📣📣📣 We are thrilled to announce that Saviu Ventures has officially joined the Jobtech Alliance Investment #Network! 👷🏾♂️🧑🏾🎓 With over 1.2 billion people across Africa and a rapidly growing tech ecosystem, the potential for job technology innovation is immense. 📈Saviu Ventures is an Africa-focused venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups that address the continent’s biggest challenges. 🌍 One of the biggest challenge of the continent is to create millions of new job opportunities and enhance skills of the workforce with #edtech like Resolute Education, Fintech like Julaya and Waribei , healthtech, e-commerce and e-logistics like WASPITO , Kamtar and Paps from our portfolio. 🚀 As part of this dynamic coalition, we will enhance our commitment to Invest in startups, particularly in Francophone Africa, that develop employment in this region. ℹ️ Read more : https://lnkd.in/eg4G7mNU Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Cynthia Mandjek Papa Mady Sidibé Ibrahim Barry Cecilia Truchi Michelle Hassan #Saviu #JobTechAlliance #Investment #Africa #Innovation #JobCreation #VC #Africatech #FancophoneAfrica #Tech
Saviu Ventures
Directeurs du capital-risque et du capital-investissement
Venture Capital fund focused on Francophone Africa.
À propos
Saviu is a venture capital fund focusing on African early-stage startups. We invest in companies and support talented entrepreneurs with a special focus on Francophone Africa.
- Site web
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http://www.saviu.vc
Lien externe pour Saviu Ventures
- Secteur
- Directeurs du capital-risque et du capital-investissement
- Taille de l’entreprise
- 2-10 employés
- Siège social
- Paris
- Type
- Partenariat
- Fondée en
- 2017
- Domaines
- afrique, fintech, agtech, investissement , acceleration et transportation
Lieux
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Principal
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Paris, FR
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11111 Abidjan, Abidjan , CI
Employés chez Saviu Ventures
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Cedric Mangaud
Co founder and CEO Mstudio
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Olivier Roche
Directeur France FCB.ai - Nous digitalisons vos processus métiers en integrant de l'IA générative (Smart FAQ, ChatGPT, gestion de sinistres…
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Jan De Meester
Serial Entrepreneur
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Samuel Touboul
Managing Partner - Saviu Ventures (Private Equity & Venture Capital - Impact Investing in Africa) - Board Director
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📣 📣📣 Our portfolio company Lapaire , the leading pan-African eyecare company providing free vision tests and affordable glasses has successfully raised a bridge financing of €450k of Proparco in addition to a €2,5m debt financing of AfricInvest Group. 📈👓 Lapaire operates over 55 branches in six African countries: Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Uganda. 🌍🚀 The funds will be used to expand Lapaire’s footprint in new African markets, such as #Senegal, #Tanzania and #DRC, as well as to keep optimizing its operations. ℹ️ Read more : https://lnkd.in/en2HPYVa Jérôme Lapaire Louis Gascoin 👓 Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Cynthia Mandjek Papa Mady Sidibé Ibrahim Barry Cecilia Truchi Moustapha Ibrahim Malloum Agnès HUANG Samuel BAZIRE Valentin Janjou Digital Africa AfricInvest Group #Saviu #SaviuVentures #scaleup #venturecapital #startups #Africa #Lapaire #Retail #InvestingInAfrica
👓 Développer une offre de lunettes de vue abordables et de qualité en Afrique de l'Ouest et de l'Est, c'est la mission que s'est donnée la société Lapaire ! 🤝 Pour soutenir son expansion régionale, Proparco a accordé un financement de 450 000 euros (via la facilité Bridge by Digital Africa) à Lapaire, aux côtés d'AfricInvest (qui contribue à hauteur de 2,5 millions d'euros). Le financement de Proparco et d'AfricInvest permettra ainsi d'appuyer le développement de la société au #Sénégal, en #RDCongo et en #Tanzanie, assurant ainsi une meilleure couverture des soins d’optique sur le continent africain. 💬 Pour Sadio DICKO, Directeur Régional Proparco pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest : « Proparco est heureuse de soutenir un acteur engagé comme Lapaire, dont l’activité permet un meilleur accès à des soins d’optique auprès de populations qui n’en ont pas toujours les moyens. Avec sa politique de prix accessibles et aussi de tests de vue gratuits, Lapaire cherche à créer un impact positif et à permettre à une frange large de la population d’accéder à des soins de qualité. » Moustapha Ibrahim Malloum Agnès HUANG Samuel Bazire Valentin Janjou Digital Africa AfricInvest Group https://lnkd.in/en2HPYVa
