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SMEs: investors active in Africa
173 investors whose public mandate names smes.
| Compare | Investor | Type | Headquarters | Sector focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 Capital Ventures | Corporate investor | Tunisia | SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| 27four Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd | Asset manager | South Africa | Infrastructure, SMEs, Financial services | |
| 57 Stars LLC | Corporate investor | United States | SMEs | |
| Access ARM Pensions Limited | Pension fund or public asset manager | Nigeria | Real estate and housing, Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| Adams Street Partners, LLC | Corporate investor | United States | Technology, Healthcare, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Admiral Insurance Company | Insurer | United States | Energy and power, Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| Aegon Ltd. | Corporate investor | Netherlands | Financial services, Technology, Real estate and housing | |
| Africa Re-insurance Corporation | Insurer | Nigeria | Financial services, Energy and power, SMEs | |
| AfricaGrow Gmbh & co. geschlossene KG | Fund of funds | Germany | SMEs, Energy and power, Infrastructure | |
| African Business Angel Network | Accelerator or investment network | Technology, SMEs | ||
| Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) | Development finance institution | France | Energy and power, SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) | Development finance institution | Spain | Agriculture and food, Energy and power, SMEs | |
| AHL Venture Partners | Asset manager | Kenya | Agriculture and food, Financial services, Energy and power | |
| AIICO Insurance Plc | Insurer | Nigeria | Energy and power, Healthcare, SMEs | |
| Al Baraka Group B.S.C. (C). | Corporate investor | BH | SMEs | |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) | Sovereign wealth fund | United States | SMEs, Energy and power, Infrastructure | |
| Alexander Forbes Investments Limited | Corporate investor | South Africa | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Align Impact, LLC | Asset manager | United States | Energy and power, SMEs, Real estate and housing | |
| Allianz Global Investors GmbH | Corporate investor | Germany | Energy and power, Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| American International Group, Inc. (AIG) | Insurer | United States | Energy and power, Financial services, SMEs | |
| ANAVA fund-of-funds | Fund of funds | Tunisia | Technology, SMEs | |
| Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) | Development finance institution | Sudan | Agriculture and food, Energy and power, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Aruwa Capital Management | Private equity firm | Nigeria | Consumer, Healthcare, Financial services | |
| Attijariwafa Bank S.A. | Bank or financial institution | Morocco | Financial services, Real estate and housing, SMEs | |
| Avanz Capital Egypt | Asset manager | Egypt | Financial services, Energy and power, Technology | |
| Avanz Capital Group | Asset manager | Egypt | Energy and power, Technology, Consumer | |
| Avis Family Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Axian Investment | Corporate investor | Madagascar | Telecoms and digital infrastructure, Energy and power, Financial services | |
| Axis Pension Trust Limited | Pension fund or public asset manager | Ghana | SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Bank of Africa Group S.A | Bank or financial institution | Morocco | Energy and power, SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Bank of America Corporation | Bank or financial institution | United States | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, Real estate and housing | |
| Bank of Industry Limited | Development finance institution | Nigeria | Financial services, Energy and power, Technology | |
| Banque du Caire S.A.E. | Corporate investor | Egypt | Financial services, SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie Société Anonyme (BIAT) | Corporate investor | Tunisia | Financial services, Manufacturing and industrials, Energy and power | |
| Banque Misr S.A.E. | Private equity firm | Egypt | Financial services, Technology, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Banque Ouest Africaine de DĂ©veloppement (BOAD) | Development finance institution | Togo | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) | Development finance institution | Belgium | Financial services, Energy and power, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Bertelsmann India Investments | Fund of funds | India | Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| Blink C.V.​ | Family office | Netherlands | SMEs, Energy and power, Agriculture and food | |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation, Inc | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Healthcare, SMEs | |
| BNP Paribas S.A. | Bank or financial institution | France | Energy and power, Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| Bpifrance S.A. | Sovereign wealth fund | France | Energy and power, Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| British International Investment (BII) | Development finance institution | UK | Financial services, Energy and power, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Caisse des DĂ©pĂ´ts et Consignations (CDC) | Development finance institution | France | Energy and power, Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| Caisse Interprofessionnelle Marocaine de Retraites | Pension fund or public asset manager | Morocco | SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Caleo Capital (Pty) Ltd | Family office | South Africa | Financial services, SMEs, Energy and power | |
