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SpringHill Equity Partners LLC (SpringHill Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Steve Beck and Andrew Bruce Carruthers. The firm is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California.

TeamApt Ltd. engages in the provision of financial and payment solutions. It offers secure payment infrastructure, digital banking, and back office and business process automation solutions. The company was founded by Tosin Eniolorunda in 2015 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

Tradedepot Ltd. provides marketing and advertise consultancy services. The company was founded by Ruke Awaritefe, Onyekachi Izukanne and Michael Upkong and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

Basigo, Inc. is an early-stage e-mobility start-up that aims to revolutionize the public transportation sector. Basigo is based in Muguga Green, KE. The Kenyan company provides matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses. The CEO of the company is Abhijit Bhattacharya.

Metro Africa Xpress, Inc. provides courier and express delivery services. Its delivery platform uses proprietary apps, maps and motorcycles to provide express delivery to retailers in Africa. The company was founded by Adetayo Bamiduro and Chinedu Azodoh in 2015 and is headquartered in Ikeja, Nigeria.

Part of Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Lloyds (General Partner) Ltd. provides investment services. The company is based in St. Helier, UK.

Acumen Capital (Pty) Ltd. is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Fourways, South Africa. The firm was founded by Stuart Conway and Mark O’Brien in 2001. Acumen Capital manages the Acumen AcuityOne SNN Retail Hedge Fund, a fixed income focused portfolio.

Sanergy, Inc. provides basic sanitation facilities. The company was founded by David Auerbach, Nathan Cooke, Lindsay Stradley, and Anirudh Vallabhaneni and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

NewGlobe Schools, Inc. is a Kenyan education company founded in 2007 that provides teacher training and support to enhance learning and transform education systems. NewGlobe is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and has subsidiaries in Kenya. The company's core approach is based on the belief that a great education is not possible without a great teacher. NewGlobe's Spotlight system provides a comprehensive overview of key macro and micro indicators of classroom behaviors. The company delivers an integrated end-to-end solution designed to enhance learning and transform education systems, including a digital learning platform optimized for low infrastructure environments. The organization has been on a journey from proof-of-concept community school programs to supporting national government transformation programs.

Elephant Healthcare Ltd. develops software application for healthcare industry. The company was founded by Bahbak Miremadi & Connell Gerard Locke on June 28, 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Komaza Group, Inc. provides training, planting inputs, maintenance support and harvesting services. The company was founded by Tevis Alden Howard and is headquartered in Kilifi, Kenya.

The Monitor Group LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in North Palm Beach, FL.

Ignitia AB provides weather forecasting services. It gives hyper-local weather updates, via short messaging service daily, monthly and seasonal rain forecasts to help farmers avoid ever changing climate, based on global positioning system location. The company was founded by Liisa Smits in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Solar Sister, Inc. invests in women's clean energy businesses in off-grid communities in Africa. The non-profit company is based in Great Falls, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to eradicate energy poverty by empowering women with economic opportunity. The company provides a comprehensive package of support, training, and services to set their women entrepreneurs up for success. Solar Sister's work has a ripple effect impacting local women, their families, and the customers and communities who switch to using clean energy. The company was founded in 2010 by Neha Misra and Katherine Lucey. Katherine Lucey has been the CEO since 2010.

Part of Solar Sister, Inc., LivelyHoods is a non-profit organization that creates job opportunities for youth and women in urban slums. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded by Tania Laden. Tania Laden has been the CEO since incorporation. LivelyHoods was acquired by Solar Sister, Inc. on May 17, 2022.

Truestone Impact Investment Management Ltd. (Truestone Impact) is a private equity firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in London.

Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers Ltd (Sahel Capital) is a private equity firm Founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Nigeria.

Esoko Networks Ltd. develops technology platform and provides consulting services for the agriculture industry. The company was founded by Mark Davies in 2005 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana.

Afrinvest West Africa Ltd. operates as an independent investment banking firm. Its principal areas: investment banking, securities trading, asset management and investment research. The company was founded in 2005 is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

KPMG East Africa Ltd. provides advisory services. The private company is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Cellulant Kenya Ltd. engages in the provision of digital payment platform. It offers consumer payments, collect payments, digital banking, remittances, and neighborhood agency banking. Its products include Mula, a secure payments between all people and businesses; Agrikore, a block chain based smart contracting, payments, and marketplace system that caters the agriculture sector; and Tingg, an integrated hub of digital services that powers commerce and end to end payments within ecosystems. The company was founded by Ken Njoroge, Goke Akinboro, and Bolaji Akinboro in 2004 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

AIfluence, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-driven end to end influence marketing platform. The company was founded by Arthur Stsepanenka and Nelson Aseka and is headquartered in Newark, DE.

