GreenTec Capital Partners, a Germany-based investor in Africa, recently created the GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation to generate “economic and social added-value” by “promot[ing] investment in African entrepreneurship” through knowledge sharing.
The CEO of the NGO, Thomas Festerling, said, “it is crucial to have the right knowledge, the right partners and local and global visibility…[W]e strive to create an environment in which all of this is accessible to entrepreneurs, investors and established companies. We know the pitfalls and ways to navigate these…”.
GreenTec Capital Partners, which also has offices in Ethiopia, France and Nigeria, holds investments in agriculture, financial services, logistics, renewable energy, technology and water purification. The scale of its operation has not been made public.
Sources and Additional Resources
GreenTec Capital Partners press release
https://greentec-capital.com/2019/03/14/greentec-capital-africa-foundation-launches-to-promote-investment-into-african-entrepreneurship/
GreenTec Capital Partners holdings
https://greentec-capital.com/portfolio/
GreenTec Capital Partners homepage
https://greentec-capital.com
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