Top 50 Artificial intelligence Startup Investors in Africa in December 2024
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Artificial intelligence startups based in Africa. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Artificial intelligence companies from Africa. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Artificial intelligence Startup Investors in Africa in December 2024
Investor | Artificial intelligence Africa investments |
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LoftyInc Capital | 6 |
Future Africa | 5 |
Launch Africa | 4 |
Blockchain Founders Fund | 4 |
CV VC | 4 |
Oui Capital | 4 |
HoaQ | 3 |
Flat6Labs Tunisia | 3 |
Partech | 2 |
4Di Capital | 2 |
Orange Ventures | 2 |
Charles Delingpole | 2 |
Black Silver Capital | 2 |
Alumni Ventures | 2 |
Necessary Ventures | 2 |
Jai Mahtani | 2 |
Bose Ventures | 2 |
Hustle Fund | 2 |
Accion Venture Lab | 2 |
Sudeep Ramnani | 2 |
Luminate Group | 2 |
Knife Capital | 2 |
Maroc Numeric Fund | 2 |
UNDP | 2 |
Microtraction | 2 |
Soma Capital | 2 |
Richard Aseme | 2 |
Christian Faes | 2 |
Musha Ventures | 2 |
Acasia Ventures | 2 |
Ventures Platform | 2 |
Christian Angermayer | 2 |
Tekedia Capital | 1 |
Flori Ventures | 1 |
ING Ventures | 1 |
VestedWorld | 1 |
Lendable | 1 |
Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge | 1 |
Sanari Capital | 1 |
VilCap Investments | 1 |
Yuzuru Honda | 1 |
Newid capital | 1 |
Cascador | 1 |
Bill Spruill | 1 |
Appsolute Ventures | 1 |
RTA | 1 |
Strat Tech | 1 |
Moses Koledoye | 1 |
Elm | 1 |
Arise Pty Ltd | 1 |
LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors.........
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, United States, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Mtor — Mtor is an online marketplace that is reshaping the automotive aftermarket and provides sophisticated technology solutions.
- EMTECH — EMTECH provides solutions for Digital Currency regulatory compliance, development and management to help Central Banks and FinTechs build, run and manage modern financial systems.
- Terragon Group — Terragon is a leading Data and Marketing Technology company that uses data and analytics to help companies focused in Africa, intelligently connect at scale to their customers. We use an aggregation of online and offline data, and predictive scoring to help brands, marketing agencies and platforms accurately target people across channels anddevices. Headquartered in Lagos; Nigeria, we also have a presence in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and India.
Future Africa is a collective of mission-driven founders and funders building unicorns to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. They are build a future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Moove — Moove is a mobility fintech that provides revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs, democratizing vehicle ownership globally. The company embeds its alternative credit-scoring technology onto ride-hailing, logistics, and last-mile/instant delivery platforms, which allows access to proprietary performance and revenue analyticsof mobility entrepreneurs to underwrite loans.
- Itana — Talent City’s mission is to build a network of charter cities that focuses on creating technology-enabled jobs within a free trade zone with its own regulation and bylaws.
- Filmmakers Mart — FilmmakersMart is Africa’s first film and entertainment marketplace where entertainment businesses and creatives find verified services seamlessly for their video productions while democratizing entry into the film and entertainment industry for emerging creatives. We’re building the operations system for the film and entertainment industry inAfrica.