DLA Piper Australia is one of the largest legal firms in Australasia with offices in Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Wellington. The company is a full service commercial firm servicing a broad cross-section of clients and industries, including local, national and international companies as well as all levels of government. They are passionate about providing strategic and innovative legal solutions that are practical and commercially focused. That's why some of the largest companies in the Asia-Pacific region choose DLA Phillips Fox. What sets them apart from other law firms is their unrelenting commitment to their client relationships. They make it their priority to really get to know their clients so they can better understand their businesses and help them succeed. When it comes to their clients EVERYTHING MATTERS. Through their exclusive alliance with DLA Piper, one of the largest legal services organizations in the world, their ability to meet the needs of their clients has never been stronger - wherever in the world they choose to do business. They can provide direct access to premier legal services in 30 countries throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA. The company invests in their people, offering remuneration and development benefits that will attract, retain and motivate the best legal and business minds around. They also believe that they have a responsibility to make the communities in which they operate a better place.

Geneva Global, Inc. operates as a philanthropic consulting company. It specializes in international development, global health, and poverty solutions. The company services include research, advice and program design, grant management, monitoring and evaluation, corporate social responsibility, communication materials and issue messaging, donor services, engagement, project management, and charity administration. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Paoli, PA.

Psimei Pharmaceuticals Ltd. develops pharmaceutical products. It provides radiation therapy and treatment of cancer cells using a technique called Photon Activation Therapy. The company is headquartered in Bramley, the United Kingdom.

PT. The company is based in Kebayoran Lama, Indonesia. Harapan Interaksi Swadaya is an Indonesian company that manufactures biodegradable plastic products. The company was founded by Sugianto Tandio, Tommy Tjiptadjaja. Tommy Tjiptadjaja has been the CEO since incorporation.

MEC Dynamics Corp. manufactures and distributes diagnostic products. It develops point of care device for testing HbA1c levels in diabetic patients which is a key diagnostic marker of a patient's risk for diabetes complications. The company was founded by Emmanuel Chuyuk Mpock and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

SPARK Venture Management Ltd. (SPARK Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Querist Ltd. founded in 1989 by Kiko Duffy and Thomas Alfred Teichman. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Antenova Ltd. provides antennas for wireless M2M and electronic devices. Its products include all cellular, GNSS, Ism, lTE and transfer jet. The firm's services which includes design for integration, antenna matching and testing and bespoke antenna design. The company was founded by Matthew Gaved, Christopher Poulton, Pilgrim Beart in 2001 and is headquartered in Hatfield, the united kingdom.

Sift Ltd. engages in the provision of business publishing services. It works in three sectors: accounting and finance, small business, and enterprise. The firm specializes in business transformation and digital engagement by providing consultancy and technology services to many organizations. The company was founded by Ben Heald, Andrew Gray, David Gilroy in 1996 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

UniServity Ltd. provides an online learning platform and websites for local primary schools, national training organizations, and other international customers. It offers Life, a cloud-based learning solution that enables users to engage in stimulating, interactive, and personalized learning activities anytime and anywhere; and to create, communicate, inform, learn, and share the content. The firm also provides e-learning services and training sessions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

SPARK Impact Ltd (SPARK Impact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in North East, United Kingdom.

mPharma Data, Inc. engages in the development of an application that enables physicians to prescribe and locate medicines for patients. The company is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Spark China Ltd. engages in venture and development capital activities. The company was incorporated on November 3, 2009 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Experian FootFall Ltd. provides information and services related to traffic counting in Europe. It offers services related to numbers of people visiting retailers, shopping centers, and transport locations. The company also provides metrics, such as conversion rates. Experian FootFall was co-founded by John Gallagher and Brian Barnes in 1991 and is headquartered in Solihull, UK

Part of Rockwood Strategic Plc, Spark Advisory Partners Ltd. is a brokerage firm based in London, UK. The British company was founded by Sean Christopher Wyndham-Quin. Spark Advisory Partners was acquired by Rockwood Strategic Plc from Glasshouse Associates Ltd. on September 11, 2000 for $14.38 million.