Our Mission

Financing, supporting and promoting the entrepreneurs who are transforming Africa

Our Ambition

Contributing to the emergence of 500 champions of entrepreneurship in Africa by 2030

What's new

03/02/2026

Transformative Capital: The Role of Blended Finance in shaping the trajectories of gender- and climate focused Impact Funds in Sub-Saharan Africa

13/01/2026

I&P joins the second phase of the SSNUP program – Smallholder SustaiNability Upscaling Program

01/01/2026

Heading into a new year marked by impact, cooperation, and collective building.

Financing, supporting and promoting the entrepreneurs who are transforming Africa

Our vision

The rise of a high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystem, supported by investors rooted in the continent, is essential for sustainable development and social cohesion in Africa

Our Mission

Financing, supporting, and promoting entrepreneurs and SMEs that are transforming Africa, often overlooked by investors despite their immense potential for growth and impact

Our Ambition

Contributing to the emergence of 500 champions of entrepreneurship in Africa by 2030

Key figures

23 YEARS

OF EXPERIENCE

TEAM MEMBERS

350

SMEs FINANCED

480

MILLION € RAISED

Latest Publications

OUR BLOG

I&P publishes the fifth edition of its Impact Report, offering a comprehensive overview of the results achieved across all its business lines.

For over twenty years, I&P has worked to support the growth of African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), convinced that their development is a key driver of economic, social, and environmental progress across the continent.

Publication

IPDEV, a pioneering initiative to promote African SMEs

Author:

I&P

Language:

English

A short document reviewing the successes, challenges and main lessons learned from I&P's first impact fund: Investisseur & Partenaire pour le Développement (IPDEV).

Investing in Africa's Development

Author:

I&P, FERDI

Language:

French, English

A study demonstrating how impact investment is an effective and innovative response to the continent's development challenges, based on an in-depth sector-by-sector analysis.