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ABOUT US

who are we?

ForthInvestment is a company specialized in financing and supporting of entrepreneurs. Born from the will to gather within the same company, the skills, the funds and the network, necessary to support any business project.

Vision

The rise of the Burkinabè and African economy in general under the impetus of sustainable companies.

Mission

Support African entrepreneurs to develop sustainable businesses and impact Africa's socio-economic development through a tailor-made approach to build skills, capacity and finance.

Our objectives

• Provide skills and strengthen skills of entrepreneurs and their teams
• Sustaining African economic initiatives
• Make a lasting impact on the African socio-economic ecosystem.

Values

• Boldness
• Integrity
• Accountability

What makes us different

We have brought together within Forthinvestment professionals trained in the best schools in the world,and working for prestigious companies to bring African entrepreneurs, the best.

Created by Africans for Africans

ForthInvestment was created by Africans for Africans.

Created by entrepreneurs

ForthInvestment was created by entrepreneurs passionate about entrepreneurship and its capital comes entirely from its shareholders.

Involves shareholders

ForthInvestment shareholders bring their skills, experience and networks to the selection and management of funded projects on a daily basis.

End-to-end support

Forthinvestment supports entrepreneurs in their most critical financial phase: the financing of the first €50,000.

They trusted our team

Board of Directors

ForthInvestment has a diversified shareholding, with multiple and complementary skills. Business leaders, young executives from the African diaspora, senior executives from international companies, senior executives from international non-governmental organizations contribute to the daily success of ForthInvestment by contributing to the management team, their skills, networks and experiences

Massa BALIMA

Managing Director - Co-Founder

Founding Partner and Managing Director of ForthInvestment, Massa BALIMA has more than 10 years of experience in project management within the largest companies in France and Canada. He holds an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). He is one of the founders of ForthInvestment and is the current Managing Director of ForthInvestment Africa, based in Ouagadougou. He has significant experience in financing and fundraising for SMEs and has a perfect knowledge of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Burkina Faso. He is also in contact with several international players in the field of financing and support for SMEs.

Landry PARKOUDA

CEO - Co-Founder

Passionate about finance and entrepreneurship, Mr. Parkouda holds a degree in management sciences from the prestigious University of Paris-Dauphine, and an MBA from Anderson Business School in the United States. After 7 years in the world's leading audit and consulting firm, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) France on financial audit and risk management topics, he co-founded ForthInvestment in 2015 and served as Chairman until he joined the Investissement &partners (I&P) investment fund in 2018. Since 2018, he has led the activities of the I&P investment fund for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, assumes the functions of strategic and financial advisor to ForthInvestment, and sits on the board of directors of several companies of various sizes and sectors of activity (10 million to 6 billion CFA francs in turnover, in finance, construction, agri-food, industry, etc.).

Serge OUEDRAGO

Co-Founder

Mr. OUEDRAOGO has several years of experience as an actor in the field of computer security for major accounts. Co-founder of ForthInvestment, he then created Eodim, a digital services company. Trained as a network engineer, Mr. OUEDRAOGO holds a Master's degree in Computer Systems and Networks from IngéSup (Toulouse).

Mohamed DIALLO

Co-Founder

Thierry ZAGRÉ

Associate

Mr. ZAGRE holds a PhD in risk management and decision-making in international projects from the École de technologies supérieure de Montréal. He has been teaching business management since 2011 in universities in Burkina Faso. To date, he is a consultant and entrepreneur and trainer. He is also one of the partners of ForthInvestment. As a partner, he is involved in coaching and supporting entrepreneurs on a daily basis.

Ali Éric KONATÉ

Associate

Mr. Konaté works at Google in the UK managing large-scale technical programs. Prior to joining Google, Mr. Konaté spent more than a decade in leading consulting firms. First, technical architecture consulting on large-scale digital transformation programs at Accenture Consulting (more than 6 years), then strategy consulting at BCG-Boston Consulting Group (more than 4 years). He is an engineer with a degree in integration and deployment of information systems from Télécom Sud Paris (Institut Polytechnique de Paris).

Mouniratou BARRO

Associate

Currently Head of Risk and Compliance/Head of ESG Risks at Fidelis Finance, she was for three years in charge of professional affairs at BNP Paribas. An entrepreneur of character, she is president of the children's aid association Play and Give and facilitator of the Be One networking club. Mouniratou is bilingual and holds a double master's degree in finance and financial risk management from the ISC of Paris and the University of Cergy-Pontoise.

Sidiki SÉRÉ

Associate

Mr. SERE holds a Master's degree in Innovation and Rural Development and a Master's degree in Agricultural Economics. Currently, he is in the process of becoming a public policy specialist. These skills are combined with his passion for monitoring, evaluation and capitalization where he is arguably one of the best of his generation. A pioneer in the integration of the web in monitoring and evaluation in Burkina Faso, Mr. SERE is an outstanding data analyst and an ace in data collection and processing. He is a recognized expert in monitoring and evaluation and learning of development projects. Since 2010, Mr SERE has been committed to working in the field of rural development. He has held several positions that have given him great expertise in the monitoring and management and capitalization of development projects. He has a great mastery of andragogy and information systems. He has ten (10) years of professional experience in the public and private sectors and in consulting, including conducting evaluations and training project teams on various themes with high added value on behalf of various organizations in several African countries. Mr. Sidiki T. SERE has an in-depth knowledge of the rural context of Burkina Faso, which has enabled him to contribute to the development of several strategic documents in his country, Burkina Faso.

Wing Hang TSE

Associate

Mr. TSE is the founder of Wingtech Solutions, a consulting firm, and the co-founder of Winko, a technology start-up. A chemical engineer by training, he has expertise in all topics related to entrepreneurship, as well as in business development, supply chain and manufacturing. He holds an MBA from CEIBS and a Master's degree in Entrepreneurship from H.E.C. Paris.

Djoari OUOBA

Associate

Cheick Naser TRAORE

Associate

Téné ABO

Associate

Operational Team

Sosthène KONDE

Director of Operations

Aristide SOMÉ

Project Manager

Ophélie KABORÉ

Project Manager

Néhémi SIEHO

Investment Officer

Wendy PALM

Business development project manager

Thomas SAVADOGO

Senior support officer

Anouar ZAMPALIGRE

Senior support officer

Razack BILGO

Senior support officer

Silvère SAWADOGO

Support Officer

Stanislas SANON

Support Officer

Annick TASSEMBEDO

Chief Accountant

Haoua OUEDRAOGO

Accountant

Nadia TRAORE

Project Manager / Administrative Assistant

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  • Burkina Faso: rue 22.27, Ouagadougou
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