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Since 2016, Development Partners International has backed 5 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds totaling $555.4M, most heavily in Egypt and Fintech.
Development Partners International (DPI) is a private equity firm focused on Africa, headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm was founded in 2007 with a vision to build a leading pan African investment platform serving global institutional investors seeking commercial returns in African markets. DPI deploys capital into high growth companies across Africa, with a particular focus on sectors that benefit from the continent’s emerging middle class. Based on recent activity, the firm has been an active investor in fintech and e commerce and retail, participating in Series A, Series C, and other venture rounds. Its recorded investments include Moniepoint in Nigeria, as well as Egyptian companies such as Sylndr, Money Fellows, Halan, and B.TECH. These transactions, predominantly in Egypt and Nigeria between 2016 and 2025, reflect DPI’s appetite for technology enabled financial services, payments, consumer finance, and digital retail models. Across its platform, DPI seeks to partner with strong management teams and African entrepreneurs, providing strategic capital and support to scale established, cash flow positive businesses. The firm has also launched initiatives dedicated to backing early stage, growth focused technology companies across Africa, reinforcing its role as a long term investor in the continent’s financial services and consumer sectors.
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Development Partners International has backed 5 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $555.4M since 2016.
Mostly Venture (Round not Specified): 4 of its 8 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series C (2).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (5), E-commerce & Retail (3).
Development Partners International most often shares rounds with International Finance Corporation (2 shared deals), Algebra Ventures (2 shared deals), Nuwa capital (2 shared deals).
In addition to fintech, Development Partners International invests in e commerce and retail businesses that serve Africa’s growing consumer market. Examples include Sylndr, a certified used car marketplace in Egypt, and B.TECH, an electronics and appliances retailer in Egypt that offers flexible installment plans.
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