Last time we shared a public update in January 2019, Partech Africa : 2019 was an active and had just reached a final closing at
€125M ($143M), opened Nairobi offices and closed 3 deals in 2018.
A year later here is where we stand:
● 8 new transactions including 6 new companies, reaching now a total of 9 portfolio startups;
● Half of these transactions were between $3M and $7M;
● Our startups are based in 6 countries and active in financial services, informal retail, customer
support, logistics, education and health.
Dakar-Paris-Berlin-San Francisco, December 10th, 2019
Partech Africa Fund achieved a final closing at €125M ($143M) in January 2019 and announced its presence
in East Africa. We had already closed 3 deals in 2018 while fundraising and we were eager to do more.
A fast-growing portfolio…
We are now ending 2019 on target having completed 8 transactions, 6 new deals and 2 follow-on
investments. We have also deployed according to target mostly on Series A & B, half of these tickets ranging
between $3M and $7M. We also have ventured in late seed with two companies, impressed with the quality
of their founders and their early achievements.
So, in total, we’ve welcomed six (6) new outstanding teams into the growing Partech Africa branch of the
larger Partech Family. Our nine (9) portfolio companies work from six (6) countries in Africa and together
have an extremely large impact in their spaces: more than one hundred thousand (100k+) merchants being
served, four billions dollars ($4B+) of financial transactions per year, 20M+ end-users, etc.
Already seeing some category leaders!
While most of the new portfolio companies are yet to disclose their funding, we find that those who did are
a fair representation of this group. Let’s take a look at a few of them.
Kudi announced in April 2019 a $5M round led by Partech. This leader in digital payments and collection for
the cash economy in Nigeria has maintained a brisk pace: in less than a year, Kudi has grown its network and
revenues by five times (5x) while maintaining a very high capital efficiency.
Yoco is the leading South African fintech that builds tools and services to help entrepreneurs
start, run and grow their businesses. In September, the company launched the Yoco Go, the most affordable
card machine the market has ever seen. Since then, Yoco has been adding new merchants at an
unprecedented rate, now servicing more than 64 000 merchants across South Africa and well on track to
double their merchant base this year.
In Nigeria, TradeDepot, a mobile B2B trade platform that connects retailers in emerging markets directly to
FMCG brands for ordering and delivery, have reached c. 30k active retailers in Nigeria alone with a GMV and
revenue growth over 4x on a yearly basis.
“These companies have validated our investment strategy: outstanding team, with validated model,
addressing fundamental economic opportunities will build the next African champions. We will continue to
focus on financial inclusion, online and mobile consumer services, as well as mobility, supply chain services
and digitization of the informal economy,” explains Tidjane Dème, General Partner at Partech Africa.
An ecosystem growing across all stages
As underlined in our annual reports over the past few years, this is a fast-growing ecosystem. “Even with 6
new investments this year and two re-investments, we had to be extremely selective: we’ve engaged over
600 companies raising money this year, among them many great startups led by strong entrepreneurs. It
proves that the skyrocketing numbers of tech fundraising in Africa are supported by strong fundamentals”
adds Cyril Collon, General Partner at Partech Africa.
We will share more on our analysis of the ecosystem in the coming Partech Africa VC funding report for
2019. Stay tuned.
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About Partech:
Partech is a global investment firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. We bring together
capital, operational experience and strategic support for entrepreneurs at seed, venture and growth stages
across multiple continents, with over $1.2B investment capacity. Investments range from $200K to $50M in
a wide range of technologies and businesses for enterprises and consumers, from software, digital brands
and services, to hardware and deep tech across all major industries. Companies backed by Partech have
completed more than 20 initial public offerings and more than 50 strategic exits above $100M.
Our current portfolio: https://partechpartners.com/companies/
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