10 investments·9 products on Liners
DEG, Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, is a development finance institution and a subsidiary of KfW Group. It is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, and focuses on financing private sector investments that are economically viable, developmentally effective, and socially and environmentally responsible. DEG provides long term financing solutions and advisory services to companies and financial institutions in emerging and developing markets. In Africa, DEG supports early and growth stage businesses primarily through tailored financing instruments and grant based support mechanisms that complement its core lending activities. Based on recorded transactions, DEG has provided grant funding to companies in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mauritius, South Africa, and Nigeria, with a total of 11 grant rounds between 2021 and 2026. These grants have backed fintech, agri tech, health tech, HR and talent, communication and social tools, developer tools and cloud, and e commerce and retail solutions. DEG’s recent grant supported portfolio in Africa includes companies such as SaveDirectly, eProd, Black Swan, TanzMED, Jahazii, Laina Finance, Pindo, Medbook, Briisk, and PricePally. Through these engagements DEG contributes to improving access to finance, strengthening agricultural value chains, expanding digital health services, and increasing the efficiency of insurance and retail distribution in several African markets.
