Proparco’s Françoise Lombard negotiates €30 million in financing for start-ups via Digital Africa
The new chief executive officer of the French Development Agency’s (AFD) private sector financing arm has incorporated the platform as a wholly-owned subsidiary to understand better the problems of financing digital players on the continent.
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▪ Proparco’s Françoise Lombard negotiates €30 million in financing for start-ups via Digital Africa
▪ The new chief executive officer of the French Development Agency’s (AFD) private sector financing arm has incorporated the platform as a wholly-owned subsidiary to understand better the problems of financing digital players on the continent.
▪ https://www.africabusinessplus.com/en/812618/proparcos-francoise-lombard-negotiates-e30-million-in-financing-for-start-ups-via-digital-africa/
Proparco CEO Françoise Lombard, who replaced Grégory Clémente in March, plans to provide Digital Africa with a venture capital role. The entity will now focus on financing fintechs and start-ups in the pre-seed or seed stages.
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