Launch Africa is a fund with the primary objective of unlocking the capital constraints of Seed Stage tech startups.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
- Kredete — Kredete is a digital lending platform that provides free credit scores and reports to underserved individuals and small businesses in Africa to help them gain access to formal credit and improve their financial health. The platform connects borrowers with lenders and enterprises in Africa and is designed to simplify the lending process and makecredit more accessible by leveraging cutting-edge technology. Kredete offers a user-friendly platform that guides borrowers, lenders, and enterprises through the process of offering loans, making it simple for them to provide the right loan products for their needs.One of the key features of Kredete is its instant approval process, which is made possible by advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence. The platform offers flexible lending options by partnering with a variety of lenders and enterprises, enabling borrowers to choose the best option for their specific situation.Kredete is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all users' personal and financial information. It uses robust encryption and security measures to ensure that sensitive data remains safe and secure. Additionally, the platform maintains transparency throughout the loan process, providing lenders, enterprises, and borrowers with clear information about loan terms and associated fees.Kredete believes in empowering its users with the knowledge and resources they need to make informed financial decisions. To this end, the platform offers financial education, tools, and resources to help users better understand and manage their finances. Kredete also works closely with businesses and institutions to provide tailored financial solutions for their unique needs.Through its focus on accessibility, convenience, and transparency, Kredete is transforming the lending landscape in Africa and helping to bridge the financial inclusion gap. The platform remains dedicated to its mission of empowering lenders, enterprises, and borrowers across the continent to access the funds they need to achieve their financial goals.
- Wahu Mobility — Wahu Mobility is an open e-mobility platform that connects drivers, passengers, and goods in a simple, inclusive, transparent, nationwide, and multimodal manner.
We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Huma — Huma is an Income backed DeFi.
- KRNL Labs — KRNL Labs is a decentralized infrastructure protocol that makes smart contracts and develops an open, multichain software registry for the Web3 ecosystem. That allows developers to build dApps that can leverage multiple blockchains simultaneously.
- Persist Ventures — We bring visions to life with a full suite of agencies to help our companies start and scale.
We invest in blockchain
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Switzerland, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- fija Finance GmbH — The new way to earn on your crypto
- Villcaso — Truly is the easiest way to safely invest in US residential real estate. Our permissionless token means you can invest in American homes as easily as buying a stablecoin. When you invest with Truly, you get access to a diverse and professionally managed basket of high-performing US real estate. Returns with Truly are reliably high, and you can exit your position at any point. We're on a mission to make it easy for global investors to safely invest in US residential real estate.
- Mycel — Mycel is a decentralized cross-chain asset management platform with an intent-based token transfer layer.
Oui Capital is an Africa-focused VC firm backing tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed & seed stage.
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Investment focus
- Transportation, Information Technology, B2B
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
- Kenya, Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Duplo — We enable businesses across Africa to simplify their payment flows.
- Ndovu — Secure your investments in both local and global financial markets on ndovu - a secure, affordable, hassle-free online investment platform in Africa designed to work your money
- Maad — Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest-growing B2B marketplace, based in Dakar, Senegal. Our tech-driven solution allows retailers to order products from our one-stop shop and benefit from working capital loans
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Nigeria, United Kingdom, Togo
Portfolio highlights
- Clafiya — Discover Clafiya: Your trusted digital health platform, uniting in-person care and virtual solutions for a personalized and caring healthcare experience. Embrace a healthier, happier you, with us by your side.
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
- Klas — Free Online Teaching Tool: Live Classes, Community | Klas
Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming theirinstitutional co-founders.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Retail, Education
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Tunisia, France
Portfolio highlights
- Yaz — Yaz is a B2B wholesale e-Commerce web and mobile app that offers branded goods and services top up for retailers.
- Birdhouce — Birdhouce is a direct to consumer furniture startup that provides home storage. They develop an online 3d product configurator that makes the customer a designer from the comfort of their home. Their design categories include a dining room, living room, bedroom, hallway, office, kitchen, and kids room.
- Tiktak PRO — Tiktak PRO provides back office management services. They also provide hosting, updating, and certificate services. Additionally, they also provide commercial activity and technical support services.
Partech is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, France, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- KoRo — KoRo is a fast-growing FoodTech startup - one of the leading brands for healthy, long-lasting and sustainable food.
- QPLIX Wealth Management Software — QPLIX lets Family Offices, IFAs and Asset Managers consolidate all asset data and streamline controlling, reporting and accounting.
- Socium — Socium Job these are companies that recruit and offer real career opportunities to all those who share their values and wish to invest in their development.