| Calvert Impact Capital, Inc. | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Energy and power, Real estate and housing, Financial services | |
| Capria Ventures LLC | Fund of funds | United States | Infrastructure, Agriculture and food, SMEs | |
| Capricorn Investment Group, LLC | Family office | United States | SMEs, Energy and power | |
| Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP Group) | Development finance institution | Italy | Energy and power, SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Ceniarth LLC | Family office | UK | Financial services, Energy and power, Agriculture and food | |
| Cisco Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Technology, Financial services, Infrastructure | |
| Cisco Investment | Corporate investor | United States | Technology, Telecoms and digital infrastructure, Financial services | |
| Consolidated Retirement Fund (CRF) | Pension fund or public asset manager | South Africa | SMEs, Energy and power | |
| D Global Ventures | Corporate investor | United States | Consumer, Technology, SMEs | |
| Danone Communities | Fund of funds | France | Energy and power, Consumer, SMEs | |
| DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH) | Development finance institution | Germany | Financial services, Manufacturing and industrials, Agriculture and food | |
| Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) | Development finance institution | Japan | Financial services, Energy and power, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) | Development finance institution | South Africa | Energy and power, Healthcare, Telecoms and digital infrastructure | |
| Development Finance Institute Canada (FinDev Canada) | Development finance institution | Canada | Financial services, Agriculture and food, Technology | |
| Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) | Development finance institution | Netherlands | SMEs, Agriculture and food, Energy and power | |
| ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) | Development finance institution | Togo | Energy and power, Manufacturing and industrials, Agriculture and food | |
| EDFI Management Company | Private equity firm | Belgium | Energy and power, Financial services, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| EFG Holding S.A.E | Bank or financial institution | Egypt | Healthcare, Energy and power, Technology | |
| Egyptian Banks Company (EBC) | Corporate investor | Egypt | Financial services, Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund | Development finance institution | United States | Financial services, Healthcare, Agriculture and food | |
| Eskom Pension & Provident Fund | Pension fund or public asset manager | South Africa | Healthcare, Agriculture and food, Energy and power | |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Multilateral development bank | United Kingdom | Financial services, Energy and power, Infrastructure | |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) | Development finance institution | UK | Financial services, Energy and power, Agriculture and food | |
| European Investment Bank | Multilateral development bank | Luxembourg | Infrastructure, Climate and energy transition, Energy and power | |
| European Investment Bank (EIB) | Development finance institution | Luxembourg | Energy and power, Technology, Financial services | |
| European Investment Fund (EIF) | Development finance institution | Luxembourg | Financial services, Energy and power, Technology | |
| Export Development Canada | Development finance institution | Canada | Agriculture and food, Healthcare, Energy and power | |
| Finn Church Aid (FCA) | Foundation or philanthropic investor | Finland | Agriculture and food, Consumer, Energy and power | |
| Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. (FINNFUND) | Development finance institution | Finland | Financial services, Energy and power, Technology | |
| Fireball Capital (Pty) Ltd. | Corporate investor | South Africa | Technology, Financial services, Healthcare | |
| Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques | Sovereign wealth fund | Senegal | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, Infrastructure | |
| Ford Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Financial services, Healthcare, Real estate and housing | |
| Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | Development finance institution | UK | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, Infrastructure | |
| Foundry Group LLC | Corporate investor | United States | Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| FSD Africa | Development finance institution | Kenya | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, Infrastructure | |
| FSDAi Nyala Facility B.V. | Fund of funds | Netherlands | SMEs | |
| Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, LLC | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Energy and power, SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF) | Fund of funds | Luxembourg | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Government Institutions Pension Funds (GIPF) | Pension fund or public asset manager | Namibia | SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Ground Squirrel Ventures | Corporate investor | United States | Energy and power, Financial services, Technology | |
