Our Approach
We focus on closing the critical funding gap in West Africa by driving growth and innovation through strategic investments in top-tier
regional enterprises.
We take a hands-on, active approach to investing. Our mission is to partner closely with portfolio companies, helping turn innovative ideas into reality and fueling sustainable growth. Before investing, we work directly with entrepreneurs to ensure that Niandan delivers more than just
capital— offering strategic support and expertise to create lasting impact.
Driven by Impact
We use an internally developed ESG and Impact Framework that is aligned with IFC standards throughout our investment process. The five stages are:
Identify: using the Global Impact Investing Network’s IRIS+ database, we identify each company’s impact priorities, strategic goals, and trackable metrics
Evaluate: investments are evaluated in due diligence according to the UN PRI’s five dimensions of impact. Metrics are assessed based on current performance, projected performance, and projected performance after our investment.
Implement: we work with our ESG Counsel to implement clauses into our investment agreements that ensure our investees are actively working towards their impact targets.
Monitor: companies are required to monitor and report on the agreed-upon impact metrics on a quarterly basis. We utilize an ESG data collection platform to enable companies to report performance regularly and uniformly.
Report: we publish a portfolio-wide impact report bi-annually, leveraging the impact performance data we collect from portfolio companies.