4Di Capital is an independent seed- and early-stage technology venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.Nurture capital is the term that best describes 4Di Capitalâ€:tm:s purpose and philosophy.We understand that in the early days of any business, support, mentoring and access to networks is just as important as seed capital.Using tried and tested international venture capital best practices, adapted for local use, we believe in entrepreneur-friendly finance without frills, and in working as a team with our investments to achieve their true potential.4Di Capital Early-Stage Technology Fund 1 targets startup investment opportunities with high growth potential at the seed- and early-stages in the mobile, enterprise software and web sectors.We look for founder teams with hungry passion, commitment, domain expertise and deep insights into the large market problems they wish to solve with their technology solutions.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- South Africa, United States, Uganda
Portfolio highlights
- Maxe AI — AI investment Assistant for all investors. AI Portfolios tracker of stocks bonds exchanges futures. all in one to track mutual funds.
- Sendmarc — Stop cyber criminals from sending emails using your domain and protect your customers, suppliers and employees from cyber attacks with DMARC Security.
- Leta — Leta Technology is a software development company that creates supply chain and logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods.
Orange Ventures is the Venture Capital Fund of the Orange Group, with 350m euros under management
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Series B, Series C
- France, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Pretto — Pretto is the only truly transparent online real estate price comparator.Pretto accompanies you until the signing of your loan, free of charge and without commitment.
- Socium — Socium Job these are companies that recruit and offer real career opportunities to all those who share their values and wish to invest in their development.
- Supervizor — Supervizor allows companies to automatically check all accounting and operational data, and detect errors and fraud. No setup or dry runs required.
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
- Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United Kingdom, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Stackfix — Stackfix operates as a software comparison platform.
- Juniper — Juniper is a reproductive healthcare insurance provider.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- South Africa
Portfolio highlights
- Accrual — We are a Software Development Company
- Cyrrix Cybersecurity — At Cyrrix Cybersecurity, we understand the importance of protecting your business from online threats. Our team provides a full range of cybersecurity services to help safeguard your company's sensitive information and systems. We offer comprehensive risk assessments, penetration testing, and incident response planning to identify and addressvulnerabilities in your network. Our managed security services provide ongoing monitoring and threat detection to keep your business protected around the clock. With our help, you can rest easy knowing that your company's valuable assets are secure.
- Aesthetic Prosthetic Bionics — Biological Engineering, Bionics, Biomimetics, Hydraulics, Prosthetics, Neuroprosthetics, Exoskeleton Suits, Dynamics, Kinematics Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Artificial Organs, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Knowledge Reasoning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Robotics, Artificial GeneralIntelligence, Deep Learning, Bayesian Networks, Evolutionary Algorithms, Computational Neuroscience, Neurocybernetics, Cybernetics, Cognitive Science, Source Coding, Channel Coding, Algorithmic Complexity Theory, Algorithmic Information Theory, Information-Theoretic Security, Grey System Theory & Biotechnology
Alumni Ventures offers diversified venture portfolios to accredited investors into highly competitive deals that individuals typically do not have access to on their own.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Cake AI — Cake is the fastest way to drive AI initiatives to success. Cake manages the entire stack - compute infrastructure, open source platform elements, common integrations, and pre-built project components.
- Rosie AI — Rosie is ChatGPT for Excel—your on-call expert business analyst. She integrates seamlessly with your spreadsheets to build, update, and explain complex Excel models. Whether you're aiming to streamline data analysis or automate repetitive tasks, Rosie is designed to boost productivity and sharpen decision-making. With Rosie, Excel becomes lessabout wrestling with formulas and more about driving strategic insights.
- StoreCash — StoreCash is a digital bank built for teens and young adults. Unlock massive cashback rewards & learn financial literacy by signing up.
Necessary Ventures focuses on investing in what the world needs. They work with the founders to build the most scalable solutions.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Nigeria, Venezuela
Portfolio highlights
- Nevoya — Nevoya's focus on zero-emission freight transport is a significant step toward sustainability in the logistics industry. Nevoya is an electric truckload carriers can help reduce the carbon footprint of shipping while also potentially lowering operational costs in the long run.
