Dilasha Seth
Finance
Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund
Janngo Capital, a Francophone Africa-focused multi-stage venture capital firm that backs tech-based small and medium enterprises, is set to rope ......
Finance
Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, has marked the final close of ......
Finance
DFDF to tread cautiously as VC in 2024 but bullish on LP bets
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), a backer of 24 startups and venture capital funds, outlined its “cautious venture capital approach” ......
Finance
Why Dutch PE firm XSML Capital is limiting equity exposure in African deals
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm, that backs small- and mid-sized businesses across Central and Eastern Africa, is ......
Finance
Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund may get European LP for second fund
Ibtikar Fund, the conflict-stricken Palestine’s only venture capital firm, which backs early-stage Palestinian-founded startups in the West Bank, Gaza, and ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Egypt's Sprints, Bahrain's Ahlan raise funds, dealmaking slows down
Dealmaking slowed down sharply during the week amid Ramadan. Among the deals that did happen were early-stage fundraises by Egyptian ......
Infrastructure
Exclusive: Rohatyn, DPI set to exit joint South Africa bet via strategic sale
US-based asset management firm The Rohatyn Group (TRG) and Africa-focussed private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI) are set to ......
Finance
VC investments in Middle East fall year-on-year but rise from pre-pandemic levels
Venture capital investments in the Middle East declined during 2023, albeit not too significantly, with the region appearing as a ......
Consumer
Morocco's CDG Invest Growth to strike a fresh bet from latest fund
CDG Invest Growth (CIG), the private equity arm of Morocco’s state-owned financial institution Caisse de Dépot et de Gestion (CDG), is ......
Healthcare
African PE firm Admaius Capital Partners strikes third bet from debut fund
Admaius Capital Partners, a Rwanda-based private equity firm with a pan-Africa focus, has made the third deployment from its investment ......