# Ismail Talbi

> Ismail Talbi is a private equity investor at AfricInvest backing Education and E-Commerce. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AfricInvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afric-invest)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismailtalbi

Ismail Talbi is a private equity investor at AfricInvest focused on Education and E-Commerce. Ismail Talbi is the Senior Partner, MD at AfricInvest.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 33% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 33% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| ArabyAds | ArabyAds was conceptualised and founded in 2013 with a vision to empower the growth of e-commerce in the Middle East. While it was still the early days of e-commerce in the region with only a handful of local players and global biggies yet to make an entrance, the timing was perfect. Not only did our founders have the vision for the upcomingindustry, but they also brought in the passion to pioneer innovation and lead the sector. Independent from the word go and built on aspirations from the ground up, ArabyAds was created with the idea of putting the success of the client paramount and empowering advertisers with data, transparency, and precision to reach the right audience.We help brands customize their campaigns, choose their audience, and maximize their ROIs, in addition, we enable them leverage customer data using our platforms that cover the Web, Social Media, and Smartphone Apps to grow their audience while tracking the performance of your campaigns and take your brand to the next level. | $30M | Series A | Aug 22, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About AfricInvest

VC Fund · Tunis, Tunisia

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.

5 contacts available at AfricInvest.

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

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## FAQ

### What does Ismail Talbi invest in?

Ismail Talbi invests primarily in Education, E-Commerce and Recruiting startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ismail Talbi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ismail Talbi closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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