Ethos has announced the first close and first two investments by its maiden AI fund, the first of its kind fund in South Africa focused on artificial intelligence technology.
PAPE Fund Managers has invested in Singular Systems, a long-established fintech company with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and London, UK.
XSML has announced its third investment via the African Rivers Fund in Ecopharm Uganda to finance further expansion of its outlets as well as acquire a pharmaceutical wholesaler.
GTR Ventures, an investment and venture-building platform specialized in trade and supply chain, has announced its first investment in Africa.
Temasek, Warburg Pincus, Softbank Group International, Singtel and other global investors, have invested $1.25bn through a primary equity issuance in Airtel Africa, at a post money equity value of $4.4bn.
Development Partners International, a Pan-African private equity firm with over $1.1bn of assets under management, has invested in UNI CONFORT MAROC - Dolidol, Morocco’s and Ivory Coast’s leading manufacturer and distributor of foam, mattress and bedding products.
The Rise Fund, a global impact investment fund managed by TPG Growth, has led a $5m Series A investment in SystemOne, an IT provider of solutions for disease surveillance and response.
Moringa, an impact investment fund specialized in agroforestry companies with strong environmental and social impact, has announced that it will invest $5m in B-BOVID, a Ghanaian agribusiness company.
Investec Asset Management, through its African Private Equity capability, has acquired a controlling stake in Richfield Holdings, one of the leading private sector tertiary education providers in South Africa. Founded 28 years ago, Richfield has more than 20 000 students enrolled across more than 40 campuses in South Africa, and a fast-growing distant learning offering to students from across Southern Africa.
Solar technology company REDAVIA and the responsAbility-managed climate fund have signed a $4m financing agreement for REDAVIA's Ghanaian subsidiary.
The responsAbility-managed private equity vehicle focusing on food and agriculture has completed its second investment and taken a minority stake in Suminter, a global organic products supply chain management company which sources, processes and exports certified 100% organic and GMO-free products from Asia and Africa.
AfricInvest, a pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm, has announced the second closing of its North African Fund, Maghreb Private Equity IV (MPEF IV).
HAVAÍC has advanced the first round of financing in Instant Property Rentals Holdings, by acquiring a 10% equity stake, with an allocation for follow-on funding at Instant Property’s option.
Mastercard, CRE Ventures, Fintech Collective, 4DX Ventures, and Raba Capital, among others, have participated in a Series A extension round of financing to Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech startup.