- Plural Energy — Invest in high yielding clean energy infrastructure around the world on Plural. As little as $500 can deliver some of the highest returns on-chain
- Infinite Machine — Infinite Machine is to create the world's most captivating non-auto vehicles. Infinite Machine initial product, the P1, is a revolutionary new personal electric vehicle that combines innovative performance and usefulness with an industrial-style look. In Infinite Machine's ideal post-car future, environment and people coexist together.
Jai Mahtani
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Investment focus
- Credit, FinTech, InsurTech
- Seed, Angel
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Bose Ventures is looking for startups that are pushing the envelope of AR to help build some of these new experiences. They are investing in startups that are developing apps, services, and technology that leverage and extend the Bose AR platform. If you are one of these innovative startups
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Music
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- United States, India, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Vesper — Vesper is an electrical and electronic manufacturing company that specializes in microphones, piezoelectric, and audio. The company is driven by a mission is to deliver voice-powered products to every market, around the world. Vesper was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Medrhythms — Pioneering Next-Generation Digital Therapeutics to Improve Walking
- Noise — Buy latest Noise smart watches, wireless earbuds, BT neckband earphones, wireless headphones, speakers and smart watch accessories online at best prices in India.
Hustle Fund is a seed fund that invests in early-stage startups operating in software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Singapore, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Pi-xcels — Eco-friendly NFC digital receipts solution for actionable shopper data and enhanced customer journeys. No App, Just Tap. With one-tap convenience, Pi-xcels unlocks omni-channel marketing opportunities and boosts performance for retailers with our customer intelligence platform.
- Finfra — From application to decisioning to operations - FINFRA provides the necessary infrastructure and services for technology companies to embed financial services to their environment through a seamless integration.
- Phaseshift Technologies — Phaseshift Technologies is developing a Computational Materials Engineering (CME) platform to help accelerate the Research and Development of High-Performance Alloys. The CME platform is driven by Quantum Chemistry calculations and aided by Machine Learning based predictive algorithms.
Accion Venture Lab is a leading early-stage investor in inclusive fintech, providing seed-first capital and strategic support to innovative startups that are meeting the financial needs of underserved people globally. Our global portfolio and local approach enable us to spot and respond to global trends faster, sharing learnings across geographies. Accion Venture Lab is an investment strategy of Accion and is managed by Accion Impact Management.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- TransBnk — Transbnk | Revolutionizing 'Global Transaction Banking' for Enhanced Business Agility, Security, and Resilience
- Finfra — From application to decisioning to operations - FINFRA provides the necessary infrastructure and services for technology companies to embed financial services to their environment through a seamless integration.
- Agrim Wholesale — Agrim Wholesale is a b2b e-commerce market for manufacturers and retailers.
Sudeep Ramnani is a Technology Entrepreneur and Investor
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Investment focus
- Credit, FinTech, InsurTech
- Seed, Angel
- Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Established in 2018, Luminate is a global philanthropic organisation with the goal of empowering people and institutions to work together to build just and fair societies.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, GovTech, Politics
- Seed
- Canada, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- South Africa, United States, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Octiv — Turbocharge your fitness business, grow your community and build your brand with Octiv's leading Gym Management Software.
- Outsized — Independent talent for enterprise clients and consulting firms in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East.
- Simera Sense — Simera Sense develops camera control electronics for optical payload and Cubesat imager solutions.
Maroc Numeric Fund is a tech VC fund investing in Morocco.
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Investment focus
- Online Portals, Enterprise Software, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Morocco, Canada, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Logidoo — Logidoo is a digital logistics marketplace-designed company that markets shuttles through smart logistics. The company's platform, which provides rapid, dependable, secure, and economical logistics, allows users to compare offers for sending and receiving items and to track parcels in real-time.
- Cypherleak — Cypherleak is an automated cyber risk monitoring and scoring solution that uses an organisation's domain name only to map their risk exposure across leaked passwords, attack surface, vulnerabilities and dark web data leakage. Additionally, Cypherleak supports global insurances by powering their cyber insurance products with reliable andaccurate cyber risk modeling and monitoring.
