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.
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.
Golden Nuts and Grain is a producer of natural juices based in Senegal. The company specializes in food processing, specifically in the production of natural juices made with local products such as bouye, the bissap and ginger that help consumers maintain their health and well-being while enjoying authentic taste and flavors of a natural, healthy and delicious juice.
CoinAfrique develops CoinAfrique, which allows the users to sell and purchase second hand goods. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Dakar, Senegal with additional offices in Benin, Ivory Coast, and France.
Cape Verde dental clinic
Venture Round in 2018
The Cape Verde Dental Clinic offers its patients high-quality oral care services, carried out using procedures and equipment that meet the best standards in the dental environment. It brings together several areas of specialty: basic dental care, orthodontics, prosthetics and dental imaging.
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.
OuiCarry provides delivery services and allows its customers (individuals and businesses) based in Senegal to buy products from international commercial websites. The clients can choose from any commercial website, which gives them access to very wide range of products. For those without credit card, OuiCarry can buy the product online on behalf on the client. OuiCarry currently counts several thousand customers and has made good progress over the last few years. Compared to other alternatives, OuiCarry brings high-quality services at moderate cost and within a relatively short period of time (less than 10 days for an expedition coming from Europe for example) The company was rewarded in 2016 by the Orange FAB prize and has also been the finalist of the “Great Entrepreneur Competition” held by the British Council.
COGELEC ENERGY is a Senegalese company that focuses on electrical work and rural electrification. It provides services in electrical engineering, line construction, and the distribution of electromechanical equipment. The company aims to support commercial clients by facilitating the establishment of conventional grid connections, making these services accessible and affordable. Additionally, COGELEC ENERGY is involved in the supply, installation, and maintenance of both electrical and hydraulic equipment, contributing to the development of reliable energy infrastructure throughout the country.
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.
Neurotech is an IT services company that specializes in the development of computer networks, data security, and unified communications. NEUROTECH has extended its fields of expertise to Datacenter management, systems infrastructure and middleware. Their range of services covers the following areas: network infrastructure, switching, routing, and cabling.
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.
Voltacars is a long-term rental (LLD) activity for new multi-brand vehicles (sedans, 4 × 4, pick-up trucks, minibuses, small trucks, utility vehicles, etc.) for companies in West Africa .
Our experienced teams are at your disposal in Ghana, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire to provide you with a management of your premium and customized fleet.
Thus, Voltacars provides:
New vehicles, registered
An all-risk insurance
A maintenance and technical control service throughout the duration of the contract (12 to 48 months)
Assurance of the insurance / repair process in the event of an accident
A replacement vehicle during maintenance or in the event of an accident
24/7 telephone support / troubleshooting
Associated services: drivers, tracking system, pan-African insurance
Sofamac
Venture Round in 2012
Sofamac is engaged in the production of clay construction, such as tiles and clay bricks, intended for local use.
Delta Irrigation SA, established in 2012 and located in Saint-Louis, Senegal, specializes in manufacturing and marketing irrigation systems tailored to the agricultural sector. The company offers comprehensive solutions, including pumps, filters, and networking equipment, designed to meet the specific needs of its clients. With a team of technicians boasting over ten years of experience, Delta Irrigation not only provides installation services but also ensures ongoing maintenance and repair through mobile teams equipped for on-site support. The company's clientele ranges from small traditional farmers seeking technical assistance to larger operators and major national projects in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, reflecting its commitment to enhancing agricultural productivity through reliable irrigation solutions.
NEST operates a network of healthcare clinics focused on delivering quality medical services for women and children. The organization aims to provide accessible healthcare for middle-class families, emphasizing effective monitoring and care. Its clinics offer a range of services, including maternity care, pediatric consultations, pregnancy detection, prenatal check-ups, midwifery consultations, and ultrasounds. By prioritizing the health of mothers and newborns, NEST seeks to ensure that women and children receive the necessary support to lead healthy lives.
Fides Senegal Microfinance is a young microfinance institution that aims to provide financial services to urban and rural population located in northern Senegal: solidarity and individual loans, savings, insurance and mobile banking. Headquartered in St. Louis, it opened offices in Luga and Touba, and will settle one new agency every year in the North of the country, where the offer is lower than in Dakar. It enjoys the support of FIDES consultants in the establishment of microfinance business (corporations) in the rural world.
DUOPHARM was created in 2003 under the initiative of a merger of nearly 150 Senegalese pharmacists. Since then, the company achieved a breakthrough in the Senegalese pharmaceutical landscape thanks to its proximity marketing strategy. Local pharmaceutics market is characterized by high competitive intensity and a strong presence of European multinational companies. However this market is experiencing very strong growth in Senegal, where health spending per capita increased sharply since the early 2000s. Thus since 1999, the number of drugstore has doubled since 1999 and the pharmaceutical market shows an annual increase of about 6%.
Colaser is an ophthalmologic clinic aiming at responding to the needs of a broad and diverse clientele such as individuals, employees under healthcare programs, retired people, middle-class people, and foreigners. The clinic has followed an unfluctuating growth since its creation. It carries out 10,000 consultations and 1,400 medical procedures every year, among which 110 retinal detachments and as many refractive eye surgery. Colaser stands as the most important ophthalmologic center in terms of equipment and expertise. It substitutes to medical travels in Europe for numerous diagnostics and cares. Within a few years, Colaser has become a model for West-African ophthalmological clinics, and attracts a steady flow of patients from neighbor countries.
La Laiterie du Berger is the only Senegalese company to manufacture dairy products from local fresh milk, collected from more than 800 farmers in the area Richard Toll in northern Senegal. The products of Laiterie du Berger, distributed in more than 6,000 outlets in late 2012, face a stiff competition face to products made from imported milk powder and dairy products from the informal economy.
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.