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Development Partners International

Last cheque observed Oct 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Private equityQuiet

SeedSeries ASeries BHealthcareFinancial ServicesTechnology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque379days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$139MRounds led2 of 4
Pitch Development Partners International

Development Partners International highlights

  1. 01

    4 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Series C: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

Development Partners International (DPI) is a private equity firm deploying global capital to unlock potential in Africa’s high growth, high impact companies.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HealthcareFinancial ServicesTechnology
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2025

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    MoniepointSeries C · NG · Disrupt Africa$200MLed
  3. Mar
    MNT-HalanGrowth · EG · Disrupt Africa$158MWith 5 others
  4. 2024

    1 round

  5. Oct
    MoniepointSeries C · NG · Disrupt Africa$110MLed
  6. 2021

    1 round

  7. Sept
    MNT-HalanGrowth · EG · Lorax Capital Partners$120MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration12 named

AAAdefolarin Adebayo OgunsanyaPartneriForm ADV
BKBabacar KaMemberiForm ADV
EGEduardo Gutierrez-GarciaMemberiForm ADV
JSJames Stanford GriffithsPartneriForm ADV
JYJoanne YooMemberiForm ADV
MSMarc StonehamMemberiForm ADV
MQMiles Quintin MorlandMember and ChairmaniForm ADV
RARosemary Anne FletcherMember and Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
RNRuna Nurunnessa AlamMember and Chief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
SLSofiane LahmarMemberiForm ADV
TITakudzwa Itai MutasaMemberiForm ADV
ZAZiad AbazaPartneriForm ADV

We also hold 15 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$6.4Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Development Partners International LLP
SEC number
CRD 160177

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

4 of 28 we have independently watched raise

ChannelvasKelixbioMnt-halanMoniepointAlameda-hcAxamansardBanqueatlantiqueBiopharmdzBtechCalbankCmgpCofinacotedivoireDolidolEatontowersEgicFoodconceptsplcGeneralemballageHomechoiceIfsafricaLetshegoLibstarPanafricantowersRttSicam-tunisiaSolevogroupTouaxUkhesheUpm

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

CMGPUndisclosedSept 2018

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Development Partners International. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Development Partners International put money into.

Quick answers about Development Partners International

What does Development Partners International invest in?

Development Partners International invests most often at Growth and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthcare, Financial Services and Technology.

How active is Development Partners International?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2025.

What has Development Partners International invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Moniepoint (Series C, Oct 2025) and MNT-Halan (Growth, Mar 2025).

How big are Development Partners International's cheques?

The median round it joins is $139M.

Is Development Partners International investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2025.

Who does Development Partners International invest alongside?

Most often Google's Africa Investment Fund (2 rounds together), International Finance Corporation (2 rounds together) and Lightrock (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Development Partners International?

Development Partners International is a private equity firm based in London, United Kingdom.

How much does Development Partners International manage?

About $6.4B, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

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