- Aza Petrosolutions — Aza Petrosolutions provides services, solutions, and superior software and hardware for fuel management.
UNDP works to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities through the sustainable development of nations, in more than 170 countries and territories.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, AgTech, Marketplace
- Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
- South Africa, India, Uganda
Portfolio highlights
- FishLog — FishLog is fisheries supply chains ecosystem. Our vision is to transform fragmented fisheries supply chains into an integrated and efficient ecosystem with reliable solutions that create value along fisheries network. Our mission is to be the largest fisheries network in Indonesia. Offer complete fisheries post-harvest management services. Creatinga transparant, fair-trade and sustainable transaction along fisheries ecosystem with all stakeholders in our network.
- Kee Farms Foundation — The Kee Farms Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to mitigate climate change through regenerative ocean and land agriculture.
- Saint James School of Medicine — One of the top Caribbean medical schools. USMLE-ready in 5 Semesters. US clinical rotations. Accredited. Low tuition. No MCAT required
We invest in Africa's most remarkable teams with technical founders at the earliest stage of their venture
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Nigeria, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Pennee — Yana Finance provides up to 50 million Naira for ambitious business owners, with NDIC insured accounts. Yana Finance aims to simplify financial operations for businesses, ensuring they never run out of money and can manage cash flows efficiently.
- Clafiya — Discover Clafiya: Your trusted digital health platform, uniting in-person care and virtual solutions for a personalized and caring healthcare experience. Embrace a healthier, happier you, with us by your side.
- Intron Health — Intron is the future of clinical documentation with real-time clinical speech-to-text for 200+ African accents, easing the transition to digitized care.
Soma Capital is a fund built by founders for founders that focuses on software. It has invested seed in startups now worth over $60 billion combined including Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School among others (20 unicorns)
It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, India, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- Aquaria — Discover how you can secure access to safe, clean water from air using Aquaria's atmospheric water generators.
- PlayAI — PlayHT is #1 AI Voice Generator with 600+ AI voices that creates ultra realistic Text to Speech voiceovers. Convert text to audio and download as MP3 & WAV files.
- Vooma — Vooma is a back-office automation platform that enables automated order entry for brokers and carriers.
Richard Aseme is the VP, International Marketing and Distribution, EMEA at Paramount Pictures. He attended Oxford University (Jesus College) oct 1996 - June 2000.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Credit, InsurTech
- Seed, Angel
- Egypt, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Axis — axis for Business enables small businesses to seamlessly manage employee payroll, salary advances, and expenses - all from one place.
- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Christian Faes was previously co-founder and CEO of LendInvest, which is a technology driven mortgage lender and a leading Fintech company. The company has over £3.5 billion of Funds Under Management, and is one of the largest non-bank mortgage lenders in the UK.
Now building Faes & Co.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- United Kingdom, Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Knoma — Search hundreds of courses from leading schools and bootcamps. Learn now and pay later with Knoma and spread the cost with ethical finance
- Volume — Payment Infrastructure for the Internet
- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Seed capital for technology startups globally.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Nigeria, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Regfyl — Powered by AI, Regfyl is the all-in-one fraud and compliance platform for financial institutions and fintechs. Regfyl allows these businesses to reduce costs and focus on higher value activities.
- Sukhiba — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
- Orca Fraud — Orca empowers fraud fighters with effective tools to combat fraud
Acasia Ventures is a leading venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies throughout the Middle East and Africa. With a focus on being a first believer in innovation and entrepreneurship, the firm strives to support the growth of the next generation of market leaders through their unique and scalable solutions. Its Tech Fund I iscurrently targeting investments in tech-driven and tech-enabled startups at the pre-Seed to pre-Series A stages.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Lengo — Lengo is an AI based intelligence platform that offers a large database on consumer goods for companies in the FMCG sector.
- Menthum — Saving Made Simple
- Bluworks.io — Bluworks.io is a HRTech SaaS platform offers cloud-based solutions.
