Uhuru Investment Partners

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

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 3 recorded deals

Investor type: Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type: Private equity (inferred from deals)
Observed ticket: Data unavailable; Stated ticket : 10 M$ – 40 M$
Countries: Cameroon (1), Ghana (1), Nigeria (1)
Activities: Cloud and software infrastructure (1), Food retail (1), Insurance (1)
Instruments: Equity (3)
Stages: Growth (3)
Recent activity: 0 deal in 12 months, latest May 2025

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Sectors: 33% of its deals within its stated thesis
Countries: 67% of its deals within its stated thesis

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket: 10 M$ – 40 M$
Instruments: Equity
Preferred sectors: Financial services, Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail & distribution*, SaaS*
Target geographies: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon*
Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals): Growth
Website: https://www.uhuruinvestment.com

Reference deals

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ST Digital

May 2025 · Cameroon

GrowthUndisclosed amountEquitySaaSLead

Activity : Cloud and software infrastructure

Instrument : Investissement de 10 M EUR · Vehicle : Uhuru Growth Fund I

ST Digital provides cloud, data-centre and cybersecurity services to public and private-sector clients across Francophone Africa.

Why they invested

Fund strategic growth initiatives.
Strengthen core infrastructure and institutional capacity.
Enable regional expansion of digital services across Francophone Africa.

Source : datacenterdynamics.com

Impact Life Insurance

2022 · Ghana

GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityFinancial servicesLead

Activity : Insurance

Instrument : Consolidation, professionnalisation et recapitalisation · Vehicle : Uhuru Growth Fund I

Impact Life was formed through the merger of two Ghanaian life insurers and offers life, funeral, accident and savings insurance products.

Why they invested

Consolidate two Ghanaian life insurers.
Strengthen governance and ESG practices.
Expand insurance access in underserved communities.

Source : uhuruinvestment.comN1 · Primary source

Everyday

2022 · Nigeria

GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityRetail & distributionLead

Activity : Food retail

Vehicle : Uhuru Growth Fund I

Everyday operates a supermarket chain across Nigeria's South-East and South-South regions.

Why they invested

Institutionalize a family-owned business.
Implement formal governance and operating systems.
Support the rollout of new stores and infrastructure.

Source : uhuruinvestment.comN1 · Primary source

Known limited partners

Investors that subscribed to this fund, according to their announcements.

IFC (International Finance Corporation)Uhuru Growth Fund I · 10 M$ · August 2022

In short

Uhuru Investment Partners invests tickets ranging from 10 M$ to 40 M$, across the following sectors: Financial services, Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail & distribution, and SaaS, in the following areas: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.

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