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Alitheia IDF, Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has closed its US$100 million fund

Tech Gist Africa by Tech Gist Africa
12/19/2021
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Alitheia IDF, Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has closed its US$100 million fund, which it claims is the continent’s largest gender-inclusive private equity fund.

Alitheia IDF invests in growth-stage companies in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and Zambia, led by senior partners Polo Leteka and Tokunboh Ishmael.

“Women have significant purchasing power as consumers and family economic controllers around the world. Similarly, women entrepreneurs are prevalent in Africa’s SME sector, with African women accounting for 58% of the continent’s self-employed population. Despite their economic clout and influence, African women are neglected as consumers and producers, according to Ishmael.

Women-owned enterprises, according to EIB vice-president Thomas stros, continue to struggle to get capital despite their proven performance.

“I am delighted to sponsor a true “by women for women” 2X Flagship fund that invests in firms that create jobs while diversifying the economy of Sub-Saharan Africa. Alitheia IDF is part of the EIB’s SheInvest project, which aims to raise EUR2 billion in investment to promote gender equality and female economic empowerment across Africa. “I honestly believe that gender equality strengthens society,” he says.

The fund’s US$100 million close, which Alitheia IDF claims make it the largest of its kind in Africa, came after the European Investment Bank (EIB) invested US$24.6 million as the closing investor.

 

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