Entrepreneurs

I&P exits the capital of Enko Education, a network of international African schools that gives the continent's youth access to the best universities in the world, a company in which I&P invested in 2016 through the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 fund from the earliest stages of the company's development, alongside Proparco.

I&P is proud to announce a major step in the development of two of its portfolio companies, Socium and Solarbox, which have just successfully raised strategic funds. These operations mark a decisive turning point for these innovative companies, which are committed to accelerating access to sustainable energy and digital solutions for African populations.

From November 5 to 7, 2024, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) and Le Club Africain des Entrepreneurs co-hosted the tenth edition of the Séminaire Entrepreneurs.

70 African entrepreneurs from a dozen sub-Saharan African countries, financed by the I&P network, met for a 3-day training course focused this year on “ Improving business management and succeeding in raising funds ”.

In Bamako, Mali, Sutura (2AD) aims to break down the taboo surrounding menstruation and help teenage girls and young women to thrive during their menstrual cycle by offering them suitable, environmentally-friendly period pads.

I&P partner companies AerialMetric (Madagascar, IPAE), Etudesk (Ivory Coast, IPAS), Concree (Senegal, Investment Readiness - I&P Conseil), Keiwa (Ivory Coast, IPAT) and Sayna (Madagascar, IPAT) were present at the 2024 edition of Viva Technology in Paris.

Founded in Gabon in 2012 by Folly Koussawo with the support of Seydou Béyé, Trianon Homes is a real estate development and construction company with three core businesses: third-party construction, turnkey project design and construction, and real estate development.

In the center of Lomé, Togo's economic capital, Fulgence Amani and Patience Adjivon launched Lomé Business School, a university establishment offering training courses in the fields of IT Management and Business Management, to strengthen the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa and improve the employability of young people. Lomé Business School is supported by I&P Acceleration in Sahel, a program launched by I&P and financed by the European Union.

From June 14 to 17, I&P and The African Club of Entrepreneurs hold the 9th edition of the Entrepreneurs’ seminar. This 3-day training session dedicated to digital gathered about sixty African entrepreneurs operating in a dozen sub-Saharan African countries.

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Created in 2012, and supported by I&P since last year through the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 (IPAE2) fund, HERi Madagascar is a company that specializes in the distribution and financing of solar energy solutions in rural areas of Madagascar.