Country: Senegal
Sector of activity: Digital, Tech, Energy
Status: Seed funding
Associed fund: I&P Digital Energy
Entrepreneur: Bou Diarra et Serigne Sam NDAO
In portfolio since: 2024

Founded in 2020, IBRIZ is a company operating in the renewable energy sector and more specifically in the AgriTech sub-sector with a focus on the productive use of solar energy in agriculture. Its aim is to support small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by leveraging technology with an innovative business model. IBRIZ uses proven technologies to build an ecosystem that will impact the lives of small-scale farmers by enabling access to solar water irrigation systems.

Entrepreneurs

The company's vision is driven by two entrepreneurs, Bou Diarra and Serigne Sam Ndao, co-founders of IBRIZ. They have over 15 years of professional entrepreneurial experience to their credit.

Partnership with I&P and Teranga Capital

IBRIZ is supported by I&P Digital Energy, a 4.8 million euro program to finance and support a dozen start-ups and SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa offering digital solutions for access to affordable energy, backed by AFD and the EU. In Senegal, this program is implemented by Teranga Capital.

The objectives of this SME are

  • Optimizing the supply of materials (to improve profitability and operational efficiency)
  • Improving distribution (to reduce costs associated with damage to equipment and ensure safe delivery) 
  • Developing the digital component
  • Strengthening its offering