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Since 2015, British International Investment has backed 7 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds totaling $188.7M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
British International Investment is the UK government’s development finance institution and impact investor. It is based in London, where its registered office is at 123 Victoria Street, SW1E 6DE. The organisation says it has more than 75 years of experience investing in businesses across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. In Africa, British International Investment backs companies across multiple stages, including Venture, Series B, and other funding rounds. Based on the provided investment data, its activity in the region has concentrated most heavily in fintech, with additional investments in telecom and connectivity, agri tech, and e-commerce and retail. Its recorded African investments in this dataset span Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, and Tanzania. The investor’s African portfolio in the provided data includes companies such as Moniepoint, M-KOPA, MaxAB, AFEX, TooMuchWifi, and CRDB Bank. The data also shows repeated activity in Nigeria and multiple co-investors across rounds, indicating an active role in later-stage and growth-focused financing alongside other institutional investors.
Data updated · Aug 12, 2026
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British International Investment has backed 7 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $188.7M since 2015.
Mostly Venture (Round not Specified): 4 of its 8 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Other (2).
British International Investment's tracked rounds are concentrated in Nigeria (5), Kenya (3), South Africa (1), and 2 more countries.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (7), Energy & Utilities (1), Telecom & Connectivity (1), and 2 more sectors.
British International Investment most often shares rounds with Standard Bank Group (3 shared deals), Nithio (3 shared deals), Mirova (2 shared deals).
The companies listed in the provided data are TooMuchWifi, AFEX, M-KOPA, MaxAB, Moniepoint, and CRDB Bank. These cover fintech, telecom and connectivity, agri tech, and e-commerce and retail.
The provided data shows eight funding rounds between August 2015 and May 2025. The rounds include both venture and Series B activity, as well as other round types.