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Top 20 Community Angel Investors in Africa (July 2026)

The most active angel investors investing in Africa Community startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Africa Community startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Angel round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Hesham Zreik
Angel
3 United States, Nigeria, India Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $20k–$5M
Olumide Soyombo
Angel
2 Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $260k–$2.1M
Manuela Raith
Angel
2 Kenya Seed Communities, Point of Sale, Social Impact
Markus Gemuend
Angel
1 Kenya Pre-Seed Women's, mHealth, Health Care
Olugbenga Agboola
Angel
1 Nigeria, Kenya, United States Pre-Seed, Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $625k–$7.5M
Idris Ayodeji Bello
Angel
1 Nigeria, United States, Egypt Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed Software, FinTech, Mobile Apps $100k–$5.1M
Yossi Hasson
Angel
1 South Africa, United States, Ghana Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments $120k–$551k
Jonathan Wasserstrum
Angel
1 United States, Canada, Mexico Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Real Estate, Software, FinTech $227k–$18M
Ire Aderinokun
Angel
1 Nigeria, Germany Pre-Seed Software, Ticketing, E-Commerce $15k–$1.1M
Tim Draper
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Financial Services $356k–$50M
Desigan Chinniah
Angel
1 United Kingdom, Nigeria, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, Apps, Events $670k–$6.4M
Darshan Chandaria
Angel
1 Kenya, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Software, B2B, SMS $58k–$285k
Vinny Lingham
Angel
1 United States, South Africa, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Blockchain, Internet, Software $125k–$5.6M
Gbite Oduneye
Angel
1 Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Education $43k–$10M
Wemimo Abbey
Angel
1 Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom Seed SaaS, Legal, Advice $2M–$8M
Michael Leeman
Angel
1 United States, South Africa Angel, Seed Apps, Software, Publishing $125k–$590k
Tayo Oviosu
Angel
1 Nigeria, Brazil, United States Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, SaaS, Credit $1.4M–$3.6M
Samir Goel
Angel
1 United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, SaaS $2M–$2.3M
Tom Berckt
Angel
1 South Africa Angel Apps, Events, Printing
Wassim Jouini
Angel
1 Tunisia Seed Apps, Software, Communities
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Hesham Zreik
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 3 investments in Africa Community 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: 755
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $20k–$1M; Series A $170k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FellowMe — FellowMe is a social media platform that allows users to meet new people with a search experience, segmented by interests and location.
  • Exnus Protocol — Exnus Protocol is a next-generation decentralized ecosystem built on the Solana blockchain.
  • UrbanFarmers — UrbanFarmers is a platform that connects city dwellers with local urban farms and community gardens.
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Olumide Soyombo
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 2 investments in Africa Community startups

Olumide Soyombo is the Co-Founder of Bluechip Technologies. Olumide Soyombo attended Aston University.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$1.3M; Angel $260k–$1M; Pre-Seed $260k–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% 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.
  • Spleet — ProptechSpleet is an online marketplace for affordable residential rentals and rents financing in Africa. For the tenant, we simplify the rental process by providing flexible rental and payment options and eliminate bureaucracy and expediting the search process. For the landlords, we make renting quicker, safer and better by providing accurateinformation on the tenant and ensuring rental payments are made as and when due.
  • 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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Manuela Raith
Angel · 2 investments in Africa Community startups

Manuela Raith

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Communities, Point of Sale, Social Impact
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mwingi — Everywhere for Everyone
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Markus Gemuend
Angel · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Markus Gemuend is the former Managing Director of Roche Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Women's, mHealth, Health Care
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Malaica — Experience Obstetrician-gynaecologist led antenatal clinics, digital support, emergency access,and a community that walks with you.
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Olugbenga Agboola
Angel · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Olugbenga Agboola is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flutterwave. He previously worked at Africa Fintech Foundry as a Senior Entrepreneur In Residence. Olugbenga Agboola attended MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $625k–$3.7M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • tushop — Tushop is a community group buying platform where members can sell groceries to those in their social networks and communities.
  • Curacel — Curacel creates APIs & tools that enable businesses to embed insurance in digital channels and to administer claims cost-effectively.
  • 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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Idris Ayodeji Bello
Angel · 1 investments in Africa Community 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, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Round size: Seed $700k–$5.1M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ScholarX — ScholarX is a Social Enterprise that supports education by helping students access scholarships
  • TORA Africa — TORA Africa an academy that recruits, trains, verifies, insures and provides background-checked drivers for individuals and businesses.
  • Bata Shoe Organization — Discover a diverse selection of stylish footwear and accessories for the entire family at Bata's online store. From athletic sneakers to elegant designs, find the latest trends and comfortable options in one place. Shop now to experience unmatched style and comfort with our extensive collection.
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Yossi Hasson
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 1 investments in Africa Community 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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Jonathan Wasserstrum
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Jonathan graduated from Columbia Business School in May 2012. Prior to business school, Jonathan worked in the International Capital Group at Jones Lang LaSalle where he advised foreign and domestic clients on more than $3 billion worth of transactions globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Real Estate, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Mexico

