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Kilima Partners

About Kilima

Tech advisor for M&A and fundraising in Africa

Founded in 2026 by Henri Huet and Nils Denis, Kilima Partners is an independent boutique dedicated to African tech.

We intervene at every stage of a company’s lifecycle: venture and growth rounds, acquisitions, secondary sales and exit.

Years spent operating and advising on the continent give Kilima Partners an in-depth understanding of African tech dynamics, positioning and players.

That knowledge is backed by direct access to investors based on the continent or investing in it: venture capital and private equity funds, corporates, family offices and development finance institutions. It is matched by the financial engineering and benchmarking capabilities built in international investment banking.

FundraisingLate seed to growth rounds, with venture capital, CVCs, corporates and business angels.
Buy-side M&AAcquisitions and strategic investments in African tech, for corporates, funds and scale-ups.
Sell-side M&AFull and partial exits, secondary sales and strategic partnerships, with acquirers in Africa and abroad.

From Nairobi, Paris and Abidjan, across Africa

The partners have been highly active in the African tech ecosystem, with more than 20 transactions completed across 8 countries and $250m+ in transaction value for some of the continent’s most pioneering startups.

20+TRANSACTIONS
$250m+TRANSACTION VALUE
8COUNTRIES
$10-200mDEALS EV RANGE

Includes transactions advised by the partners before Kilima Partners was founded.

Maximizing the transaction value at every step

An end-to-end process designed to deliver the best possible transaction for our clients: defining their needs and strategy, sharpening the key information, and bringing creativity to the search for counterparties.

01PreparationDesign of the business plan, valuation documentation, equity story, pitch deck and other materials.
02OutreachA targeted list of investors or acquirers, approached directly by the partners, across Africa, Europe, the US and beyond.
03NegotiationTerm sheet, structure and documentation, negotiated with the founders’ interests first.
04ClosingDue diligence coordination through to signing and closing.
Kilima Partners

About Kilima

Tech advisor for M&A and fundraising in Africa

Founded in 2026 by Henri Huet and Nils Denis, Kilima Partners is an independent boutique dedicated to African tech.

We intervene at every stage of a company’s lifecycle: venture and growth rounds, acquisitions, secondary sales and exit.

Years spent operating and advising on the continent give Kilima Partners an in-depth understanding of African tech dynamics, positioning and players.

That knowledge is backed by direct access to investors based on the continent or investing in it: venture capital and private equity funds, corporates, family offices and development finance institutions. It is matched by the financial engineering and benchmarking capabilities built in international investment banking.

FundraisingLate seed to growth rounds, with venture capital, CVCs, corporates and business angels.
Buy-side M&AAcquisitions and strategic investments in African tech, for corporates, funds and scale-ups.
Sell-side M&AFull and partial exits, secondary sales and strategic partnerships, with acquirers in Africa and abroad.

From Nairobi, Paris and Abidjan, across Africa

The partners have been highly active in the African tech ecosystem, with more than 20 transactions completed across 8 countries and $250m+ in transaction value for some of the continent’s most pioneering startups.

20+TRANSACTIONS
$250m+TRANSACTION VALUE
8COUNTRIES
$10-200mDEALS EV RANGE

Includes transactions advised by the partners before Kilima Partners was founded.

Maximizing the transaction value at every step

An end-to-end process designed to deliver the best possible transaction for our clients: defining their needs and strategy, sharpening the key information, and bringing creativity to the search for counterparties.

01 PreparationDesign of the business plan, valuation documentation, equity story, pitch deck and other materials.
02 OutreachA targeted list of investors or acquirers, approached directly by the partners, across Africa, Europe, the US and beyond.
03 NegotiationTerm sheet, structure and documentation, negotiated with the founders’ interests first.
04 ClosingDue diligence coordination through to signing and closing.