Magdi Amin
Founder and Managing Partner @ African Renaissance Partners
Magdi Amin is a seed investor at African Renaissance Partners focused on Agriculture and Financial Services. Magdi is the Founder and Managing Partner at African Renaissance Partners, LLC. Magdi served for two decades with the World Bank Group; most recently, leading Corporate Strategy at the International Finance Corporation. Earlier, Magdi led World Bank private sector reform programs in Southeast Asia, Africa, and MENA, and worked in corporateturnaround. Magdi received an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
- Total investments:
- 1
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Industries Magdi Amin invests in
Stages Magdi Amin invests in
Countries Magdi Amin invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Agriculture 1 (100%)
- Financial Services 1 (100%)
Investments
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Africa can – and must – help cover our world's growing food needs. We invest in farmers and dare them to dream big. Emata is revolutionising the way smallholder farmers in Africa access financing. Our loans are specifically designed to empower farmers to invest in their farms and increase their revenue. We make this possible by utilisingend-to-end digital processes, AI-powered alternative credit-scoring and partnerships with agricultural intermediaries like cooperatives and aggregators.Emata is a licensed Microfinance Institution. Visit us at our offices in Kampala and Mbarara for a coffee! | $2.4M / Seed / Sep 14, 2023 |
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About African Renaissance Partners
African Renaissance Partners backs entrepreneurs and innovators that lead the region's economic transformation. The company focuses on renewable energy, payments/fintech, logistics, ag-tech, and health/education.
African Renaissance Partners Contacts
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Magdi Amin
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What does Magdi Amin invest in?
Magdi Amin invests primarily in Agriculture and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Uganda. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Magdi Amin closed in Sep 2023. 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.
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