Partech

Partech is a global investment firm established in 1982, with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin, and Dakar. The firm focuses on providing capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs at various stages, including seed, venture, and growth phases. With an investment capacity exceeding $1.5 billion, Partech's investments typically range from $200,000 to $50 million across a diverse array of sectors such as software, fintech, digital brands, and deep tech. The firm manages several funds, including Partech Africa II, which targets African startups in technology and consumer services, and Partech Growth II, aimed at growth-stage companies in Europe. Partech's portfolio has seen significant success, with over 20 companies achieving initial public offerings and more than 50 strategic exits valued above $100 million.

Klaudyna Augler

Senior Associate

Nicolas EL Baze

General Partner

Omri Benayoun

General Partner, Growth Investment Team

Jessica Cohen

Associate

Philippe Collombel

Managing Partner

Cyril Collon

General Partner

Bruno Crémel

General Partner & Member of the Growth Team

Emmanuel Delaveau

General Partner

Tidjane Deme

General Partner & Member of the African Team

Alexandre Durrive

CTO

Julie Ehrmann

Senior Associate

André François-Poncet

Partner & Member of the Growth Team

Julie Garrigo

Financial Administrative Manager

Nico Gatto

Principal, Business Development

Claire Godron

Principal

Boris Golden

Partner

Victor Huberson

Principal

Alison Imbert

Principal

Charlotte Labauge

Senior Associate

Romain Lavault

General Partner, Seed Investment Team

Lucas Liabeuf

Senior Associate

Reza Malekzadeh

General Partner & Member of the Venture Team

Laetitia Marcadé

Senior Associate

Matthieu Marchand

Associate

Scott Matson

Chief Financial Officer

Mark Menell

General Partner

Elena Moneta

Principal

Karen Noël

General Partner

Ceasar Nyagah

Investor

Christelle Pariat

CFO

Jean-Marc Patouillaud

Co-Managing Partner and General Partner

Marie Raichvarg

Managing Director

Simone Riva

Senior Principal

Olivier Schuepbach

General Partner

Jean Sini

General Partner

Moritz Steinbrecher

Associate

Marie-Hortense Varin

Principal

Paul Vider

Principal

Finn Weise

Venture Capital

Andrew Whiting

Partner

Luis Zarate

Analyst

Past deals in Africa

Nomba

Series B in 2023
Nomba is a fintech company that offers financial software solutions. They provide fintech services such as bussiness saving, joint bussiness saving, card payments, POS terminals, management, and banking tools solutions for bussiness.

Tugende

Series B in 2022
Tugende is a financial service provider based in Kampala, Uganda, focused on assisting informal sector entrepreneurs and small to medium enterprises. Founded in 2012, the company primarily helps motorcycle taxi drivers transition from renting to owning their motorcycles within eighteen months. This ownership model enhances drivers' income, job security, and road safety. In addition to motorcycles, Tugende offers financing for various business assets, including taxis, matatus, and boat engines, as well as supplemental assets like smartphones, salon equipment, and sewing machines for existing clients. The company also provides a range of services that include insurance, safe riding training, safety gear, and genuine spare parts, thereby supporting the overall well-being and productivity of its clients.

RelianceHMO

Series B in 2022
RelianceHMO is a technology-driven health insurance company focused on providing affordable and reliable insurance solutions for the average African. The company aims to make health insurance more accessible by integrating telemedicine with data science, which helps streamline the process and reduce costs. Through its innovative approach, RelianceHMO addresses the challenges of the healthcare system in Africa, ensuring that more individuals can gain access to necessary medical services.

Freterium

Seed Round in 2021
-Transport visibility and orchestration for shippers & 3PLs- Freterium is the first predictive supply chain platform in Africa, delivering real-time visibility and optimized orchestration for manufacturers, retailers and third-party logistics firms. We add a digital layer to an established relationship between shippers and their carriers, achieving smarter, transparent and more cost-effective movement of goods. Freterium is a simple and collaborative solution that enables our customers to lower operating costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen end-customer relationships.

TradeDepot

Series B in 2021
TradeDepot Inc. develops a SaaS platform for FMCG distribution in Africa. It enables predictive trade intelligence to leapfrog the competition, real-time access to distributors' stock levels, receive bulk orders online, and auto-generate sales promotions to boost sales. It helps to connects with distributors, wholesalers and retailers online, on one platform. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria with additional office in Wilmington, Delaware.

