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Top 50 Angel Investors in Africa (June 2026)

The most active angel investors investing in Africa startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Africa startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Hesham Zreik
Angel
26 United States, Nigeria, India Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $50k–$5M
Olugbenga Agboola
Angel
13 Nigeria, Kenya, United States Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $625k–$7.5M
Idris Ayodeji Bello
Angel
12 Nigeria, United States, Egypt Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed Software, FinTech, Financial Services $100k–$5.1M
Bashar Hamood
Angel
11 United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce $5k–$5M
Phillip Sebole Masango
Angel
8 South Africa Seed, Series A, Private Equity Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence $1.6M–$14M
Babs Ogundeyi
Angel
8 Nigeria, Zambia, Pakistan Seed, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $780k–$5M
Wes Schwalje
Angel
7 India, United States, Mexico Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology $150k–$2M
Michael Seibel
Angel
7 United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech $500k–$21M
Tayo Oviosu
Angel
7 Nigeria, Brazil, United States Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, SaaS, Credit $1.4M–$3.6M
Karim Beguir
Angel
6 Tunisia, France, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence $600k–$31M
Justin Mateen
Angel
6 United States, Mexico, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, Health Care $400k–$26M
Cem Garih
Angel
6 United States, India, Kenya Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Internet $460k–$38M
Leonard Stiegeler
Angel
6 Nigeria, South Africa, United States Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, B2B $1.3M–$6M
Shola Akinlade
Angel
6 Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda Pre-Seed, Seed FinTech, Education, Financial Services $181k–$4M
Gbite Oduneye
Angel
5 Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Education $180k–$10M
Yossi Hasson
Angel
5 South Africa, United States, Ghana Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments $120k–$551k
Sudeep Ramnani
Angel
5 United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom Seed, Venture - Series Unknown FinTech, Financial Services, Sports $1.3M–$20M
Miles Morland
Angel
5 Mozambique Pre-Seed Internet, Education, Publishing $7k–$12k
Walid Aradi
Angel
5 India, United States, Nigeria Seed, Angel, Series A Information Technology, Internet, Health Care $500k–$4M
Ham Serunjogi
Angel
5 Nigeria, United States, South Africa Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Finance, Mobile Apps $25k–$5.3M
Vinny Lingham
Angel
4 United States, South Africa, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Blockchain, Internet, Software $125k–$5.6M
Charles Delingpole
Angel
4 United Kingdom, United States, Spain Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, FinTech, Payments $382k–$20M
Justin Stanford
Angel
4 South Africa Seed, Angel, Series A FinTech, Security, Financial Services $3.4M–$6.4M
Ragnar Sass
Angel
4 Estonia, Ukraine, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Software, SaaS $110k–$6M
Jai Mahtani
Angel
4 United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria Venture - Series Unknown, Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Payments $1.3M–$20M
Martin Villig
Angel
4 Estonia, Spain, South Africa Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, FinTech, Education $111k–$6M
Ken Njoroge
Angel
4 Kenya, United States Pre-Seed, Series A, Convertible Note Software, Billing, Web Development $1.2M–$20M
Bhavik Bajaj
Angel
4 United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel Information Technology, Software, FinTech $15k–$3M
Ire Aderinokun
Angel
4 Nigeria, Germany Pre-Seed Software, Ticketing, E-Commerce $15k–$1.1M
Sandeep Nailwal
Angel
4 United States, Singapore, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services $450k–$40M
Prosper Otemuyiwa
Angel
4 Nigeria, Canada, United States Pre-Seed, Angel FinTech, CRM, Finance $200k–$1M
Mato Perić
Angel
4 Germany, India, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce $2M–$100M
Olumide Soyombo
Angel
4 Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel Financial Services, FinTech, Finance $260k–$2.1M
Markus Villig
Angel
3 Estonia, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, Information Technology, FinTech $230k–$3.5M
Sajid Rahman
Angel
3 India, Nigeria, Kenya Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Banking
Edmond Nonie
Angel
3 Nigeria Pre-Seed, Debt Financing SaaS, Software, Construction
Justin Kan
Angel
3 United States, Nigeria, India Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Financial Services, SaaS $808k–$23M
Peter Sandberg
Angel
3 Denmark, Kenya, Estonia Angel, Pre-Seed, Secondary Market Internet, SaaS, FinTech
Aaron Fu
Angel
3 Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, Software, Apps
Youcef Es-skouri
Angel
3 United States, France, Nigeria Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Financial Services, FinTech $1.8M–$46M
Raffael Johnen
Angel
3 Nigeria, Germany, Australia Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Payments, Software $1.6M–$20M
Allen and Ollys International Limited -
Angel
3 Nigeria Seed, Convertible Note FinTech, Insurance, Blockchain $1k–$4k
Yves Guillemot
Angel
3 Nigeria Seed, Series A Logistics, E-Commerce Platforms, Location Based Services $500k–$1.7M
Alan Rutledge
Angel
3 United States, India, Mexico Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B Financial Services, FinTech, Software $600k–$8M
Kola Aina
Angel
3 Nigeria, United States, Kenya Seed, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Internet $170k–$4.4M
Ed Robinson
Angel
3 Nigeria, United States Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B InsurTech, Insurance, Banking $3.5M–$4M
Chris Adelsbach
Angel
3 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Software $120k–$20M
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Angel
3 United States, Nigeria, South Africa Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Information Technology, FinTech, Software $172k–$30M
Dr Kiran C Patel
Angel
3 India, Botswana, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Medical, InsurTech $400k–$500k
Abdul Hassan
Angel
3 Nigeria Pre-Seed, Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Payments $780k–$1.3M
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Hesham Zreik
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 26 investments in Africa startups

Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 619
  • Round size: Seed $53k–$2M; Pre-Seed $50k–$1M; Series A $170k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • UrbanFarmers — UrbanFarmers is a platform that connects city dwellers with local urban farms and community gardens.
  • Ensure Petroleum Pvt Ltd — Ensure Petroleum Fuel & Refinery is a Pakistan-focused energy venture founded by Muhammad Irfan Younas, a former executive.
  • Manufacturing Electronics Cards — it is a startup built on the idea of putting advanced electronics engineering expertise at the service of local and regional businesses.
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Olugbenga Agboola
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 13 investments in Africa startups

