# Amethis

> Amethis is a VC fund in Paris backing Medical and Health Care. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last fund: Apr 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amethis
- Website: https://amethis.com/en/

Amethis is an investment fund manager dedicated to the African continent, with an investment capacity exceeding €725m. Amethis brings growth capital to promising midcap champions in a diversity of sectors throughout the African continent.As an active shareholder, Amethis offers key support and expertise through its international network, itsopportunities of external growth and its value-added governance.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 18% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |
| Fruit | 1 | 9% |
| Energy | 1 | 9% |
| Retail | 1 | 9% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | 2 | 18% |
| Morocco | 2 | 18% |
| Kenya | 1 | 9% |
| South Africa | 1 | 9% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fayçal Ammour | Partner - CFO - Conducting Officer for Compliance, Member of the Exco | 0 | — |
| Laurent Demey | Co-founder and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurent-demey |
| Luc Rigouzzo | Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luc-rigouzzo |
| Wilfried POYET | Partner | 3 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vertice MedTech | Vertice MedTech provides mobile healthcare, digital health, and eye care services. |  | Private Equity | Apr 24, 2026 |  |
| Tiba for Starch & Glucose | Tiba is an Egyptian company that specializes in producing starch protein products made from rice that are utilized in a variety of food applications.The business supports the growth of Egypt's food processing sector by providing food makers with premium plant-based ingredients. |  | Private Equity | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Overseas Catering Services - Morocco and Senegal Operations | Overseas Catering Services - Morocco and Senegal Operations offers corporate catering services. |  | Private Equity | Jan 29, 2026 |  |
| Delta Holdings | Delta Holdings specialises in strategic global investments and active management of subsidiaries in the speciality chemicals business. |  | Private Equity | Oct 13, 2025 |  |
| GlobalCorp | GlobalCorp provides a complete range of leasing, factoring, and non-banking financial services for corporate, entrepreneurs, and SMEs. | $26.4M | Private Equity | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| BBI | BBI is an IT company that specializes in data virtualization, artificial intelligence, cloud migration, big data, and analytics. |  | Private Equity | Jan 29, 2024 |  |
| Energy Transfo | Energy Transfo is a sustainable energy platform that offers cutting-edge products for designing, manufacturing, and maintaining medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution. |  | Private Equity | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Marcyrl Pharmaceutical | Marcyrl Pharmaceutical is one of the largest leading pharmaceutical company manufacture generic products. |  | Private Equity | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| naivas | Naivas is the online supermarket in Kenya provides you a convenient platform for online grocery shopping without leaving the convenience of your home or office. We have the widest selection of grocery items online with over 60,000 items on our online supermarket. We also offer you products from top brands. We provide you an amazing 3 hour grocerydelivery all across Nairobi. Our online supermarket has various departments which include Baby Products, Oil & Sauces, Food Cupboard, Fresh Food, Cleaning, Perfumes, Books, Frozen Food, Toiletries, Alcohol, Medicines, Household Items, Beauty & Toiletries, Kenya Ingredients, Snacks, Dairy & Eggs, Fish, Meat, Drinks, and Food Items etc. Enjoy hassle free online grocery shopping experience with www.naivas.co.ke. With Naivas, online grocery shopping is much easier and faster. Shop for groceries online today! |  | Private Equity | Feb 27, 2020 |  |
| Red Pack | Red Pack produces, packs, and exports citrus fruits, maintaining quality control and food safety standards. |  | Private Equity |  |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SPE Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spe-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Proparco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/proparco) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Ccap Ai — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Development Partners International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-partners-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Bank for Reconstruction and Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development-ebrd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Amethis invest in?

Amethis invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Fruit startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Amethis?

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### Who are the partners at Amethis?

The team at Amethis includes Fayçal Ammour (Partner - CFO - Conducting Officer for Compliance, Member of the Exco), Laurent Demey (Co-founder and Managing Partner) and Luc Rigouzzo (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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