Mauritius · Funded startup

Who invested in SMILE Telecoms Holdings

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

Telecoms

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$365Mraised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

$50MGrowth$315MDebt
Latest round
Growth, $50MSept 2015
Biggest round
$315MDebt · Sept 2015
Investors
8
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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.

2016
$50MGrowth$315MDebt
First round
Growth, $50M
Sept 2015
Biggest round
$315M
Debt · Sept 2015

The rounds

  1. Sept 2015
    Growth$50M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  2. Sept 2015

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.

Everyone who backed them

Public Investment CorporationGrowth equity2rounds
Diamond BankInvestment firm1round
EcobankCorporate VC1round
South African Government Employees Pension Fundno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about SMILE Telecoms Holdings

Who invested in SMILE Telecoms Holdings?

SMILE Telecoms Holdings's investors include Public Investment Corporation, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), African Export-Import Bank, Industrial Development Corporation and Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, and 3 more on record.

How much has SMILE Telecoms Holdings raised?

SMILE Telecoms Holdings has raised $365M across 2 rounds since 2015.

When did SMILE Telecoms Holdings last raise?

SMILE Telecoms Holdings's most recent round was a Debt of $315M in Sept 2015.

What was SMILE Telecoms Holdings's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $315M in Sept 2015, is also its largest on record.

Who backed SMILE Telecoms Holdings first?

SMILE Telecoms Holdings's first round on record, in Sept 2015, was backed by Public Investment Corporation and South African Government Employees Pension Fund.

What stage is SMILE Telecoms Holdings at?

SMILE Telecoms Holdings's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2015.

Where is SMILE Telecoms Holdings based?

SMILE Telecoms Holdings is based in Mauritius.

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