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Français Afrique Créative Edition #2 is on !News | 12/07/2021 126 applications were received during the call for applications which lasted from April 19th to May 5th. The 82 eligible applications were reviewed and evaluated by the national partner incubator, an institutional representative (AFD, French Embassy or Institut français), and a partner... |
 Interview with Angéline Yougbaré Traoré, founder of Maison Fenel in Burkina FasoNews | 08/07/2021Last June, I&P went to meet Angéline Yougbaré Traoré, a young entrepreneur who founded Maison Fenel, a company specialized in the production and marketing of fashion accessories made from local woven fabrics (Faso Dan Fani) and the first company run by a woman who benefited from I&P... |
 I&P Acceleration Technologies makes a new investment: Sayna in MadagascarEntrepreneurs | 30/06/2021 I&P Acceleration Technologies, a program dedicated to African digital startups led by Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), and Miarakap, an impact investment company dedicated to financing and supporting high-potential small and medium-sized enterprises in Madagascar, are... |
 Miarakap finances the Malagasy start-up Supermarche.mgEntrepreneurs | 24/06/2021 Supermarché.mg, the Malagasy home delivery startup makes its first fundraising with Miarakap, three years after its launch. Supermarche.mg, a key player in the growing e-commerce intdutry in Madagascar The startup was founded in 2018 by Manitra... |
 Ed Partners Africa (Kenya) raises fund from I&P, Acumen and ZephyrEntrepreneurs | 23/06/2021 Nairobi-based Ed Partners Africa, an affordable private schools financing company, has raised US $1.9m (Ksh205 million) to expand its presence and enable the unserved affordable private schools market access to credit. The funds were raised from from Acumen, I&P (through its fund I... |
 I&P Acceleration in Sahel: a first cohort of entrepreneurship support structures selectedNews | 17/06/2021Through I&P Acceleration in Sahel, financed by the European Union, I&P launched on Friday June 11 its first training program for entrepreneurship support structures (incubators, acceleration centers, start-up studios...) in the Sahel sub-region. The first cohort, which has just been... |
 I&P Acceleration in Sahel: Seed funding, an essential tool for the take-off and development of Sahelian SMEs (short video).News | 20/05/2021 Little desired by investors, the Sahel region is nevertheless a breeding ground for entrepreneurs and innovative projects, stimulating local growth and promoting job creation. Difficult access to funding and skills are the major issues preventing the development of these companies and... |
 2nd Quaterly Newsletter, with an editorial by Stéphanie Cohn RuppNews | 06/05/2021 I&P's newsletter for April/May 2021 is online! In this newsletter : an editorial signed Stéphanie Cohn Rupp, reflecting on Impact Assets 50 and education issues in Sub-Saharan Africa; a focus on the 4th edition of the Social & Inclusive Business Camp and an interview of Ranto... |
 New Crystal attains new ISO certificationsEntrepreneurs | 03/05/2021 New Crystal Health Services, Ghana’s leading private health care group dedicated to the urban poor, has recently attained ISO certifications in the following: ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and ISO 45001:2018. This is an important step for New Crystal, financed by our fund I&P... |
 I&P invests in Ghanaian company XpressGasEntrepreneurs | 27/04/2021 The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 welcomes in its portfolio the Ghanaian company XpressGas, a pioneering distributor of Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Also known as LPG, this fuel offers an efficient and environmentally friendly alternative, particularly for peri-urban and rural areas... |