" You have to do it because it's hard, the impact is greater. We created Mali Shi with the idea of building a profitable, sustainable and impactful business. And I sincerely believe that this is possible here in Mali, as it is in other West African countries!"
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 conclusion of a remarkable journey and the beginning of a promising future.
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 jobs, at least 40% of which will be for women.
Our best wishes for 2025!
- Sébastien Boyé and Jérémy Hajdenberg, co-CEO of I&P
"Dear friends, dear entrepreneurs, dear investors, and partners,
In this new publication, "How Can African SME Funds Mobilize More Capital? Data and Lessons from Pioneering LPs and GPs" sponsored by the Argidius Foundation, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) provides a comprehensive analysis of the fundraising landscape, fund models and return profiles of SME funds across Africa.
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.
We are proud to announce that Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) has been re-certified as a B Corp™, with a global score of 97 confirming our commitment to a worldwide community of companies that uphold high social and environmental standards.
In this edition n°47 of our quarterly newsletter:
Focus :
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 ”.
I&P has just released its latest impact and ESG reports for the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE) 1 and 2 funds, showcasing the significant contributions of these funds to the African private sector.
IPAE are generalist funds that invest in equity and quasi-equity as a minority shareholder in startups and businesses located in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean, with financing needs ranging from €300,000 to €3 million.
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