD 20m.

Ticket: 50 k$ – 1 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), natural capital and impact. Assets under management: ≈ USD 1bn.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 30 M$

Norwegian sovereign investment fund for developing countries.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 50 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, impact venture capital in Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 260m.

Ticket: 1 M$ – 15 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, SMEs in Ghana. Assets under management: ≈ USD 60m.

Ticket: 500 k$ – 5 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 50m.

Ticket: — – —

Social impact investment cooperative specialising in financial inclusion and agriculture.

Ticket: 1 M$ – 10 M$

Fund manager (General Partner). Assets under management: ≈ USD 64bn.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, pan-African venture capital. Assets under management: ≈ USD 60m.

Ticket: 500 k$ – 5 M$

VC fund dedicated to African technology startups (Series A and B).

Ticket: 1 M$ – 15 M$

Fund manager (General Partner). Assets under management: ≈ USD 199.9bn.

Ticket: — – —

French development finance institution (AFD group), financing the private sector in emerging markets.

Ticket: 3 M$ – 100 M$

Investment manager focused on food and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, AVCA member. Three vehicles: FAFIN (agribusiness SMEs in Nigeria); SEFAA, launched with KfW (USD 24m), providing structured debt — working capital and capex — to agribusiness SMEs in 13 Sub-Saharan countries; Sahel Capital Agribusiness Fund II, a blended-finance growth equity fund (USD 75m target, USD 29m first close in December 2025; Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal). In 2026: USD 0.65–2.4m loans through SEFAA (cocoa, coffee, grains) and a significant minority stake in Delifrost (cold chain, Nigeria).

Ticket: 650 k$ – 5 M$

Fund manager (General Partner). Assets under management: ≈ USD 83m.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, South Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 80m.

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Investment manager founded in 2011 (Johannesburg, Lagos, Mauritius) investing in Africa for institutional clients: sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, foundations, family offices. Hybrid strategy: primary and secondary investments in mid-market private equity funds, and direct investments, mostly as co-investments alongside aligned partners. Vehicles: Sango Private Equity funds and the Sango Strategic Equity Vehicle (evergreen). Themes: emerging consumer, food value chains, energy and power, infrastructure services. Co-investor with Tana Africa Capital in Sundry Markets (Nigeria, 2022).

Ticket: — – —

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, venture capital in Egypt. Assets under management: ≈ USD 70m.

Ticket: 1 M$ – 10 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), early stage venture capital in Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 92m.

Ticket: 250 k$ – 3 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), early stage venture capital. Assets under management: ≈ USD 1.3bn.

Ticket: 500 k$ – 5 M$

Evergreen investment holding founded in 2011 by the Oppenheimer family and Temasek, with offices in Johannesburg and Abidjan; about USD 650m raised since inception. Pan-African remit. Primary sectors: FMCG, retail, education, healthcare, agribusiness; secondary: manufacturing, financial services, logistics, business services, digital payments. Looks for proven, profitable businesses in large, fast-growing markets with minimal public-sector dependency and add-on acquisition potential, over long holding periods. Minority and majority stakes (Sundry Markets, Interswitch, Furniture Palace with KITEA).

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, Egypt. Assets under management: ≈ USD 150m.

Ticket: 2 M$ – 15 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 7.7bn.

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Philanthropic foundation (San Francisco) providing non-dilutive funding to high-impact organisations in low-income countries. Co-funds alongside venture funds on deals with measurable impact (co-funder of Biochar Industrial Group with Breega, 2026). Grants only: relevant for an impact project that is not raising equity.

Ticket: — – —

Pan-African VC fund specialising in tech, from seed to Series B.

Ticket: 500 k$ – 10 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, private debt and special situations. Assets under management: ≈ USD 200m.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 30 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 306bn.

Ticket: 20 M$ – 200 M$

Fund manager (General Partner). Assets under management: ≈ USD 130m.

Ticket: 3 M$ – 15 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 200m.

Ticket: 10 M$ – 40 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, early stage venture capital in Nigeria. Assets under management: ≈ USD 75m.

Ticket: 100 k$ – 2 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, private debt and financial inclusion. Assets under management: ≈ USD 250m.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 30 M$

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, SMEs in anglophone West Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 364m.

Ticket: 5 M$ – 30 M$

Fund manager (General Partner). Assets under management: ≈ USD 14.2bn.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 2.3m.

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, SMEs in Central and East Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 273m.

Ticket: 100 k$ – 5 M$