In this article from Le Figaro, Anne Cheyvialle describes the rise of the Burkinabe agricultural processing company Agroserv, now the leading player in the maize value chain in Burkina Faso and on its way to becoming one of the most important players in West Africa, and how I&P, through its various financing and support vehicles, has contributed to this growth.
In Ouagadougou, Angéline Yougbaré Traoré makes and sells fashion accessories based on the emblematic Burkinabe fabric, Faso Dan Fani. Combining tradition and modernity, La Maison Fenel is supported by I&P Acceleration in Sahel, a program launched by I&P, funded by the European Union and implemented in Burkina Faso by the impact investment fund Sinergi Burkina.
After two successful five-year collaborations, Sinergi Burkina, a pioneering impact investment fund in Burkina Faso, is making new equity investments in the companies Palobdé and Bioprotect.
Jo'Fé Digital is a Burkinabe start-up offering consulting, advice and assistance in digital marketing.
The entrepreneurs
Jo'Fé Digital was created by 3 young Burkinabe entrepreneurs with complementary profiles and sharing a common vision:
Partnership with I&P and Sinergi Burkina
Jo'Fé Digital is supported by I&P and Sinergi Burkina through I&P Acceleration in Sahel. This partnership aims at :
Expected impacts
Pâtisserie Les Douceurs is a company specialized in cooking, baking and pastry making in Burkina Faso. It offers a wide range of products and services (breads and pastries, cakes, canapés, school meals and snacks, sandwiches, fast food and catering).
The entrepreneur
Pâtisserie Les Douceurs was created by Mrs. Safiatou OUEDRAOGO-YABRE, a trained cook-pastry chef with more than 27 years of experience with the SERVAIR group and in the hotel industry.
Partnership with Sinergi Burkina and I&P
Pâtisserie Les Douceurs is supported by I&P and Sinergi Burkina through I&P Acceleration in Sahel. The main objective of this partnership is to :
Expected impacts
Each year, Investisseurs & Partenaires monitors and publishes a report of the environmental, social and governance impact of its different lines of business. Launched in 2002, I&P Développement line (IPDEV 1, IPDEV 2) aims at create, develop and sponsor a dozen impact funds and support 500 SMEs in several sub-Saharan African countries.
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.
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).
Zoé Industry is a company specialized in the transformation of local plant leaves, mainly moringa oleifera, into infusion tea in Burkina Faso. 4 flavors of tea mixed with moringa are currently on sale: moringa-hibiscus (bissap), moringa-kinkeliba, moringa-ginger and moringa-citronella.
The entrepreneurs
Zoe Industry was founded by Jacob and and Claudia Ouedraogo in 2016.
Partnership with I&P and Sinergi Burkina
Zoé Industry is supported by Sinergi Burkina through the I&P Acceleration in Sahel.
The support provided to the company will allow it to :
About Sinergi Burkina
Created in 2014, Sinergi Burkina is the first impact investment fund dedicated to financing and supporting SMEs and start-ups in Burkina Faso. Headed by Job Zongo, Sinergi Burkina is the second investment fund sponsored by Investisseurs & Partenaires as part of the I&P Développement 2 fund. The fund network currently includes a fund in Niger (Sinergi Niger), Côte d'Ivoire (Comoé Capital), Senegal (Teranga Capital) and Madagascar (Miarakap). → To learn more about Sinergi Burkina
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