PE/VC investors
Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) investors are the catalysts of innovation and growth in the business world. PE firms primarily target established companies, seeking to optimize operations and unlock value through strategic investments and management expertise. They focus on long-term growth and profitability, often preparing businesses for a future sale or IPO. VC investors, by contrast, are the adventurers of finance, injecting capital into high-potential startups and early-stage companies. They embrace risk for the possibility of outsized returns, often becoming invaluable advisors. Both investor types not only bring capital but also strategic guidance, industry connections, and market insights, propelling their portfolio companies towards success.
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Africa's Business Heroes
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Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) is the Jack Ma Foundation's flagship philanthropic program in Africa to support entrepreneurs. Our mission is to showcase and grow local talent who are creating positive impact in their communities and beyond, and inspire a movement of African entrepreneurship. Over a ten-year period, the program will recognize 100 African entrepreneurs and provide grant funding, training programs, and broader support for the broad African entrepreneurial ecosystem.
African Capital Alliance
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African Capital Alliance (ACA) is a leading pan-African investment firm sponsoring funds and managing investments in Sub-Saharan Africa.<br />
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Our international structure and strong local expertise, enable us to raise funds from investors across the globe for investment in specific sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since our formation in 1997, we have achieved aggregate capital commitments of over $1billion from investors.
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s mission is to help reduce poverty, improve living conditions for Africans and mobilize resources for the continent’s economic and social development. With this objective in mind, the institution aims at assisting African countries – individually and collectively - in their efforts to achieve sustainable economic development and social progress. Combating poverty is at the heart of the continent’s efforts to attain sustainable economic growth. To this end, the Bank seeks to stimulate and mobilize internal and external resources to promote investments as well as provide its regional member countries with technical and financial assistance.
African Infrastructure Investment Managers
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) develops and manages private equity infrastructure funds designed to invest long-term institutional unlisted equity in African infrastructure projects.
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AIIM actively manages investments in East, West and Southern Africa and has equity under management of USD2.1 billion with a track record extending across seven African infrastructure funds.
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With offices across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire, we have a thorough understanding of the African business environment and extensive experience spanning a range of infrastructure asset classes.
African Lion
African Lion Investment Holdings was formed with the sole purpose of developing and marketing technology solutionsAfrican Lion Limited specializes in early venture investments. It seeks to invest in the coal and consumable fuels, aluminum, copper ores, gold ores, and precious gemstone mining and production sectors.
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African Rainbow Capital
African Rainbow Capital (ARC) is a fully Black owned and controlled company focusing on the South African and African financial services industry and businesses that deliver exceptional returns on equity. It is listed on the JSE, under the Finance – Speciality Finance sector.
Africinvest
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AfricInvest was founded in 1994 and is part of Integra Group, an investment and financial services company based in Tunisia. Uniquely positioned as one of the most experienced private equity investors on the continent, AfricInvest has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and employs 65 professionals based in 9 offices. AfricInvest manages USD1 billion across 14 funds and benefits from strong, long-term support from both local and international investors, including leading development finance institutions in the United States and Europe.
Afrimobility
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Afrimobility is an investment company, subsidiary of Akwa Group, specializing in the implementation and development in Morocco of innovative projects related to the mobility of tomorrow.
Backed by a 60 years old solid Moroccan economic player operating in various industries, we benefit from its broad expertise and innovation to take part in the great revolutions of a constantly evolving sector.
Agaeti Ventures
Agaeti Venture Capital is an early stage venture capital firm founded by seasoned entrepreneurs and investors who have extensive industry experiences in Southeast Asia. We believe in bringing strategic value and partnership beyond capital contribution to optimize synergic growth and impact. Our investment focuses on Pre-Series A and Series A technology-enabled startups with a primary focus on Indonesia or with an expansion focus into Southeast Asia.
Agathos Management LLP
We are a family-led firm that invests in small UK-trading businesses (turnover of up to £30m). We aim to support, serve, and form strong partnerships with businesses to help them become the best they can be.
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Our investment funds come from three Family Offices, each with diverse experiences of creating growth within small UK businesses. The Family Offices strongly believe in investing in UK SMEs across all industry sectors and the need to support companies of today to feed the future economic growth of the UK.
