Top 50 Consumer VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Kenya in September 2025
A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Consumer startups based in Kenya. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Consumer companies from Kenya. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Consumer VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Kenya in September 2025
Investor | Consumer Kenya investments |
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U.S. International Development Finance Corp | 3 |
Mercy Corps Ventures | 3 |
Future Africa | 3 |
Village Global | 3 |
Savannah Fund | 3 |
4DX Ventures | 3 |
JAM Fund | 3 |
Golden Palm Investments | 3 |
Lynett Capital | 2 |
Samata Capital | 2 |
FirstCheck Africa | 2 |
Outlierz Ventures | 2 |
At One Ventures | 2 |
DOB Equity | 2 |
FirstCheck Africa | 2 |
Musha Ventures | 2 |
igniteXL Ventures | 2 |
Susa Ventures | 2 |
Chui Ventures | 2 |
Novastar Ventures | 2 |
Golden Ventures | 2 |
TBD Angels | 2 |
HoaQ | 1 |
Good & Well | 1 |
Synergy Energy | 1 |
Right Side Capital Management | 1 |
4Di Capital | 1 |
Arzan Venture Capital | 1 |
Satgana | 1 |
Finnfund | 1 |
Third Sphere | 1 |
Tahseen Consulting | 1 |
Altos Ventures | 1 |
Lightrock | 1 |
Lightrock | 1 |
Launch Africa | 1 |
Timon Capital | 1 |
Altree Capital | 1 |
TED | 1 |
FJ Labs | 1 |
Synergy Growth | 1 |
Acumen | 1 |
Antler | 1 |
Ventures Platform | 1 |
Lundin Foundation | 1 |
Omvestments | 1 |
Accion Venture Lab | 1 |
Esas Ventures | 1 |
Ingressive Capital | 1 |
Renew Capital | 1 |
U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
- India, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.
- Cassava Technologies — Cassava Technologies is an innovative technology company encompassing fiber networks, data centers, renewable energy, cloud & cybersecurity.
- Institut Pasteur de Dakar — The Institut Pasteur de Dakar Foundation (IPD) is a non-profit association of public utility, concerned with promoting public health and well-being in West Africa. Since its founding in 1896 by one of Louis PASTEUR's disciples, Émile Marcoux, the IPD has been at the forefront of the fight against infectious diseases. Since 2009, the InstitutPasteur de Dakar has been a Senegalese foundation, jointly managed by the government of Senegal and the Institut Pasteur (Paris).
Mercy Corps Ventures invests in and catalyzes venture-led solutions to increase the resilience of underserved individuals and communities. Founded in 2015 as the impact investing arm of global development agency, Mercy Corps, supports over 57 early-stage ventures to scale and raise over $515 million in follow-on capital. Their portfolio centersaround resilience-building solutions in adaptive agriculture and food systems, inclusive climate fintech, and climate-smart technologies so that those living in frontier markets can withstand disruption and plan for the future. Through capital and support, piloting new approaches, action-oriented insights, and rigorously managing impact, they catalyze the ecosystem toward smarter, more impactful investments.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Kenya, United States, Colombia
Portfolio highlights
- TAPPI — TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and publisher of Paper360º.
- Blooms — Blooms provides trade finance and global payments solutions for LatAm produce exporters.
- Ábaco — We're reinventing financial services with capital, payments & platform solutions so every growing company can reach their full potential.
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 across Africa. 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 revenueanalytics of mobility entrepreneurs to underwrite loans.
- Juicyway — Juice is a developer of a payment network platform for cross-border business payments for businesses and individuals. It facilitates financial transactions between parties regardless of location to allow enterprises to participate in international trade and the exchange of goods and services.
- Filmmakers Mart — Find and book film locations, equipment, and services across Africa. Filmmakers Mart simplifies production logistics from start to finish.
Early stage venture capital backed by some of the world's best entrepreneurs.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Qanooni — Qanooni is a legal technology company offering an AI-powered platform designed specifically for lawyers and legal professionals.
- Fal — fal.ai is the fastest way to run diffusion models with ready-to-use AI inference, training APIs, and UI Playgrounds
- Gravity — Meet Orion, the autonomous AI-Powered Data Analyst that turns overwhelming data into clear direction. It works 24/7 so your team doesn't have to.
Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects toachieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund.The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies.They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Kenya, United States, South Africa
Portfolio highlights
- Oze — OZÉ brings African small businesses into the digital era. It is an app that makes it easy for businesses to track sales, expenses, and customer information. The data is analyzed to provide tailored recommendations, reports, and business education. If the entrepreneur needs a little extra support, an OZÉ Coach is just a click away. As they are usingOZÉ to manage their business and learn how to run it better, we are learning about them. Using this data and machine learning, we can predict their credit risk and provide them with affordable capital from our banking partners. With over 20,000 registered users, OZÉ is the largest online community of SMEs in Ghana. The most exciting thing is that OZÉ works; 97% of businesses that have used OZE for at least 9 months are growing or profitable or both!
- Root — Launch digital and embedded insurance solutions with omni-channel distribution.
- 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.
4DX Ventures is a Pan-Africa Focused Venture Capital Firm. Our mission is to connect people, ideas, and capital to create a vibrant African community.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Information Technology, Logistics
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Egypt, United States, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Taager — Taager is a social e-commerce platform enabling online merchants with end-to-end logistics.
- PALM — PALM rewards users for consistency and advancement by fusing contemporary behavioral nudges with conventional investment techniques. To assist customers in achieving their objectives, PALM selects the best asset allocations among asset types, such as fixed income, stocks, and precious metals. PALM improves savings value and lowers out-of-pocketexpenses by fusing exclusive offers from an expanding merchant network with strong investment returns.
- Hohm Energy — We make the process of going solar simple. Generate your free, custom solar proposal and get matched with an accredited solar provider in under 5 mins.
JAM Fund operates as a venture capital firm investing in visionary founders disrupting large spaces. It is Tinder Founder Justin Mateen's venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Mexico, India
Portfolio highlights
- Movo — Movo is ai-powered workforce management software, full of HR automation features like employee scheduling, smart task management, mobile time clock software, shift balancing, hiring and onboarding automation. With Movo, your high-volume workforce can be up and running in one to two weeks.
- Rise — We make it easy for you to find, hire, pay, and manage contractors internationally while ensuring full compliance. Pay your team in fiat or crypto.
- Hidden Studios — Hidden Studios develops and advertises Fortnite Creative games, with 100M+ plays monthly. The company collaborated with prominent brands and creators, including Skydance, Snoop Dogg, and CaseOh, to deliver engaging gaming experiences. Hidden Studios maintains an active presence on YouTube, sharing content related to their Fortnite Creativeendeavors.
Golden Palm Investments is an investment holding and advisory company.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, FinTech, Logistics
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Sabipay — Pastel supports African businesses by offering tools that help manage their businesses and maximize efficiency.
- Maplerad — Maplerad is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family or others you trust. You can receive and send money directly into any Nigerian bank account in minutes using Bitcoin, US Dollars, and Naira.
- Jetstream Africa — Jetstream monitors inventory and goods-in-transit for trade creditors and banks.
Lynett Capital is an early stage investment firm dedicated to the empowering technology companies.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Wireless, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Kenya, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Hadrius — RIA Compliance Powered By AI. Our next-gen platform automates the entire RIA ongoing compliance process, saving you 90%+ of the time and with better accuracy than humans.
- Juxta — Juxta builds first-of-its-kind software that helps hospitals optimize the flow of patients, staff, and resources throughout their facilities. By incorporating intuitive geospatial programs into everyday operations, Juxta equips admin with a suite of unique analytics that help them make valuable choices for their hospitals.
- Ribbon — Go live with an inheritance center that your members deserve
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Investment focus
- Beauty, Retail, Consumer
- Seed, Series A
- Kenya, Nigeria
FirstCheck Africa is an early believer for a generation of African women in tech. We invest early, with high conviction, in high-growth female-led startups with category-leadership potential.
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Investment focus
- Consumer, Financial Services, Payments
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Kenya, Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Jumba — Jumba is a construction technology platform that streamlines B2B construction material purchase and financing.
- Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
- Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.
We provide smart capital to grow investable startups in Africa
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Investment focus
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Information Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Morocco, Egypt, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Terraa — Terraa is a B2B distribution platform in Moroccan.
- Wattnow — Wattnow is a real-time monitoring solution that provides a breakdown of energy spending to identify wasteful trends.
- 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.
At One Ventures finds, funds, and grows teams to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.
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Investment focus
- Energy, Sustainability, Manufacturing
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Prefer — delicious. affordable. sustainable. bean-free coffee.