Olugbenga Agboola is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flutterwave. Olugbenga previously worked at Access Bank as a Head of Digital Factory and Innovation. Olugbenga Agboola attended EC-Council University. Olugbenga Agboola has been a Certified Ethical Hacker and a Security Analyst.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $625k–$3.7M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Klump — Use Klump to buy now and pay later in instalments for up to 12 months! Businesses accept payments, increase conversion rates, and boost revenue. The Easy Life! Try it now.
  • Curacel — Curacel creates APIs & tools that enable businesses to embed insurance in digital channels and to administer claims cost-effectively.
  • Lorum Finance
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Idris Ayodeji Bello
Angel · 12 investments in Africa startups

The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program. Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $700k–$5.1M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bypa-ss — Bypa-ss is working on creating a world-class SaaS healthcare environment and revolutionizing healthcare in Egypt, Join Us
  • Simulon — Studio-quality VFX on a mobile. Sign up to the Simulon beta.
  • ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.
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Bashar Hamood
Angel · 11 investments in Africa startups

Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 326
  • Round size: Seed $10k–$780k; Pre-Seed $5k–$500k; Series A $15k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SafeNest — SafeNest offers a comprehensive home security system integrating smart technology with professional monitoring services.
  • G Super Races — G Super Races aims to revolutionize the global horse racing scene with its premier league.
  • ZohoOptimizer AI — ZohoOptimizer AI is a platform designed to enhance Zoho’s suite of business applications by providing AI-driven process automation.
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Phillip Sebole Masango
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 8 investments in Africa startups

Phillip Sebole Masango, is a South African C-Siute Executive and Venture Capitalist, a visionary who seamlessly navigates the intersections of Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Development, Business Intelligence (BI), Design, Web, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, IoT, Digital Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation. With aproven track record of assuming CEO, CTO, and other top executive roles, he brings a rare fusion of technical expertise, business acumen, and strategic foresight to every venture he leads. Phillip doesn’t just build companies—he drives innovation, scales businesses, and redefines industries.A Mission Rooted in Empowerment and Progress: With extensive experience in the Startup Ecosystem, Technology Industry, Creative Industry, Digital Innovation, Management Consulting, and Venture Capital, Phillip thrives in environments where innovation flourishes. His mission is to empower individuals, startups, businesses, and organizations by delivering cutting-edge technology and digital solutions that drive exponential growth. However, his work extends beyond personal ambition—it is a devotion to serving humanity. Phillip is committed to creating a world where technology democratizes and decentralizes industries, enabling individuals and businesses to innovate, lead, and thrive. He envisions a future where technology not only liberates but also elevates and inspires—enabling companies to reach new heights and igniting a wave of global prosperity.A Legacy of Meaningful Success: For Phillip, success is not defined by accolades or financial gain—it is measured by the profound impact he creates. He refuses to chase success in pursuits that lack meaning, believing that true success comes from doing what one loves—better than anyone else—driven by passion, joy, and self-mastery. His approach to business and innovation is holistic, tackling challenges from multiple angles to fuel transformative change. He thrives in collaborative environments where boundaries are pushed, industries are reshaped, and new possibilities emerge.Yet beyond business, Phillip understands that life is a journey of emotions and meaning. He embraces every experience—both triumphs and challenges—as stepping stones toward a greater purpose. With unwavering dedication and a heart set on impact, he continues to push forward, leaving a legacy that will resonate for generations to come.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Private Equity
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $4.8M–$11M; Series A $1.6M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 82% lead, 18% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • The AI Studio — The AI Studio is an advanced artificial intelligence research and innovation hub operating under Amani Creative Studios. It is designed to enhance and integrate AI capabilities into our existing services, spanning Web2, Web3, cybersecurity, branding, and software development. Every solution we offer at Amani Creative Studios and Web3 Studio willnow be AI-powered and AI-enhanced, unlocking new capabilities in automation, prediction, personalization, and efficiency.AI-Powered Web3 Solutions – AI-driven smart contracts, blockchain forensics, and decentralized automation., AI-Driven Branding & Marketing – Intelligent content creation, data-driven strategies, and hyper-personalization, AI-Powered SaaS & Software Development – Automated workflows, predictive analytics, and intelligent decision-making, AI-Optimized UI/UX & Product Design – AI-powered design systems, adaptive interfaces, and automated A/B testing.
  • Amani — Amani Creative Studios is a Dynamic B2B innovation and technology studio where creativity, strategy, and cutting-edge technology converge to empower businesses, startups, and organizations at every stage of growth. We craft transformative digital solutions that redefine industries—blending artistry, strategic insight, and technical excellence todrive meaningful impact. In today’s digital-first world, we provide end-to-end technology and digital solutions that fuel innovation, enhance efficiency, and accelerate growth. Whether you're a startup bringing a vision to life, an established business scaling new heights, a company seeking innovation, or an organization embracing transformation, we are your strategic partner in pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Amani Creative Studios understands the intricate relationship between business products and brand identity. That’s why we offer tailored solutions designed to meet your unique objectives. We’re here to help you navigate the complexities of today’s competitive landscape, providing the expertise and strategies necessary to bring your business products and brands to the forefront. Let’s collaborate to turn your vision into a reality, combining innovative marketing, cutting-edge design, strategic branding, and advanced software development to elevate your business to new heights.
  • Startup Venture Studio — Startup Venture Studio is a leading venture studio dedicated to supporting startups from inception through to post-IPO. We offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to help founders navigate the complexities of building and scaling successful businesses. Our approach combines strategic consulting, operational support, and growth accelerationto drive sustainable success and innovation.
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Babs Ogundeyi
Angel · Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria · 8 investments in Africa startups

Cofounder and CEO of Kuda

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Zambia, Pakistan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$5M; Pre-Seed $780k–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Zazuu — Zazuu is a platform for sending money across the border.
  • Curacel — Curacel creates APIs & tools that enable businesses to embed insurance in digital channels and to administer claims cost-effectively.
  • 24SEVEN — 24seven.pk is using tech and data to digitize and disrupt the fresh food and FMCG verticals in one of the fastest-growing and rapidly evolving consumer markets in the world.
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Wes Schwalje
Angel · 7 investments in Africa startups

Operator at nexus of policy, tech, and dev, investor, advised 8 unicorns on MENAP entry/scale-up, support Big Tech / startups to get along with govt

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: India, United States, Mexico

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $150k–$2M; Pre-Seed $360k–$740k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VC Lab — We help idea-stage entrepreneurs and pre-seed startups get funding, build a team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, and launch impactful businesses.
  • HelpNow — HelpNow Corporate Site
  • OlaClick (YC W21) — Create electronic menu boards for your restaurant or store. It is totally free. QR codes menu or digital menu boards. Digitalize your menu in an instant and start receiving orders !
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Michael Seibel
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 7 investments in Africa startups