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📣 We are thrilled to announce our investment in Waribei, an innovative fintech company connecting #banks, #wholesalers, and #retailers! 💵 Waribei's platform offers real-time payment terms, streamlining transactions and enhancing efficiency. 🏦 By collaborating with banks and #microfinance institutions, Waribei is boosting working capital to support #business #growth and improve #distribution channels. 🚀 Saviu investment in Waribei reflects our commitment to addressing the demand for working capital among retailers and wholesalers. 🤝 Together, we can drive growth and strengthen the #financial #ecosystem in #Francophone West Africa ! Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Cynthia Mandjek Papa Mady Sidibé Karim Fakhry Ibrahim Barry Cecilia Truchi Ladislas Pham Fabrice-Mozart AMANI Paul-Arthur LEBEAU Cedric Mangaud Leslie Ossete Aude Juglard Mstudio #Seed #Funding #africatech #tech #Innovation #saviu #VC #fundraising #africa #francophone #startup #ventures #Retails #Investment #Growth #Fintech
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🌍 For the #Ecobank #Fintech #Challenge 2024, we are proud to announce that our Head of Portfolio, Papa Mady Sidibé, will be joining as #speaker on a #panel session about : 💬💡 “Strategies for Bridging the Investment Gap in Emerging African Markets.” 🚀 Don't miss this #opportunity to engage in #insightful #discussions and #connect with the vibrant #players of the #African #Fintech #ecosystem in 📍Lomé, Togo 🇹🇬 and YouTube live stream 📺. Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Cynthia Mandjek Ibrahim Barry Karim Fakhry Cecilia Truchi #EcobankFintechchallenge2024 #Fintech #Investment #Saviu #SaviuVentures #FrancophoneAfrica
🌍 Join us, this afternoon, for the The Ecobank Fintech Challenge Panel session! 💬 I’m excited to dive into crucial topic of “Strategies for Bridging the Investment Gap in Emerging African Markets” With an incredible lineup of experts : Matteo Rizzi , CEO of Fintech Stage Benjamin Bonnell, CEO of Expand in Africa Edem ADJAMAGBO, CEO of SEMOA 💡This session will cover key dynamics, investment trends, regulatory landscapes, and the vital role technology plays in enhancing financial inclusion across the continent. 🕒 Time: 2:30 pm GMT 📍 Location: Lomé, Togo 🇹🇬 Saviu Ventures The Ecobank Fintech Challenge Benoit DELESTRE Djiba Diallo #FinTech #Investment #EmergingMarkets #Innovation #FinancialInclusion #saviuventures #saviu #EcobankFintechChallenge #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Africatech
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📣 We are excited to announce our #investment in Resolute Education a pioneering #platform offering comprehensive #educational products and services. 🤖🦾💻 Resolute Education partners with #schools to #enhance their curricula with #robotics, #coding, and #data sciences. They deliver engaging, #interactive courses designed to make #learning enjoyable #students. 📈 Their #offerings, which include both in-curriculum and #online options, are currently utilized in over 200 schools, #benefiting more than 100,000 students. By #integrating #hardware and #software #education, Resolute equips students with crucial #skills for the future #job #market, including #criticalthinking, #problemsolving, and #collaboration. 🚀 Saviu Ventures ’s investment in Resolute stems from their #innovative approach to addressing the growing demand for #technology #education. Their turnkey #solutions enable schools to easily incorporate #advanced #courses into their #programs, ensuring that students gain valuable skills in a rapidly evolving #technological landscape. Rajesh Pasungili Ramakrishnan Gareth Thomson Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Cynthia Mandjek Papa Mady Sidibé Karim Fakhry Ibrahim Barry Cecilia Truchi #SeedFunding #africatech #Innovation #saviu #VC #fundraising #africa #africatech #startup #saviuventures #growth #investment
