About us
We are a non-profit organization engaged to improve life standards through supporting impactful startups and SMEs. Previously known as Yunus Social Business Tunisia, Impact Partner is a network member of Yunus Social Business Global Initiatives (YSB), cofounded by Pr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Since 2014, Impact Partner has developed accelerator programs and offered testing funds as well as investment opportunities through the first Impact Investment fund in Tunisia.
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team
Fares Mabrouk
Before leading Impact Partner, Fares has previously founded and ran a number of SMEs based in North Africa, focused on mobile banking, oil logistics, and journalism including the HuffingtonPost Maghreb. Fares is a visiting professor at Sciences-Po in Paris, where he taught statistics and data analysis. In 2010, he was selected as a Yale World Fellow. Fares obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School and has a degree in Economic and Statistics from the National School of Statistics and Economic Administration in Paris.
Before leading Impact Partner, Fares has previously founded and ran a number of SMEs based in North Africa, focused on mobile banking, oil logistics, and journalism including the HuffingtonPost Maghreb....
Fares Mabrouk
General Manager
Leila Charfi
Leila has over 10 years of experience in entrepreneurship support services. She managed the Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC) Tunisia then MIC Africa. Then YSB Tunisia from 2015 to 2016. Leila graduated from ENSI and University of Ottawa with a Masters in Telecom. Leila also worked for 6 years in the Telecom industry (Canada then France).
Leila has over 10 years of experience in entrepreneurship support services. She managed the Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC) Tunisia then MIC Africa. Then YSB Tunisia from 2015 to 2016. Leila...
Leila Charfi
Partnerships Director
Mayssa Mrabet
Graduate from ISAMM Higher Institute of Arts and Multimedia. Served as consultant in various sectors in digital marketing and ecommerce at the international level.
Graduate from ISAMM Higher Institute of Arts and Multimedia. Served as consultant in various sectors in digital marketing and ecommerce at the international level.
Mayssa Mrabet
Operations Manager
Sarra Ben Miled
Graduate from the Mediterranean School of Business of Tunis. Served as Credit Analyst in the credit department for SME at the Arab Tunisian Bank.
Graduate from the Mediterranean School of Business of Tunis. Served as Credit Analyst in the credit department for SME at the Arab Tunisian Bank.
Sarra Ben Miled
Investment Associate and Social Impact Specialist
Maha Essoussi
Holds a Bachelor’s degree from TBS with a major in Business Analytics. Master student in Deep learning. Worked for two years as IT project manager within an automotive manufacturing company.
Holds a Bachelor’s degree from TBS with a major in Business Analytics. Master student in Deep learning. Worked for two years as IT project manager within an automotive manufacturing company.
Maha Essoussi
Com. Manager
Aicha Daoulatli
Holds a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Business Law from Manar University. Worked for four years in a Law firm in Kuwait.
Holds a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Business Law from Manar University. Worked for four years in a Law firm in Kuwait.
Aicha Daoulatli
CFO
Investment Committee
Brahim Anane
has over 40 years of experience in the Banking industry. Managed several Banks, like the STB. He sits on multiple investment committees of seed funds. President of the Investment Comity of AfricInvest and founder and first president of the AVCA. Participated to the creation, financing and management of more than a hundred new companies, in Tunisia and in sub-saharian Africa. Since 1991, he is a consultant, working mainly for the Government, the World Bank, ONIDO, and private companies. Brahim has a Ph.D in BA from the University of Berkeley, USA.
has over 40 years of experience in the Banking industry. Managed several Banks, like the STB. He sits on multiple investment committees of seed funds. President of the Investment Comity...
Mohamed Salah Frad
CEO of UGFS-NA currently managing two securities funds, three mutual funds and two seed funds representing 85 M TND. Prior to UGFS, he was head of research department at a leading broker in Tunisia and led the listing of several companies in the Tunisian Stock Exchange. Mohamed Salah is CIIA, and holds a Master’s degree from the IHEC in Tunisia and an MBA from UQAM, Canada.
CEO of UGFS-NA currently managing two securities funds, three mutual funds and two seed funds representing 85 M TND. Prior to UGFS, he was head of research department at a...
Slah Kooli
Founder & Manager of TAEF Search Fund. Before that, CEO of MILLHORIZON. Since 2011 Slah is the chairman of the Board of ENDA INTER-ARABE. From 2012 to 2015 he was country manager of LU Algeria. From 1994 to 2011, General Manager of Société Tunisienne de Biscuiterie. Slah graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris Engineering degree then Post-graduate degree in 1986.
Founder & Manager of TAEF Search Fund. Before that, CEO of MILLHORIZON. Since 2011 Slah is the chairman of the Board of ENDA INTER-ARABE. From 2012 to 2015 he was...
Sylvain Franc de Ferrière
In the YSB Global Initiatives core team. Manages YSB’s activities in Africa. Prior to YSB, Sylvain worked as a consultant in Argentina for Endeavor and then as General Manager for a business of an Endeavor entrepreneur. He has also served as a consultant for the BCG in Paris. Sylvain holds a M.Sc. in Management from HEC in Paris.
In the YSB Global Initiatives core team. Manages YSB’s activities in Africa. Prior to YSB, Sylvain worked as a consultant in Argentina for Endeavor and then as General Manager for...
Fares Mabrouk
Before leading Impact Partner, Fares has previously founded and ran a number of SMEs based in North Africa, focused on mobile banking, oil logistics, and journalism including the HuffingtonPost Maghreb. Fares is a visiting professor at Sciences-Po in Paris, where he taught statistics and data analysis. In 2010, he was selected as a Yale World Fellow. Fares obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School and has a degree in Economic and Statistics from the National School of Statistics and Economic Administration in Paris.
Before leading Impact Partner, Fares has previously founded and ran a number of SMEs based in North Africa, focused on mobile banking, oil logistics, and journalism including the HuffingtonPost Maghreb....
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IMPACT IN NUMBERS
We measure impact by the diversity of the sectors we support, the number of jobs we generate, the rate of gender equality among businesses we finance, the quality of education provided to young people we reach, and the sustainable change we make…
Impact Indicators
Reported
Jan-19
DEC-19
Social Business Cumulated Number of Social Businesses (SBs) that are funded by Impact Partner through one of its financing program during the reporting period:The Social Business Fund
The Testing Fund
BOOST accelerator
Quality jobsCumulated number of Full-time Jobs or equivalent that are created, identified and maintained during the reporting period, once Impact Partner Invests in the SB.It can be either a job within the SB financed or among its direct beneficiaries.
Jobs that are certified according to IP jobs certification process.
WomenWomen of 16+according to the Tunisian Labor Law
Youth Young people between 16 and 30 that are able to work according to the Tunisian Labor Law
Opex per jobCost related to Impact Partner of a job created by a Financed SB
Investment per jobAmount of money invested by Impact Partner required to create one Jobportfolio
Manuskri
Kalys
CIFEA
NextGen
SmartWash
CampMars
WeCodeLand
MonPrepa
Container Culturel
Henchir D’heb
SAS
Sejnenia
ATAM
LAMB
Ibda
Caprigène
Anava
Sciencia
