Africaworks Accelerates The Rollout Of Real Estate Investment Platform

AfricaWorks Investment Partners accelerates the rollout of its urban real estate investment platform in West Africa

Following the successful closing of its first vehicle in 2025, the platform is preparing the launch of AWIP II and strengthening its acquisition pipeline.

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Paris, 20 January 2025 – AfricaWorks Investment Partners (“AWIP”) today announced that it is accelerating the rollout of its investment platform dedicated to the acquisition, repositioning and operation of mixed-use urban real estate assets in West Africa. Following the swift closing of its first vehicle in 2025 (“AWIP I”), the platform confirms the relevance of its positioning, built on operational excellence, a deep understanding of user needs and rigorous investment discipline.

Founded in 2025 by Grégoire Schwebig and Anthony Anziani, AWIP was designed as a natural extension of the AfricaWorks model. The platform targets high-potential urban assets located in the main economic hubs of West Africa, with the goal of repositioning them into mixed-use buildings combining offices, coliving, hospitality and services, operated directly by AfricaWorks. This approach ensures alignment between investment strategy, operations and long-term value creation.

Established in 2019, AfricaWorks is now present in seven cities across six African countries, with more than 25,000 sqm of operated space and a base of over 1,000 clients, primarily international and regional companies. This operational backbone lies at the heart of the AWIP model, reducing execution risk and securing asset performance throughout the entire lifecycle, in markets characterized by rapid urbanization and growing demand for flexible, well-operated spaces.

The first vehicle, AWIP I, was closed in summer 2025 in less than three months, raising €4 million from leading private investors. The capital has been fully deployed into the acquisition of two off-market assets in Dakar and Lagos, validating the relevance of the strategy, the governance framework in place and return assumptions aligned with international standards. Building on this initial success, AfricaWorks Investment Partners is preparing the launch of AWIP II, targeting €10 million in equity and a closing planned for Q2 2026.

"From the outset, AfricaWorks was built as an operational platform, close to the needs and realities of the companies we support every day. With AWIP, we invest only in assets that we know how to operate, improve and upgrade over time, through a disciplined approach rooted in the realities of African markets,

AWIP II will focus on acquiring and developing four to five real estate assets, primarily in Abidjan and Dakar-targeting assets of around 5,000 sqmwhile maintaining a selective approach to other high-potential markets, with the ambition of building a coherent portfolio of benchmark urban assets in West Africa.

About AfricaWorks

AfricaWorks is the leading multi-award-winning pan-African coworking and coliving operator, with more than 20 locations open or under development across seven cities on the continent: Abidjan, Accra, Cape Town, Dakar, Johannesburg, Lagos and Lusaka.

AfricaWorks provides flexible office and hospitality solutions for companies of all sizes. AfricaWorks currently supports more than 1,000 member companies across Africa. Its clients include IBM, TikTok, L’Oréal, Paystack, Universal Music, Nokia, MasterCard, the Gates Foundation, the United Nations, as well as many other leading organizations.

About AfricaWorks Investment Partners (AWIP)

Founded in 2025 by Grégoire Schwebig and Anthony Anziani, AWIP is a real estate investment platform specialized in the acquisition, repositioning and operation of mixed-use urban assets in West Africa.

The platform pursues a disciplined investment strategy focused on “Working + Living” buildings combining offices, coliving, hospitality and services, with the aim of creating long-term value and delivering returns aligned with international standards.

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