AfricInvest

Investor - Venture Capital

Overview

AfricInvest is a Tunisia-based private equity firm that invests in Africa and France. The firm's initial fund was valued at $83m in 2014, and their second fund was announced in early 2017 at a total of nearly $215m.

Country: Tunisia

Founded: 1994

Headquarters: Immeuble Integra, Centre Urbain Nord, 1082 Tunis, Tunisia

+216 71 189 800

Investment Strategy

Geography

  • Africa

Sector Focus

  • Marketplace Lending
  • WealthTech

Investment Stage

  • Early Stage Venture
  • Growth Stage

Summary

AfricInvest is a private equity firm that was founded in 1994 as part of the Integra Group to invest exclusively into African and French companies.

The firm is Tunisia-based but operates in several other offices, namely Ivory Coast, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, and France.

The firm’s had several funds to date, with the initial fund coming in 2004, being valued at $42.3m, and their latest fund coming in early 2017 at a total of nearly $215m. The latest fund is specifically going to be targeting financial sector opportunities in Africa.

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Investments

Date

Name

Size

Round

Co-Investors

Sector

Country

October 2016

Microcred Zimbabwe

$20m

Microcred Group

Marketplace Lending

Zimbabwe

October 2010

Family Bank

$14.3m

Growth Stage

WealthTech

Kenya

April 2008

Abbey Building Society

$1.25m

Convertible Note

Marketplace Lending

Nigeria

Funds Raised

Vintage

Fund Name

Amount

2017

AFSH

$214.5m

2014

AfricInvest Fund II (AF III)

$196.8m

2014

Tunisian American Enterprise Fund

$40m

2014

AfricInvest Financial Sector (AFS)

$83m

2013

PME Croissance

$43m

2011

Maghreb Private Equity Fund III

$134m

2010

AfricInvest Fund II (AF II)

$195.4m

2006

Maghreb Private Equity Fund II

$124m

2004

AfricInvest Fund I (AF I)

$42m

2002

Tuninvest Innovation Sicar

$1.3m

2001

Maghreb Private Equity Fund I

$23m

1994

Tunisie Sicar

$7m

Key Employees

Aziz Mebarek
Founding Partner

Karim Trad
Founding Partner

Ziad Oueslati
Founding Partner

Abir Attia
Senior Manager

Sélim Hassani
Director

Riadh Dekhli
Manager