We back founders building the future of Africa. We invest in companies that solve for non-consumption, plug infrastructural gaps and democratise prosperity in Africa, by eliminating the barriers for access and reducing the costs of delivering goods and services.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- MDaaS Global — At MDaaS Global, we build and operate modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centres in clinically-underserved communities, starting in Nigeria. Our big goal is to create affordable healthcare solutions for Africa's next billion.
- Maad — Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest-growing B2B marketplace, based in Dakar, Senegal. Our tech-driven solution allows retailers to order products from our one-stop shop and benefit from working capital loans
- VOOM — VOOM is a tech enabled platform built to simplify and disrupt the buying & selling used car market.
Christian Angermayer - Founder & CEO @ Apeiron Investment Group
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Biotechnology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- TRIP — TRIP is the UK's most trusted CBD Oils and CBD Drinks Supplier. Shop the UK's best CBD oils available online with FREE UK Shipping.
- Plasma — Plasma is an operational setting that supports payments, real-world assets, and DeFi, with trustless settlement on Bitcoin.
- Enhanced Games — Welcome to the Enhanced Games, the ultimate demonstration of what the human body is capable of. The world's best athletes, enhanced.
Tekedia Capital is an investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, FinTech, Payments
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Nigeria, United States, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Byte — Byte is on a mission to accelerate commerce in Africa. With our suite of products we are able to give business owners the freedom to start, operate and scale any venture in Africa.
- 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.
- Winich Inc (Winich Farms) — At Winich Farms we are a technology-driven and agri-startup connecting farmers with access to finance, premium markets and passionate about ensuring global food security and democratising agricultural participation. We drive digital participation by crowdfunding through our online platforms, these we use to engage farmers with quality inputs,agricultural expertise, process automation, and machinery, with the promise of decent returns to our subscribers and the farmers at the end of each farming cycle.In addition to this, utilizing our agro e-retail platform (web and app), we connect vicinity farmers with market (households) directly at farm gate price thereby reducing the activities of middlemen, making agro produce more affordable and easily accessible.One farmer at a time, our big vision is to build an Africa that feeds the world and itself. How do we plan to achieve this? Empower African Farmers by lowering barriers to accessing Capital and financial services, data driven best practices and technology to improve yield as well as access to local and global markets for their produce with established offtaker relationships like Flour Mills of Nigeria, Dangote Foods, Labana Rice, Big Bull Rice etcBacked by Orange Corners we are on a mission to create a prosperous and economically resilient Africa powered by Agriculture.
More than a seed-stage fund and a portfolio of startups: Our community of founders taps into the power of financial innovation to collaborate around global problems and unlock prosperity for all.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Mento Labs — Mento Labs is a decentralized EVM platform for launching and managing multi-currency stable assets.
- Learn.xyz — Empower your team with learning they'll actually enjoy: Learn.xyz automatically turns your documents into bite-sized learning modules to enjoy on the phone.
- Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.
ING Ventures is the venture capital arm of ING making minority investments in early stage companies that have a strategic relevance to ING. It targets disruptive technologies that have the potential to impact ING’s business and ensure customers and clients get access to best-in-class services. Based in Amsterdam but shadowing ING’s geographicfootprint of 41 countries, ING Ventures is a €300 million fund that not only drives innovation within ING, but also helps entrepreneurs with hands-on support, know-how, scaling expertise and access to our distribution network.
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands
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- qodek — Welcome to qodek website. The most powerful marketing automation plateform. Official website. Ranking number 1 in google search.
- H2 Green Steel — H2 Green Steel will be a fully integrated, digitalized and automated greenfield steel plant. By bringing together raw materials, renewable energy, local expertise, and artificial intelligence, we aim to bring emissions down to zero.
- EIT InnoEnergy — Founded in 2010, EIT InnoEnergy is the leading innovation engine in Sustainable Energy. With offices in Europe and US, the firm seeks to make equity minority investments in early-stage companies and through added value services make the business case bigger, sooner and safer (de-risking). Investment scope: climate tech and energy sectors.
VestedWorld is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging markets companies that have the potential to generate competitive financial returns while contributing towards the growth and development of the markets in which they are located. The firm supports these businesses through the infusion of capital, active involvement incorporate governance, and by providing direct strategic and operational assistance.