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🎉 We’re glad to announce that our #portfolio #company Paps and his #CEO Bamba LÔ 🇸🇳 are selected in the #Top 50 Africa's Business Heroes #Finalist this year. 🚀🌍At Saviu Ventures , we are glad to #invest into #visionary #entrepreneurs that #transforming #Africa through #innovative #solutions. 💡Paps is an #transportation and #logistics company focused on #technology, providing end-to-end #services in the #supply #chain, from #storage to last-mile #delivery, including #freight services. 💬Bamba LÔ 🇸🇳 words about Saviu Ventures : "In Saviu, we found both strategic and operational partners who were able to provide us with the support we needed at various critical stages of the company, in terms of entrepreneurial skills and capital. We're very pleased to be working with Saviu because it's an investment fund with an entrepreneurial DNA, which makes it different and innovative." 🎊 Congratulations to #Paps #Team and Bamba LÔ 🇸🇳 for this #achievement. Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Cynthia Mandjek Papa Mady Sidibé Karim Fakhry Ibrahim Barry Cecilia Truchi #africatech #Innovation #africa #francophoneafrica #startup #saviuventures #saviu #StartupSuccess #AfricanTech #InvestingInAfrica
Top 50 Africa’s Business Heroes Finalist 🤩 Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer que notre entreprise Paps a été mise à l’honneur lors de la sélection du Top 50 des Héros d'Affaires Africains 2024 ! 🌍🏆 Cette reconnaissance prestigieuse met en lumière l’engagement indéfectible de nos équipes, qui œuvrent chaque jour pour offrir un service impeccable à nos clients. Tout débute par une approche minutieuse, où chaque talent est soigneusement intégré pour ses compétences et son potentiel, répondant ainsi aux exigences d'un secteur en constante évolution. Nos équipes commerciales jouent un rôle central en élaborant des offres sur mesure, parfaitement alignées avec les besoins spécifiques de chaque client, tout en cultivant des relations solides et durables. Chaque maillon de la chaîne des Opérations, de la création des tâches à la livraison de nos services, est orchestré avec une précision qui garantit que chaque interaction avec nos clients est marquée par l'excellence. L'innovation technologique est aussi au cœur de notre démarche, optimisant chaque phase du processus pour offrir une expérience fluide et efficace. Du développement de notre plateforme à la gestion des données, l'expertise de notre équipe technologique permet de transformer chaque interaction en une expérience positive pour nos utilisateurs. Une véritable synergie entre chaque membre de l'équipe permet à Paps de jouer un rôle de pionnier dans la révolution du secteur du transport et de la logistique en Afrique de l'Ouest. Et tout ceci n'aurait pas été possible sans le leadership visionnaire de notre leader, Bamba LÔ 🇸🇳, dont l'innovation et la détermination ont été reconnues à travers cette sélection parmi les Top 50 des Héros d'Affaires Africains 2024. Il a été choisi parmi environ 20 000 candidats, dont beaucoup sont des entrepreneurs hautement qualifiés et accomplis. 👏 Merci à tous nos partenaires, clients et les chers membres de l'équipe Paps qui rendent cette aventure possible ! Papy_de_Paps #DeliveryHeroes #paps #logistique #livraison #lastmilesdelivery #transport #livraisonadomicile #travail #logisticsolutions #supplychainmanagement #ABH2024 #AfricanBusinessHeroes Africa's Business Heroes
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📣 We’re excited to announce our #participation in Workpay's #SeriesA round of $5 million led by Norrsken22 with historical and new #investors including Visa , Y Combinator , Axian Group, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, and Acadian Ventures. 📈 Workpay is a #Kenyan #start-up that provides #cloud-based #HR, #payroll and benefits solutions to small- to medium-sized #businesses with #employees across #Africa since 2019. It now serves more than 1,000 customers mainly based in #Kenya and #Nigeria. 🚀 With this new #investment, Workpay aims to continue to #grow its footprint, and expand its #financial services offering by exploring #innovative products that enhance the employer-employee interaction around #salaries. The company will also focus on developing its #AI-driven performance management tools to help organisations improve team management. 