Francophone-strong pan-African fund with a gender mandate
A pan-African venture firm founded by Fatoumata Bâ, investing in technology companies with a stated commitment to backing women founders and to francophone as well as anglophone markets.
Use when
You are building in francophone Africa, or you are a woman founder looking for an investor whose mandate matches.
Skip when
Your team and market sit entirely outside both of those priorities.
One of very few substantial funds with genuine francophone West Africa coverage, which is chronically underserved relative to Lagos and Nairobi. Half of its capital is committed to companies founded or co-founded by women — a mandate, not a preference, so it is worth checking your cap table against it before applying.
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