Our Mission
Bring Finance and Support to African entrepreneurs
Our Impact
Maximize and measure the impact of our partner companies

Our mission

Support the emergence of a new generation of African entrepreneurs

Promote African entrepreneurship

I&P is an impact investment group dedicated to SMEs based in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the Indian Ocean, driven by the conviction that these enterprises actively contribute to a sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent.

Bring Financial and Strategic Support

I&P is an active partner bringing its skills in management, strategy and finance to support and foster the growth of its partners. I&P wishes to establish a long-term relationship with the entrepreneurs.

Maximize and Evaluate our Impacts

I&P endeavors to achieve positive impacts through its investments and has developed a set of tools to evaluate these impacts on a company's shareholders: employees, clients, suppliers, local communities, state...

Key figures

20 YEARS

OF EXPERIENCE

130

TEAM MEMBERS

12

OFFICES

400

MILLION € RAISED

OUR BLOG

I&P launched Entreprenante Afrique, A blog to promote entrepreneurial dynamism in sub-Saharan Africa and better understand the context in which African entrepreneurs are working, in partnership with the Foundation for Studies and Research on International Development (FERDI).

The blog gathers research articles, experience sharing and field testimonies on African businesses.

 

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Portfolio companies

Forna Health Foods

Ouganda

Equator Chocolate

Ouganda

Gama Conseils

Mali

Groupe ASAFIN-IFPT

Sénégal

Yarani

Côte d'Ivoire

IASS MDB

Sénégal

Mali Shi

Mali

Habidem

Mauritanie
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Meet the team

Hugues Vincent-Genod

Director, Fund of Funds

Hugues Vincent-Genod

Director, Fund of Funds

Hugues joined I&P in 2011 and holds the position of Director within the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund program since 2022.

Aminata Touré

Program Manager

Aminata Touré

Program Manager

Aminata Touré is in charge of managing financial inclusion projects at Teranga Capital, since January 2021.

Mahaman Sanoussi Ibrah

Administrative and Financial Manager

Mahaman Sanoussi Ibrah

Administrative and Financial Manager

Mahaman Sanoussi joined the SINERGI team in 2021 as Administrative and Financial Manager. He is based in Niger.

Marguerite Tall

Investment Manager

Marguerite Tall

Investment Manager

Marguerite Tall joined the team in 2021 as Investment Manager for the funds I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE).

Aya Moukala

I&P Education and Employment Portfolio Manager Côte d'Ivoire

Aya Moukala

I&P Education and Employment Portfolio Manager Côte d'Ivoire

Aya joined the Abidian office in January 2022 as a portfolio manager for I&P Education and Employment.

Meet the Team
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