Unlocking Catalytic Capital for African SMEs: discover our new report
News | 10/10/2023  In a new report entitled “Using Catalytic Capital to Foster African Entrepreneurs in Underserved Markets,” published in partnership with the Catalytic Capital Consortium, I&P showcases the effectiveness of catalytic capital in supporting African SMEs, offering recommendations to...

Empowering African SMEs: I&P at the ANDE Annual Conference 2023
News | 18/09/2023  Held from 12th to 15th September, the ANDE annual conference in Accra, Ghana, has brought together more than a hundred diverse stakeholders from the African entrepreneurial ecosystem. It covered various topics under the theme “Accelerating Action: Small Business Solutions and the SDGs”,...

I&P Accélération Technologies : 10 key figures
News | 19/08/2023En savoir plus Watch the video of the program Since 2019, I&P is offering financing and personalized support to digital startups on the continent through I&P Accélération Technologies. Funded by the Agence Française de Développement, this program targets digital start-ups in their...

I&P organizes the 9th annual Entrepreneurs' Seminar, bringing together 60 African entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs | 10/07/2023  From June 14 to 17, I&P and The African Club of Entrepreneurs hold the 9th edition of the Entrepreneurs’ seminar. This 3-day training session dedicated to digital gathered about sixty African entrepreneurs operating in a dozen sub-Saharan African countries. Discover the pictures...

Newsletter n°42: review of an eventful quarter
News | 05/07/2023  An eventful second quarter for I&P and its partner funds! In this edition of our newsletter, you will find :  ⇒ Focus on: the 9th Annual Entrepreneurs' Seminar, which brought together 60 African entrepreneurs; ⇒ What to take away from the Summit for a New...

A look back at I&P's 6th edition of the impact investing training course
News | 27/06/2023  From June 21 to 23, I&P organised the 6th edition of its training course entitled "Becoming a player of the impact investing sector". Around fifteen participants from 8 different countries (Mali, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, the United States, Tunisia, Morocco and France)...

Inua Capital shares its experience at an event organized at the EU
News | 22/06/2023  Kim Kamarebe, CEO of the Ugandan impact fund Inua Capital, intervened last week in Brussels at an event organized by EDFI AgriFI, the EU-funded Agriculture Financing Initiative. The event aimed to share insights on the use of EU blending instruments to unlock, accelerate and leverage...

I&P Education to Employment : The "Edupreneurs" of Sub-Saharan Africa - Accra
News | 23/05/2023  On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) organized an event, in Accra, for the release of the English version study « The Edupreneurs of Sub-Saharan Africa ». For many years, I&P has supported educational entrepreneurs ("Edupreneurs...

How to support the acceleration phase of small businesses in the Sahel region : I&P publishes lessons from I&P Acceleration in Sahel’s mid-term evaluation
News | 02/05/2023Since 2019 with the support of the European Union, I&P has been preparing small and medium-sized enterprises in the Sahelian sub-region for investment through the I&P Acceleration in the Sahel program. Three years after its launch, I&P is proud to present the first lessons of the...

Interview with Kim Kamarebe and Maïmouna Baillet, Directors of Inua Capital and Sinergi
News | 27/04/2023  In this interview, Kim and Maïmouna, respectively Managing Directors of Inua Capital and Sinergi, and the first two women fund managers in the IPDEV 2 network, talk about the challenges and opportunities they face in their roles and in their countries, the place of gender in private...

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