Michael Seibel is the Managing Director and Group Partner of Y Combinator. He previously worked at Socialcam as a CEO. Michael Seibel attended Yale University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 176
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$7.1M; Pre-Seed $500k–$500k; Series A $5.9M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Dripos — Dripos was crafted by restaurant operators like yourself to do it all. We aren't joking, everything from payroll & accounting to mobile ordering & marketing.
  • Retell AI — RetellAI is an API for creating human-like conversational voice AI. Developers can build a voice AI similar to JARVIS in just a day — with an ~800ms response time and the ability to handle interruptions.
  • Golden — Golden is a developer of a self-constructing knowledge database used to accelerate discovery and education. The company uses and leverages human effort by using machine intelligence to make the process of gathering and communicating knowledge simpler.It combines a powerful search across several entities with fine-grain alerts to stay on top ofchanges, and semi-automatic research assistance for gaps in knowledge that enable people in organizations to stay current, understand and leverage the latest trends in their industry.
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Tayo Oviosu
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 7 investments in Africa startups

Tayo is the Founder & Group CEO of Paga (www.paga.com), Nigeria’s leading mobile money service. Prior to Paga, Tayo was Vice-President at Travant Capital Partners, a private equity fund in West Africa. Prior to joining Travant, Tayo was a Manager, Corporate Development, at Cisco Systems in San Jose California. Tayo’s work at Paga has beenrecognized globally - in 2014 CNBC selected Tayo as the Entrepreneur of the Year West Africa, and in 2015 the African Leadership Network selected Paga as the outstanding growing company of the year in Africa. Tayo is also the co-founder of Kairos Angels, an angel investment club.Tayo earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, from the University of Southern California, and also has a Masters in Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, SaaS, Credit
  • Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Brazil, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$3.6M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RELAYTO Content Experience Platform — RELAYTO converts your PDFs & presentations to interactive web experiences with instant branding, analytics & more
  • Tyms — Tyms online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today. Also available in Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa.
  • Venco Platforms — Venco automates visitor management, billing, and collections, as well as smart utility vending for communities across Africa.
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Karim Beguir
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 6 investments in Africa startups

Co-Founder & CEO of InstaDeep and Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning, Karim helps companies get a grip on the latest AI advances and deploy them in practice. A graduate of France’s Ecole Polytechnique and former Program Fellow at NYU’s Courant Institute, Karim has a passion for teaching and using applied mathematics. This encouragedhim to launch InstaDeep, nominated at MWC17 in the top 20 global startup list by PCMAG. He is on a mission to democratize AI and make it accessible to a wider audience.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Tunisia, France, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $630k–$31M; Pre-Seed $600k–$600k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Dabchy — Created in 2016 by Ameni Mansouri, Ghazi Ketata, and Osama Mahjoub, Dabchy is a localized fashion marketplace where women can buy and sell their new or used fashion items online. Dabchy is headquartered in Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Thunder Code — Transform your QA process with Thunder Code's AI-powered test automation platform. Create, manage, and run automated tests without coding - perfect for QA teams seeking efficiency, reliability, and seamless integration.
  • Blueprint Bryan Johnson — On the surface, Blueprint may seem something about health, wellness and aging. It's really a system to make tomorrow better for you, me, the planet and our shared future with AI.
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Justin Mateen
Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States · 6 investments in Africa startups

Justin Mateen is the Cofounder and former CMO of Tinder, the world's largest dating platform. In 2021, and 2022 Business Insider ranked Mateen as the best early stage investor in the US, placing him at the number 1 spot on the top 100 list of US Seed Investors both years. In 2020, Forbes included Mateen on their list of the decade's top10 tech entrepreneurs. Fast Company has listed him as one of the most creative people in business.Founded in 2012, Tinder is the highest grossing app on Apple's app store since 2017 and was valued at over $40 Billion dollars in 2021.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Mexico, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 144
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$9.5M; Pre-Seed $400k–$3.9M; Series A $6.8M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Whop — Create a business or unlock new streams of income.
  • Slash — Tens of thousands of online businesses use Slash to track their profits, earn cash back, and get faster payouts from platforms like GOAT and Amazon. No LLC required, no account fees, no minimum balance, and no credit checks.
  • Somethings — Somethings connects teens with a Certified Peer Specialist Mentor who provide a safe, trustworthy space to feel their best and combat loneliness.
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Cem Garih
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 6 investments in Africa startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$6M; Pre-Seed $460k–$1M; Series A $5M–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TuMeke Ergonomics — Computer vision joint tracking for ergonomic risk assessments. Automate assessments so you can focus on implementing solutions.
  • Troop — Troop is an app for retail investors to vote, organize shareholder resolutions and activist campaigns. Sign up for early access today.
  • Moment — Engineering the future of fixed income with the world's leading financial institutions.
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Leonard Stiegeler
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 6 investments in Africa startups

Leonard Stiegeler is an entrepreneur & investor in projects unlocking potential. Educated in Europe, he founded companies across EMEA and is now investing globally. He is passionate to develop opportunities with & for others. The companies he co-founded include Jumia, now a leading eCommerce company in Africa and Pulse, now a leading mediacompany in Africa. His investments include Paystack, Flutterwave, Scalable Capital, Conversion and many more. Dedicated to creating trusted connections to enable potential, he founded two networks - Africa Collective, focused on elevating the continent's role globally, and Counder, focused on enabling visionary leaders embrace emerging trends & regions collectively.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, B2B
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bamba — Bamba is an android application allowing micro-merchants across Africa to run their entire business utilizing their phones. It focuses on simple tools for merchants to manage their customers, get paid, payout as well as takeout cash advances against their future cash flow.
  • Paystack — Over 60,000 businesses of all sizes use Paystack to collect payments with a modern, secure payment gateway.
  • Bamba — Today, organizations spend a lot of money on physical data gathering exercises using old-fashioned paper-based methods. These methods result in expensive, severely delayed and incomplete data . With Bamba, a client can launch a data collection exercise anywhere in the world simply from the comfort of their web browser and the client can ensureindividuals respond with complete answers by paying those individuals for that data with mobile airtime in 122 different countries thus far.
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Shola Akinlade
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 6 investments in Africa startups

Shola Akinlade is the Co-founder and CEO at Paystack.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Education, Financial Services
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$4M; Pre-Seed $181k–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
  • Earnipay — Earnipay is Nigeria's trusted e-invoicing partner. As an accredited NRS and NITDA systems integrator, we deliver secure, compliant invoicing for every business.
  • Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.
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Gbite Oduneye
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 5 investments in Africa startups

