Orange Group's corporate venture arm for Africa and Middle East. €50M dedicated Africa fund. Invests in startups aligned with telecoms, connectivity, and digital transformation. Partnership with Digital Africa to jointly invest in startups from Orange Digital Centers network across 23 countries. Strong Francophone Africa presence — one of the few corporate VCs actively investing in West and Central Africa.

Disability rights & justice work

Civil society and governance organizations

Novartis pharma foundation. Major Africa health programs. Digital health innovation. Cardiovascular disease in LMICs.

Category-leading companies at Series A/B stage building for massive African markets. Backed by 30 unicorn founders — want companies that can reach that level.

Social impact enterprise support

African-American-founded ($700M+ AUM) Africa-focused PE and fund-of-funds. Wale Adeosun leads. Multi-strategy: LP in African VC/PE funds, direct co-investments, credit. One of the largest Africa-focused fund-of-funds. Strong US institutional LP base.

Crowdfunded microloans

High-growth seed-stage tech in East and West Africa. Japanese VC perspective — value efficiency and unit economics early. Very active at seed stage with quick decisions.

Pioneer African impact investment firm. 20+ years. 100+ companies funded. Multiple funds including IPAE (pan-African SME equity), I&P Acceleration (seed stage), and sector-specific vehicles. $200M+ deployed. Jean-Michel Severino leads. Most active impact investor in Francophone Africa. Strong patient capital approach.

EdTech and vocational training companies with clear path to employment outcomes.

Innovative startups and entrepreneurs

Tech-enabled companies at pre-seed to seed. Target 10% ownership. Pan-African thesis with strong network effects.

South African manufacturing enterprises

Trees and agroforestry systems

Early-stage startups needing sales, marketing, and CRM tools

Dutch government-owned development bank. €12B+ portfolio. 900+ investments across emerging markets. Major Africa investor in financial institutions, energy, and agribusiness. Fund-of-funds investor in African PE/VC. Pioneered gender lens investing with $1B commitment.

Pre-launch or early-traction tech founders.

Finnish export credit

Finnish development financing

Canada's DFI. CAD $1B+ deployed since 2018. Fast-growing portfolio focused on Sub-Saharan Africa. 2X Challenge gender lens commitment. Clean growth mandate. Invests directly and through funds.