Impact Stories
Impact story
Ice is important business
16-12-2019
BIO made a USD 5 M investment in ARF / XSML, an SME mezzanine fund active in Central Africa.
Mr Norman Batuma got a loan from XSML. This is his story.
Impact story
Fixing the value chain
08-11-2019
BIO gave a USD 2 M loan to Babban Gona, a large scale smallholder farmers’ platform in northern Nigeria.
Mr Kola Masha is the founder of the company. This is his story.
Impact story
Accommodating the ability to speak
01-10-2019
BIO made a USD 5 M equity investment in the TIDE TLcom Africa Fund, a fund of TLCapital.
Ido Sum is a partner of TLCapital. This is his story.
Impact story
Kaizen means continuous improvement
03-09-2019
BIO made a USD 10 M equity investment in Kaizen Private Equity, India’s first Education focused fund.
Sandeep Aneja is the founder and managing partner of the fund, this is his story.
Impact story
We have a responsibility to develop the continent
12-06-2019
Dr Omobola Johnson is a Partner in the TIDE TLCom Venture Capital Fund
Impact story
A desire to be an actor of change
16-05-2019
BIO gave two loans and two subsidies to GBS.
Alexis Indenge is the former CEO of GBS. This is his story.
Impact story
You won't become an entrepreneur just by sitting around
13-03-2019
BIO gave two loans, totalling € 700,000 to Moablaou. These loans were recently fully reimbursed.
Mr Abou Simbel Ouattara is the founder and CEO of Moablaou. This is his story.
Impact story
I want to be close to the people who need me
20-02-2019
Impact story
My life was a nightmare
21-01-2019
The story of Myriama is a typical one, where people - through no fault of their own - are experiencing hardship but are trying their hardest to overcome it. These people often only need a little push in the right direction - like the availability of affordable eggs to make omelets from. And that’s the kind of impact BIO is looking for.