Wave Mobile Money

Series A in 2021
Wave Mobile Money provides an app-based financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money. Wave Mobile Money is on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where less than 10% of the population has a bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere! It is building life-changing financial infrastructure. When mobile money succeeded in Kenya, it lifted about a million people out of poverty. And yet, over 10 years later, most Africans still lack access to affordable ways to save, transfer or borrow the money they need to build businesses or provide for their families. Wave is solving this problem by using technology to build a radically inclusive and extremely affordable financial network.

Yoco

Series C in 2021
Yoco Technologies Proprietary Limited, known as Yoco, is a South African company based in Cape Town that specializes in providing tools and services for small businesses to facilitate payments and enhance operational efficiency. Established in 2015, Yoco offers a range of products including mobile card machines, payment gateways, point of sale systems, and a business portal, enabling merchants to accept payments in-store, online, and on-the-go. The company aims to simplify the payment process for both buyers and sellers, reducing the complexities associated with managing multiple systems. Yoco currently supports around 100,000 small businesses in South Africa and has been recognized as one of the top 250 most promising fintech companies in recent years.

inyad

Series A in 2021
SaaS, Point of sale system

Tugende

Series A in 2021
Tugende is a financial service provider based in Kampala, Uganda, focused on assisting informal sector entrepreneurs and small to medium enterprises. Founded in 2012, the company primarily helps motorcycle taxi drivers transition from renting to owning their motorcycles within eighteen months. This ownership model enhances drivers' income, job security, and road safety. In addition to motorcycles, Tugende offers financing for various business assets, including taxis, matatus, and boat engines, as well as supplemental assets like smartphones, salon equipment, and sewing machines for existing clients. The company also provides a range of services that include insurance, safe riding training, safety gear, and genuine spare parts, thereby supporting the overall well-being and productivity of its clients.

Sendinblue

Series B in 2020
Sendinblue is a developer of a cloud-based digital marketing platform designed to help businesses engage with their customers effectively. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Paris, France, the platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools that encompass the entire marketing process, including newsletter creation, analysis, reporting, and targeting modules. This enables businesses, eCommerce sellers, and agencies to execute digital marketing campaigns, manage transactional messaging, and automate marketing tasks. Unlike many marketing solutions that cater to large enterprises, Sendinblue focuses on the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, providing an accessible and cost-effective all-in-one marketing solution.

TradeDepot

Series B in 2020
TradeDepot Inc. develops a SaaS platform for FMCG distribution in Africa. It enables predictive trade intelligence to leapfrog the competition, real-time access to distributors' stock levels, receive bulk orders online, and auto-generate sales promotions to boost sales. It helps to connects with distributors, wholesalers and retailers online, on one platform. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria with additional office in Wilmington, Delaware.

Money Fellows

Series A in 2020
MoneyFellows Limited operates a lending and savings platform. The company's platform provides its user to join suitable money circle based on their credit score; then the users pay a matching monthly installment, for a pre-defined number of months, placed in a common pot; and each month, one member receives the total money in the common pot, until all members have received their Payout once, ending the Money Circle. MoneyFellows Limited was formerly known as Moneyounion Limited and changed its name to MoneyFellows Limited in February 2015. MoneyFellows Limited was incorporated in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Gebeya

Seed Round in 2020
Gebeya Inc. is an education technology and online software outsourcing marketplace established in 2016, with headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and additional locations in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dover, Delaware. The company specializes in providing industry-specific training in software engineering, design, and digital technologies. Its offerings include G-Talent, which connects companies with specialized developers for remote and in-house positions; G-Subscription, a service that allows small and medium-sized enterprises to access IT professionals on a temporary basis; and G-Made, which provides a core team of engineers to deliver complete projects. In addition to these services, Gebeya focuses on branding, commercial videography, and animations. The company aims to create a self-sustainable ecosystem that nurtures African talent, fostering connection between skilled professionals and clients both within Africa and globally.

RelianceHMO

Series A in 2020
RelianceHMO is a technology-driven health insurance company focused on providing affordable and reliable insurance solutions for the average African. The company aims to make health insurance more accessible by integrating telemedicine with data science, which helps streamline the process and reduce costs. Through its innovative approach, RelianceHMO addresses the challenges of the healthcare system in Africa, ensuring that more individuals can gain access to necessary medical services.

