We propel
African startups.

Digital Africa, a subsidiary of Proparco (AFD Group), promotes the development of tech in Africa. We invest directly in innovative startups, focusing our efforts on ecosystems underserved by traditional investors.

Our ambition is to give African entrepreneurs the means to deploy innovative solutions on a large scale, capable of meeting the concrete needs of populations and impacting the real economy.

But our commitment goes further

01. Ecosystem acceleration::

We support support structures to maximize their impact and enable the emergence of local champions.

02. Startup acceleration:

We prepare tomorrow's leaders by training them in key digital professions.

Our values

Entrepreneurs are our heroes, our raison d'être. Our obsession, their success.

Our ambition, our impact :

especially with entrepreneurs. We're determined to help them succeed in complex environments. But beyond their entrepreneurial adventure, we are committed to having a positive impact on local populations by promoting the emergence of local solutions to major problems, facilitating access to essential goods and services, creating jobs, and acting positively on the climate and biodiversity.

We want to team up with entrepreneurs.

That's why we make sure we're agile, responsive and careful with contractors' time. We are accessible. Each entrepreneur who joins the Digital Africa family is supported by a team of two, consisting of an investor and a support consultant. Our offer will always be tailored to the needs and wishes expressed by the founders.

We're open and inclusive

we want to be an investor in minorities or profiles that might feel excluded. We're thinking in particular of female entrepreneurs, first-time entrepreneurs, young people, rural entrepreneurs, and so on. We're convinced that talent knows no such barriers, and that the first institutional investor can have a major impact in helping other profiles to emerge.

We see ourselves as pioneers.

We're not afraid to be the first, whether it's to be the first investor in a start-up or in an emerging ecosystem.

Our history

Digital Africa, a subsidiary of Proparco (AFD Group), promotes the development of tech in Africa. We invest directly in startups.

2018

The birth of this initiative.

The Digital Africa association was born of French President Emmanuel Macron's desire to rethink the relationship between Africa and its international partners, and to embark on a genuine co-development approach by supporting the African entrepreneurial dynamic.Digital Africa is at the service of Africa's digital talents - those of today and tomorrow.

2019

Federation of African Digital Ecosystems

Through its awareness-raising and federating role, Digital Africa has helped reposition digital entrepreneurship at the heart of development agendas. It has forged partnerships with a wide range of players, in particular to help entrepreneurs find appropriate solutions.

2020

Program launch

Digital Africa has launched a series of programs, ‍which, while in keeping with the original approach, are also designed as a response to the economic crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.These pilot programs have served as the basis for an ambitious programmatic framework and the roadmap that will be the association's for the next three years.

2024

Pivot of Digital Africa

In 2024, Digital Africa took a decisive step by fully refocusing its action around entrepreneurs. Digital Africa is now positioned as a dedicated pre-seed and seed investment fund, offering a comprehensive platform of support services.

2018

The birth of this initiative.

2019

Federation of African Digital Ecosystems

2020

Program launch

Digital Africa has launched a series of programs - Africa Next, Data 4 Digital Africa, Digital Africa Campus, resilient.digital-africa.co - which, while in keeping with the original approach, are also designed as a response to the economic crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.These pilot programs have served as the basis for an ambitious programmatic framework and the association's roadmap for the next three years.