Private Equity
The fund's investors include British International Investment, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, UK charity Shell Foundation and DOEN Participaties.
2 min read · 06 April 2023
The anchor investor is German development bank KfW, and other LPs include the European Investment Bank, International Finance Corporation, Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and Bpifrance Investissement.
3 min read · 07 February 2023
Ben Finlay, who is in his last semester at Princeton University studying religion, recently founded Plesion Capital to make impact investments in Africa. It is targeting $10m for its debut fund.
3 min read · 09 January 2023
Preliminary data from placement agent Probitas Partners’ annual survey of institutional investors shows a sharp decline in interest in VC funds around the globe.
3 min read · 04 November 2022
Fresh off of raising $18.5m for its Black Innovation Fund, the Canadian VC firm is prioritizing investments in edtech, proptech, web3 and e-commerce.
4 min read · 20 September 2022
The fund's target is $30 million.
2 min read · 25 July 2022
Launch Africa typically backs companies in their seed and pre-series A stages.
2 min read · 20 June 2022
Founder Magnus Grimeland said regulations are easing in many emerging markets, making it simpler for founders to start businesses.
2 min read · 10 March 2022
