Sahel Capital

Founded in 2010, Sahel Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the agriculture, agribusiness, manufacturing, and consumer goods sectors across West Africa. The firm prefers early-stage investments where management teams have proven sector expertise, typically investing between $0.5 million to $5 million. Sahel Capital employs quasi-equity instruments alongside commercial equity and debt financing, often taking minority stakes and board memberships in portfolio companies.

Olumide Lawson

Partner

Deji Adebusoye

Partner

15 past transactions

Agriarche

Debt Financing in 2025
Agriarche Limited is an agriculture technology company that enhances agricultural sector efficiency through digital solutions. It empowers farmers and stakeholders by providing data-driven decision-making tools, digitizing commodity trading and payments, and transforming grains into cash for farmers. The company brings transparency to the agriculture supply chain by offering end-to-end logistics tracking and clear transaction and credit history. Agriarche connects aggregators, simplifying the flow of food, information, and payments within the sector.

Oyster Agribusiness

Venture Round in 2024
Oyster Agribusiness is a producer and processor of agricultural products, focusing on the African market. The company operates by integrating the entire agricultural supply chain, from production to retail, ensuring that products reach consumers efficiently and effectively. It specializes in a variety of goods, including sorghum, maize, rice, beef, chicken, pork, milk, dairy products, and eggs. Through its comprehensive retail and distribution network, Oyster Agribusiness supports agricultural providers by facilitating the delivery of these products from the farm to the consumer's table, thereby enhancing food accessibility in both domestic and international markets.

Winich Farms

Debt Financing in 2024
Winich Farms is a technology-driven agricultural platform that connects farmers with finance, inputs, expertise, and markets to improve productivity and access to buyers. Through online crowdfunding, the company funds farmers and provides data-driven best practices, process automation, and machinery access, with aims of delivering decent returns to subscribers and farmers. Its agro e-retail platform links nearby farmers directly to households at farm-gate prices, reducing middlemen and making produce more affordable and accessible. The business operates a digital marketplace and logistics solution that tracks production in real time and uses a mobile app to connect offtakers, agents, and drivers, helping producers and buyers streamline deliveries and reduce downtime. By fostering offtake relationships and expanding access to local and global markets, Winich Farms seeks to empower African farmers and support food security across the continent. The venture is supported by Orange Corners, reinforcing its mission to enable capital access, data-driven farming, and scalable agricultural participation.

Persea Oils and Orchards

Debt Financing in 2024
Persea Oils and Orchards is deeply dedicated to organic and sustainable farming practices fostering agricultural growth.

Kuapa Kokoo

Debt Financing in 2024
Kuapa Kokoo is a licensed cocoa buying company based in Kumasi, Ghana, dedicated to aggregating cocoa from its farmer union. The name "Kuapa Kokoo" translates to "excellent cocoa farmer," reflecting its mission to organize farmers and establish a cooperative to market their cocoa effectively. The company focuses on producing, marketing, and supplying cocoa while prioritizing environmentally sustainable practices and healthcare measures for its members. Through its cooperative structure, Kuapa Kokoo empowers farmers by ensuring fair prices and improving their livelihoods, thus promoting a sustainable cocoa industry in Ghana.

Acier

Debt Financing in 2024
Acier Nigeria Limited, based in Ikeja, is an agro-allied company that operates across the entire agribusiness value chain. It engages in buying, aggregating, processing, exporting, and selling a wide range of agricultural products and food components.

Complete Farmer

Debt Financing in 2023
Founded in 2017, Complete Farmer is a Ghana-based company that offers end-to-end digital agriculture solutions. It manages crop farms and develops IoT-based software with machine learning algorithms for farm monitoring. The platform connects global agricultural commodity buyers directly with African farmers, promoting sustainable farming practices and food security.

Rogathe Dairy Farm Products

Debt Financing in 2023
Rogathe Dairy Farm Products processes and distributes 3,500 liters of raw milk each day, obtained directly from smallholder dairy farmers, fortified with vitamins and minerals, and provided to the most vulnerable populations affected by malnutrition diseases: school-age children and hospital patients.

Sourcing & Produce

Debt Financing in 2023
Sourcing & Produce specializes in distributing a diverse range of agricultural commodities sourced from Africa. They offer products such as ginger, cashew nuts, orange peels, hibiscus flowers, chili peppers, sesame seeds, groundnuts, and desiccated coconut to both local and international markets.

TradeDepot

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016, TradeDepot is a SaaS platform that connects FMCG distributors, wholesalers, and retailers across Africa. It leverages real-time stock level tracking, predictive trade intelligence, and automated sales promotions to boost sales and improve distribution efficiency.

Ladgroup

Private Equity Round in 2019
Ladgroup is a company that focuses on the processing of agricultural products, particularly shea nuts, to produce high-quality commodities for various industries. It specializes in organic shea butter and also processes soya beans, sesame seeds, and cocoa. By offering these products, Ladgroup aims to meet the industrial needs of its clients, enabling them to satisfy the demands of their consumers in sectors such as cosmetics, skincare, and food production.

Crest Agro Products

Private Equity Round in 2017
Crest Agro Products Limited is a Nigerian company established in 2013, specializing in the production of food-grade cassava starch for industrial applications. It operates a captive nucleus farm to cultivate cassava tubers and has a processing plant dedicated to producing high-quality cassava starch. The company serves various sectors, including food processing, pharmaceuticals, and textiles, primarily within Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region. Crest Agro Products is committed to enhancing agricultural practices and industrial processing, aiming to contribute significantly to the Nigerian economy through its integrated farming and processing operations. The company's facility spans 13,000 hectares in Kogi State, underscoring its capacity to meet the growing demand for cassava starch in the region.

Dayntee Farms

Private Equity Round in 2016
Dayntee Farms Limited is a poultry farming enterprise based in Ilorin, Nigeria, founded in 2011. The company specializes in integrated broiler farming, processing, and distribution, producing a variety of poultry products, including table eggs, day-old chicks, and point-of-lay birds. Dayntee Farms operates its own breeder farm, hatchery, and layer operation, allowing it to supply fresh poultry products directly to customers throughout Nigeria. The company's focus on affordability ensures that its offerings meet the needs of a diverse customer base.

Diamond Pearls Agro Allied

Private Equity Round in 2015
Diamond Pearls Agro Allied is an edible oil processing company that focuses on both industrial and domestic markets. It specializes in the processing of palm olein and crude palm kernel oil to produce high-quality vegetable oil. The company primarily supplies refined bulk palm kernel oil and refined palm olein, catering mainly to customers in northern Nigeria. Through its operations, Diamond Pearls Agro Allied aims to meet the growing demand for edible oils in the region while ensuring quality and efficiency in its processing methods.

L&Z Integrated Farms Nigeria

Private Equity Round in 2015
L & Z Integrated Farms Nigeria Limited is a company based in Kano, Nigeria, specializing in the production of dairy and poultry products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including fresh milk, various flavored yogurts, ice creams, frozen chicken, packaged eggs, and table eggs. L & Z Integrated Farms is dedicated to delivering high-quality products to its customers, ensuring that fresh and affordable options are readily available in the market.
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