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# Bpifrance

Bpifrance is the French public investment bank and sovereign fund, created to support the financing and development of companies across France and internationally. It operates as a development bank, innovation agency, sovereign fund, and export credit agency, with its main online presence at bpifrance.fr and bpifrance.com. Bpifrance is headquartered in Maisons Alfort, France, and works with entrepreneurs through a broad range of financing and investment solutions. In Africa, Bpifrance has been an active equity investor across early and growth stages, participating in seed, Series A, and other venture rounds between July 2020 and December 2024. Its recorded portfolio in the region includes nine funding rounds totaling 38.0 million dollars, with a strong focus on Francophone markets such as Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tunisia, and Cameroon. Within this footprint, Bpifrance has backed technology driven companies in fintech, insurtech, e commerce and retail, communication and social, and productivity and workspace tools, including LAfricaMobile, HUB2, Cynoia, ANKA, Ejara, and Baloon. Across these African investments, Bpifrance has frequently co invested alongside international venture capital firms and impact investors, reflecting a collaborative approach to supporting local entrepreneurial ecosystems. Its activity in fintech and digital financial services, in particular, aligns with its broader mission to facilitate access to finance and innovation for growing businesses, while its support for productivity and e commerce platforms highlights an interest in tools that help African companies scale operations and reach global markets.

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## Summary

Bpifrance is the French public investment bank and sovereign fund, created to support the financing and development of companies across France and internationally. It operates as a development bank, innovation agency, sovereign fund, and export credit agency, with its main online presence at bpifrance.fr and bpifrance.com. Bpifrance is headquartered in Maisons Alfort, France, and works with entrepreneurs through a broad range of financing and investment solutions. In Africa, Bpifrance has been an active equity investor across early and growth stages, participating in seed, Series A, and other venture rounds between July 2020 and December 2024. Its recorded portfolio in the region includes nine funding rounds totaling 38.0 million dollars, with a strong focus on Francophone markets such as Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tunisia, and Cameroon. Within this footprint, Bpifrance has backed technology driven companies in fintech, insurtech, e commerce and retail, communication and social, and productivity and workspace tools, including LAfricaMobile, HUB2, Cynoia, ANKA, Ejara, and Baloon. Across these African investments, Bpifrance has frequently co invested alongside international venture capital firms and impact investors, reflecting a collaborative approach to supporting local entrepreneurial ecosystems. Its activity in fintech and digital financial services, in particular, aligns with its broader mission to facilitate access to finance and innovation for growing businesses, while its support for productivity and e commerce platforms highlights an interest in tools that help African companies scale operations and reach global markets.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HUB2 | /hub2 | Series A | 8000000 | 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| LAfricaMobile | /lafricamobile | Series A | 2100000 | 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| HUB2 | /hub2 | Series A | 8500000 | 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cynoia | /cynoia | Seed | 930000 | 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| ANKA | /anka | Other | 5000000 | 2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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