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $227k–$1.5M; Series A $4M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BuyWander — BuyWander is a platform connecting consumers with returned products. The company appears to operate across various categories, including automotive, beauty & health, clothing, electronics, food & grocery, and home & kitchen.
  • Warp — Warp is a payroll and compliance tool that makes it easy for founders to hire, onboard, and pay their employees.
  • Fund That Flip — Fund That Flip offers customized lending for real estate investors. Partner with America's fastest-growing direct lender. Better than your hard money lender.
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Ire Aderinokun
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 1 investments in Africa Community 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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Tim Draper
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Africa Community startups, 21 in the past 12 months

Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 290
  • Round size: Seed $356k–$5.9M; Series A $2.5M–$27M; Series B $3M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CASIMIR
  • illumicell AI — illumicell AI combines patented AI algorithms and proprietary microscopy technology to test 50x faster, 20x more effectively, empowering every healthcare provider at the point of care – not just fertility clinics – with accessible, scalable fertility diagnostics.
  • SignalRank — SignalRank Corporation is a FinTech company in the Venture space. It focuses on the seed stage asset class and uses data analytics to allocate capital to the best seed fund managers for their top performing companies. GPRank and CompanyRank are two proprietary algorithms it leverages to automate capital allocation. The company invests from balancesheet. Its customers are seed stage investors with outstanding companies in their portfolio.
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Desigan Chinniah
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Tech Advisor | Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | Board MemberDesigan Chinniah, aka Dees, provides seasoned startup, dot-com hardened, functional, strategic, creative and zero-bullshit executive advice. Dees possesses a unique set of Swiss-Army-Knife like talents and experiences - at the intersection of Product, Engineering, Business Development,Marketing, Fundraising and Developer Relations.A self-confessed geek — this sneakerhead lives in London with his wife, Sanne and their two kids, Summer Skye & Kiran Quinn.You’ve come this far… Why not say hello? helloATdesiganchinniahDOTcom#africa #ai #ar #blockchain #bots #community #connectivity #crypto #ethics #fintech #gaming #iot #opensource #privacy #speech #startups #voice #vr #web

