How Silverbacks Holdings Backs Africa’s Global Tech, Sports, and Media Winners

In this episode, Adam Torres and Ibrahim Sagna, Executive Chairman at Silverbacks Holdings, about investing in high-growth African companies across tech, sports, entertainment, and media. Ibrahim shares Silverbacks’ founder-focused strategy, why global revenue and cross-border scale matter, and how diaspora demand is reshaping opportunity for African-led businesses worldwide.

About Ibrahim Sagna

Ibrahim Sagna is the Executive Chairman of Silverbacks Holdings, a private investment firm focused on tech, entertainment, and sports, with nine profitable exits since 2019. 

Silverbacks' landmark investments include Uber backed Moove, Stripe backed Wave Mobile Money, Netflix movies producer Forever7 Entertainment, DAZN and Warner Bros Music Africa sponsored African Warriors Fighting Championship (AWFC), as well as the NBA Africa tournament participating basketball team, Cape Town Tigers. 

He serves on several boards and hosts the "IN THE VALLEY" business podcast. His 30 year career includes high finance roles at IMF, Africa Finance Corporation, Afreximbank, Rwanda Capital Markets Authority, Millennium and ECP. 

He holds degrees from Boston College, INSEAD, LBS, and HBS.

About Silverbacks Holdings

Silverbacks Holdings backs dominant platform builders in underserved markets, primarily across Africa and its vicinity. The firm supports founders after product-market fit to sustain industry leadership, strengthen governance, and expand internationally.

As a data-driven capital allocator, Silverbacks Holdings seeks alpha by investing in tech-enabled, export-oriented businesses across high-growth sectors including technology, entertainment, sports, and the creative economy—industries seen as key drivers of job creation and regional advancement.

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