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- Agriculture, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana
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- EMTECH — EMTECH provides solutions for Digital Currency regulatory compliance, development and management to help Central Banks and FinTechs build, run and manage modern financial systems.
- Terragon Group — Terragon is a leading Data and Marketing Technology company that uses data and analytics to help companies focused in Africa, intelligently connect at scale to their customers. We use an aggregation of online and offline data, and predictive scoring to help brands, marketing agencies and platforms accurately target people across channels anddevices. Headquartered in Lagos; Nigeria, we also have a presence in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and India.
- Complete Farmer — We are providing cutting-edge technological farming protocols and innovations with a unique business model and logistics that are revolutionizing...
Lendable is a technology enabled investment and alternatives platform that focuses on global impact alternatives.
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- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
- Wave Mobile Money — Wave Mobile Money provides an app-based financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money. Wave Mobile Money is on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where less than 10% of the population has a bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, andaccepted everywhere! It is building life-changing financial infrastructure. When mobile money succeeded in Kenya, it lifted about a million people out of poverty. And yet, over 10 years later, most Africans still lack access to affordable ways to save, transfer or borrow the money they need to build businesses or provide for their families. Wave is solving this problem by using technology to build a radically inclusive and extremely affordable financial network.
- Advance Tech Lending — Advance Tech Lending is an online salary loans provider. They help employees cover their daily financial needs with a click of a button. They don’t charge interest, just a processing fee to get funds to you immediately.
Scaling water-energy-food innovations to impact gender, food security, poverty reduction, climate mitigation and resilience, and the environment and biodiversity.
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- SaaS, AgTech, Farming
- Grant, Pre-Seed
- India, Kenya
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- Synnefa — We provide an online farm record-keeping software as a service and integrate this platform with IoT solar-powered soil sensors to give farmers a 360-degree view of their farm and eliminate any guesswork. We leverage AI and ML technologies to analyse IoT data and agronomy data to increase production by 60% while reducing farm input costs by 40%.
- Oorja Development Solutions — Oorja is a project developer of solar PV systems to power livelihoods in emerging markets.
Sanari Capital is a South African private investment company.
They partner with owners and management in building companies, concepts and ideas.
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- Information Technology, Laser, Sensor
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- United States, South Africa, New Zealand
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- iiDENTIFii — iiDENTIFii: Secure biometric authentication for businesses. Verify customer identity in seconds with facial recognition and liveness detection.
- LightWare LiDAR — LightWare, leader in laser range-finder technology. We develop and distribute innovative laser rangefinder products for application across multiple industries. Responsiveness to our customers, product innovation, product & service quality and business integrity are the core pillars of our success.
- Energenic Holdings — Welcome to Energenics the home of real power, we specialize in the controlling and supporting of Power Generation Systems. We supply maintenance and support.
VilCap Investments is an early-stage impact investing fund, backing companies addressing the most pressing social and environmental challenges.
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- Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, India, Kenya
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- Vexi — Vexi issues, operates and processes credit cards for young underbanked population on a mission to make credit accessible, through a 100% digital onboarding and unparalleled customer experience
- SatSure — SatSure, they are on a mission to evolve crop insurance products and provide accurate risk assessment of crop yield by integrating climatic variables with geospatial and economic datasets.
- Altro (fka Perch) — Perch Credit (also known as Perch), is a fin-tech mobile app that allows users to take common recurring expenses, such as their subscriptions & rent, and turn these into creditworthy data points. Perch is currrently live on iOS and plans to be on Android in the coming months.Perch recently graduated YC (S20) and closed 2.5M in their mostrecent round.
Yuzuru Honda is a Founder & Global CEO of FreakOut.
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- SNS, Internet, Software
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- Japan, Nigeria, Singapore
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- NodeFlair — NodeFlair aims to help tech talents make better career decisions through jobs, salaries, reviews, company insights, and more
- AGRI SMILE — AGRI SMILE is a platform that focuses on sharing agricultural technology.
