Our Mission
Bring Finance and Support to African entrepreneurs
Our Impact
Maximize and measure the impact of our partner companies

Our mission

Support the emergence of a new generation of African entrepreneurs

Promote African entrepreneurship

I&P is an impact investment group dedicated to SMEs based in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the Indian Ocean, driven by the conviction that these enterprises actively contribute to a sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent.

Bring Financial and Strategic Support

I&P is an active partner bringing its skills in management, strategy and finance to support and foster the growth of its partners. I&P wishes to establish a long-term relationship with the entrepreneurs.

Maximize and Evaluate our Impacts

I&P endeavors to achieve positive impacts through its investments and has developed a set of tools to evaluate these impacts on a company's shareholders: employees, clients, suppliers, local communities, state...

Key figures

20 YEARS

OF EXPERIENCE

130

TEAM MEMBERS

12

OFFICES

400

MILLION € RAISED

OUR BLOG

I&P launched Entreprenante Afrique, A blog to promote entrepreneurial dynamism in sub-Saharan Africa and better understand the context in which African entrepreneurs are working, in partnership with the Foundation for Studies and Research on International Development (FERDI).

The blog gathers research articles, experience sharing and field testimonies on African businesses.

 

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Portfolio companies

Groupe ASAFIN-IFPT

Sénégal

Yarani

Côte d'Ivoire

IASS MDB

Sénégal

Mali Shi

Mali

Habidem

Mauritanie

Al Baraka

Mauritanie

Agro-Emballage

Burkina Faso

WIN Industries

Sénégal
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Meet the team

Samuel Monteiro

ESG & Impact Senior Manager

Samuel Monteiro

ESG & Impact Senior Manager

Samuel joins the team in 2016 as a PhD candidate and Research Officer on ESG and impact issues. 

Mamadou NDAO

IPDEV 2 Investment Director

Mamadou NDAO

IPDEV 2 Investment Director

Mamadou Ndao joined the team in 2015. After three years in Dakar, he joined the team dedicated to I&P Développement 2 in Paris.

Aïssatou Gaye

Investment Manager, Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund

Aïssatou Gaye

Investment Manager, Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund

Aïssatou Gaye joined I&P in 2023 and holds the position of Investment Manager with the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund.

Carine Eba

Analyst

Carine Eba

Analyst

Carine is an Analyst at Teranga Capital. She is based in Senegal.

Clémence Bourrin

PR & Communication Manager

Clémence Bourrin

PR & Communication Manager

Clémence joins the team in 2015 and works on I&P’s communication and advocacy campaigns.

Meet the Team
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