Sahel Capital

Founded in 2010, Sahel Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the agriculture, agribusiness, manufacturing, and consumer goods sectors across West Africa. The firm prefers early-stage investments where management teams have proven sector expertise, typically investing between $0.5 million to $5 million. Sahel Capital employs quasi-equity instruments alongside commercial equity and debt financing, often taking minority stakes and board memberships in portfolio companies.

Deji Adebusoye

Partner

Olumide Lawson

Partner

Past deals in Nigeria

Winich Farms

Debt Financing in 2024
Winich Farms is a technology-driven agricultural platform that connects farmers with finance, inputs, expertise, and markets to improve productivity and access to buyers. Through online crowdfunding, the company funds farmers and provides data-driven best practices, process automation, and machinery access, with aims of delivering decent returns to subscribers and farmers. Its agro e-retail platform links nearby farmers directly to households at farm-gate prices, reducing middlemen and making produce more affordable and accessible. The business operates a digital marketplace and logistics solution that tracks production in real time and uses a mobile app to connect offtakers, agents, and drivers, helping producers and buyers streamline deliveries and reduce downtime. By fostering offtake relationships and expanding access to local and global markets, Winich Farms seeks to empower African farmers and support food security across the continent. The venture is supported by Orange Corners, reinforcing its mission to enable capital access, data-driven farming, and scalable agricultural participation.

TradeDepot

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016, TradeDepot is a SaaS platform that connects FMCG distributors, wholesalers, and retailers across Africa. It leverages real-time stock level tracking, predictive trade intelligence, and automated sales promotions to boost sales and improve distribution efficiency.

Crest Agro Products

Private Equity Round in 2017
Crest Agro Products Limited is a Nigerian company established in 2013, specializing in the production of food-grade cassava starch for industrial applications. It operates a captive nucleus farm to cultivate cassava tubers and has a processing plant dedicated to producing high-quality cassava starch. The company serves various sectors, including food processing, pharmaceuticals, and textiles, primarily within Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region. Crest Agro Products is committed to enhancing agricultural practices and industrial processing, aiming to contribute significantly to the Nigerian economy through its integrated farming and processing operations. The company's facility spans 13,000 hectares in Kogi State, underscoring its capacity to meet the growing demand for cassava starch in the region.

Dayntee Farms

Private Equity Round in 2016
Dayntee Farms Limited is a poultry farming enterprise based in Ilorin, Nigeria, founded in 2011. The company specializes in integrated broiler farming, processing, and distribution, producing a variety of poultry products, including table eggs, day-old chicks, and point-of-lay birds. Dayntee Farms operates its own breeder farm, hatchery, and layer operation, allowing it to supply fresh poultry products directly to customers throughout Nigeria. The company's focus on affordability ensures that its offerings meet the needs of a diverse customer base.

Diamond Pearls Agro Allied

Private Equity Round in 2015
Diamond Pearls Agro Allied is an edible oil processing company that focuses on both industrial and domestic markets. It specializes in the processing of palm olein and crude palm kernel oil to produce high-quality vegetable oil. The company primarily supplies refined bulk palm kernel oil and refined palm olein, catering mainly to customers in northern Nigeria. Through its operations, Diamond Pearls Agro Allied aims to meet the growing demand for edible oils in the region while ensuring quality and efficiency in its processing methods.

L&Z Integrated Farms Nigeria

Private Equity Round in 2015
L & Z Integrated Farms Nigeria Limited is a company based in Kano, Nigeria, specializing in the production of dairy and poultry products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including fresh milk, various flavored yogurts, ice creams, frozen chicken, packaged eggs, and table eggs. L & Z Integrated Farms is dedicated to delivering high-quality products to its customers, ensuring that fresh and affordable options are readily available in the market.
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