FSD Africa is a government-backed investor. Based in Nairobi, Kenya. Known portfolio companies include Onafriq, clinicpesa, Dhamana Guarantee, Nithio Holdings, Persistent Energy Partners and Spark Energy Services, 18 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- ClimateFinTechHealthcare
- Focus
- CarbonClean EnergyDevelopment FinanceDigital HealthGuarantee FacilitiesLendingPayments
Contacts
Who to pitch at FSD Africa
FSD Africa portfolio companies (18)
- Onafriq
- clinicpesa
- Dhamana Guarantee
- Nithio Holdings
- Persistent Energy Partners
- Spark Energy Services
- Lersha
- Africa Climate Ventures
- Africa Renewables Katalyst
- CGAP
- Catalyst Fund
- Cavex
- EQUB
- HuluCares
- IMFact
- MFact
- WIC Capital
- Xi Bassile
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About FSD Africa
The firm's listing covers sectors Climate, FinTech and Healthcare, and focus areas Carbon, Clean Energy, Development Finance and Digital Health; known deals cluster at Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed.
The contacts to approach at FSD Africa are Tokunboh Ishmael (Chairman Investment Committee), Zee de Gersigny (Investor) and Carolyn Maddox (Advisor).
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside FSD Africa, including Stanbic Ibtc, Villgro Africa and Admaius Capital Partners.
Frequently asked questions
What is FSD Africa?
FSD Africa is a government-backed investor based in Nairobi, Kenya, with a known portfolio of 18 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does FSD Africa invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, FinTech and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Carbon, Clean Energy, Development Finance and Digital Health. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does FSD Africa invest at?
The known deals of FSD Africa include Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at FSD Africa?
All 3 people on file at FSD Africa are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact FSD Africa?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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