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Alexander O. Onukwue
20th January 2021
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but may need one holdover to influence Africa.
In January 2020, Nigerian healthcare startup LifeBank became the first company to receive investment under a new maternal care initiative introduced by the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
LifeBank’s 24/7 blood supply business met three criteria for a DFC-funded company; it is a
revenue-generating enterprise filling a
emerging market.
Using these investment criteria, the DFC has gone on to invest in multiple sectors across Africa.
In addition to LifeBank, DFC’s Africa portfolio includes Twiga Foods, Copia (both Kenyan startups), and investments in Angola, Botswana, Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda.
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