Gbite Oduneye is the Founder and Managing Partner of ODBA. He attended UWE Bristol and Said Business School, University of Oxford.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$10M; Pre-Seed $180k–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Edukoya — Edukoya builds online education content and offers online tutoring for students and their parents.
  • Cashmere App — Helping millennials and Gen Z's save up for their favourite luxury goods and experiences
  • Kuda — Kuda is a full service digital only bank with a mission to bank every African on the planet. Kuda was founded in 2019 by Babs Ogundeyi and Musty Mustapha and is Headquartered in London
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Yossi Hasson
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 5 investments in Africa startups

Yossi Hasson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metaversal and a Venture Partner at 2048 Ventures. He is also a Non-Executive Director of WeThinkCode_. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Techstars. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Africa, United States, Ghana

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$551k; Pre-Seed $120k–$230k
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Howler — Howler, is the powerful event technology platform designed at the uppermost benchmarks of service and technology to help consumers and event organisers to make moments that matter.
  • WizzPass — WizzPass, a rapidly growing leader in the visitor management system and workplace management market is now FMS:Engage powered by FM:Systems.
  • The Sun Exchange — We finance, install, and maintain the solar system. You simply pay for the power it generates and save from day one.
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Sudeep Ramnani
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 5 investments in Africa startups

Sudeep Ramnani is the Founder & Managing Partner of 885 Capital. He previously worked at PalmPay as Co-Founder, Board Member, and Investor. Sudeep attended the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he studied economics.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Sports
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
  • Paystack — Over 60,000 businesses of all sizes use Paystack to collect payments with a modern, secure payment gateway.
  • Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
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Miles Morland
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 5 investments in Africa startups

Miles co-founded DPI in 2007 after having become non-executive Chairman of Blakeney Management (Blakeney) in July 2006 by which time the firm was considered to be one of the largest portfolio investors in many African stock markets. Blakeney was set up by Miles in 1990, first as a consultancy and, since 1994, as an asset management firm, investingin Africa and the Middle East. Blakeney was one of the first investors in many African markets and Miles played an active role in the development of markets in countries such as Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya and Tunisia.Before starting Blakeney, Miles spent 22 years in money management and investment banking in London and on Wall Street.Miles is also on the boards of SABMiller plc, the world’s second largest brewer and SouthWest Energy (BVI) Ltd, an Ethiopian oil exploration company. He was the founder and chairman for five years of the London Business School’s Africa Board. He read Law at the University of Oxford. Miles is a British citizen.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Education, Publishing
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Mozambique

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $7k–$12k
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ethale Books App — The Ethale Books App by Ethale Publishing is the first-ever East African multilingual book app featuring local content. It is one of the first in the developing world to be specifically designed for android mobile phones and not e-readers. The trilingual app will make books available in Portuguese, Swahili and English for free, with revenuesustained via a mobile advertising strategy.
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Walid Aradi
Angel · 5 investments in Africa startups

Entrepreneur, investor. Advising global tech companies navigate through MENA+ regulatory environments, market entry and scaling

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Internet, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: India, United States, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HelpNow — HelpNow Corporate Site
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
  • Termii — Termii is an online platform that helps teams secure repeat customers by sending personalized emails and SMS through multiple.Termii helps African businesses communicate with customers across SMS, email, voice, and instant messaging channels. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Ham Serunjogi
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 5 investments in Africa startups

Ham Serunjogi is a co-founder and CEO at Chipper Cash.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Finance, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $25k–$5.3M; Pre-Seed $240k–$3.7M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
  • Sudo — Sudo is an open API platform that enables businesses to embed powerful financial features into their products. Build in minutes, launch in days.
  • CreditChek — Bridging the trust gap between global credit businesses and underserved African consumers.
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Vinny Lingham
Angel · San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States · 4 investments in Africa startups

Vinny Lingham is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rumi.ai(Waitroom). He previously worked at YPO as a Member. Vinny Lingham attended Harvard Business School Executive Education.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Internet, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, South Africa, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$5.6M; Angel $125k–$500k
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Glif — Interoperable tools for the Filecoin network
  • Decent Labs — We are rebuilding trust in technology. Decent Labs is developing a more transparent and equitable society by creating startups at the cross-section of financial technology and digital rights.
  • Spexi — An intuitive and collaborative platform for drone-based data
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Charles Delingpole
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 4 investments in Africa startups

Charles Delingpole is Founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage, a technology company focused on wiping out financial crime using Machine Learning. As CEO, Charles leads the product development and growth of the company. His passion for the issue came from his time as the MLRO of a previous startup he founded when he realized how inefficient processesaround money laundering are. Charles previously worked at The Student Room as a Founder and CEO. He attended the University of Cambridge and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).Over 99% of money laundering is successful, ComplyAdvantage is working to stop it completely. Founded in 2014 with offices in London, New York, Singapore, and Cluj, ComplyAdvantage work with over 350 firms across 45 countries. Charles set up his first company, The Student Room Group, now the world’s largest student discussion forum when he was 16. After completing his MA in Politics at Trinity College Cambridge, and then an MSc in Management, Strategy, and Finance from the LSE, he became an associate at J.P. Morgan Cazenove.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$10M; Pre-Seed $382k–$2.3M; Series A $6.4M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ascendx Cloud — Supercharge Salesforce with connected apps that streamline sales, automate data, and drive enterprise-scale growth - Salesforce Solutions By Ascendx
  • Firenze — Firenze aims to expand financial services by extending investment-backed lending to a wider audience, recognizing its importance in wealth creation and preservation. The founding team aims to democratize Lombard lending, making it accessible to all, while focusing on mass affluent clients.
  • Isembard — Isembard has experience from the military, government, large enterprises, and a successfully exited technology business.
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Justin Stanford
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 4 investments in Africa startups

