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Trade and Development Bank

Government fund

Nairobi · Growth · 12 people tracked

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345 people in our graph share verified history with the Trade and Development Bank team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Lucas De Fourunlockedknows David Bamlango · together at DLA Piper (overlapped)
×7knows the team · via University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
×4knows the team · via Mayer Brown
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Investment thesis

TDB is a regional multilateral development bank focused on advancing economic integration and development across Eastern and Southern Africa's member states. It offers trade finance, syndicated loans, project and infrastructure financing, SME programmes, green and climate finance facilities, and non-dilutive grants. The bank works with partner institutions such as development banks, export credit agencies, and multilateral funds to mobilize capital, support women exporters and entrepreneurs, and finance infrastructure and industrial projects. TDB regularly issues bonds and Eurobonds in global capital markets to fund its regional development mandate.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Growth
HQ
Nairobi, KE
Instruments
Debt · Grants
Founded
1985
AUM
$8B
Tracked investments
7

Team · 12 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 4 of 7 portfolio companies

Impact & Social Good ×3AI & Machine Learning ×1Climate Tech ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1GovTech ×1InsurTech ×1Marketing Tech ×1

HQs:Finland×1Kenya×1United States×1

Investments · 7 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path
Dotsavvydotsavvyafrica.comin𝕏

Dotsavvy is a full-service digital agency founded in 2002 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, offering website design and development, social media marketing, AI consulting, digital strategy, content production and technology consulting.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNairobi, KE

Finnfundfinnfund.fiin𝕏

Finnfund is a development financier and impact investor that invests in financially viable projects of responsible companies operating in developing countries to address global development challenges.

Climate TechImpact & Social Good

Migamiga.orgin𝕏

MIGA is a multilateral organization that provides political risk insurance and credit guarantees to support private investment in developing countries.

FintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTechWashington, US

Walter Raymond Cooper(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Tsutomu Yamamoto(Managing Director)inJunaid Kamal Ahmad(Vice President, Operations)Ed Mountfield(Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)inAriane Di Iorio(Director, Economics and Sustainability)Muhamet Fall(Director for Industries)in

Co-investorsAdapt VenturesAlumni VenturesAsymmetric Capital PartnersDefine VenturesFloating PointLux Capital+2 more

Open Access Modelworldbank.orgin𝕏

The World Bank Group is an international development organization that provides data, research, financing, and capacity-building programs to help countries reduce poverty and grow their economies.

GovTechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsAfrica Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)Chanzo CapitalLeapFrog Investments

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Burn ManufacturingIgnite PowerInternational Finance Corporation

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Trade and Development Bank made?
Trade and Development Bank has 7 tracked investments.
What stage does Trade and Development Bank invest at?
Trade and Development Bank invests at the Growth stage.
What sectors does Trade and Development Bank focus on?
Trade and Development Bank focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good.
Where is Trade and Development Bank located?
Trade and Development Bank is headquartered in Nairobi, KE.
Who does Trade and Development Bank co-invest with?
Trade and Development Bank most often shares deals with Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), Chanzo Capital, Circulate Capital, among 5 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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The Interview : Admassu Tadesse, President and Managing Director of Trade and Development Bank

Africa24 English · Admassu Tadesse

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