- 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.
Newid Capital invests internationally in growth-oriented financial services companies serving the underbanked.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Credit
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- India, Kenya, Turkey
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- Lulalend — Financial provider for SME business banking accounts, business funding, and trade capital in South Africa. Do not delay. Click now to learn more and start today!
- NOW Money — NOW Money is the UAE's first digital payroll and mobile bank service developed specifically for low income workers.
- Apollo Agriculture — BRINGING COMMERCIAL FARMING TO EVERYONE Andrew, 3 acre maize farmer and Apollo customer
Cascador | Business Growth Accelerator for Mid-Stage Nigerian Companies Cascador is a business growth program for Nigerian entrepreneurs leading mid-stage companies, providing mentoring and access to advisors, and investors.
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- Analytics, Digital Media, Data Integration
- Seed
- Nigeria
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- Stears — Stears Business has a simple mission: deliver original, analytical, well-written stories that make sense of the Nigerian economy
Bill Spruill
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- Facial Recognition, Identity Management, Information Technology
- Series A
- South Africa
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- iiDENTIFii — iiDENTIFii: Secure biometric authentication for businesses. Verify customer identity in seconds with facial recognition and liveness detection.
A South African venture firm focussed on early stage African startups. By the founders of Bottles, the on-demand liquor delivery app.
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- Big Data, Analytics, Data Integration
- Pre-Seed
- South Africa
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- MetaPOS — South African Data Tech company focused on the ethical monetisation of data.
RTA is an Investment firm.
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- Internet, Logistics, Blockchain
- Seed
- Nigeria
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- ChekkitApp — Chekkit is a DAG blockchain powered anti-counterfeiting solution for food and drug supply chain tracking and customer insights platform. It helps producers protect their brands, track supply chain activities, and collect last-mile consumer insights in real-time.
Strat Tech operates as an investment firm.
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- Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed
- South Africa
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- Locstat — Locstat is a unique and first of its kind Graph Analytics Platform, with customer driven industry and point solutions, incorporating Graph-based AI, Analytics and Event Processing, that enables organisations to rapidly scale next generation data intelligence solutions.
Moses Koledoye - Software Engineer, SRE @ Google
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- Credit, FinTech, Lending
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
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- 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.
Elm offer a wide range of ready-made and customized digital solutions in many areas. The company provides products that are seemingly tailored to customers' needs and aspirations.
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- Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Saudi Arabia, India, Nigeria
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- Reachware — Reachware is the top IPaaS in the Middle East, connecting systems for a unified ecosystem. Trusted by global enterprises. Learn more.
- Syarah — Syarah is an online cars marketplaces.
- Youverify — Youverify helps businesses and individuals confirm identity and physical addresses. Using AI, Youverify confirms a user’s identity document and compares it with their facial biometrics. This information can be cross-checked against more than 300 databases locally and globally.Youverify in partnership with over 20,000 field verification officersverifies physical addresses all over Sub-Sahara Africa in less than 48 hours.Youverify fills the gap in Africa's digital industry by providing one API for identity and physical address verification.
Arise is a African investment company backed by three reputable cornerstone investors, namely Norfund, Rabobank, and FMO. We partner with sustainable locally owned financial services providers in Sub-Saharan Africa who are searching for a way to keep their independence but need financial expertise and long-term capital to prosper. Our in-depthlocal knowledge, minority shareholding and hands-on approach gives them the support they need to become financially sustainable and a strong contributor to the economy.It’s our way of making a lasting, positive difference to the people, businesses and communities of Africa.
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- Facial Recognition, Financial Services, Identity Management
- Series A, Funding Round
- Ghana, South Africa
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- CAL Bank — CAL Bank provides a range of banking and financial solutions to large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, public sector institutions, and retail customers in Ghana. It operates through five segments: Corporate Banking, Retail & Business Banking, Treasury, Brokerage, and Asset Management.
- iiDENTIFii — iiDENTIFii: Secure biometric authentication for businesses. Verify customer identity in seconds with facial recognition and liveness detection.
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