Justin is a 31-year old entrepreneur, angel investor and venture capitalist from Cape Town, South Africa. He is founder, MD, board member, advisor, or investor to a wide variety of companies in the global technology sector.Having grown up on a farm, he decided not to complete high-school and instead made the move to the city of Cape Town, topursue his dreams of being an Internet entrepreneur.Despite years of struggles and false starts in the wake of the dotcom crash in 2001, he ultimately went on to successfully launch and grow a pan-African Internet based software company from a garage in the suburbs of Cape Town.Have founded his first startup attempt at the age of 18, Justin has been involved in tech startups and entrepreneurial endeavours ever since.He is today the co-founder and MD of 4Di Group, a diversified investment management group and family office, and co-founding General Partner of early-stage technology venture capital firm 4Di Capital, as well as an active angel investor.As co-founder and Steering Committee Chairman of the Silicon Cape Initiative in 2009, designed to highlight and foster South Africa's nascent emerging tech startup ecosystem, Justin fully believes in South Africa’s potential as a global technology innovation hub.In 2011, he was listed by the Mail & Guardian for the 'Top 200 Young South Africans', and in 2013, listed by Forbes for '30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs'.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Security, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Series A $3.4M–$6.4M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FitKey — FitKey is about helping you find and manage the fitness life that makes you happy, through discovering new classes, studios, and fitness activities. With easy online and mobile booking, FitKey keeps your routine interesting.
  • TaxTim — Originally funded by Google in 2011, TaxTim is Africa's answer to Making Tax Easy. Answer simple questions one-by-one, in a friendly automated chat, and your tax return is done in minutes. TaxTim has 40% market share of the tax base in South Africa (~4.5m), and has deployed localised versions in Namibia and Nigeria as JVs with PwC previously.TaxTim is integrated with the local revenue service (SARS) for instant electronic tax submissions, and partners with some of SA's largest consumer brands - Airbnb, Momentum, Sanlam, Old Mutual, FNB eBucks - to provide tax services for free or at discount. TaxTim has several business models including B2C, B2B and B2B2C. TaxTim is a compelling and popular consumer brand, with a fully-developed, profitable broker/financial product leads ecosystem.
  • Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.
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Ragnar Sass
Angel · 4 investments in Africa startups

Ragnar Sass is the Co-Founder of Darkstar Camp. He previously worked at LIFT99 as a Founder and CEO. Ragnar Sass attended Estonian Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Estonia, Ukraine, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 33
  • Round size: Seed $677k–$6M; Pre-Seed $110k–$2.2M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Shen.AI — Discover how Shen AI turns your smartphone into a health companion - no wearables, just powerful, camera-based health insights.
  • Legal Nodes — Offload your legal tasks to a virtual legal department and get on with running your business. Get started with the Legal Nodes platform for free.
  • Ampler Bikes — Ampler is a light electric bike for everyone who seeks freedom and adventure in their daily routines and commutes. No heavy batteries, bulky screens or other clutter. We combine modern technology with a traditional bicycle design to make pedalling easier, lighter and faster. Our vision is to offer emotive zero-emission commuting for everyone.Since 2016, Ampler has grown from a small bicycle startup into a committed e-bike company with a large international team and showrooms in Berlin, Cologne, Amsterdam, Zurich and Tallinn. Our lightweight e-bike models Curt, Stout and Stellar have won multiple awards and are being used every day by over 10,000 happy riders all over Europe.Our team spirit, mission, values and production principles are still the same as on the early days of Ampler. All our bikes are designed with the highest attention to details and are hand-assembled in our factory in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Jai Mahtani
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 4 investments in Africa startups

Jai is an entrepreneur and investor based in the UAE. He has a track record of building and scaling sports and digital businesses, including Sporty Group and PalmPay.At 885 Capital, he backs ambitious founders and ideas at the intersection of sports and technology - diversifying into other high-impact fields, with a specific interest in realestate.Jai holds a BSc in Management Studies from Nottingham University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Alaan — Take control of your business spend.
  • Paystack — Over 60,000 businesses of all sizes use Paystack to collect payments with a modern, secure payment gateway.
  • Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
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Martin Villig
Angel · Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia · 4 investments in Africa startups

Martin is co-founder of Bolt.eu, Estonian Founders Society, Garage48.org, Good Deed Education Foundation and kood/Jõhvi coding school. Read more from http://martinvillig.com

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Estonia, Spain, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$6M; Angel $111k–$637k; Pre-Seed $276k–$2.2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Planet42 — Having your own car has never been easier. Planet42 is a vehicle rental company offering rent-to-buy car service for private clients.
  • Mentornaut — Mentornaut is a new online tutoring platform is aiming to increase inclusion in personalized education and counts Super angel, United Angels VC, and a list of EdTech advocates like Bolt co-founder Martin Villig, and Clanbeat co-founder Kadri Tuisk among its investors.
  • StudentFinance — Catapult your career with leading re-skilling and up-skilling bootcamps. Study now and pay us back once you land a job & start earning!
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Ken Njoroge
Angel · Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya · 4 investments in Africa startups

Ken is a co-founder and the group CEO of Cellulant. A mobile commerce evangelist and career entrepreneur, Ken previously served as co-founder and Solution Design Director of 3Mice Interactive Media. The company grew from a two-man team to a leading web development firm in East Africa. 3Mice was later acquired by Africa Online- the largestPan-African Internet Service Provider.Ken is unwavering in his pursuit of seeing Cellulant achieve its mission of building a world class, values-driven $1B business for Africa, by Africans, in Africa. Ken has led the company from an idea sketched on a serviette in 2003 with his co-founder Bolaji Akinboro, to a reputable payments company in Africa. Cellulant currently has more than 300 employees across 11 markets; servicing 34 countries in Africa. Over the past couple of years, Ken has invested time in training and advising the next generation of entrepreneurs, and contributing to the growth of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Africa. In recognition of this, in 2017, Ken was selected as the first Sub-Saharan and Kenyan Global Endeavor Entrepreneur for his commitment to advancing an ecosystem of entrepreneurship in Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Billing, Web Development
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Kenya, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $1.2M–$3M; Convertible Note $20M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Chpter — Chpter is a software development company that offers fast billing and checkout to help start, run, and grow a business.
  • Leta — Leta Technology is a software development company that creates supply chain and logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods.
  • MarketForce — MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.
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Bhavik Bajaj
Angel · 4 investments in Africa startups

Bhavik Bajaj

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 74
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$3M; Angel $15k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $43k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Asepha — Asepha is an AI clinical decision support (CDS) tool to help healthcare professionals make faster clinical decisions.
  • ORA Technologies — E-Commerce, Super App
  • THIRUMALS PAPER ARIZONA PVT. LTD. — TRADING PLATFORM OF PULP , PAPER & PACKAGING
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Ire Aderinokun
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 4 investments in Africa startups

