Impact dealflow in Africa: July 2026
Recent impact deals in Africa:Agriculture and food systems. Impact investorAcumensecured$90 million toward a $120 million goal for its second Resilient Agriculture Fund, with theGreen Climate Fundand. . .
Recent impact deals in Africa:Agriculture and food systems. Impact investorAcumensecured$90 million toward a $120 million goal for its second Resilient Agriculture Fund, with theGreen Climate Fundand theFinancing for Agri-SMEs in Africafund, or FASA, investing as catalytic first-loss investors alongside Dutch entrepreneurial development bankFMO, France’sProparco, Sweden’sSwedfund, Belgium’sBIO, and a family office…Calvert Impact Capitalextendeddebt to the Incofin-managedFairtrade Access Fundto finance agricultural cooperatives, producer groups, and small enterprises in Africa, Latin America, and Asia… Family officeA to Z Impactinvestedin Nigeria-based CropSafe to support agricultural processing and exports. Climate resilience. Catalyst Fundclosed$30 million toward a $40 million goal for its first fund investing in early-stage climate adaptation technologies across Africa, backed by theInternational Finance Corporation, FASA, theShell Foundation, theTrafigura Foundation,Speedinvest,BlinkCV,FSD Africa, and theCisco Foundation. Inclusive economies. TheGlobal Innovation Fundreacheda $50 million first close for GIF Growth, an evergreen debt fund that will provide growth financing to enterprises across Africa and Asia…Kuramo Capital Managementclinched$500 million from African pension funds and development finance institutions for several investment vehicles… South Africa’sE Squared InvestmentsbackedOld Mutual’ssixth South Africa private equity fund. Small business finance. TLG Capitalreacheda $120 million second close for its second Africa private credit fund to provide bank-guaranteed loans to small and midsize businesses…FSD AfricaInvestmentscommitted$1. 3 million toIungo Capital, a mezzanine investor in East African small businesses…Impact Fund Denmarkprovided€25 million ($28. 6 million) in subordinated debt to Côte d’Ivoire’sNSIA Bankto expand lending to micro and small businesses… TheNairobi Business Angel NetworkinvestedinNuru Solutions, which provides agricultural data used to develop insurance and credit products for smallholder farmers. Clean energy and climate tech. Maia Capitalprovided150 million South African rand ($9. 2 million) in mezzanine debt toNesa Power, a commercial and industrial solar and battery storage developer… Tunisia-based acceleratorOpen Startuplandedbacking fromKfW’sAfricaGrow Fund for Openers First, a $3 million investment vehicle providing local-currency SAFE notes to African startups developing health, climate, and artificial intelligence technologies