# Top 5 Hardware Startup Investors in Senegal in June 2026

## SouthBridge Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abidjan, Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SMS, VoIP, Mobile

SouthBridge Investments provides capital and advisory support for Digital & innovation acceleration of SMEs.

## Janngo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abidjan, Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, B2B, Logistics

Janngo supports entrepreneurs who leverage technology to massify three impacts on the continent:

1/ Essential services & products for African consumers,

2/ Growth acceleration of African SMEs, and

3/ Job creation, in particular for women & youth

## Karim Jouini
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SMS, VoIP, Mobile

Karim Jouini is the Chief Product & Technology Officer of Medius. He previously worked at Microsoft Corporation as a Senior Software Development Engineer. Karim Jouini attended Western University.

## Jules Olivier Koundé
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SMS, VoIP, Mobile

Jules Olivier Koundé is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back or right-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team.

## Jihed Othmani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SMS, VoIP, Mobile

Jihed is a Computer Science engineer, specialized in Web development technologies and Cloud Computing. He has worked among others for Atos - Airbus, BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB and Microsoft. Freelance for a few years, Jihed knows expense reports' torture and wants to see it disappear.