You name it, I bake it

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You name it, I bake it

19-09-2023

BIO has invested in Poa! and provided them with technical assistance.

Wairimu Kimani has a small online bakery, which she's able to run thanks to the unlimited internet of Poa!.

This is her story.

Consistency and Attitude

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Consistency and Attitude

05-07-2023

BIO and the SDG FF have invested in the Ascent Rift Valley Fund II, which has invested in Platcorp Holdings. Ms. Judith Ojwang is a loan officer for Premier Credit, a Kenyan microfinance institution and a subsidiary of Platcorp Holdings.

This is her story

Impact investing deserves our best effort

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Impact investing deserves our best effort

25-05-2023

BIO is an equity investor in the EDFI Management Company.
Dr. Rodrigo Madrazo García de Lomana is its CEO. This is his story.

I started again from scratch

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I started again from scratch

19-04-2023

Ms Sibyl Chalupa is the head of the company DPXL in Kinshasa.

DPXL has received financing from the African Rivers Fund, a private equity fund focussing on SMEs in Central Africa, in which BIO is an investor. ARF is managed by XSML.

This is her story.

Creating a snowball effect

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Creating a snowball effect

07-02-2023

Ms Annie Samuna Tuluka is the managing director of Congo Call Center. Mr Fely Samuna is her husband and the general manager of the Congo Call Center.

Congo Call Center has received financing from the African Rivers Fund, a private equity fund focussing on SMEs in Central Africa, in which BIO is an investor. ARF is managed by XSML.

La pâtisserie, c'est comme la haute couture

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La pâtisserie, c'est comme la haute couture

19-12-2022

BIO has invested in several funds of AfricInvest.

AfricInvest has invested in Gourmandise, a Tunisian pastry brand. Ms Radhia Kammoun is its CEO. This is her story.

Ours is a different company

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Ours is a different company

27-10-2022

BIO has invested in the Off-Grid Solar and Financial Access Senior Debt Fund of SIMA. Asad Mahmood is the CEO and a Managing Partner of SIMA.
This is his story.

Transcending crises through innovation

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Transcending crises through innovation

12-09-2022

BIO has invested in several funds of pan-African fund manager AfricInvest.

Khaled Ben Jilani is a Senior Partner and a member of the executive committee of AfricInvest
This is his story.

Replacing the charcoal value chain

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Replacing the charcoal value chain

27-06-2022

BIO has invested in XpressGas.

Kofi Nketsia-Tabiri is its founder and CEO. This is his story.