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Investment Origination & Project Pipeline

Connecting bankable African projects with the investors and financial institutions that fit them

AfricaDev YC runs a methodical investment origination process: investor mapping and qualification, construction and management of project pipelines, bankability assessment and targeted matchmaking, from first contact through to effective mobilisation of financing.

Our Methodology

A structured, multi-step process applied to every project and every investor in the pipeline.

Investor identification and mapping

Mapping of development finance institutions, infrastructure funds and investment vehicles active on the continent.

Qualification and scoring

Analysis of investment mandates, targeted sectors and track record of engagement in Africa to prioritise the most relevant counterparts.

Project screening and prioritisation

Selection of pipeline projects based on maturity stage, sectoral fit and bankability potential.

Bankability assessment

Economic, financial and institutional evaluation of each project before it is presented to potential investors.

Preparation of investor-ready documentation

Development of project fact sheets and investor profiles built exclusively on verified and sourced data.

Matching and due diligence

Targeted matchmaking between projects and investors whose mandate fits, with prior verification of counterparts.

Pipeline follow-through to financial close

Structured follow-up of discussions and contacts through to completion of the financing arrangement, including project finance, PPP or blended finance as relevant.

A process already under way

AfricaDev YC is currently running a foreign direct investment origination process for Burkina Faso, supported by a catalogue of close to forty infrastructure and industrial projects drawn from the state's declared priorities, and a database of qualified investors classified by sectoral mandate.

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Do you have a project or an investment mandate?

Whether you represent a government, a financial institution or an investment fund, we can review how your project or mandate fits into our pipeline.

Project sponsors

Submit your project for a preliminary bankability assessment and potential inclusion in the pipeline.

Investors & DFIs

Share your investment mandate to receive a selection of projects that precisely match your criteria.

Governments & regional organisations

Call on our support to structure and promote your investment priorities with funders.

Submit a project or a mandate

Contact us for an initial, fully confidential assessment.