# Development Partners International

> Development Partners International is a VC fund backing Financial Services. See 40 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 40
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 63%
- Fund size: $1.2B
- Last fund: May 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/development-partners-international/
- Website: http://dpi-llp.com

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $16M–$40M |
| Private Equity | $30M–$190M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 11 | 28% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 15% |
| Retail | 5 | 13% |
| Banking | 3 | 8% |
| Payments | 3 | 8% |

58 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 21 | 53% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 13% |
| Series A | 2 | 5% |
| Secondary Market | 2 | 5% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | 8 | 20% |
| Morocco | 4 | 10% |
| South Africa | 4 | 10% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 8% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 8% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Babacar Ka | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/babacar-ka-6278 |
| Miles Morland | Co-Founding Partner and Chairman | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miles-morland |
| Runa Alam | Co-Founding Partner and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/runa-alam |
| Takudzwa Mutasa | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takudzwa-mutasa |
| Ziad Abaza | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ziad-abaza |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moniepoint | Moniepoint is a financial technology company that renders payments, credit, business management, and banking services for businesses. | $90M | Series C | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Alameda Health Care | Alameda Health Care is a private healthcare Group with growing activities that include hospitals, outpatient clinics, diagnostic centers, medical laboratories, rehabilitation centers, and pharmacies. | $190M | Private Equity | Jul 06, 2025 |  |
| Sylndr | Sylndr is an automotive focused e-commerce marketplace bringing innovation to the used-cars market, where customers can reliably and transparently sell and buy used cars. The company is aiming to build trust in the used-car market by becoming the go-to place for customers seeking to sell and buy their cars, through an extensive range ofhigh-quality used vehicles accessible across a diverse set of financing solutions. | $15.7M | Series A | May 19, 2025 |  |
| Moniepoint | Moniepoint is a financial technology company that renders payments, credit, business management, and banking services for businesses. | $110M | Series C | Oct 29, 2024 |  |
| MNT-Halan | MNT-Halan is a microfinance lending and payments company. | $157.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 19, 2024 |  |
| MNT-Halan | MNT-Halan is a microfinance lending and payments company. | $157.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 19, 2024 |  |
| Pan African Towers | Pan African Towers Limited, is a telecommunications infrastructure and wireless service facilitator. |  | Private Equity | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| Kazyon | Kazyon is the largest Egyptian discount supermarket chain with over 450 stores in 17 governorates. | $165M | Private Equity | Apr 27, 2023 |  |
| Marcyrl Pharmaceutical | Marcyrl Pharmaceutical is one of the largest leading pharmaceutical company manufacture generic products. |  | Private Equity | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Ukheshe Technologies | Ukheshe Technologies is a global, digital-first financial services enabler. The comppany provides an SMME focused digital platform to improve and address financial inclusion within South Africa.Through our technology, and by partnering with banks, telcos, financial services providers, we enable them to pursue financial inclusion for theircustomers with tailor made payment solutions.Ukheshe Technologies was established in 2018 by Jason Penton and Paul Carter-Brown in Johannesburg, NA - South Africa. | $40M | Series A | Dec 07, 2022 |  |

10 of 40 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Development Partners International invest in?

Development Partners International invests primarily in Financial Services, Manufacturing and Retail startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Development Partners International's check size?

Development Partners International typically joins rounds of $16M–$40M at Series A and $30M–$190M 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 Development Partners International participates in.

### How do I contact Development Partners International?

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### Who are the partners at Development Partners International?

The team at Development Partners International includes Babacar Ka (Partner), Miles Morland (Co-Founding Partner and Chairman) and Runa Alam (Co-Founding Partner and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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