| IDB Invest | Development finance institution | United States | Financial services, Technology, Healthcare | |
| IFC Asset Management Company | Development finance institution | United States | Energy and power, Financial services, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Impact Fund Denmark (IFU) | Development finance institution | Denmark | Financial services, Energy and power, Healthcare | |
| ImpactAssets Inc. | Corporate investor | United States | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) | Development finance institution | South Africa | SMEs, Energy and power, Agriculture and food | |
| International Finance Corporation (IFC) | Development finance institution | United States | Financial services, Energy and power, Technology | |
| Invest International B.V | Development finance institution | Netherlands | Energy and power, Healthcare, Technology | |
| Investisseurs & Partenaires | Private equity firm | France | Financial services, Energy and power, Consumer | |
| Japan Bank for International Cooperation | Development finance institution | Japan | Financial services, Energy and power, Technology | |
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Financial services, Energy and power, Technology | |
| Johnson & Johnson Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Healthcare, SMEs | |
| KfW Development Bank | Development finance institution | Germany | Technology, Financial services, Agriculture and food | |
| Liberty Group Limited | Insurer | South Africa | Financial services, Real estate and housing, Energy and power | |
| Lundin Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | Canada | Energy and power, SMEs, Agriculture and food | |
| Mastercard Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | Canada | Financial services, Agriculture and food, Healthcare | |
| Mineworkers Investment Company | Corporate investor | South Africa | Financial services, Technology, Telecoms and digital infrastructure | |
| Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEDA) | Development finance institution | Egypt | SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Monex Ventures, Inc. | Corporate investor | Japan | Financial services, Technology, Consumer | |
| Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy S.A. (Masen) | Development finance institution | Morocco | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Motor Industry Retirement Funds (MIRF) | Pension fund or public asset manager | South Africa | SMEs | |
| National Bank of Egypt | Corporate investor | Egypt | Financial services, Real estate and housing, Mining and natural resources | |
| National Fund for Municipal Workers | Pension fund or public asset manager | South Africa | SMEs | |
| Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) | Bank or financial institution | South Africa | Technology, Healthcare, Telecoms and digital infrastructure | |
| Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) | Development finance institution | Netherlands | Financial services, Energy and power, Agriculture and food | |
| Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Development finance institution | Netherlands | Technology, Energy and power, Healthcare | |
| New Mexico State Investment Council (NMSIC) | Sovereign wealth fund | United States | Financial services, Technology, Telecoms and digital infrastructure | |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | Pension fund or public asset manager | United States | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) | Sovereign wealth fund | Nigeria | Agriculture and food, Healthcare, Financial services | |
| Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB) | Development finance institution | AT | Energy and power, SMEs, Agriculture and food | |
| One Way Ventures LLC | Corporate investor | United States | Technology, SMEs | |
| Osprey Foundation Inc. | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Energy and power, Financial services, Infrastructure | |
| Oxfam Novib | Foundation or philanthropic investor | Netherlands | Financial services, Agriculture and food, Consumer | |
| Petra Trust Company Limited | Pension fund or public asset manager | Ghana | SMEs | |
| Platform Capital Investment Partners Limited | Corporate investor | Nigeria | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, Healthcare | |
| Plexo Capital Management, LLC | Fund of funds | United States | Technology, Healthcare, Telecoms and digital infrastructure | |
| Proparco | Development finance institution | France | Financial services, Energy and power, Infrastructure | |
| Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago | Pension fund or public asset manager | United States | Financial services, Technology, Healthcare | |
| RisCura | Asset manager | South Africa | SMEs | |
| RMB Ventures (Pty) Limited | Private equity firm | South Africa | SMEs | |
| Rockefeller Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Healthcare, Financial services, Energy and power | |
| Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) | Pension fund or public asset manager | Rwanda | Technology, Energy and power, Healthcare | |
| Sall Family Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Healthcare, Agriculture and food, Technology | |
| Sango Capital Management (Pty) Ltd. | Asset manager | South Africa | Financial services, Energy and power, Technology | |
