Private capital at the service of Congolese entrepreneurship
Musapi mokoesokolakaelongi te.
A Congolese private fund for investing in, creating and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, micro-businesses and income-generating activities.
We do not give. We invest.
Capital is a lever for creating value. It should allow a business to get organised, produce more, generate revenue, create jobs, build up capital and, in time, help finance new economic opportunities itself.
LOKAMBE at a glance
A fund built to last
7
priority sectors
From restaurants to media, by way of trade, services and training.
3
ways of stepping in
Invest in a business, create a new one, support its growth.
5
areas of support
Finance, sales, marketing, operations and human resources.
Our model
Capital that circulates
The LOKAMBE model rests on two complementary pillars — investing and creating — and one function that runs through both: supporting. Capital that comes back finances new opportunities.
Invest
Identify and finance entrepreneurs and companies with genuine economic and financial potential.
Create
Identify market needs and create companies directly, in sectors that can be profitable, can grow and can be replicated.
Support
Give the companies we finance or create the skills, tools, networks and resources they need to develop.
Priority sectors
Where we focus our efforts
We concentrate on a limited number of sectors, so that we truly know them.
See the sectors
- Restaurants
- Fast food
- Caterers
Restaurants and catering
Restaurants, fast food, caterers, event catering and specialised concepts.
- Bakery
- Pastry
- Processing
Food crafts and processing
Bakery, pastry, chocolate making, food production, processing and packaging.
- Local shops
- Stores
- Distribution
Trade and distribution
Neighbourhood shops, specialised stores, distribution and food products.
- Furniture
- Sound
- Decoration
Events
Furniture and equipment rental, sound, lighting, decoration and logistics.
- Maintenance
- Cleaning
- Logistics
Services
Maintenance, cleaning, logistics, business services and specialised services.
- Audiovisual
- Music
- Content creation
Media and entertainment
Audiovisual production, digital media, content creation, music production, studios and equipment, creative agencies and cultural formats that can be replicated.
- Training
- Trades
- Educational publishing
Education and training
Vocational training centres, technical and trade training, entrepreneurship and management training, educational publishing, equipment for schools.
Portfolio
Growing with us.
Seven companies financed or created by LOKAMBE. Click on one of them to see what it does, its sector and how far along the project is.
Support
Capital is not enough
Every investment comes with concrete support, on the subjects that make a company grow.
Finance
Bookkeeping, cash flow and margin tracking.
Sales
Pricing, customers and distribution.
Marketing
Brand, communication and digital presence.
Operations
Stock, purchasing and quality.
Human resources
Recruitment, organisation and management.
DRC.
Our commitment
What an investment changes
We invest in real businesses, alongside the entrepreneurs who run them day after day. Capital serves to produce more, sell more and employ more.
A large share of Congolese economic activity remains informal. Investing also means helping a business get organised, and making its growth measurable.
Where we start
Organise before financing
Bookkeeping, cash register, stock and procedures: we help the entrepreneur put the business in order — the condition for capital to be well used.
What we support
Support formalisation
Trade register, tax identification, contracts and articles of association: formalisation becomes a step in the growth plan, not a barrier to entry.
What we aim for
Help the business grow
An organised company gains easier access to credit, suppliers, public and private markets, and can hire for the long term.
We invest in those who are already building.
Partners
Those moving forward with us
The partners supporting LOKAMBE as it grows.
