StarNews Mobile
Seed Round in 2020
StarNews Mobile is a mobile content media company that designs, develops, and operates a digital platform enabling creators to produce, distribute, and monetize video content. Founded in 2017, it is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with additional offices across Africa, including Ivory Coast, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. The platform offers subscription plans, pay‑as‑you‑go options, and exclusive content, allowing creators to connect directly with fans and earn revenue. It targets African creators and audiences, providing an affordable streaming service that supports local content production and offers a fair payout structure. The company also connects brands and celebrities with creators, expanding opportunities for collaboration and audience reach.
Afribon
Venture Round in 2018
Afribon Ltd is a Kenyan company specializing in the design, production, and marketing of food flavors tailored for the food and beverage processing industry. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kikuyu, Kenya, Afribon offers a diverse range of flavor compounds for various applications, including food service, confectionery, baked goods, and dairy products. The company also produces seasonings and dry blends for snacks. With additional offices in Uganda, Cameroon, Rwanda, and Tanzania, Afribon focuses on understanding regional market preferences to create flavors that enhance product development and improve customer experiences for manufacturers. The company assists clients in areas such as recipe adjustment and initial production setup, ensuring a comprehensive approach to flavor formulation.
Trianon Homes
Venture Round in 2014
Trianon Homes is a real estate development company based in Libreville, Gabon, specializing in the construction of building and infrastructure projects across Africa. The company operates primarily in key urban centers such as Dakar, Abidjan, Cotonou, Douala, and Libreville. Trianon Homes is committed to high construction standards and meticulous attention to detail throughout all phases of its projects, from site selection to design execution. This focus enables the company to deliver quality developments that meet the specific needs of the local markets in which it operates.
Trianon
Venture Round in 2014
Trianon BTP Gabon ("Trianon") is a construction company created in 2012 by a team of young Gabonese professionals , trained and with a solid professional experience in France. At its creation, Trianon took the challenge to position itself as the missing link in the construction industry in Gabon: a company combining the agility of a small structure (allowing it to recover medium-sized contracts) and The seriousness of a structured group (offering all the guarantees a customer can expect). After a year of activity, Trianon demonstrated the viability of its model. The company generated a turnover of € 1 million during the financial year and imposed itself on public and private clients reputed to be demanding (Société Nationale Immobilière, French Ministry of Defense, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ).
Carrières du Moungo
Venture Round in 2013
Carrières du Moungo SA is a company based in Douala, Cameroon, specializing in the production and sale of sand and other construction materials. The company operates sand quarries and gravel pits, supplying high-quality raw materials essential for construction projects. Carrières du Moungo distributes a range of products, including sand, crushed gravel, and ready-mix concrete, from its three operating sites, thereby playing a significant role in supporting the construction industry in Cameroon.
KAWTAL N DEMRI SA
Venture Round in 2009
Kawtal is an agribusiness company based in Cameroon, specialized in corn production. In 2009, I&P acquired 40% of SAGEX, an agribusiness company producing corn on a fully-mechanized and rationalized processing plant. In 2014, Sagex merged with Kawtal Ndmeri, a neighboring exploitation in order to double the production and start processing baby feeding flours. Though agriculture is a key sector to Cameroon’s economy (up to 40% of the GDP), it suffers from a lack of mechanization and production rationalization which affects its profitability and production volumes. Thus, local corn farming is highly insufficient to cover the current market needs. Cameroon is every year a net corn importer, which implies high costs for local consumers because of transportation and importation costs. Kawtal intends to fill the needs of this local market with a better-mastered production and distribution chain. Kawtal has developed a partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, so as to enhance the agricultural potential of the region.
Acep Cameroun
Venture Round in 2005
ACEP Cameroun S.A. is a microfinance institution founded in 1999 and based in Douala, Cameroon. Established with the support of the European Union and the Agence Française de Développement, it initially operated as a project under the Ministry of Industrial and Commercial Development before becoming a public limited company in 2005. As the first institution in Francophone Africa to undergo this transformation, ACEP Cameroun focuses on providing microcredit to very small enterprises, public and private officials, retirees, and employees. The institution also serves individuals, business groups, and rural enterprises, primarily in urban areas such as Douala, Yaoundé, and Bafoussam. ACEP Cameroun is part of the ACEP International network, which includes subsidiaries in Senegal and Madagascar, applying proven methods and technologies developed by ACEP Développement across its operations.