IFU is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, that specializes in providing equity, mezzanine financing, loans, and guarantees to projects in developing countries. Established in 1967, IFU focuses on creating and financing new businesses, joint ventures between Danish companies and local partners, and acquiring existing ventures. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as commercial services, biofuels, renewable energy, and irrigation systems, with a particular emphasis on climate and agribusiness. Investments are targeted at countries with a low gross national income per capita, as defined by specific criteria, and include regions across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. IFU typically invests between DKK 0.5 million and DKK 100 million and often seeks co-investment opportunities with Danish firms. The firm also supports small and medium-sized enterprises and provides advisory services for business investments in developing markets. With a preference for board membership, IFU aims to exit investments within five to seven years, ensuring a positive return for its stakeholders.

Investisseurs & Partenaires is an impact investment firm focused on African small and medium enterprises. Founded in 2002, it provides capital, technical and strategic support to portfolio companies to foster growth, job creation, and local value, while pursuing social, environmental and governance impact. The organization supports a network of pan-African funds and sponsors several Africa-facing impact funds, including initiatives in electricity access, with a team of about 30–40 professionals based in Europe and Africa. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships and hands-on assistance to help entrepreneurs strengthen strategy, governance and operations across sectors such as health, transport and microfinance.

Citigroup is a diversified financial services company providing a broad range of financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide. It operates through two main segments: Global Consumer Banking, which includes retail banking, Citi-branded cards, and consumer finance, and Institutional Clients Group, which covers wholesale banking, investment banking, fixed income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, research, corporate lending, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. The company maintains a global footprint across regions including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and Latin America, and emphasizes sustainability and social responsibility initiatives.

Founded in London in 2009, TLG Capital is a private investment firm focused on empowering entrepreneurs in frontier markets, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa. The company invests in sectors such as healthcare, finance, consumer goods, and real estate, aiming to create significant social, environmental, and developmental impact.

FEI OGEF is a venture capital firm established in 2018 and located in Port Louis, Mauritius. The firm focuses on providing local currency financing solutions to companies that deliver affordable solar energy to off-grid communities in the region. By investing primarily in the energy and technology sectors, FEI OGEF aims to address the challenges of energy access while promoting sustainable development through innovative financing models.

Future Africa is a Lagos, Nigeria-based venture capital firm and collective of mission-driven founders and funders dedicated to supporting Africa’s startups. The organization invests across a broad range of sectors including technology, software, data and artificial intelligence, agriculture and environment, e-commerce and consumer goods, education, finance and blockchain, health and wellness, mobility and logistics, media and entertainment, real estate, food and hospitality, and infrastructure. It seeks to build unicorns and advance purpose-driven prosperity across the continent, aiming to solve Africa’s biggest challenges by backing innovative ventures with strong growth potential. Through its network and capital, Future Africa supports entrepreneurs at various stages, fostering scalable businesses that can contribute to economic development and job creation.

Fast Forward Venture Studio is a venture studio that builds and backs companies to unlock prosperity through technology. It selects up to ten ideas and founding teams each year, prioritizing platform and infrastructure plays across sectors such as B2B, fintech, eCommerce, edtech, healthcare, logistics, deep tech, SaaS, future of work, and blockchain. The studio recruits entrepreneurs who aim to scale to at least ten million people and achieve more than ten million dollars in annual recurring revenue within three to five years. It invests pro rata in future rounds of its portfolio companies and makes selective pre‑seed investments in African startups. Fast Forward places founders first, especially African entrepreneurs, believing they can drive exponential impact, modernize economies, improve daily life, create jobs, and foster upward mobility.

HoaQ is a Dublin-based venture angel group founded in 2020 that invests in early-stage tech and tech-enabled startups across Africa. It also functions as a community of creators and operators that backs entrepreneurs in building scalable businesses for Africa and its Diaspora.

Kepple Africa Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in Tokyo, Japan, that provides seed-, early-, and later-stage financing to African startups, with a focus on information technology, fintech, and consumer sectors.

French Partners is a venture capital firm and co-investment platform founded in 2016 and based in Geneva, Switzerland. It operates as a co-investment club for qualified investors to back and support companies led by French entrepreneurs internationally. The firm targets startups and growing SMEs with revenues up to several tens of millions of euros and aims to accelerate their international presence. It typically makes minority investments ranging from €1 million to €5 million, either on its own or with co-investors.