Ire Aderinokun - Co-Founder , COO & VP of Engineering @ Buycoins

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Ticketing, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $15k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Prizeless.ng — Prizeless.ng is an online platform that compares product prices across online stores in one place. The service allows users to search for products and view listed prices from multiple sellers. Product categories include electronics, phones, laptops, groceries, gaming items, cameras, accessories, and home products. The platform shows trendingsearches and featured items based on search activity. Users can compare listings, review product details, and select a store to complete a purchase. The service also provides guides and articles that explain product choices and buying steps.
  • tix.africa — Tix is a refreshing approach to event ticketing in Africa. Create and sell your first ticket from your phone in under 10 minutes.
  • ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.
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Sandeep Nailwal
Angel · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · 4 investments in Africa startups

Sandeep Nailwal is based out of United States and is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Polygon. Sandeep previously worked at Scopeweaver as a Co-Founder and CEO. Sandeep Nailwal attended the Indian Institute of Management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 179
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$9.5M; Pre-Seed $450k–$5M; Series A $8M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ClayStack — Multichain liquid staking platform that allows users to stake their assets, mint staking derivatives, and participate in DeFi.
  • Arcana Network — Arcana Network builds tools that make it easier for developers to make the adoption of Web3 dApps simple. Arcana Auth is the first of such tools. Boost your customer conversion rates by 90% with our social and email login solution.
  • Domination Finance — The world's first DEX for dominance trading
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Prosper Otemuyiwa
Angel · 4 investments in Africa startups

Prosper Otemuyiwa is a Co-founder of forLoop Africa. He attended Babcock University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, CRM, Finance
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Nigeria, Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $200k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Frain technologies — We're passionate about the product delivery value chain.
  • Famasi — Find, Order & Refill medications across 1000+ pharmacies in Nigeria. Delivered in 1 hour. Compare prices, get the best offers, and enjoy free monthly delivery on recurring orders.
  • Sendchamp — Messagebird For Africa: Sendchamp provides Communication APIs & CRM for developers & businesses to reach their customers via different messaging channels such as SMS, Email, Voice, Whatsapp, and other digital messaging channels. Our APIs and No code tools help businesses in Africa from the stage of Customer Onboarding, CustomerEngagement, Customer Service & Customer Retention.
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Mato Perić
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 4 investments in Africa startups

Mato invests in technology companies globally. His portfolio companies have raised over US$ 5 billion in capital, employ >15,000 people and have operations in 35 countries across six continents.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$10M; Pre-Seed $3.3M–$6M; Series A $7.7M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Faro — Every garment deserves to be worn. Leveraging technology and a specialised supply chain, FARO enables brands to offload obsolete inventory through stores in non-core markets, ensuring complete traceability throughout the process.
  • Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
  • Bamba — Today, organizations spend a lot of money on physical data gathering exercises using old-fashioned paper-based methods. These methods result in expensive, severely delayed and incomplete data . With Bamba, a client can launch a data collection exercise anywhere in the world simply from the comfort of their web browser and the client can ensureindividuals respond with complete answers by paying those individuals for that data with mobile airtime in 122 different countries thus far.
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Olumide Soyombo
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 4 investments in Africa startups

Olumide Soyombo holds a BSc in Systems Engineering from University of Lagos, Nigeria and an MSc (Distinction) in Business and Information Technology from the Aston Business School, Birmingham, England; earning membership into the Beta Gamma Sigma Society for his high scholastic achievement.Olumide co–founded Bluechip Technologies Ltd in 2008 andhas grown the organisation from an organization with two employees to an organization with over 80 consultants spread across Lagos, Accra and Lusaka, Zambia.In 2014, Olumide setup Leadpath as a seed fund investing in local tech startups. He has invested in startups like Pushcv.com, Paystack, Piggybank.ng, Fashpa, Heels.com.ng , Delivery Science, Gloo.ng, and Cosign.co.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$1.3M; Angel $260k–$1M; Pre-Seed $260k–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Wealth8 — Wealth8 is a black-owned investment platform that provides a simple and affordable way for the black community to save & invest in globally managed funds.
  • JADA — JADA focuses on both technical expertise and soft skill development and is designed to upskill experienced professionals in data analytics, machine learning, and generative AI.
  • Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.
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Markus Villig
Angel · Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia · 3 investments in Africa startups

Markus Villig is founder and CEO of Taxify. He attended University of Tartu.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Estonia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$3.5M; Pre-Seed $230k–$3.4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GScan — Cosmic-ray based solutions for 3D imaging. GScan redefines the boundaries of 3D scanning with Muon Flux Technology (MFT) detectors. Unparalleled quality, safety, ease-of-use. Scan anything. Detect everything.
  • Sera — Sera's AI streamlines prospecting with tailored lists and enriched profiles, including accurate emails and metrics.
  • ScamGuardian.AI — Providing Actionable Intelligence to Stop Scams
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Sajid Rahman
Angel · Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia · 3 investments in Africa startups

Sajid currently works as Managing Partner at MyAsiaVC He attended London Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Banking
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: India, Nigeria, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • ImaliPay — ImaliPay is a financial health platform offering financial products to freelancers and blue collar gig workers in partnership with gig platforms.
  • EquityList — Equity management with online cap table management and employee stock option programs (ESOP) administration. Available free for Indian startups
  • 10 Minute School — 10 Minute School is the largest online educational platform in Bangladesh. Through our website, app, and social media, more than 10 Million+ students are accessing quality education each day to accelerate their learning.
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Edmond Nonie
Angel · 3 investments in Africa startups

Edmond Nonie

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Software, Construction
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Debt Financing
  • Geography: Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Track Your Build — We provide sustainable and innovative solutions for a better world.
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Justin Kan
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 3 investments in Africa startups

Justin Kan is the Co-Founder of Stash. He previously worked at Atrium as a CEO. Justin Kan attended Yale University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$6.7M; Pre-Seed $808k–$20M; Series A $7.5M–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Blue — An Operating System for your Personal Health. Join the waitlist here.
  • FLORA — FLORA is an applied AI HCI company building creative tools.
  • Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.
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Peter Sandberg
Angel · Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark · 3 investments in Africa startups

Peter Sandberg is a Co-Founder of Nordic Secondary Fund, and a venture partner at Startup Wise Guys. He has extensive experience as a Business Angel, Asset Management and Wealth Management

