Africa Investors – Investors Looking for Projects to Fund in Africa

Investors Looking for Projects to Fund in Africa

Discover Africa’s Investors

Congratulations, you have reached one of Africa’s most important investment portals! We have been operating in Africa over many decades and have built up perhaps the largest network of Africa Investors globally. So if you are looking for investors to fund projects in Africa, you are in the right place. Below we explain who these investors are, what and where they invest in and how you can meet them both online and also physically at our AFSIC – Investing in Africa, perhaps Africa’s most important investment event.

Our various platforms, websites and dashboards focused on matching business, trade and investment opportunities in Africa, and in specific countries in Africa e.g. Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya and any of Africa’s 54 countries receive millions of impressions annually so in order to maximise your use of our site, we suggest that you:

  • Join our Africa Business Community (FREE);
  • Once you have joined you can get and add your own “calls for investment and business” on our Africa Business Opportunities Dashboard (FREE);
  • If you are looking to apply for funding for a more developed company that has already been established, and is generating revenue greater than $250,000 you can also add your investment proposition to our AFSIC African Investments Dashboard (FREE) where institutional investors can browse the various investment opportunities.

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If you are just looking for information on African Investors and investors looking for projects to fund in Africa then read on.

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Types of African Investors

There are a variety of different types of investor focused on African investment opportunities. As well as individual investors (otherwise known as retail or private investors) there are a range of very important investors….:

  • Africa based investors, while a substantial amount of investment in Africa comes from outside Africa, local asset management companies, including African pension funds, and other regulated investors based in Africa are increasingly important investors in Africa. Their investments are often restricted to the country in which they are based;
  • Banks, almost entirely financed on Debt and Project Finance;
  • Charitable Foundations, Not for Profit organisations, Philanthropists, Development Agencies or Grant Making Bodies. These organisations are focused on the positive impact that they can achieve by investing (or giving grants) in specific projects in Africa; they might invest in debt or equity instruments offering high social benefits but with the expectation of achieving lower returns than commercial investors, back impact focused funds, or provide grants;
  • Corporate Investors, these are companies that invest in Africa in order to grow their own business; for example Coca-Cola;
  • Credit Funds, or Debt Investors. These are investors who invest in debt instruments (also known as credit or fixed income);
  • Development Banks, these can be both internal or external to Africa;
  • Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), generally the investment arms of wealthy sovereign countries, e.g. the British CDC, historically one of the most important Africa investors;
  • Family Offices. These are the investment arms of wealthy individuals who are often prepared to take a higher level of risk than more conventional investors; many Family Offices are also focused on positive impact and will therefore accept lower returns on investments as long as the investment provides positive social returns;
  • Fund of Funds, or GP’s (General Partners). These are investors who invest into investment funds, or investment holding companies, as opposed to investing directly into underlying investments;
  • Hedge Funds; often focused on larger investments into public listed investments in Africa, credit investment opportunities or currency trades.
  • Impact Investors, including those focused on Socially Responsible Investing and ESG investments;
  • International Financial Institutions (IFIs); such as the IFC, EIB etc;
  • Philanthropic Investors and Not for Profit investors; these investors are focused on the positive impact that they are making, and are perhaps less focused on obtaining the best return on their investment in monetary terms;
  • Private Equity Investors who invest directly into companies that are not publicly listed on a stock exchange;
  • Public Equity Investors; these are investors who only invest in African companies whose shares are listed on a stock exchange;
  • Single Sector Investment specialists; for instance global real estate investors, mining investors who look at investment opportunities in their chosen sector in Africa as well as other parts of the world;
  • Sharia Investors whose focus is on investment in line with the Sharia values;
  • Sovereign Wealth Funds, these funds are investing on behalf of their own nation, some of these are based in Africa (e.g. Public Investment Corporation of South Africa) others are outside of Africa (e.g. the Norwegian Pension Fund);
  • Venture Capital Funds, also known as Angel Investors, Seed, Start Up, Concept, Greenfield or Early Stage Investors;

Our team has built an extensive list of the most important investors in Africa, and can work with you to assist you target the correct investors looking for projects to fund in Africa. Please Contact Us for more information.

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List of Africa Investors

Over many decades of operating in Africa, we have built up one of the largest networks of investors focused on Africa. The following list is a sample of companies that may be of relevance to your interest in African investors. To access our complete network make sure that you register as a member of our Africa Business Community (FREE) – no credit card is required.

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