非洲开发银行核准了650万欧元,用于支助在西非和中非法语国家开办技术新企业。 The African Development Bank approved €6.5 million to support tech start-ups in French-speaking West and Central Africa.

非洲开发银行集团已核准为Saviu II风险基金提供650万欧元,以支持在西非和中非法语国家开办技术新企业。 The African Development Bank Group has approved €6.5 million for the Saviu II venture fund to support tech start-ups in French-speaking West and Central Africa. 投资包括450万欧元的股本和200万欧元的首期损失保护,以免受欧洲联盟委员会的非洲促进方案的影响。 The investment includes €4.5 million in equity and €2 million in first-loss protection from the European Commission’s Boost Africa Programme. Saviu II由Saviu Partners管理,将在20家早期B2B技术公司进行少数人股权投资,其中至少60%的资金流向科特迪瓦、喀麦隆、塞内加尔、贝宁、多哥、布基纳法索和马里。 Saviu II, managed by Saviu Partners, will make minority equity investments in 20 early-stage B2B tech firms, with at least 60% of funds going to Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Senegal, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Mali. 该基金还将通过与孵化器和生态系统参与者建立伙伴关系,为种子前公司提供支持。 The fund will also back pre-seed companies through partnerships with incubators and ecosystem players.