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, SaaS, FinTech
  • Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed, Secondary Market
  • Geography: Denmark, Kenya, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 17
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • TRAPMINE — TRAPMINE Endpoint Protection Platform provides fool-proof defense against malware, exploit attempts, file-less malware, ransomware and other forms of targeted attacks.Unlike traditional detection-based approaches like legacy antivirus, TRAPMINE combines proven and innovative technologies such as deep learning, behavior monitoring, endpointdeception and anti-exploit techniques to block cyber threats dead in their tracks. TRAPMINE's easy-deploy and lightweight solution comes with a comfortable built-in security console, at a price/performance ratio unmatchable even by the biggest names in Palo Alto.Why TRAPMINE?Cyber criminals target companies of all sizes from every industry, seeking anything that might be of value. Antivirus and other traditional security solutions are no longer efficient to protect organizations from attacks by today’s modern cyber threat actors. That’s why we founded TRAPMINE. TRAPMINE is created to solve the malware problem for all organizations at a reasonable price.
  • Colibo A/S — Use Colibo's intranet software as your enterprise collaboration platform to increase productivity, drive employee engagement and better internal communications.
  • November First — November First - Betalingsplatform til alle virksomheder
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Aaron Fu
Angel · Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya · 3 investments in Africa startups

Aaron has 10+ years of global experience building, scaling and investing in technology products in corporate and startup environments. He has co-founded both B2B & B2C businesses, in Africa - he has led seed stage equity investments in 20+ startups (totaling $2m+), driven the exit of 3 startups in Africa, he also sits on the board of ofstartups ranging from AgriTech to Transport and has worked with 100s through partners like Visa, MTN, Airbus, Société Générale and the World Bank.Prior to the Catalyst Fund, he was the Managing Director of MEST, Africa’s Largest Pre-Seed Incubator, and Managing Partner for Africa at Nest.vc, a Hong Kong based fund, which he joined after a career in financial services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Software, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • OkHi — Smart addressing for emerging markets. Enabling businesses to collect an accurate address, navigate to it without getting lost and verity it remotely.
  • Nala — A new kind of mobile money transfer for Africans worldwide! Make safe, affordable, and reliable international payments to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
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Youcef Es-skouri
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 3 investments in Africa startups

Youcef Es-skouri

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, France, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$14M; Series A $6.2M–$46M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Treinta — Treinta is a digital ledger app for Latin American microbusinesses. Through Treinta, users can easily record transactions by assigning products from their inventory and see how their business metrics evolve in real time. The app helps owners save up to 30 minutes a day in bookkeeping related tasks and improve efficiency by over 30%. Out of the 50million microbusinesses in LATAM, today 90% still track their sales and expenses by using pen and paper.
  • Prepared — We are harnessing the power of everyday technology to enhance the way that people communicate during emergencies.
  • Exponential DeFi — Exponential is now powering the YO Risk Engine. The risk graph that powers YO will soon be published.
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Raffael Johnen
Angel · Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany · 3 investments in Africa startups

Raffael Johnen is CEO and founding partner of auxmoney. Already during his business studies, Raffael Johnen founded his first startup company. He later worked for six years at Investmentbank Rothschild in Frankfurt in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Debt Advisory areas, most recently as Vice President. Raffael Johnen is also the founder ofExcellion Capital, a successful company in corporate finance consulting and investment, based in London. As a writer, he made a name for himself when he wrote the chapter on leveraged buyouts in the "Praxishandbuch Unternehmensbewertung".

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Payments, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, Germany, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$14M; Pre-Seed $3.2M–$3.5M; Series A $15M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Weel — Weel is the all-in-one platform for finance teams. Issue smart corporate cards, automate accounts payable, and control company spend, all in one place.
  • Weel — Weel is the all-in-one platform for finance teams. Issue smart corporate cards, automate accounts payable, and control company spend, all in one place.
  • Edukoya — Edukoya builds online education content and offers online tutoring for students and their parents.
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Allen and Ollys International Limited -
Angel · 3 investments in Africa startups

Allen and Ollys International Limited -

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Insurance, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $1k–$4k
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Get It Done Now — GIDN is a Nigerian Fintech Company targeting medium and low income population for Loans and Financial products. GIDN has in addition a cashless, mobile based community marketplace, with more than 5k members, and aims to regulate the informal economy and facilitate the purchase of Services and Digital Products.
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Yves Guillemot
Angel · 3 investments in Africa startups

Fresh out of business school, Yves Guillemot and his brothers embarked on an adventure in the nascent video game industry and founded Ubisoft in 1986. Early on, Yves understood that creating original content in-house and growing proprietary brands would be key to Ubisoft’s success. His vision to use technological breakthroughs as an opportunity toinnovate, create brands and win over market share proved hugely successful over the years. With a strong focus on organic growth and efficiency, he has developed an organization recognized for its unrivalled collaborative mindset and for being highly competitive, with over two thirds of production based in cost-competitive countries.Yves has led Ubisoft’s evolution over the years with player engagement at the core of the company’s development. Ubisoft is one of the pioneers and a leader of the open world genre, which has become one of the industry’s most popular gaming segments. Ubisoft also develops successful multiplayer games and delivers state-of-the-art live operations that engage fans in the long term.Under Yves’ tenure, Ubisoft launched three of the world’s four best new videogame brands of all time ─ with Tom Clancy’s The Division leading the way ─ a remarkable achievement. The company’s unique capacity as a creator of blockbuster entertainment franchises has created massive value for Ubisoft’s shareholders.As the owner of its brands, Ubisoft today is in a unique position to broaden its franchises’ reach to a much wider audience through movies, TV shows, theme parks and consumer products. Under Yves’ direction, the company is taking an innovative approach by keeping creative control over its major projects ─ a first in the industry ─ to ensure consistency with the franchises’ DNA.Over the past 30 years Yves has led Ubisoft in its evolution from a local video game distributor, to a global entertainment leader. Yves has grown alongside the industry and has a deep understanding of what it takes to survive in a fast-moving, high-risk environment, at the crossroads of creation and technological disruption. His strong business acumen is sought out by multinationals such as Lagardère and Rémy Cointreau whose boards he sits on. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2009, and Glassdoor elected him one of the Top 3 most beloved CEOs in France in 2015.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Logistics, E-Commerce Platforms, Location Based Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$1.7M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kwik — Your parcels delivered on-demand, safer, cheaper - Soon in Lagos
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Alan Rutledge
Angel · 3 investments in Africa startups

Alan Rutledge

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, India, Mexico

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 46
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$8M; Pre-Seed $600k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FlexDesk — FlexDesk is creating a new evolution of the flexible workspace model. Remote workers use the platform to discover and book a dedicated desk or private office by the day. FlexDesk unlocks this inventory by partnering with office landlords and coworking operators that have furnished, underutilized space.
  • Fello — Fello is a savings and investment platform that helps to save, invest and earn higher returns than a traditional savings account.
  • Double — Double is a software platform that helps users to build, automate, and analyze investment portfolio for retail investors.
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Kola Aina
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 3 investments in Africa startups