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Apps, Events
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Nigeria, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$6.4M; Pre-Seed $670k–$882k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Klarytee — Klarytee is a SaaS platform that builds security into sensitive content to enable granular control wherever the data goes
  • Odin — Community and investment tools for people building the future.
  • TigerBeetle — TigerBeetle operates as a distributed financial accounting database for mission-critical safety and performance.
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Darshan Chandaria
Angel · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Darshan Chandaria is the Group CEO and Director of Chandaria Industries. He previously worked at Pentland Brands Plc as a Graduate Trainee. Darshan Chandaria attended Harvard Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, B2B, SMS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Kenya, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $58k–$285k
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • UTU Technologies — Trust infrastructure for the sharing economy.
  • Cloud9 - Africa's Lifestyle Network — Cloud9xp.com is a online marketplace and booking service for leisure experiences.We believe that everyone deserves to have fun, feel good and be happy. We believe happiness starts with a drop, becomes a ripple and creates a wave. We believe happiness is amplified when shared.Put simply, Cloud9 is in the business of happiness and are passionateabout giving people more #HighOnLIfe moments.All of our products; across apparel, consumer electronics and lifestyle items are authentic, and we only work with the most upstanding, and energetic brands in the world to bring you the best possible products.
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Vinny Lingham
Angel · San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States · 1 investments in Africa Community 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
  • Sweatcoin — Sweatcoin is a digital currency backed by physical movement. They verify and convert movement into currency. Users can then donate it to charity, transfer to other users or spend on products, services, and experiences provided by Sweatcoin vendors and user community.Sweatcoin tackles Present Bias by moving the future benefits of exercise into thehere and now- immediately converting movement into a digital currency and changing the perception of physical movement.
  • Shield USDT — Shield is the first B2B cryptocurrency exchange designed for international businesses. Access a US-based virtual bank account to buy, sell, and transfer crypto.
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Gbite Oduneye
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in Africa Community 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 $43k–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • EATO — EATO is a media-led African culture and lifestyle platform — connecting Africa to the world through community and commerce, starting with food.
  • Zazuu — Zazuu is a platform for sending money across the border.
  • Edukoya — Edukoya builds online education content and offers online tutoring for students and their parents.
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Wemimo Abbey
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Wemimo Abbey is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu. He attended University of Cambridge.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Legal, Advice
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$8M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mansa — Built by Black creators with a passion for making culture-positive content, Mansa is the only place to stream the best in Global Black stories
  • Flourish Fi — Creating a banking experience that people love. Enable banks and credit unions to strengthen relationships with a rewards system, financial literacy and savings journey.
  • Reset Financial Technologies — Reset is an earned-wage access platform that offers employees financial wellness and increases employee retention across industries through mission-driven technology.
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Michael Leeman
Angel · San Diego, California, United States · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Michael is the San Diego based Senior VP Business Development for Cognician, a self coaching and behavior change platform based in San Francisco. He is also a shareholder and director. Michael also has array of investments in and advisory roles with a number of other start ups, including Gyft, Yola, ChessCube and Skyrove.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Software, Publishing
  • Stage:Angel, Seed
  • Geography: United States, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Angel $125k–$590k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Personera — Talk to AI characters, challenge them in debates, and earn tokens. Socrates, Elon Musk, Shakespeare and 50+ more await you. Try free now.
  • Swiftly — Harness your public transit data with Swiftly's urban mobility solutions to make your city's mass transportation move more efficiently.
  • Appstores.com — Appstores is making it easier for consumers to find apps by giving small and large niche publishers and API/platform companies the tools to showcase apps most relevant to their users.
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Tayo Oviosu
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 1 investments in Africa Community 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 AI Regulated Content 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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Samir Goel
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Samir is a social entrepreneur, writer, and connector committed to bridging the public and private sectors by bringing together diverse communities to eliminate the access gap.In 2015, Samir Co-Founded Esusu, a platform designed to empower users to better save, access capital, and build credit through community savings. Prior to Esusu, SamirCo-Founded Transfernation, a nationally recognized 501(c)3 non-profit which uses technology to ensure excess food from events goes toward underserved communities across New York City. To-date Transfernation has rescued over 300,000 thousand pounds of food and impacted 250,000 lives. For his entrepreneurial endeavors Samir has been recognized as a WEF Global Shaper, Global Good Fund Fellow, Dalai Lama Fellow, Resolution Fellow and was the recipient of the Jefferson Awards Foundation National Public Service Award.In addition to his work as a social entrepreneur, Samir has had the opportunity to build a robust skillset over his time at LinkedIn working across 5 offices in Customer Success Consulting, Talent Acquisition, and Sales Strategy & Operations focused on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Previously Samir worked at The United Nations, Venture for America, and various non-profits in the New York City areaSamir is an avid writer and contributes for LinkedIn, The Daily Muse, Influencive, Mogul, and Quartz. Samir supplements his entrepreneurship and writing with public speaking engagements, which have ranged from The United Nations to the Clinton Global Initiative's Final Annual Meeting.Samir received his Bachelor's of Science from New York University's Stern School of Business. Samir enjoy's baking & cooking, staying active, travel, writing, and spending time with his family and 4 younger siblings.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$2.3M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Rent Small Small — New Zealand's Biggest most reliable Online Store for all your Phone Parts needs! Fast shipping, NZ owned and Operated and here to help. Shop Now!
  • Flourish Fi — Creating a banking experience that people love. Enable banks and credit unions to strengthen relationships with a rewards system, financial literacy and savings journey.
  • Reset Financial Technologies — Reset is an earned-wage access platform that offers employees financial wellness and increases employee retention across industries through mission-driven technology.
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Tom Berckt
Angel · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Tom is currently a commercial executive at Clicks2customers.com, a global Search Engine Marketing company. His background is in (bio-) engineering but he has been involved in online companies for the past 10 years. Besides working at Clicks2customers, Tom is a part time lecturer at TSIBA (http://www.tsiba.org.za/) a South AfricanNGO providing tertiary education to economically disadvantaged children. He is also an angel investor in a number is technology startups and is an active member of the Silicon Cape initiative (www.siliconcape.com)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Events, Printing
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Personera — Talk to AI characters, challenge them in debates, and earn tokens. Socrates, Elon Musk, Shakespeare and 50+ more await you. Try free now.
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Wassim Jouini
Angel · Paris, Ile-de-France, France · 1 investments in Africa Community startups

Wassim Jouini is a Co-Founder at Proservy. He attended CentraleSupélec.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Software, Communities
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Tunisia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VYND — Vynd is revolutionizing North African food services market with a new integrated experience and better value proposition. It aims to provide a fully integrated digital platform to help venue owners better serve their customers and grow their businesses. Creating a Fully Integrated Venue Management System that offers booking, ordering and SPOSsystems, starting by a discovery app that connects customers to restaurants in Tunisia & North Africa.
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