- Provectus Algae — Provectus Algae leverages novel biomanufacturing processes to create sustainable stockfeeds, reducing methane emissions in ruminant livestock by up to 95%.
- ChemFinity Technologies — ChemFinity Technologies is a chemical company that offers critical metal recovery, water purification, and gas separation services.
DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Farming, Health Care
- Private Equity, Funding Round, Seed
- Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania
Portfolio highlights
- Kwara — Kwara turns analog credit unions into modern digital banks.
- Power — Putting individuals on the path towards financial health
- Eden Care Medical — Eden Care Medical is a mobile application that provides medical and health insurance as well as financial services.
FirstCheck Africa is an early believer for a generation of African women in tech. We invest early, with high conviction, in high-growth female-led startups with category-leadership potential.
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Investment focus
- Consumer, Financial Services, Payments
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Kenya, Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Jumba — Jumba is a construction technology platform that streamlines B2B construction material purchase and financing.
- Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
- Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.
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
WELLNESS TO THE WORLD
igniteXL Ventures is a global seed fund investing in game-changing founders at the intersection of technology, beauty
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Investment focus
- Fashion, Beauty, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, South Korea, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- buywith — buywith is a video commerce platform enabling retailers and brands to transform their e-commerce into engaging shoppable videos and dynamic video-led experiences, including an AI-powered digital studio for creating video ads for retail media at scale.
- Lion Pose — Daily Skincare Products for People of Color
- Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
A seed-stage VC fund investing in founders building value & defensibility through data, network effects, & economies of scale.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Cluely — Cluely is a desktop assistant that uses AI to help users in virtual meetings and sales calls.
- Owl AI — Transform your sports performance with cutting-edge AI analytics and real-time insights. Revolutionizing how sports are analyzed and optimized.
- Memories.ai — Memories.ai is an innovative startup focused on developing a cutting-edge AI video analytics platform that leverages advanced machine learning and computer vision technologies to automatically analyze, interpret, and extract valuable insights from video content across various industries, including security, retail, entertainment, and more.
Investing in Africa | Chui Ventures is an investment company that seeks to back exceptional African companies at the early stage of their growth.
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Investment focus
- Fashion, Software, E-Commerce
- Pre-Seed
- Kenya, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Shop Zetu — Shop the latest trendy fashion, beauty and accessory brands in Kenya online! Discover affordable clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty products and more. Order today from Shop Zetu.
- 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.
- Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
For the many, not just the few. For good.
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Investment focus
- Agriculture, Internet, Clean Energy
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- Kenya, Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.
- Turaco — Turaco develops simplified insurance and credit solutions through mobile technology to solve the healthcare financing needs. Turaco has simplified insurance products and also provides on-demand health loans, allowing customers to get healthcare at affordable monthly premiums.
- MoKo Home + Living — MoKo Home is Kenya's one-stop furniture company specializing in comfort & smiles, having served over 10000 smiley homes to date. Will yours be next?
Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America. We back bold teams and their transformative ideas.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Canada, United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
- NiaHealth — Get advanced at-home biomarker testing, proactive healthspan diagnostics, and expert guidance to elevate your health. HSA-eligible.
- Vessel — One platform for all your investor relations needs.
- Pillar Security — One platform to identify, assess and mitigate security risks across your entire AI lifecycle.
TBD Angels is a group of like-minded angel investors who thrive on sharing advice, guidance, and capital with talented entrepreneurs. TBD Angels provide critical advice and connections to jumpstart the companies it invests in.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- United States, Kenya, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
- FeMMA — FeMMA is a technology platform that connects women through workouts and social events inspired by Mixed Martial Arts.
- Penny Finance — Get a tailored financial & investing plans, track your money making, learn about personal finances & get new insights, all in the Penny Finance investing app for women.
- Yuva Biosciences — Using cutting edge mitochondrial science to develop cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals.
Startup Investment Club
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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 — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
- Klas — Anyone, anywhere can teach online. Create & sell your ebooks, courses, and live classes- all on Klas.
Good and Well is a boutique venture capital firm in Toronto, Canada. We invest in early stage, impact-driven businesses.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Mobile, Chemical
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Canada, Kenya, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Dispersa — Harnessing the power of microbe-derived natural solutions to decarbonize the chemicals industry.
