# AfricInvest

> AfricInvest is a VC fund backing Financial Services and Manufacturing. See 112 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
- Total investments: 112
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/124301/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/africinvest_grp
- Website: http://www.africinvest.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/africinvest

AfricInvest is a VC fund in Tunis focused on Financial Services and Manufacturing. AfricInvest was founded in 1994 and is part of Integra Group, an investment and financial services company based in Tunisia.Uniquely positioned as one of the most experienced private equity investors on the continent, AfricInvest has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and employs 66 professionals based inseven offices.AfricInvest manages USD1 billion across 16 funds and benefits from strong, long-term support from both local and international investors, including leading development finance institutions in the United States and Europe.Having co-founded the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) as well as the Middle East North Africa Private Equity Association (MENAPEA) and the Euromed Capital Forum, the firm is an active promotor of the private equity industry in the region.Since 1994, AfricInvest has invested in 135 companies across 25 African countries in a variety of high growth sectors and maintains a broad network of high quality executives across Africa, offering extensive expertise in key growth industries, including financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education and healthcare.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7M–$65M |
| Private Equity | $6.5M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 28 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 14% |
| FinTech | 14 | 13% |
| Banking | 9 | 8% |
| Finance | 8 | 7% |

137 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 44 | 39% |
| Private Equity | 25 | 22% |
| Series A | 14 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 5 | 4% |
| Series B | 4 | 4% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tunisia | 17 | 15% |
| Kenya | 12 | 11% |
| Morocco | 11 | 10% |
| France | 8 | 7% |
| Nigeria | 8 | 7% |

22 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aziz Mebarek | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aziz-mebarek-fbef |
| Faisal Jiwa | Senior Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faisal-jiwa-5841 |
| Ismail Talbi | Senior Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ismail-talbi |
| Khaled Ben Jilani | Senior Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khaled-ben-jilani |
| Khalil Lakhoua | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khalil-lakhoua-2ad7 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hi-Tech Detection Systems | Hi-Tech Detection Systems provide services based on analytical science and product inspection. They also launch remote diagnostic solutions for its fleet of analytical instruments and life sciences. |  | Secondary Market | May 20, 2026 |  |
| BFree | BFree focuses its collection processes on sustainably leading customers out of debt by giving them back control over their finances. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 06, 2026 |  |
| Nawah Scientific | Cutting edge research is available exclusively to those with high tech equipment in their labs. Nawah is a core hub of advanced equipment specialized in natural and medical sciences. Nawah's online platform receives experiments requests, Nawah's scientists carry them out and return results online. Thus, researchers can do much advancedresearch regardless of their location and available facilities in their labs. In 3 years, we analyzed 10K+ samples for 25 universities and companies in the MENA, Malaysia, UK and Switzerland. | $23M | Series A | Dec 15, 2025 |  |
| Arrow Holding | Arrow Holding is a human-resources investment group providing staffing, payroll, and workforce-management solutions. |  | Private Equity | Nov 02, 2025 |  |
| The British University In Egypt | The British University In Egypt is a education company located in El Sherouk City. |  | Private Equity | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Kredete | Kredete is a digital lending platform that provides free credit scores and reports to underserved individuals and small businesses in Africa to help them gain access to formal credit and improve their financial health. The platform connects borrowers with lenders and enterprises in Africa and is designed to simplify the lending process and makecredit more accessible by leveraging cutting-edge technology. Kredete offers a user-friendly platform that guides borrowers, lenders, and enterprises through the process of offering loans, making it simple for them to provide the right loan products for their needs.One of the key features of Kredete is its instant approval process, which is made possible by advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence. The platform offers flexible lending options by partnering with a variety of lenders and enterprises, enabling borrowers to choose the best option for their specific situation.Kredete is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all users' personal and financial information. It uses robust encryption and security measures to ensure that sensitive data remains safe and secure. Additionally, the platform maintains transparency throughout the loan process, providing lenders, enterprises, and borrowers with clear information about loan terms and associated fees.Kredete believes in empowering its users with the knowledge and resources they need to make informed financial decisions. To this end, the platform offers financial education, tools, and resources to help users better understand and manage their finances. Kredete also works closely with businesses and institutions to provide tailored financial solutions for their unique needs.Through its focus on accessibility, convenience, and transparency, Kredete is transforming the lending landscape in Africa and helping to bridge the financial inclusion gap. The platform remains dedicated to its mission of empowering lenders, enterprises, and borrowers across the continent to access the funds they need to achieve their financial goals. | $22M | Series A | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Hewatele | Hewatele is a social enterprise that provides affordable quality medical oxygen to all needy patients together with its affiliates CPHD and Mediquip Global. | $10.5M | Debt Financing | Aug 19, 2025 |  |
| Unisystem Group | Unisystem Group is a Moroccan company specializing in the distribution of electronic security equipment and the integration of security solutions aiming at the protection of people and assets. Created in 2004, the firm progressively oriented its activity from a simple distributor of equipment to an added value player thanks to the development ofcompetencies in the integration of custom-made solutions and the maintenance of the electronic security systems. |  | Private Equity | Jul 18, 2025 |  |
| Nile.ag | Nile.ag provides a platform for farmers to trade fresh produce with multiple producers across a number of African countries. Its digital solutions address inherent issues relating to food trading, quality verification, payments and traceability. | $11.3M | Series A | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| PayTic | PayTic enables payments issuers to manage their card programs by providing dedicated back-office solutions that streamline the end-to-end operations in customer support, chargebacks, fraud, AML, reporting, and reconciliation. Our proprietary solutions are unique in automating and centralizing the program management processes, regardless of thenumber of processors and the payment networks involved in the payments products. We impact payments providers by eliminating the defragmented and manual processes and replacing them with a SaaS platform that increases proactivity, mitigates risks, and delivers value. It reduces the burn rate to near 0 in operational costs and offers an unprecedented competitive advantage. PayTic is introducing the Zero Ops model in managing payments. | $4M | Seed | Apr 08, 2025 |  |

10 of 112 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does AfricInvest invest in?

AfricInvest invests primarily in Financial Services, Manufacturing and FinTech startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Tunisia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is AfricInvest's check size?

AfricInvest typically joins rounds of $7M–$65M at Series A and $6.5M–$21M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds AfricInvest participates in.

### How do I contact AfricInvest?

Public channels for AfricInvest include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at AfricInvest?

The team at AfricInvest includes Aziz Mebarek (Founding Partner), Faisal Jiwa (Senior Partner) and Ismail Talbi (Senior Partner), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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