# Fonsis

> Fonsis is a VC fund in Dakar backing Retail, Transportation and Food Processing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dakar, Senegal
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fonsis/
- Website: https://x.com/fonsisofficiel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fonsis.org/

Fonsis is an investment management firm that offers private equity, venture capital, strategy consulting, and wealth funds services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dakar Mobilite | Dakar Mobilité is the Senegalese business that operates the Dakar BRT. The company is concerned with road safety, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. |  | Private Equity | Nov 30, 2023 |  |
| Mburu | Mburu specializes in the production and marketing of bread, pastries, and pastries made from local raw materials (millet, corn, sorghum, seasonal fruits, etc.). | $449.7K | Seed | May 10, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Meridiam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meridiam) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [WE! Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/we-fund-d2a1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wefunder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wefunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [WIC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wic-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fonsis invest in?

Fonsis invests primarily in Retail, Transportation and Food Processing startups, most often at Seed and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Senegal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Fonsis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fonsis closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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