Investisseurs & Partenaires

Investisseurs & Partenaires is an impact investment group focused on supporting African Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Established in 2002 by Patrice Hoppenot and currently led by Jean-Michel Severino, I&P has invested in over 90 companies across 16 African countries, spanning various sectors such as health, transport, and microfinance. The organization aims to foster local economic development by providing capital, technical assistance, and strategic support to enhance the growth of its portfolio companies. I&P manages four pan-African funds and sponsors five additional impact funds, with a total of €135 million under management. The team, comprising approximately forty professionals, operates from Paris and seven African offices located in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Niger, and Senegal. Through its investments, I&P seeks to create long-term employment opportunities and generate significant social, environmental, and governance impacts across the continent.

Sébastien Boyé

Chief Investment Officer

Emilie Debled

Executive Director - Strategic Development

Jérémy Hajdenberg

Chief Investment Officer

Jean-Michel Severino

President

Past deals in CEMAC

Enko Education

Series B in 2022
Enko Education Investments (PTY) LTD, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates a network of international secondary schools across Africa, including offices in Cameroon, Mozambique, and Côte d’Ivoire. The organization is dedicated to preparing students for admission to the world's leading universities through a unique educational program. Its schools employ an internationally recognized curriculum that promotes innovative learning, allowing students to receive a high-quality education at discounted fees. Enko Education aims to provide a launchpad for students aspiring to further their studies globally.

StarNews Mobile

Seed Round in 2020
StarNews Mobile is a network of mobile video channels that allows celebrities and brands to monetize their fan bases in Africa. It works with popular local and international stars such as Davido (Nigeria – 12.7M followers), Fally Ipupa (Congo – 3M followers), or Sauti Sol (Kenya – 2.2M followers) to create exclusive and addictive short videos that fans are eager to pay for. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Enko Education

Series A in 2018
Enko Education Investments (PTY) LTD, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates a network of international secondary schools across Africa, including offices in Cameroon, Mozambique, and Côte d’Ivoire. The organization is dedicated to preparing students for admission to the world's leading universities through a unique educational program. Its schools employ an internationally recognized curriculum that promotes innovative learning, allowing students to receive a high-quality education at discounted fees. Enko Education aims to provide a launchpad for students aspiring to further their studies globally.

Enko Education

Series A in 2016
Enko Education Investments (PTY) LTD, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates a network of international secondary schools across Africa, including offices in Cameroon, Mozambique, and Côte d’Ivoire. The organization is dedicated to preparing students for admission to the world's leading universities through a unique educational program. Its schools employ an internationally recognized curriculum that promotes innovative learning, allowing students to receive a high-quality education at discounted fees. Enko Education aims to provide a launchpad for students aspiring to further their studies globally.

Carrières du Moungo

Venture Round in 2013
Carrières du Moungo produces and sells sand to create high-quality construction in Cameroon.

ITG Store

Venture Round in 2012
ITG Store is an IT services company that offers service and infrastructure integration. The company creates a strong local added value through management information systems, data storage and other services. Relying on a local team of expert engineers, ITG has earned the trust of major clients operating in the region.

KAWTAL N DEMRI SA

Venture Round in 2009
Kawtal is an agribusiness company based in Cameroon, specialized in corn production. In 2009, I&P acquired 40% of SAGEX, an agribusiness company producing corn on a fully-mechanized and rationalized processing plant. In 2014, Sagex merged with Kawtal Ndmeri, a neighboring exploitation in order to double the production and start processing baby feeding flours. Though agriculture is a key sector to Cameroon’s economy (up to 40% of the GDP), it suffers from a lack of mechanization and production rationalization which affects its profitability and production volumes. Thus, local corn farming is highly insufficient to cover the current market needs. Cameroon is every year a net corn importer, which implies high costs for local consumers because of transportation and importation costs. Kawtal intends to fill the needs of this local market with a better-mastered production and distribution chain. Kawtal has developed a partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, so as to enhance the agricultural potential of the region.

Genemark

Venture Round in 2008
GENEMARK processes generic drugs (anti-infectious, anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory …) and aims at the largest distribution scale thanks to an offer 30% to 50% cheaper than classical drugs. Genemark developers favor the production of liquid drugs (15 references over 27) in order to reduce overdose risks, particularly high in paludism treatments for children.

Biotropical

Venture Round in 2007
Biotropical SARL engages in the production and processing of fruits and vegetables. The company also specializes in the processing of fruits and distribution of seedlings of fruit trees. Its products include fruits, such as papaya, mango, and pineapple. The company serves conventional restaurants, distributors of certified organic products, and companies producing industrial beverages and foods for infants and babies. It offers its products in Cameroon and internationally. Biotropical SARL was founded in 1988 and is based in Douala, Cameroon.

Acep Cameroun

Venture Round in 2005
ACEP Cameroun S.A. operates as a microfinance institution. The company offers micro credit lines to support the development of very small enterprises in urban areas of Cameroon; and provides funding options to public and private officials, state officials, retirees, and employees. It also serves individuals, business groups, rural enterprises, and others. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Douala, Cameroon with subsidiaries in Senegal and Madagascar.

Cameroun Breuvages

Venture Round in 2004
Cameroun Breuvages packs and sells natural and flavored spring water under the brand Sawawa. Launched in 2004, Cameroun Breuvages took the local leadership upon the market face to 15 other competitors and hundreds of informal street sellers. In 2008, the company has produced more than 10 million water pouches while undergoing a significant increase of its production capacities. The brand still keeps one step ahead with its new flavored water, Pamparam, company’s best-seller.