On Tuesday, July 5, I&P and Sinergi Burkina organized a new conference in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) entitled "Making a success of your business start-up". At this occasion, a first report of I&P Acceleration in Sahel program dedicated to start-ups and young companies in the start-up phase was presented.
AFD and Investisseurs & Partenaires launch the program I&P digital energy, with a €4 million funding by the European Commission
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), in partnership with Gaia Impact Fund, are announcing the launch of I&P Digital Energy, a program designed to support the growth and development of a dozen start-ups and SMEs that offer solutions combining new digital technologies and access to energy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
July Newsletter, with an editorial signed by Evelyne Dioh SIMPA
Launch of the I&P Digital Energy program, news from the portfolio and local funds, etc. Discover the latest news of I&P in our newsletter n°38!
In summary:
⇒ An editorial signed by Evelyne Dioh SIMPA, Executive Director of WIC Capital;
Sinergi Burkina, a pioneering impact investing fund in Burkina Faso, makes its first exit
After five years of successful collaboration, Sinergi Burkina is making its first exit by withdrawing from the capital of Agroserv Industrie, a company specializing in the agri-food processing of maize. This exit is on the promoter and new investors, including I&P (through the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 - IPAE2 - funds).
I&P welcomes a new company in its portfolio: DELTA SA, Senegal
Investisseurs & Partenaires, through its fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 (IPAE 2), is announcing a new equity investment: DELTA SA, a Senegalese company specialized in the sanitation and construction sector. I&P is carrying out its 10th equity investment in Senegal.
Afrikamart raises funds from Teranga Capital and other international investors
Afrikamart, a Senegalese agritech that facilitates the collection, transport, and trade of fresh market garden produce and vegetables, has just completed its first round of funding from Senegalese investors, including the impact fund Teranga Capital, sponsored by I&P.
I&P Acceleration in Sahel: End of the first edition of the Investment Readiness training
In June, I&P gathered in Abidjan the first cohort of entrepreneurship support organizations (ESO) for a second training workshop. This meeting also marked the end of Investment Readiness training, which is the third component of I&P Acceleration in Sahel, funded by the European Union.
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Round table I&P Education to Employment: the Senegalese educational ecosystem reflects on itself
I&P Education to Employment (IP2E), a funding program developed in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, for entrepreneurs in the education sector (“edupreneurs”), organized a round table on Tuesday, May 24, on the theme "Senegal: education and impact finance, how to collaborate?" in Dakar. This meeting brought together more than 60 actors from the Senegalese educational ecosystem.
Supporting Ivorian SMEs: A Review of 20 Years of I&P activities
This year, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) is celebrating its 20th anniversary!
For this occasion, I&P organized a meeting in Abidjan at the beginning of June in order to gather all its partners and companies and to present an overview of its achievements in Côte d'Ivoire.
Miarakap and USAID Madagascar launch MITSIRY: a program that aims to support and finance Malagasy companies and start-ups with high social and environmental impact
Understanding the need to combine economic considerations with biodiversity conservation, USAID, MIARAKAP and the private sector are partnering to develop integrated sustainable development activities that preserve biodiversity-rich landscapes, improve the quality of life of local communities, and stimulate economic growth and job creation.