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Financial Sector Deepening Africa

Financial Sector Deepening Africa

Overview

Financial Sector Deepening Africa is a specialist development agency, funded by UK aid, that works to strengthen financial markets across sub-Saharan Africa. Through its investment arm, FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), it provides early-stage, risk-bearing, and catalytic capital to commercial organizations to stimulate green economic growth.

Year Founded

2012

Portfolio Companies

11

Investments

Financial Sector Deepening Africa investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Africa Carbon PartnersSep 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
Dhamana Guarantee CompanySep 2024SeedCo-investor
Plas-tech EnergiesJul 2024GrantCo-investor
KMS ETH Health Trading S.CMar 2024AcceleratorCo-investor
Equb ConnectMar 2024GrantCo-investor

Key People

CFA® Nes Ruwo

Investment Principal

Elias Omondi

Principal, Innovation For Resilience

Zee de Gersigny

Principal - FSDAi

May Yego

Investment Manager

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNairobi
Year Founded2012

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