US investor hits 1st close on Africa FoF
A US-based investor has touched first close on its country-focused fund-of-funds (FoF) that will look to back small-cap funds across Egypt.
Avanz Capital Management has...
African SWF platform attracts new capital
Senegal’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF), Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques’ (FONSIS) infrastructure investment platform is set to receive capital injection from a US-based investor.
The International...
VC investor in deal with WooCommerce founder
A Japan-based venture capital investor has partnered with a WooCommerce to back a $15 million early-stage investment into a Nigeria-based financial services technology company...
Small cap investor searches for CIO
Namibia-based small-cap investor, Eos Capital is searching for a chief investment officer (CIO) in its senior investment management team.
The CIO will be tasked with...
Bamboo in healthtech deal
Bamboo Capital Partners has signed a deal to back an early-stage investment into a Cameroon-based healthcare technology company.
The investor has backed a $2.7m seed...
DFI hires CEO from parent company
France’s Proparco has appointed Françoise Lombard as its new chief executive officer (CEO), bringing him in from its parent company.
She takes over the reins...