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Your message goes straight to the team that handles it, in Abidjan or in Lomé.

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Choose your profile: the questions asked, and the person who answers, are not the same.

You are writing on behalf of a company.

Is your enquiry about raising finance for your company?

Optional, but it saves us one exchange.

An acknowledgement goes out to your address, and the message is archived even if the email fails.

Our offices

Two addresses, two teams

Cauris Management is based in Ivory Coast and Togo.

After sending

What happens once your message is sent

A management company does not answer within the hour. Better to say so than to leave you waiting.

  1. 01

    Acknowledgement

    An email goes out to your address straight away, with a summary of what you wrote.

  2. 02

    Qualification

    The message reaches the team of the office concerned. A funding request is read against our investment criteria.

  3. 03

    A named reply

    You receive a signed reply within three business days, even when the case falls outside our scope.

Your question may already be answered elsewhere:

Before you start

Two conditions open a review, and we check them straight away. If they are met, the questionnaire takes about ten minutes: you can stop and resume, your draft stays on this device, and nothing is sent before the summary.

Two conditions open a review

  1. West and Central Africafor the country of the head office; Nigeria remains outside our scope
  2. 1.3 billion FCFAat the very least, around 2 million euros or 2.13 million dollars

Both are cumulative: both must be met to continue.

What is worth having to hand

  • The figures from your last closed financial year: revenue, net profit, equity
  • The amount you are seeking and what the funds are for
  • Your business plan, if you already have one: it is optional at this stage

Let us check them now

XOF

The review threshold is 1.3 billion FCFA, around 2 million euros or 2.13 million dollars.

Step 1 of 5

Your company

Identifying the company and the stage it has reached.

Headcount *
What you are looking to do *
Optional, but it saves us one exchange.

Step 2 of 5

Your figures

Rough figures from the last closed financial year.

Currency of your accounts *
XOF
XOFIf negative, put a minus sign before the amount.
XOFShare capital, reserves and retained earnings.
XOFOptional. Bank loans outstanding.
Operating profit (EBITDA) *

Before interest, tax and depreciation.

Step 3 of 5

Your need

The instrument and the use of the funds.

Instrument you are seeking *
Use of the funds *

You may tick several.

Are you comfortable with Cauris taking a minority stake? *

Our stakes are usually minority ones, over a three to five year horizon.

When you need the funds *

Step 4 of 5

Your project

What the funding is meant to achieve.

  • The project: what you want to do, and why now.
  • The market: the demand you serve and your edge over competitors.
  • The company in three to five years: the revenue, headcount and locations you are aiming for.
0 of 1,500 characters, 120 at the very least.
Business plan A methodical document of 15 to 20 pages: the company, its environment, a 3 to 5 year projection, forecast financial statements.
Documents you can provide

They will be asked for if your case goes to review.

Step 5 of 5

Contacting you

So that our team can get back to you.

Preferred office

Last step

Summary of your request

Read your answers again before sending. Every block can be edited in one click.

Request sent

Thank you, your project is in our hands

Your case reference: . Keep it for our exchanges.

  1. Your request goes to the investment teamAn acknowledgement is sent to .
  2. An investment officer studies your caseAgainst our criteria: the company’s profile, its executives and governance, its market, and the shape of the stake.
  3. They get back to you for a first conversationHave your business plan and documents ready: they will be asked for if the case goes to review.

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