Akinia

Launching Akinia. Africa’s private capital data. Mapped. 📊Hundreds of thousands of data points — private companies, deals, investors, advisors, and key contacts. Volumes are expanding daily. 🏢 Public company insights — valuations and deal multiples. 📰 Constantly updated news across Africa’s investment landscape. 👉Join now and explore the data with the fist link in comments. #Akinia #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #PrivateDebt #Africa #Data

🎙️ Akinia Talks — Episode 4 1h of deep insights with Lokakawu Hervé Mbongu, Co-founder & Managing Partner at Hustle Ventures — an advisory boutique helping African founders structure their fundraising rounds and connect with the right investors. From Paris to Tunis, Dakar and Brazzaville, Hervé shares his journey from the French startup ecosystem to building Hustle Venture — and his mission to strengthen the Francophone African startup and investment landscape. We explore: • How Hustle Ventures helps founders navigate fundraising — from data rooms and financial modeling to investor negotiations. • Why early-stage capital and local business angels are essential to build a healthy ecosystem. • The funding gap between Africa’s “Big 4” (Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa) and Francophone markets — and how to close it. • The role of public policy: startup acts, governance, and investment-friendly regulation. • Understanding convertible notes (the BSAR equivalent) and non-dilutive funding tools. • Exit challenges and why Africa’s M&A market still has room to mature. • How better data and intermediation platforms — like Akinia — can improve transparency and deal flow across the continent. 👉 Full episode now available on YouTube & Spotify — first links in comments. #AkiniaTalks #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #Africa #FrancophoneAfrica #Startups #Fundraising #InvestingInAfrica #MergersAndAcquisitions #Data #Entrepreneurship

Swipe through our favorite quotes from Jean-Vincent Dago, Co-founder & CEO of Ivorian Institute of Business Education (ex. Investment professional at Amethis & M&A and strategy director at Jeune Afrique), in the third episode of Akinia Talks. Beyond market trends, this episode spotlights IIBE’s mission to build practical talent for Africa’s private-capital industry — short, intensive, practitioner-led certificates (Financial Analysis, M&A for Lawyers, PPP, soon Structured Finance), selective cohorts, and career outcomes powered by real networking (graduation cocktails, hiring pipelines with funds, banks, boutiques). Jean-Vincent shares grounded insights on: → Why hands-on training beats theory — open the spreadsheet, correct live, anchor the skill → How IIBE selects & coaches participants to be operational from day one → The role of IIBE’s ecosystem (practitioner faculty + employer partners) in accelerating hiring → Why growth capital still dominates while LBO/VC remain embryonic → How structured finance is taking off — and the skills employers expect → The data gap slowing sourcing & valuations — and why platforms like Akinia matter → Diaspora return & local fund domiciliation: building ecosystems at home → Career advice for juniors: believe it’s possible, work hard, take calculated risks 🎥 Full conversation now on YouTube & Spotify — links in comments! #AkiniaTalks #IIBE #InstituteOfBusinessEducation #Abidjan #PrivateEquity #MAndA #StructuredFinance #PPP #TalentPipeline #FrancophoneAfrica #CareerInFinance

🎙️ Akinia Talks — Episode 3 1h30 of insights with Jean-Vincent Dago , Co-founder of the Ivorian Institute of Business Education (IIBE)— ex. Inversement professional at Amethis and M&A and strategy director at Jeune Afrique From Abidjan, Jean-Vincent shares how Ivorian Institute of Business Education is bridging the gap between academic theory and the real needs of Africa’s private-capital industry — by training a new generation of professionals through selective, practical, and career-focused certificates. We explore: • How IIBE builds market-ready talent for roles in private equity, corporate finance, and M&A — through intensive, practitioner-led programs. • The role of networking and employability in IIBE’s model: curated cocktails, mentorship, and direct hiring pipelines. • Why upskilling is essential to unlock Africa’s next stage of private-capital growth. • The current state of M&A and private equity in Francophone West Africa — still “1995 vs Europe”, with growth equity dominant and LBO/VC yet to scale. • The growing need for reliable data to power sourcing, valuations, and smarter investment decisions — where platforms like Akinia can help. 👉 Full episode now available on YouTube — first link in comments. #AkiniaTalks #PrivateEquity #Africa #InvestingInAfrica #Education #FinanceCareers #WestAfrica #MergersAndAcquisitions #Data #Abidjan #CapacityBuilding

We were glad to take part in AFRICA Day last Saturday at Sciences Po Paris. Beyond the panels, we spent time with private-capital professionals investing across PE, VC, private credit/debt, and more—digging into the data-access gap on African markets and hearing their on-the-ground perspectives: what’s working, what’s missing, and what they expect next. If you’re curious to go deeper, explore Akinia Talks for candid conversations and practical insights from investors and operators across the continent. Both first episodes are out now - link in the first comments !!! Franck Talla Christian Sokoundjou

Swipe through our favorite quotes from Hassan Fassi Fihri, Co-founder & Partner at Majorelle Capital, in the second episode of the Akinia Talks. From the importance of reliable data and governance, to the professionalisation of African M&A, Hassan shares unique insights on: → Why proximity and local anchoring matter for dealmaking → How exits are evolving across Morocco and Francophone Africa → The role of private debt vs. banks in financing growth → Why DFIs still dominate as LPs — and why more local capital is needed → What sectors (education, healthcare, agri, financial services) are attracting institutional investors → The advice young professionals need to break into Africa’s private capital industry 🎥 Full conversation now on YouTube & Spotify — link in comments!

🎙️ Akinia Talks — Episode 2 A deep discussion with Hassan Fassi Fihri, Co-founder & Managing Partner at Majorelle Capital. In this conversation, we dive into Morocco’s growing role in African private capital: • Innovative deal financing in Morocco: banks competing with flexible packages (grace periods, bullet structures). • Real value creation: topline growth, governance, and resilience as key levers for African companies. • Perceived vs. real risk: why better data and transparency are essential to mobilize local and international LPs. • A live case from industry: a buy and build strategy in the medical equipment space in Morocco, a transaction advised by Majorelle Capital, highlighting Moroccan consolidation trends. 👉 Full episode available now on Youtube with the first link in comments !

We’re on Spotify! 🔊 Listen to the first episode of Akinia Talks now — more dropping soon. Hit the follow button and turn on notifications for the best insights on the private capital landscape in Africa. >> Link in comments. #AkiniaTalks #Podcast #AfricaPE #Finance #PrivateCapital #Investing

[REPOST] Swipe through our favorite quotes from Manizor M. Thiam, Partner at A&A Strategy and Investment Advisory, in the very first episode of Akinia Talks. From the role of consulting in Africa to the challenges of transparency and the rise of local funds, he shares unique insights into the future of African private markets. 🎥 Full conversation now on YouTube — link in comments!

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