# Airtel Africa funding: rounds and investors

> Airtel Africa has raised $1.4B across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Temasek Holdings, Citibank and International Finance Corporation.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/airtel-africa (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Airtel Africa*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

IT Services Telecoms

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.4B** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$1.3B** Round **$194M** Debt

- **Latest round:** Debt, $194M Dec 2022
- **Biggest round:** $1.3B Round · Oct 2018
- **Investors:** 7

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2019 2020 2021 2022

**$1.3B** Round

**$194M** Debt

- **First round:** Round, $1.3B
- **Biggest round:** $1.3B
- **Between rounds:** 4.1 years

## The rounds

- **Dec 2022** Debt **$194M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) Source recorded
- **Oct 2018** Round **$1.3B** *3 new* [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Warburg Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warburg-pincus) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Reported by In

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Round** 2018 **Debt** 2022 [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) [Warburg Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warburg-pincus) [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank)

## Everyone who backed them

[Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) VC firm **2** rounds

[Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) Growth equity **1** round

[International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) Government **1** round

[Warburg Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warburg-pincus) Private equity **1** round

[BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) VC firm **1** round

[HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) Growth equity **1** round

[SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Company **1** round

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## Quick answers about Airtel Africa

### Who invested in Airtel Africa?

Airtel Africa's investors include Temasek Holdings, Citibank, International Finance Corporation, Warburg Pincus and BNP Paribas, and 2 more on record.

### How much has Airtel Africa raised?

Airtel Africa has raised $1.4B across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did Airtel Africa last raise?

Airtel Africa's most recent round was a Debt of $194M in Dec 2022.

### What was Airtel Africa's biggest round?

Airtel Africa's largest round on record is $1.3B (Undisclosed round), in Oct 2018.

### Who backed Airtel Africa first?

Airtel Africa's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by Temasek Holdings, Warburg Pincus and SoftBank BB Corp.

### What stage is Airtel Africa at?

Airtel Africa's latest named round is a Debt, in Dec 2022.

### Where is Airtel Africa based?

Airtel Africa is based in India.

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