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title: "BLOC Smart Africa"
description: "BLOC Smart Africa is a blended finance technology impact fund focused on African innovation, created and managed by Bamboo Capital Partners. It is a flagship program of the Smart Africa Alliance, with catalytic commitments from the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Luxembourg. Official disclosures describe BLOC Smart Africa as a sub fund of the Bamboo Tech4Impact Fund, structured to mobilize public and private capital for impactful technology businesses in emerging and frontier markets. The fund invests in African technology startups that have the potential to generate long term positive impact, with a particular focus on information technology and fintech. Its activity includes leading and participating in seed and growth rounds across multiple African markets. Based on disclosed transactions, BLOC Smart Africa has backed companies such as Kasha in Rwanda, TooMuchWifi in South Africa, MULTIVERSE by Digitech Africa Ltd in Côte d’Ivoire, and Waspito in Cameroon, primarily at the seed stage with at least one Series B investment in health technology, telecom and connectivity, and fintech. BLOC Smart Africa operates as an impact oriented vehicle within the broader SDG500 public private blended finance platform and the Bamboo Tech4Impact Fund structure. It is initiated by the Smart Africa Alliance and co managed with Bamboo Capital Partners, aligning its investment strategy with digital transformation and sustainable development objectives across Africa, supported by European and African government partners."
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# BLOC Smart Africa

BLOC Smart Africa is a blended finance technology impact fund focused on African innovation, created and managed by Bamboo Capital Partners. It is a flagship program of the Smart Africa Alliance, with catalytic commitments from the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Luxembourg. Official disclosures describe BLOC Smart Africa as a sub fund of the Bamboo Tech4Impact Fund, structured to mobilize public and private capital for impactful technology businesses in emerging and frontier markets. The fund invests in African technology startups that have the potential to generate long term positive impact, with a particular focus on information technology and fintech. Its activity includes leading and participating in seed and growth rounds across multiple African markets. Based on disclosed transactions, BLOC Smart Africa has backed companies such as Kasha in Rwanda, TooMuchWifi in South Africa, MULTIVERSE by Digitech Africa Ltd in Côte d’Ivoire, and Waspito in Cameroon, primarily at the seed stage with at least one Series B investment in health technology, telecom and connectivity, and fintech. BLOC Smart Africa operates as an impact oriented vehicle within the broader SDG500 public private blended finance platform and the Bamboo Tech4Impact Fund structure. It is initiated by the Smart Africa Alliance and co managed with Bamboo Capital Partners, aligning its investment strategy with digital transformation and sustainable development objectives across Africa, supported by European and African government partners.

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## Summary

BLOC Smart Africa is a blended finance technology impact fund focused on African innovation, created and managed by Bamboo Capital Partners. It is a flagship program of the Smart Africa Alliance, with catalytic commitments from the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Luxembourg. Official disclosures describe BLOC Smart Africa as a sub fund of the Bamboo Tech4Impact Fund, structured to mobilize public and private capital for impactful technology businesses in emerging and frontier markets. The fund invests in African technology startups that have the potential to generate long term positive impact, with a particular focus on information technology and fintech. Its activity includes leading and participating in seed and growth rounds across multiple African markets. Based on disclosed transactions, BLOC Smart Africa has backed companies such as Kasha in Rwanda, TooMuchWifi in South Africa, MULTIVERSE by Digitech Africa Ltd in Côte d’Ivoire, and Waspito in Cameroon, primarily at the seed stage with at least one Series B investment in health technology, telecom and connectivity, and fintech. BLOC Smart Africa operates as an impact oriented vehicle within the broader SDG500 public private blended finance platform and the Bamboo Tech4Impact Fund structure. It is initiated by the Smart Africa Alliance and co managed with Bamboo Capital Partners, aligning its investment strategy with digital transformation and sustainable development objectives across Africa, supported by European and African government partners.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kasha | /kasha | Series B | 21000000 | 2023-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Waspito | /waspito | Seed | 2700000 | 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| MULTIVERSE® by Digitech Africa Ltd | /multiverse-by-digitech-africa-ltd | Seed | 330000 | 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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