🌍 Saviu Ventures has demonstrated its confidence in #Workpay and will continue to #support Workpay, particularly in its future #expansion into #French-speaking #Africa. Paul Kimani 🇰🇪🌍 Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Cynthia Mandjek Papa Mady Sidibé Karim Fakhry Ibrahim Barry #SeedFunding #africatech #Innovation #saviu #VC #fundraising #africa #francophoneafrica #startup #saviuventures #Workpay #HRTech #Payroll #Investment #Growth #Fintech ℹ️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/e4M3ggm2
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📣📣📣We are thrilled to share our Userguest's $2.2 million #seed round, led by Al Mada Ventures with participation from UM6P Ventures, Kalys Ventures, Plug and Play Africa and CDG Capital. 📈This #funding will #empower Userguest to enhance the #online performance of hundreds of #hotels across more than 30 countries 🌍. 🚀 Userguest leverages cutting-edge #technology, #marketing insights, and #sales strategies to offer hotels a sophisticated, #high-performance #tool. 💬 We are excited to #support Userguest in advancing the #hospitality industry 🏨 in the world 🌎. ℹ️ Read more here : https://lnkd.in/dtYgt4fU Assil Bernossi Hicham Benyebdri Ahmed Chami Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Cynthia Mandjek Papa Mady Sidibé Ibrahim Barry #SeedFunding #africatech #Innovation #saviu #VC #fundraising #africa #francophoneafrica #startup #saviuventures #Hospitality #HotelTech #Userguest #HotelWebsite #HotelMarketing #DirectBookings #HotelWebsite #Investment #Growth
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📣 Our portfolio company Rubyx, software company specialized in credit scoring and automated lending technologies, has secured a €400,000 loan facility from Proparco to support its new algorithmic lending offering to start-ups and microfinance institutions across Africa. 📈 This investment will enable Rubyx to expand its reach, offering banks, microfinance institutions, and fintechs an advanced algorithmic loan application assessment and automated loan management tool. By facilitating easier access to loan products for African SMEs, Rubyx seeks to bridge the significant financing gap faced by underserved businesses. In doing so, it aims to empower SMEs—the backbone of Africa’s economy. 🌍 💬 According to Denis Moniotte, CEO and co-founder of Rubyx: "This endorsement from Proparco is a strong validation of our innovative credit solutions, which are crucial for fostering economic growth among SMEs in Africa." Read more: https://t.ly/ks593 #VC #Fundraising #FrancophoneAfrica #StartupSuccess #AfricanTech #Saviu #SaviuVentures #InvestingInAfrica
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Exciting days at AfricArena Abidjan Summit! Our Principal Cynthia Mandjek joined an impressive lineup of industry leaders to discuss about building a playbook of investment in Francophone Africa : 📌 Cedric Mangaud, Co-founder & CEO of Mstudio 📌Lina Kacyem, CPCU , Investment Manager of Launch Africa Ventures 📌 Tamim El Zein, General Partner at Seedstars Africa Ventures 📌Richard Seshie, Impact Entrepreneur & Founder of COOL LION ENERGIES / COOL & KORI Key insights from the summit highlighted the potential of Francophone West and Central Africa startup ecosystem which despite historically low investment, is gradually growing. Investors should understand the market's unique characteristics and competitive advantages, such as its common currencies pegged to the euro and business practices, and anticipate exits through secondaries and M&A rather than IPOs. Entrepreneurs in this nascent ecosystem need to learn how to speak the investors’ language, prepare well for external investment, and prioritize investors who add value beyond capital, while being cautious with valuations to ensure future funding viability. #Networking #AfricArena #AbidjanSummit #SaviuVentures #Saviu #VC #FrancophoneAfrica #InvestingInafrica #AfricArena2024 #AfricArenaAbidjan2024 Cynthia Mandjek Benoit DELESTRE Samuel Touboul Papa Mady Sidibé Ibrahim Barry Christophe Viarnaud Nafisah Abrahams Tamim El Zein Cedric Mangaud Lina Kacyem, CPCU
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