Leapfrog Investments is a global private equity firm focused on impact investing in emerging markets.

The fund will invest in fast-growing health and financial services businesses in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

The investment is part of IFC’s commitment to supporting private sector growth and job creation in emerging markets.

It is also aligned with IFC’s focus on investing in businesses that positively impact society and the environment.

LeapFrog Investments is a pioneer in impact investing in emerging markets.

The firm has a long track record of investing in healthcare and financial services businesses that are expanding access to essential services for underserved populations.

The new fund will invest in companies that are using technology to improve the delivery of healthcare and financial services.

The fund will also target companies expanding access to these services in rural and underserved areas.

The investment is expected to help LeapFrog Investments invest in up to 15 companies across Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Google AI Accelerator is a six-month program that provides African startups with access to Google’s AI expertise and resources, including mentorship from Google AI researchers, technical support, and cloud computing credits.

The program is designed to help African startups develop and deploy AI solutions to solve real-world problems on the continent.

This year’s cohort of startups includes a diverse range of companies from across Africa, working on a variety of AI-powered solutions, including healthcare, agriculture, education, and finance.

One of the startups in the program is Famasi Africa.

Famasi Africa is a Pharmacy platform that connects individuals and businesses to Pharmacies.

The startup’s primary focus is on individuals with chronic health conditions to ensure they never run out of their medications.

The selected startups are:

• Avalon Health (South Africa): Simplifying healthcare with AI-powered online access and digital tools for doctors.
• Chatbots Africa (Ghana): Helping SMEs go social with AI-driven online storefronts.
• Dial Afrika Inc (Kenya): Tailoring customer support for global businesses, with a focus on African SMBs.
• Famasi Africa (Nigeria): Building the operating system for pharmacies in emerging markets.
• Fastagger Inc (Kenya): Amplifying sales and loyalty for MSMEs with AI.
• Garri Logistics (Ethiopia): Digitizing freight brokerage and transport to make it more efficient and affordable.
• Izifin (Nigeria): Providing end-to-end credit infrastructure for small businesses via API.
• Lengo AI (Senegal): Launching the first data-driven operating system for the informal sector.
• Logistify AI (Uganda): Minimizing inventory losses in industrial facilities with AI.
  Telliscope (Ethiopia): Offering an AI-enabled business intelligence platform to help businesses make better decisions.
• Vzy (Nigeria): Revolutionizing website building with AI-driven tools that create sites in minutes.

New investors in this round include the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), the largest asset manager on the African continent, and Alexforbes Investments, South Africa’s leading provider of multi-manager investment portfolios.

Sanari Capital’s Chief Executive Officer, Samantha Pokroy, says that the funding will play a pivotal role in addressing structural economic imbalances, promoting transformation, fostering economic growth, creating jobs, and delivering both environmental and financial returns.

The fund will invest in well-established businesses at an inflexion point, driven by technology, innovation, thematic or sectoral growth drivers, and new markets.

Sanari Capital’s investment philosophy is centred on themes aligned with the ever-evolving global landscape, focusing on technology, a more interconnected digital world, IoT, data, and services.

Sanari Capital’s latest funding success represents a significant stride towards enhancing employment opportunities and catalysing economic growth in South Africa and across the African continent.

The fund has attracted backing from a diverse group of investors, including Aliko Dangote, David Rubenstein, Bill Conway, Norfund AS, Standard Bank Group Ltd., International Finance Corp., Germany’s Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH, and Allianz SE’s AfricaGrow fund.

Alterra Capital Partners plans to invest in a range of sectors across Africa, including telecommunications, technology, logistics, healthcare, consumer goods, and retail.

The firm is targeting companies that are well-positioned to benefit from Africa’s growing population and rising incomes.

The launch of Alterra Capital Partners’ Africa-focused fund is a sign of the growing interest from investors in the African continent.

Africa is home to the world’s fastest-growing population and a rapidly expanding middle class.

This is creating a growing demand for goods and services, which is attracting investment from both domestic and international investors.

Alterra Capital Partners’ fund is well-positioned to capitalize on the investment opportunities in Africa.

The firm has a team of experienced investment professionals with a deep understanding of the African market.

Alterra Capital Partners also has a strong track record of success, having generated attractive returns for investors in its previous fund.

The investment will support the company’s expansion into new markets and develop new payment solutions.

MoneyHash is a payment processing platform that provides businesses with a variety of tools to accept and make payments online and offline.

The company’s platform is designed to be easy to use and integrate with existing systems, and it offers a wide range of payment methods, including credit cards, debit cards, mobile wallets, and bank transfers.

MoneyHash is currently active in Egypt and Kenya, and it plans to expand into other African countries in the near future.

The company is also developing new payment solutions, such as a buy now, pay later option and a cryptocurrency payment gateway.

In a statement, MoneyHash CEO Ahmed Al-Balaghi said, “We are excited to have Tom Preston-Werner join our team as an investor. His experience in building and scaling successful technology companies will be invaluable to us as we expand our payment solutions and reach new markets.”

Tom Preston-Werner said, “I am impressed by the team at MoneyHash and their vision for building a better payment experience for businesses and consumers in emerging markets. I am confident that they will use this investment to continue to grow and innovate.”

MoneyHash is one of a number of fintech startups in Africa that are developing new payment solutions.

These companies are helping to address the challenges of the continent’s fragmented and intricate payment ecosystem.

They are also helping to make financial services more accessible to businesses and consumers in emerging markets.

The funding round also attracted the participation of Sanabil500, INSEAD’s alumni angel network, and other investors.

Intella is a voice technology company that is developing end-to-end AI models localized for the MENA region.

The company’s flagship product, Intella Voice, is a speech-to-text engine that has achieved state-of-the-art accuracy in Arabic dialects.

Intella Voice is already being used by a number of companies in the region, including telecom operators, call centers, and media companies.

The new funding will allow Intella to accelerate its expansion into the Saudi market and continue developing its AI models.

“We are excited to partner with Intella and support their mission to bridge the gap between the Arab-speaking world and AI advancements,” said Ali Abussaud, Founding Managing Partner of HALA Ventures.

“Intella’s voice technology has the potential to revolutionize how people interact with computers and devices in the MENA region.”

In addition to its speech-to-text engine, Intella is also developing other voice-related AI products and services, such as audio summarization, sentiment analysis, topic extraction, and call scoring.

The company plans to launch these new products and services soon.

Intella is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, and has offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The company was founded in 2020 by Nour Taher and Omar Mansour.