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Central african sme fund
http://xsmlcapital.com/funds/african-rivers-fund/Last activity: 03.02.2026
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The Central Africa SME Fund (CASF) is an investment fund investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR). The Fund is based on the belief that encouraging entrepreneurship in growing markets as DRC and CAR will lead to achieving sustainable economic development.
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Over the next 10 years, Nomou seeks to invest in and support 600 start-ups as well as existing SMEs which will create more than 15,000 sustainable jobs, and improve an estimated 195,000 livelihoods in the Middle East and Northern Africa region.
Injaro investment activities advance the social objectives of alleviating poverty and revitalizing distressed regions in West Africa. Injaro makes investments in debt, quasi-equity, and equity in small-and medium-sized enterprises along the agricultural value chain in West Africa.
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Over the next 10 years, Nomou seeks to invest in and support 600 start-ups as well as existing SMEs which will create more than 15,000 sustainable jobs, and improve an estimated 195,000 livelihoods in the Middle East and Northern Africa region.
Injaro investment activities advance the social objectives of alleviating poverty and revitalizing distressed regions in West Africa. Injaro makes investments in debt, quasi-equity, and equity in small-and medium-sized enterprises along the agricultural value chain in West Africa.
Location: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.02.2026 | XSML Capital Closes $142 Million African Rivers Fund IV Above Hard Cap | XSML Capital announced it has reached a final close of African Rivers Fund IV at $142 million, exceeding the fund’s $135 million hard cap, as the manager pointed to sustained investor appetite for SME-focused strategies in African frontier ... |
| 04.10.2024 | Africa-focused Dutch PE firm XSML Capital taps another LP for fourth fund | Premium Barthout van Slingelandt, managing partner, XSML Capital XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm that manages assets worth over $150 million and marked the first close of its fourth fund in March, has secured an in... |
| 31.05.2024 | EIB Global Invests €25 million in Amethis Fund III to Promote Sustainable Growth of African Businesses | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 24.11.2020 | Why Accelerating Ecosystem Restoration In The Sahel Must Be A Priority This Decade | By Nicole Schwab, Co-Head of Nature-based Solutions, World Economic Forum, and Florian Reber, Community Lead, 1t.org, World Economic Forum |
| 26.09.2012 | OPIC commits $100M in Everstone Capital’s logistics park, to invest $35M in BanyanTree SME fund | Indospace Logistics Parks, a joint venture between Everstone Capital and Canada-based Realterm Global, has received a commitment of $100 million for its second logistics park fund, Indospace Logistics Park-II, from Overseas Private Investme... |