Kudi

Series A in 2019
KUDI is a financial service provider focused on providing access to electronic banking and financial services by leveraging conversational interfaces, natural language processing and artificial intelligence to provider faster access, frictionless experience, and ultimately boost financial inclusion in emerging markets. KUDI is enabling secured financial transactions via Facebook, Telegram, Slack and Skype. KUDI's focus is the African market with a primary focus on the Nigerian Payment ecosystem and the company does this in partnership with e-payment regulators, a leading commercial bank, and an international payment processor.

Kudi

Series A in 2019
KUDI is a financial service provider focused on providing access to electronic banking and financial services by leveraging conversational interfaces, natural language processing and artificial intelligence to provider faster access, frictionless experience, and ultimately boost financial inclusion in emerging markets. KUDI is enabling secured financial transactions via Facebook, Telegram, Slack and Skype. KUDI's focus is the African market with a primary focus on the Nigerian Payment ecosystem and the company does this in partnership with e-payment regulators, a leading commercial bank, and an international payment processor.

Wasoko

Seed Round in 2019
Sokowatch revolutionizes access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. Through individual agents equipped with proprietary mobile data-collection tools, Sokowatch increases sales and market coverage for companies in emerging markets. It enables informal retailers to order products at any time via SMS or mobile app, and receive free same-day delivery to their store. This makes it easier for shopkeepers to source goods and helps manufacturers ensure that their products are consistently available to consumers. Sokowatch evaluates retailers to provide them with access to credit and other financial services typically not available to informal businesses. Sokowatch's systems track real-time sales and orders across thousands of stores. Access to market trends and purchasing habits enables manufacturers to tailor their marketing strategies and allows Sokowatch to offer personalized promotions and business insights to individual retailers.

Yoco

Series B in 2018
Yoco Technologies Proprietary Limited, known as Yoco, is a South African company based in Cape Town that specializes in providing tools and services for small businesses to facilitate payments and enhance operational efficiency. Established in 2015, Yoco offers a range of products including mobile card machines, payment gateways, point of sale systems, and a business portal, enabling merchants to accept payments in-store, online, and on-the-go. The company aims to simplify the payment process for both buyers and sellers, reducing the complexities associated with managing multiple systems. Yoco currently supports around 100,000 small businesses in South Africa and has been recognized as one of the top 250 most promising fintech companies in recent years.

TradeDepot

Series A in 2018
TradeDepot Inc. develops a SaaS platform for FMCG distribution in Africa. It enables predictive trade intelligence to leapfrog the competition, real-time access to distributors' stock levels, receive bulk orders online, and auto-generate sales promotions to boost sales. It helps to connects with distributors, wholesalers and retailers online, on one platform. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria with additional office in Wilmington, Delaware.

Sendinblue

Series A in 2017
Sendinblue is a developer of a cloud-based digital marketing platform designed to help businesses engage with their customers effectively. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Paris, France, the platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools that encompass the entire marketing process, including newsletter creation, analysis, reporting, and targeting modules. This enables businesses, eCommerce sellers, and agencies to execute digital marketing campaigns, manage transactional messaging, and automate marketing tasks. Unlike many marketing solutions that cater to large enterprises, Sendinblue focuses on the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, providing an accessible and cost-effective all-in-one marketing solution.

Frontier Car Group

Series A in 2017
Frontier Car Group is a berlin-based startup who develop, launch, and operate used-automotive marketplaces within emerging market economies, with operations in Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Additionally, we are successfully engaging in two joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland. We increase the efficiency of selling and buying cars through technology, infra-structure creation, access to capital and innovative business models that allows all stakeholders to gain from our impact.

Allot

Series E in 2006
Allot Ltd. is a provider of network intelligence and security solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide. The company's offerings include network and application analytics, traffic control and shaping, and network-based security services. Allot's multi-service platforms are utilized by numerous mobile, fixed, and cloud service providers, as well as enterprises across various regions including Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. With a strong presence in the market, Allot's security solutions have seen significant adoption, particularly in Europe, where they serve over 23 million subscribers. Established in 1996, Allot continues to enhance value for its customers through innovative technology.

Allot

Series D in 2004
Allot Ltd. is a provider of network intelligence and security solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide. The company's offerings include network and application analytics, traffic control and shaping, and network-based security services. Allot's multi-service platforms are utilized by numerous mobile, fixed, and cloud service providers, as well as enterprises across various regions including Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. With a strong presence in the market, Allot's security solutions have seen significant adoption, particularly in Europe, where they serve over 23 million subscribers. Established in 1996, Allot continues to enhance value for its customers through innovative technology.