| Sanlam Life Insurance Nigeria Limited | Insurer | Nigeria | SMEs | |
| Sanlam Maroc | Insurer | Morocco | Agriculture and food, Financial services, SMEs | |
| Sarona Asset Management Inc. | Corporate investor | Canada | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC) | Development finance institution | Saudi Arabia | Technology, Financial services, Energy and power | |
| Schroders Capital | Asset manager | UK | Infrastructure, SMEs, Energy and power | |
| Schroders Group | Asset manager | UK | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| SDG Frontier Fund | Fund of funds | Belgium | Financial services, Technology, Agriculture and food | |
| SDG Impact Finance Initiative (SIFI) | Development finance institution | Switzerland | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Shell Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | UK | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, SMEs | |
| Skoll Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Healthcare, Financial services, Energy and power | |
| Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) | Development finance institution | South Africa | Energy and power, SMEs, Agriculture and food | |
| Small Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | IE | Financial services, Energy and power, Agriculture and food | |
| Sphere Holdings (Pty) Ltd. | Corporate investor | South Africa | Technology, Financial services, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Standard Pensions Trust | Pension fund or public asset manager | Ghana | SMEs | |
| Suez Canal Bank S.A.E. | Bank or financial institution | Egypt | Financial services, Technology, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Sumitomo Life Insurance Company | Insurer | Japan | Energy and power, Infrastructure, Real estate and housing | |
| Sumitomo Mitsui TrustBank Limited | Asset manager | Japan | Energy and power, SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) | Fund of funds | CĂ´te d'Ivoire | Energy and power, SMEs | |
| Suzuki Motor Corporation | Corporate investor | Japan | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, Healthcare | |
| Swedfund International | Development finance institution | Sweden | Energy and power, Climate and energy transition, Financial services | |
| Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) | Development finance institution | Sweden | Financial services, Healthcare, Energy and power | |
| Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) | Foundation or philanthropic investor | Switzerland | Energy and power, Technology, Agriculture and food | |
| Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM AG) | Development finance institution | Switzerland | Financial services, Energy and power, Healthcare | |
| Tamwilcom S.A. | Development finance institution | Morocco | SMEs, Infrastructure, Energy and power | |
| Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) | Insurer | United States | Technology, Financial services, Energy and power | |
| Telkom Retirement Fund | Pension fund or public asset manager | South Africa | Infrastructure, SMEs | |
| The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Development finance institution | CĂ´te d'Ivoire | Energy and power, Financial services, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB Group) | Development finance institution | Mauritius | Agriculture and food, Energy and power, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| The IKEA Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | Netherlands | Energy and power, Agriculture and food, Healthcare | |
| The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND) | Development finance institution | Norway | Financial services, Energy and power, Agriculture and food | |
| The Public Investment Corporation SOC Limited (PIC) | Investor | South Africa | Energy and power, SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Technology, Agriculture and food, Financial services | |
| The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) | Development finance institution | South Africa | Healthcare, Agriculture and food, Energy and power | |
| The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) | Development finance institution | United States | Energy and power, Healthcare, Manufacturing and industrials | |
| Thuso Incubation Partners (Pty) Ltd | Corporate investor | South Africa | SMEs, Infrastructure, Financial services | |
| Tsao Family Office Pte. Ltd. | Family office | Singapore | Financial services, Energy and power, Real estate and housing | |
| Tshwane Municipal Provident Fund | Pension fund or public asset manager | South Africa | SMEs, Infrastructure, Real estate and housing | |
| Tunisian American Enterprise Fund (TAEF) | Fund of funds | Tunisia | SMEs | |
| UAC of Nigeria PLC | Corporate investor | Nigeria | Manufacturing and industrials, Agriculture and food, Real estate and housing | |
| Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) | Fund of funds | Ghana | Agriculture and food, Manufacturing and industrials, Energy and power | |
| VFD Group Plc | Asset manager | Nigeria | SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Vibe Capital Management LLC | Corporate investor | United States | Technology, SMEs, Healthcare | |
| Visa Foundation | Foundation or philanthropic investor | United States | Energy and power, SMEs, Infrastructure | |
| Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) | Development finance institution | United States | SMEs |