- Kite Mobility — A sustainable multi-vehicle amenity for residents and guests
- Powered by People — Powered by People is a values-driven wholesale platform featuring handmade, ethical products from makers in over 40 countries. Sign up now for pre-approved credit and net 60 terms at poweredbypeople.com
Synergy Energy is a private tech investment fund, established in 2011 by Steve Brooks and Nat Billington. Their purpose is to make early stage investments in disruptive technologies that aim to change the way they live their lives for the better. They invest resources in exceptional entrepreneurs and teams to help accelerate their growth andbring to market their innovative ideas and products.
Their current portfolio has a strong focus on clean energy production and storage, and transport, as climate change is the most pressing issue facing humanity today. They have also invested in start-ups that harness the latest technologies to alter the way They work, communicate, travel and learn, towards more efficiency and less waste. They work with incredible people that inspire them with their passion to succeed and share Their desire for transparency, simplicity, and disruption.
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Investment focus
- Hardware, Manufacturing, Telecommunications
- Series A, Funding Round
- Kenya, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
- Vantage Power — Vantage Power design and manufacture retrofit hybrid powertrains for buses, enabling operators to reduce their fuel consumption and emissions at a fraction of the cost of purchasing new hybrid buses. By designing the whole hybrid system - everything between the fuel tank and the wheels - we ensure optimal performance of every component, resultingin higher fuel economy, lower emissions, and greater reliability than other systems.The company's engineering team - drawn from the heavy-duty vehicle, Formula 1 and aerospace industries - is continuously challenged to develop innovative solutions, and this has culminated in a truly unique product offering.
Systematic Pre-Seed Startup Capital
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Jayla Health — Jayla Health is a virtual clinic for menopause care to test, manage, and treat menopause symptoms from home.
- Lab Symplified — Lab Symplified provides software for lab inventory, quality management, maintenance logs, and communication automation.
- Naviday Health — Naviday Health is building personalized, AI-guided care pathways—starting with menopause—to help individuals confidently navigate complex health transitions. Our platform empowers daily decision-making through tailored insights, symptom tracking, and holistic support, bridging the gap between traditional care and real-world needs. We’re redefiningwhat it means to stay well every day.
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, Pre-Seed
- South Africa, United States, Kenya
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.
- Cloudline — The all-in-one cloud platform helping leisure businesses sell more, reduce costs & personalize experiences.
- Happy Pay — Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services.
Arzan Venture Capital (Arzan VC) is a Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in startups with a MENA angle since 2014, making it one of the earliest VC firms in the region. Arzan VC's portfolio includes 30+ startups. The firm invests in young, fast-growing and innovative tech teams and it remains committed to building long-lastingrelationships with the region’s most talented entrepreneurs at an early stage.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Hulexo — UAE's leading ERP software for retail businesses. Integrated data, accurate info, real-time insights.
- Nearpay — Focus On Building Deep Technology To Create Innovations
- Revenya Capital — Revenya Capital, providing revenue-based financing to tech startups in MENA.
Satgana is a Climate Tech VC firm on a mission to invest in planet-positive startups building the Future of Earth.
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Investment focus
- Electronics, B2B, Biotechnology
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Kenya, France, Austria
Portfolio highlights
- Voltiris — Unlock renewable energy in your greenhouse with Voltiris' spectral filtering technology.
- NitroVolt — NitroVolt: the next generational step of sustainable ammonia.
- Brineworks — Industry leading costs through cutting edge electrochemistry, and renewably powered intermittent operation
Finnfund is a Finnish development finance company that provides long-term risk capital for private projects in developing countries. Apart from co-investing with Finnish companies they can finance ventures that use Finnish technology, cooperate with Finnish partners on a long-term basis or generate major environmental or social benefits.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Energy
- Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series B
- Kenya, India, South Africa
Portfolio highlights
- Kasha — Health products and household goods you want, delivered to where you are.
- Ipak Yuli Bank — Kredir, Karta, Visa virtual, Omonat, Valyuta kurslari, Avtokredir, Pul o`tkazmalari
- Kentegra Biotechnology Holdings LLC — Kentegra Biotechnology Holdings is a leading U.S-Kenyan company that supports a Kenyan-based biopesticide processing business that aggregates, extracts, and refines pale refine extract (PRE) from the pyrethrum flower, and sells the PRE to formulators across the world. Kentegra is committed to improving farmer’s livelihoods by investing in thecommunities where we are working to help farmers and their families have a more stable income and better quality of life.Grants: Norad 2021, AgriFi 2020, USAID 2020, USAID 2019, DEG 2020, DEG 2019
Early-stage fund focused on rapid, scalable climate action and targeting outsized impact and outsized returns.
