I&P completes a first closing of €41 million for the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 3 fund
News | 02/12/2025  Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) announces the first closing of its fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 3 (IPAE 3) at €41 million, underscoring the renewed and strengthened confidence of its long-standing partners: the European...

I&P launches a new acceleration program dedicated to women entrepreneurs operating in the green sector
News | 13/11/2025  I&P is thrilled to launch a new acceleration program dedicated to women entrepreneurs operating in the green sector: I&P Acceleration WE4A (Women Entrepreneurship for Africa). The I&P WE4A Acceleration Program is part of the pan-African initiative “Investing in Young...

KaoPlast: a plastic recycling initiative in Senegal
Entrepreneurs | 11/11/2025In the heart of Senegal, in the Kaolack region, a small company has set itself the task of turning an environmental problem into an economic opportunity: KaoPlast. Founded in 2015 and fully operational since 2018, the company has established itself as a pioneer in the recycling of hard plastics...

I&P Acceleration finances more than 25 new companies in 2025
News | 10/11/2025In 2025, I&P Acceleration financed more than 25 new businesses across Africa: a concrete springboard for impact entrepreneurs. By mobilizing public and private partners: the European Commission via AFD, Climate KIC, Gaïa Impact Fund, GIZ, Green Climate Fund (GCF), the German Federal Ministry...

I&P contributes to ARIA’s “Foundations of Growth” on reaching small and growing businesses
Intelligence & Analysis | 14/10/2025  I&P is proud to contribute to ARIA’s latest Foundations of Growth report, on the topic "Reaching small and growing businesses in frontier markets" with an article exploring the lessons learned on I&P Development, alongside an article published by the Collaborative for Frontier...

I&P publishes the annual ESG & Impact report for the IPDEV 2 fund
News | 16/09/2025  Each year, I&P Development (IPDEV) assesses and reports on the environmental impact, social impact, and governance of the companies supported by its various partner funds.​ IPDEV is the first fund of funds dedicated to launching, developing, and supporting pioneering African fund...

I&P publishes the 2025 ESG and impact reports for the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 and 2 funds
News | 08/09/2025  I&P publishes the 2025 ESG and impact reports for the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 and 2 funds (IPAE 1 and 2), which review the progress made in 2024 and the contribution of these funds to the development of the African private sector. With €54 million for IPAE1 and €92 million...

Portrait entrepreneur : Meet Kancou Keita Cissé, Managing Director of Mali Shi
Entrepreneurs | 07/07/2025    " You have to do it because it's hard, the impact is greater. We created Mali Shi with the idea of building a profitable, sustainable and impactful business. And I sincerely believe that this is possible here in Mali, as it is in other West African countries!" I...

Boosting entrepreneurship in the Sahel: lessons learned from I&P Accélération au Sahel program
News | 25/06/2025    Launched in 2019, I&P Accélération au Sahel is a pioneering acceleration program that aims to strengthen very small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in West and Central Africa through financial and strategic support. Led by I&P and financed by the European Union's...

Teranga Capital closes a USD 3.4 million financing round and enters a new phase in its development
News | 07/05/2025  With the aim of expanding its investment missions, Teranga Capital has closed a new fundraising round of 2 billion FCFA (3.4 million USD), out of a total target of between 5 and 6 billion FCFA. The Fonds Souverain d'Investissement Stratégique du Sénégal (FONSIS), Investisseurs &...

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