Kola Aina is an entrepreneur, technology operator and investor with vast experience working in Africa’s largest economic market. His prior entrepreneurial experience spans several sectors including venture capital, technology, media, agriculture, infrastructure, publishing and real estate. As an angel investor and while leading the early stageAfrican VC firm Ventures Platform. Venture Platform is a leading early stage African VC fund that provides founder friendly capital and support to early stage companies in a framework that is buoyed by corporate governance and hands-on support. Kola has lead investment in about 28 companies including Payments company; Paystack, Connectivity company; Tizeti, Healthcare company; MDaaS and the Agric-tech company; Thrive Agric.Kola, founded the enterprise technology company Emerging Platforms Limited, 9 years ago, quickly growing it to become one of the leading technology service delivery companies and leaders in the e-learning space in West Africa providing services to over 100,000 students. Emerging Platforms Limited is a software and technology firm that specializes in developing innovative technology solutions in education, national security and enterprise sectors.Prior to focusing on full time entrepreneurship, Kola worked in corporate finance, administration, corporate turn-around and strategy. He led strategy and finance for one of the largest publishing companies in Nigeria up till 2009. Before that he worked in corporate finance proving financial analysis at Fifth Third Bank in the USA.Kola is a leader in the African startup and investing ecosystem, a Ted speaker and volunteers his time advising founders, speaking at events and serves on the Presidential Committee for Job Creation and Youth Employment as well as the Private Sector Advisory Group to the Presidency on Creativity and Technology. Kola studied Electrical Engineering and then secured a Master in Business Administration degree with a specialization in Finance from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. He has received further education from Berkley University, Harvard University and the Lagos Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.4M; Pre-Seed $170k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Partna — We're democratising access to crypto by providing tools that help businesses build user-friendly crypto products.
  • TalentQL — Build a world class engineering team. Get matched with top vetted software engineers across Africa. by tapping into our large talent network.
  • Coinprofile — Coinprofile allows anyone, anywhere in the world send money to Africa. It's fast, seamless and free!
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Ed Robinson
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 3 investments in Africa startups

Ed Robison is a Co-Founder of Stash. He attended the University of Sydney from 2002 to 2004.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: InsurTech, Insurance, Banking
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $3.5M–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Casava — Casava is a financial services company that offers insurance and life microinsurance. Casava uses technology to provide world-class, trusted, and affordable insurance to everyone.
  • Edukoya — Edukoya builds online education content and offers online tutoring for students and their parents.
  • Jerry — Jerry simplifies the expensive, frustrating, and time-consuming aspects of car ownership.
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Chris Adelsbach
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 3 investments in Africa startups

Chris Adelsbach - Founding Partner @ Outrun Ventures

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 226
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$6.1M; Pre-Seed $120k–$2M; Series A $4.3M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Capsa AI — Providing next-generation investors with a competitive edge.
  • FinCrime Dynamics — Our mission is to help make the world’s financial system safer through rapid deployment of effective AI for financial crime analytics, enabled by enriched synthetic data that captures the dynamics of fraud and money laundering and loads them into tailor-made scenarios that explore diverse threats that financial organisations are exposed to.Thisgoal has taken us to the forefront of Synthetic Data and Fincrime Analytics, and we are proud to have in our team people that have helped shape the state-of-the-art of these fields.Keywords: Finacial services, AML, Synthetic Data, Fintech, Machine learning, Big data, Simulation, Fraud Analytics, Compliance
  • Applied Computing — Applied Computing delivers industrial AI to the energy industry including oil and gas, refineries, and petrochemical plants, helping critical operations harness 100% of their data and optimise in real time for safer, faster, higher-performing decisions
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Angel · 3 investments in Africa startups

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is the Founding Partner of Future Africa. He previously worked at Oby Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign as a Deputy Director General. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji attended the University of Waterloo - St. Jerome's University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$20M; Pre-Seed $172k–$2.1M; Series A $14M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Rapport — The smart solution for building superhuman teams. Rapport distills decades of research on high performing teams down to a few smart, simple steps that integrate seamlessly into your workflow.
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
  • Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.
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Dr Kiran C Patel
Angel · 3 investments in Africa startups

Kiran C. Patel is an Indian-American philanthropist, cardiologist and businessman.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Medical, InsurTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: India, Botswana, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $400k–$500k
  • Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Alpha Direct — Alpha Direct is a Botswana-HQ, Africa-focused risk carrying Insurtech that is focused on using cloud, big data and AI to deliver compelling insurance products for Africa’s growing consumer market.The insurance sector in Africa is underpenetrated vs most of the World. Given affordability, accessibility and inflexibility, insurance is seen asbeing a product “that is only available to the rich”.The company has become the fifth largest short-term insurance underwriter in their home market in under 5 years, and is now focused on regional and continental expansion across Africa as well as entering the long-term insurance market. The company has a strong stable of intellectual property including software, trademarks and patents. The company recently won The African Insurance Award for Innovation of the Year, for their insurance in a box product sold through retail outlets (with a cloud-based activation and policy management platform) where they have acquired thousands of customers and are scaling up rapidly. Over the next 5 years Alpha Direct plans to expand its product offering to include long-term insurance products as well to expand its footprint to include South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria. Alpha Direct plans to license its products and technology in 10 African countries outside those where it has a physical presence.
  • Magenta Mobility — Magenta is in business of 'Enabling electric mobility and Making electricity clean'. Magenta has four business divisions: 1. Magenta ChargeGrid - EV Charging Solutions 1. Magenta Power - Clean Energy Systems 3. Magenta Infomatics - Information Technology for clean energy 4. Magenta EVET - Electric Vehicle based transport solutions
  • Concept Medical — Discover how Concept Medical transforms ideas into groundbreaking medical devices for cardiovascular interventions.
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Abdul Hassan
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 3 investments in Africa startups

Abdul Hassan

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $780k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Duplo — We enable businesses across Africa to simplify their payment flows.
  • Klump — Use Klump to buy now and pay later in instalments for up to 12 months! Businesses accept payments, increase conversion rates, and boost revenue. The Easy Life! Try it now.
  • Topship — Topship is the easiest for African businesses to import/export parcels, cargo and freight to their customers, distributors and suppliers across the World. We use technology to drive transparency and delight, making it easy for African businesses to connect with customers, suppliers and distributors across the World.
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