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Ceniarth Africa SME Fund

Key Information

Organisation

Ceniarth

Status

Open

Type

Private Equity

Amount

USD 250,000 – 2,000,000

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Description

Impact-first investor providing catalytic capital to rural African businesses.

Eligibility Criteria

Social enterprises and SMEs in underserved rural markets in SSA.

Focus Sectors

Agriculture, Energy, Livelihoods

Equity Terms

Mezzanine debt or Equity; focuses on deep poverty alleviation.

Startups That Could Apply

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Ampersand Rwanda African electric moto pioneer

Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Vezeeta MENA's healthcare platform

Trella Uber for trucks in MENA

Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

Farmerline Ghana Digital tools for Africa's farmers

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