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Investisseur référencé à partir d'opérations publiées. Secteurs, pays, instruments et tickets affichés d'après ses opérations ; le fonds peut revendiquer sa fiche pour préciser sa thèse.

Investment thesis

Investment ticket
10 M$ – 90 M$*
Instruments
Senior debt*, Equity*, Quasi-equity*
Preferred sectors
Agribusiness*, Energy*, Healthcare*, Financial services*, Telecoms & digital infrastructure*
Target geographies
Kenya*, Uganda*

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Series AGrowthDebt

Reference deals

Recent public deals: they say better than a thesis what the fund actually signs.

Cassava Technologies

December 2024
90 M$EquityTelecoms & digital infrastructureLead

Activity : Data centres and cloud

Cassava Technologies Raises $310M to Scale Africa Data Centers and Saisai Fintech,...

Co-investors Finnfund

Source : launchbaseafrica.com

BasiGo

October 2024 · Kenya
Series A42 M$EquityEnergyCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Africa50

Activity : Electric mobility

Instrument : US$24 million in Series A equity funding, alongside US$17.5 million of debt facilities from BII and DFC

BasiGo provides electric mobility solutions and deploys electric buses in East Africa.

Why they invested

  • Accelerate the deployment of 1,000 electric buses in East Africa
  • Support a sustainable and inclusive transport sector
  • Finance the expansion of an e-mobility solution in sub-Saharan Africa

Co-investors British International Investment

Source : africa50.com

M-Kopa

May 2024 · Kenya
Debt51 M$Senior debtFinancial servicesLead

Activity : Vehicle and productive-asset finance

M-KOPA , a fintech platform operating in Kenya and four other African countries, has secured a USD 51 M loan from the U.S.

Source : weetracker.com

BasiGo

May 2024 · Kenya
Debt10 M$Senior debtEnergyLead

Activity : Electric mobility

E-Mobility Companies Roam Electric, BasiGo & Mogo Secure USD 10 M Debt Each.

Source : weetracker.com

Inputi LTD

April 2024 · Uganda
Undisclosed amountAgribusinessLead

Activity : Agritech

Ugandan Agritech Startup Inputi LTD Raises Investment.

Source : weetracker.com

Hewatele

February 2024 · Kenya
Growth20 M$Quasi-equityHealthcareCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Finnfund

Activity : Medical devices and equipment

Instrument : debt and equity funding package

Medical oxygen producer and distributor operating in Kenya and Uganda, with hospital-based production sites and a new liquid oxygen facility.

Why they invested

  • Increase medical oxygen production capacity
  • Build a liquid oxygen manufacturing facility
  • Expand regional distribution in East Africa

Co-investors Grand Challenges Canada, Soros Economic Development Fund, UBS Optimus Foundation

Source : finnfund.fi

In short

DFC invests tickets ranging from 10 M$ to 90 M$, across the following sectors: Agribusiness, Energy, Healthcare, Financial services, and Telecoms & digital infrastructure, in the following areas: Kenya and Uganda. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.