# Babacar Ka

> Babacar Ka is a secondary market investor at Development Partners International backing Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Development Partners International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-partners-international)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/babacarka/?originalSubdomain=uk

Babacar Ka is a secondary market investor at Development Partners International focused on Finance and Venture Capital. Babacar Ka is the partner at Development Partners International

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Small and Medium Businesses | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Groupe COFINA | Groupe COFINA is an African financial institution dedicated to mesofinance. It ambitions to become an economic player that favors an upscaling of financial services in Africa. By investing in the already very dynamic private sector, Cofina participates in the formalization of the African business market and makes financial inclusion its firstpriority.The company was established in 2013, present in six French-speaking African countries (Congo-Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Senegal). | $64.4M | Secondary Market | May 24, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Development Partners International

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Development Partners International (“DPI”) is a leading Pan-African private equity firm, with strong local knowledge and an established track record of investing in Africa.DPI was established in 2007 by co-founders Miles Morland and Runa Alam, both pioneers of African investment, with a vision to build a leading pan-African private equity firm.Today, DPI manages over US$1.1bn of assets across two private equity funds.Through its world class team with over 100 years of aggregate African investment experience, DPI has invested in 19 portfolio companies operating across 27 countries.The investment team is 100% African and over 40% of the DPI team is made up of women. They possess the local network, knowledge and language skills to source and invest in transactions throughout the continent.

5 contacts available at Development Partners International.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Babacar Ka | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/babacar-ka-6278 |
| Miles Morland | Co-Founding Partner and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miles-morland |
| Runa Alam | Co-Founding Partner and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/runa-alam |
| Takudzwa Mutasa | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takudzwa-mutasa |
| Ziad Abaza | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ziad-abaza |

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## FAQ

### What does Babacar Ka invest in?

Babacar Ka invests primarily in Finance, Venture Capital and Financial Services startups, most often at Secondary Market stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Côte d'Ivoire. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Babacar Ka last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Babacar Ka closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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