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Since 2021, Partech Africa has backed 5 African startups across 5 disclosed funding rounds totaling $232M, most heavily in Fintech.
Partech Africa is a dedicated Africa focused venture capital fund managed by Partech Partners. According to Partech’s own materials, Partech Africa is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, and focuses on backing technology startups across the African continent. Partech Africa invests in equity rounds from seed to Series C in African technology companies. Its activity includes participation in seed, Series A, Series B, and later stage venture rounds. Based on available transaction data, Partech Africa has backed companies in South Africa, Morocco, Nigeria, and Senegal, with a particular focus on fintech, cybersecurity, energy and utilities, and logistics and supply chain. Portfolio companies include Happy Pay and Konnash in fintech, AURA in security technology, Beacon Power Services in energy grid software, Freterium in logistics software, and Wave in mobile financial services. Partech Africa positions itself as a partner to African founders building category leading technology businesses. The fund leverages Partech’s global network while maintaining teams on the ground in Africa to support portfolio companies in scaling across multiple markets on the continent.
Data updated · Sep 16, 2026
Partech Africa has backed 5 African startups across 5 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $232M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 2 of its 5 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series B (1).
Companies Partech Africa has backed operate in Morocco (2), South Africa (2), Côte d'Ivoire (1), and 4 more markets. Each figure counts the rounds behind companies serving that market, so a company operating in several markets counts in each of them.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (3), Cybersecurity (1), Logistics & Supply Chain (1).
Partech Africa most often shares rounds with CDG (2 shared deals), Angel investors (2 shared deals), Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) (1 shared deal).
Partech Africa is a venture capital fund that focuses exclusively on African technology startups. It is managed by Partech Partners and is described in Partech’s own materials as being headquartered in Dakar, Senegal.
Yes, Partech Africa has backed several notable African startups. Confirmed investments include Happy Pay and AURA in South Africa, Beacon Power Services in Nigeria, Freterium and Konnash in Morocco, and Wave in Senegal.