Banque Misr was the anchor investorin launching the Nclude Fund in 2022, with the goal of supporting and developing early-stage fintech companies and unleashing their full potential, in line with its broader strategy to transform its services digitally to enable financial inclusion, drive growth and deliver higher returns.
DPI Venture Capital was launched by Development Partners International to provide investors access to pioneering, early stage, growth-orientated technology businesses across the Middle East and Africa.
The NcludeFund, with $105 million in assets under management and a target size of $150 million,is the largest fintech-focused fund in Africa.
Since its establishment in March 2022, Nclude has invested over $42.5million across 12transactions including companies such as Paymob, Khazna, Flapkap, and Connect Money. Launched with the support of the Central Bank of Egypt, Nclude is backed by LPs from Egypt’s largest national banks including Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque du Caire and joined by financial services focused LPs e-Finance Investment Group, EBC, and Mastercard. Nclude has the ability to invest up to 30% of its commitments into deals in the wider Middle East and Africa region, to help such companies expand into Egypt, further expanding Egypt’s position as a regional fintech hub.
Hisham Okasha, Banque Misr CEO: “The establishment of Nclude Fund was a key milestone in implementing our strategy to support the venture capital space. We believe that integrating these companies in our ecosystem and unlocking obvious synergies will take them to the next level of growth. We will continue to support Fintech businesses by providing financial, technical and digital solutions through our direct investment arm, private equity funds or accelerator programs in order to drive better experiences for our customers and greater value for the Egyptian economy.”
Ahmed Sobhy, Banque Misr CIO: “We are excited to partner with a prominent player like DPI to further cement our interest in growing digital and innovation led businesses and transforming them into leading institutions in their respective fields. We are confident that DPI will utilize its solid track record in Africa to existing investments in the Nclude Fund as well as new investments.”
