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 &...

The African Development Bank launches its Pan-African Fellowship for Emerging Fund Managers, implemented by I&P
News | 29/04/2025    Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) is proud to announce the launch of the African Development Bank Fellowship for Emerging Fund Managers, an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) designed to support 20 African emerging fund managers. As the implementing...

CC Facility Awards First Research Grant to I&P Ecosystems
News | 17/04/2025We are honored to have been selected as the first-ever recipient of the research grant awarded by the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) - a joint initiative led by Convergence Blended Finance and the Climate Policy Initiative, and supported by the International Development Research...

Enko Education and I&P come together to celebrate 10 years of partnership and growth
Entrepreneurs | 16/04/2025  Ten years after the opening of its first school, Enko La Gaieté, the Enko Education network is entering a new chapter in its development. On this occasion, long-time investor Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) announces its exit from the company’s capital, marking the...

Portrait - Meet Boussoura Talla and Julie Repetti from SetTic in Senegal.
Entrepreneurs | 13/04/2025    I&P is glad to share the story of SetTIC, a Senegalese company specializing in the treatment of corporate waste (waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste characterization audits and special waste recycling). SetTIC was founded in 2013 and is run by two women...

I&P finances its first company in Zimbabwe
News | 24/03/2025  Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) is proud to announce its first investment in Zimbabwe as part of I&P Digital Energy. This funding marks a significant step forward in promoting access to affordable and modern energy in sub-Saharan Africa. Click here to find out more on I...

I&P launches the new I&P Acceleration FARM program, in partnership with Proparco
News | 18/03/2025Investisseurs & Partenaires is pleased to announce the launch of I&P Accélération FARM, a program in partnership with Proparco to support agricultural start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises.  Read the press release  Download the flyer  Learn more...

What can we learn from I&P Accélération Technologies?
News | 13/02/2025After five years of commitment to technological innovation in Africa, I&P Accélération Technologies (IPAT) is coming to an end. Supported by Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), this initiative has enabled a number of start-ups...

EIB invests in new IPAE 3 fund to support entrepreneurship in West Africa and Madagascar
News | 13/02/2025  The EIB is investing €15 million in the new I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE 3) fund to bolster support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa.   This innovative and high-impact fund is expected to create more than 4 000 direct...

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