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Investment focus
- Software, Real Estate, Transportation
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- United States, Israel, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Nevoya — Zero-emissions capacity, AI-native orchestration, and diesel prices
- FireDome — Wildfire Resiliency as a Service
- Near Space Labs — Near Space Labs is an aerial imagery and earth observation company, Near Space Labs' imagery makes it easy to monitor assets and gain remote access over broad or specific areas. Near Space Labs offers cloud-based delivery of fully processed images through its API. The company provides frictionless, affordable imaging for insurance, utilities,infrastructure, conservation, smart cities, retail, energy, government, and disaster response.
We're a boutique firm bridging consulting, government relations, and international development committed to transformational change in the Middle East and North Africa +
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, E-Commerce, Consumer Goods
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, Pakistan, Peru
Portfolio highlights
- BusCaro — Comfort, Reliability Consistency. Your one-stop solution for hassle-free commute. Commute Made Easier About BusCaro Innovative approach towards mobility for organizations across Pakistan. BusCaro is a tech-based startup providing solutions aimed at simplifying commute. Paired with a reliable technology stack, and the mission to drive a positive change in the mobility sector, BusCaro is a seamless
- 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 !
- Alvin — Alvin is a powerful mobile app that automatically creates and adjusts your budget to help you meet your goals.
Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early-stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, they currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. They have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. They invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with a particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. They look to invest in high-growth, capital-efficient, founder-led companies. Initial investments can start as small as $500,000 while our follow-on investments can exceed $100 million in a single round, purchasing both primary and secondary shares.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- South Korea, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- MarqVision — Effortlessly discover and remove counterfeits to protect your sales and reputation.
- Biplant — Your daily life curator, BRONTE
- Memebox — Memebox Corporation is a consumer company that provides customers with the Asian beauty products, culture, and trends. A global company focused on forecasting trends and creating private, in-house labels inspired by K-beauty (and made for the product obsessed).
Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses built by purpose-driven entrepreneurs, committed to innovation for systemic change at scale.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Series C, Series B, Series E
- India, Brazil, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Azos — Azos is an insurtech firm that offers personalized insurance services. The company was founded by Rafael Cló, Bernardo Ribeiro, and Renato Farias and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Augury — Augury helps eliminate downtime, reduce maintenance costs and maximize productivity for critical machines in industrial and commercial applications ranging from bottling and food processing to paper products and pharmaceuticals. Its Machine Health solutions combine advanced sensors with powerful AI capabilities and collaboration tools to help teamsunderstand when machines are at risk.
- SolarSquare Energy — Visit Solarsquare, India's only UL-certified solar installation company for hassle-free commercial & residential solar panel installation at 0 cost EMI & PPA options.
Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses built by purpose-driven entrepreneurs, committed to innovation for systemic change at scale.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Series C, Series B, Series E
- India, Brazil, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Agrolend — Agrolend was born to revolutionize the agribusiness sector for small and medium size farmers in Brazil, giving them access to sustainable credit that is needed to finance the development of their production and incentivize investment in equipment/technology. We help farmers to increase their productivity and profitability. Using cutting edgetechnology and an innovative credit analysis, Agrolend provides loans without any physical guarantees such as farms or grains. Our target is to avoid the slowness of the traditional banking system as this is a major problem for farmers looking for additional credit.
- Satispay — Satispay: l'app per i pagamenti di tutti i giorni. Scopri i servizi per pagare e risparmiare, gli strumenti per il Business e i prodotti Welfare per aziende.
- Moniepoint — Moniepoint provides an all-in-one payments, banking and operations platform for businesses and their customers.
Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
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- PayTic — PayTic enables payments issuers to manage their card programs by providing dedicated back-office solutions that streamline the end-to-end operations in customer support, chargebacks, fraud, AML, reporting, and reconciliation. Our proprietary solutions are unique in automating and centralizing the program management processes, regardless of thenumber of processors and the payment networks involved in the payments products. We impact payments providers by eliminating the defragmented and manual processes and replacing them with a SaaS platform that increases proactivity, mitigates risks, and delivers value. It reduces the burn rate to near 0 in operational costs and offers an unprecedented competitive advantage. PayTic is introducing the Zero Ops model in managing payments.
