SENEGAL
Tanel, the Senegalese health insurtech, is acquired by Alan, the French health insurer, in its first move into Africa
Tech advisor for M&A and fundraising in Africa
ABOUT KILIMA
An independent boutique dedicated to African tech
Founded in 2026 by Nils Denis and Henri Huet, Kilima Partners advises founders and shareholders of African tech companies on M&A and fundraising, from late seed round to exit.
Based in Kenya, France and Côte d’Ivoire, active across the continent.
MORE ABOUT KILIMA20+TRANSACTIONS
$250m+TRANSACTION VALUE
8COUNTRIES
$10-200mDEALS EV RANGE
Includes transactions advised by the partners before Kilima Partners was founded.
TEAM
20+ years of combined experience, on every deal
Previous experience in international M&A, corporate strategy and fintech, across Europe and Africa.
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A proven track record, from seed to exit
Selected transactions advised by our partners, including in their previous roles before Kilima Partners was founded.
UNITED STATES
Aethex, voice AI for overlooked markets, raises a pre-seed round from 4DX Ventures, Mojo Ventures and Dorm Room Fund
2026SECONDARYFINTECH
NIGERIA
NIGERIA
secondary sale to
Private investors
CONFIDENTIAL
FairMoney, digital bank in Nigeria, secondary sale of shares to private investors
2026BRIDGEFINTECH
KENYA
KENYA
MoPhonesinvestment from
Undisclosed investors
CONFIDENTIAL
MoPhones, smartphone financing in Kenya, closes a bridge round with undisclosed investors
Zanifu, inventory financing for Kenyan retailers, secures a bridge round from Yango Ventures
2025BRIDGEFINTECHNIGERIA
NIGERIA
Moni, now Rankinvestment from
Moni, now Rank, community finance in Nigeria, closes a bridge round with Ventures Platform
Socium, HR tech for African companies, raises a seed round led by Breega with Partech, Orange Ventures, Sonatel and Chui Ventures
Tanel raises a seed round from Ventures Platform and AAIC Investment
2024INVESTMENTFINTECH
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
investment from
Undisclosed investor
CONFIDENTIAL
Julaya, B2B payments in West Africa, receives an investment from a confidential investor
2024BUY-SIDE M&AFINTECHPAN-AFRICAN
strategic advisory for an acquisition
PRIVATE TRANSACTIONBaobab Group, pan-African financial services, is advised on a strategic fintech acquisition
2023BRIDGEHEALTHTECH
CAMEROON
CAMEROON
investment from
Waspito, digital health in Cameroon, raises a bridge round led by Saviu Ventures
Zanifu raises a pre-Series A from Google, Launch Africa, Founders Factory Africa, AAIC and Beyond Capital
2023ADVISORYEDTECH
MOROCCO
MOROCCO
strategic advisory
Smartprof, Moroccan edtech, is advised on its strategy and financing
FRANCE
Domaine La Yole, holiday resort in the south of France, is sold to ECG
Universign, electronic signature SaaS, is sold to Signaturit Group
Henri Huet worked at Paystack, which was acquired by Stripe in 2020.
Vitalliance, home care services, completes an LBO with ISAI
CONTACT
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Raising capital, preparing an exit or looking for the right acquisition: tell us about your project and we will get back to you.
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