Development Partners International’s African Development Partners (ADP) III fund has led a $200m equity financing round for Moniepoint, Africa’s all-in-one financial platform for businesses and their customers, as part of its recently closed Series C funding.
Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, has announced new investments in two AI-powered companies: Anavid and Hypeo AI. Each company has secured up to $200,000 in funding and will join Madica’s 18-month program, which offers a tailored curriculum, hands-on mentorship, executive coaching, and two fully-funded immersion trips to key technology ecosystems, both locally and internationally. Beyond funding, the startups will also be connected to Madica’s global investor network, positioning them for growth and long-term success.
Paradigm Tower Ventures, a newly established sub-Saharan African towers platform backed by a consortium of investors including Convergence Partners, British International Investment (BII), and Proparco, has made its first investment by closing the acquisition of IHS Rwanda from IHS Holding.
Evolution III Fund, Inspired Evolution’s dedicated next-generation energy transition fund, has signed transaction agreements committing $20m to Cold Solutions East Africa Holdings Limited (CSEAHL), a temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics platform operating across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
Enabling Qapital, a Swiss-based impact asset manager, has invested $1.5m in Premier Credit Uganda, a subsidiary of The Platcorp Group, marking a major step on its mission to expand financial inclusion.
Kredete, a fintech company focused on helping African immigrants build credit and access financial services, has raised a $22m Series A funding round led by AfricInvest via their Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) and Financial Inclusion Vehicle (FIVE) and Partech, with participation from Polymorphic Capital.
Bosquet Investments, the private investment vehicle of Alain Nkontchou, has acquired a 21.22% stake in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) from Nedbank Group. This transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals.
Creation Capital, a specialist private credit asset manager, has closed a R75m private debt investment into Quest Capital Solutions, an SME non-bank on-lender in the logistics sector.
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a private equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, has invested in Dislog Dispositifs Médicaux (DDM) through a DM540 million capital increase together with CDG Invest Growth.
Mergence Investment Managers has announced an additional R60m investment in Solarise Africa, a sustainable energy solutions company operating across the continent.
Goodwell Investments and Alitheia Capital have announced an undisclosed investment in Hinckley E-Waste Recycling, a Nigeria-based recycler, through uMunthu II, a fund providing smart equity to early growth stage companies throughout Africa.
Kholo Capital Mezzanine Debt Fund I has provided a R200m mezzanine debt growth funding facility into Bayport Securitisation to support the roll out of the Bayport SA Financial Wellness Solutions Programme.
The Credit Fund of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Adjustment Fund has successfully closed its first investment, committing $10m to Telecel Global Services, through a senior secured amortising loan.
Development Partners International (DPI), through funds it advises, and co-investors, have signed a binding agreement for a $190m minority stake investment in Alameda Healthcare, Egypt’s private healthcare group.
