Division — Venture Capital

We intend to back the industry we need to exist.

Capital, operating support and market access for ventures that add value to West African agricultural output before it leaves the region.

Division in formation · No investments made yet

Thesis

Margin belongs upstream.

Building a processing plant in Gontougo makes the missing pieces obvious: equipment maintenance, packaging, quality laboratories, cold logistics, financing for cooperatives, rural energy. Those are businesses — and today most of them are absent or imported.

Lhacienda Venture Capital is being set up to invest where our own operation is the first customer, so a portfolio company starts with real demand rather than a pilot.

This division has not yet deployed capital. We are describing an intention and a structure, not a track record.

Where we intend to invest

Sectors: Agro-processing, packaging, industrial services, agri-logistics, rural energy
Geography: Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa, with European market access
Stage: Discussed case by case
Ticket size: Discussed case by case
Instrument: Discussed case by case
Status: In formation

What we bring

More useful than a cheque.

A first customer

Our plant and our corridor are designed to become the venture’s initial demand and its proving ground.

Ground operations

Local hiring, permitting, supplier networks and the practical work of building in Gontougo.

Route to Europe

Access to the Zaragoza platform and to the buyers we are building relationships with.

Building something in this chain?

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