- Affinity — Join over 70,000 who trust the Affinity mobile app to manage your personal banking needs and qualify for an Affinity Instant Loan
- Liquify Digital — Liquify is an invoice marketplace that transforms invoices from SMEs in emerging markets into an investable asset class for financiers seeking reliable yield
At Timon Capital, they have tremendous respect for the entrepreneurial journey—especially in emerging markets. As former entrepreneurs, they have built companies and gone through the frustration of trying to manage wayward investors. They decided to hold themselves to a higher standard and named ourselves Timon: a Greek word that means ‘the oneinfluenced by honor’ as well as ‘fairly priced.’
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- Internet, Information Technology, Logistics
- Seed, Series A
- Kenya, Nigeria, United States
Altree Capital is a provider of African asset management and investment advisory services to institutional investors across the globe.
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- Beauty, Retail, Consumer
- Seed
- Kenya
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- Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
TED is a platform for ideas worth spreading. Started in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design converged, TED today shares ideas from a broad spectrum — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independent TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.
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- Hardware, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software
- Funding Round
- Kenya
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- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Brazil, United Kingdom
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- Heave — The Heave App is revolutionizing heavy equipment service. We connect businesses with on-demand diesel mechanics for fast, reliable repairs and maintenance. Our nationwide network of qualified contractors ensures your equipment stays up and running, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.
- VIVLA — We make exclusive second homes in top European locations accessible to everyone. Buy shares of your home without having to buy the whole property.
- Garage — Garage is the trusted marketplace for buying and selling emergency vehicles, equipment, and more.
Synergy Growth is a private tech investment fund, established in 2011 by Steve Brooks and Nat Billington. Their purpose is to make early stage investments in disruptive technologies that aim to change the way we live our lives for the better. They invest resources in exceptional entrepreneurs and teams to help accelerate their growth and bringto market their innovative ideas and products. Their current portfolio has a strong focus on clean energy production and storage, and transport, as climate change is the most pressing issue facing humanity today. They have also invested in start-ups that harness the latest technologies to alter the way they work, communicate, travel and learn, towards more efficiency and less waste.
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- Solar, Energy, Hardware
- Seed, Series A
- Kenya, United Kingdom
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- Bboxx — Bboxx exists to solve energy poverty. We transform lives and unlock potential through energy access.
- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Since 2001, Acumeninvested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people.
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- Health Care, Agriculture, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, India, Kenya
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- BioMassters — Biomassers aim to replace charcoal production and charcoal cooking by providing modern, affordable, and low-carbon pellet fuel production and cooking solutions based on locally produced fuel from waste materials.
- Reema Health — Transforming the way people navigate the gaps between health care and social care. Reema combines a 24/7 AI-based confidant with in-person community guides to help people meet their social needs.
- Raino Tech4Impact — Raino Tech4Impact is a social enterprise that leverages technology as an enabler to empower African communities. We have been deploying technology-driven solutions in agriculture and health, powered by renewable energy to achieve sustainability.
Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Singapore, United Kingdom, United States
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- AIsphere — AIsphere focuses on visual multimodal large models and empowering content producers in many sectors and scenarios with AIGC technology.
- Saltfish — Saltfish enables teams to develop tailored video experiences that guide users through your entire funnel, from first visit to feature adoption.
- PlayMaker — PlayMaker is building the modern operating system for sponsorships—centralizing inventory, contracts, activations, and reporting in one place so commercial teams can move faster and prove ROI. Designed and built by industry insiders who sat in the seat of rights-holders and brands, PlayMaker combines intuitive workflows with AI to extract contractterms, surface under-utilized assets, streamline approvals, and generate executive-ready reporting.
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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- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Nigeria, United States, Kenya
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- Raenest — Access Virtual Accounts, Invoicing, Multi-Currency Payouts, Auto Payroll, Accounting Integrations, and Virtual & Physical cards within minutes.
- 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
- Juicyway — Juice is a developer of a payment network platform for cross-border business payments for businesses and individuals. It facilitates financial transactions between parties regardless of location to allow enterprises to participate in international trade and the exchange of goods and services.
The Lundin Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded originally by the Lundin family. The Foundation is currently supported by a number of publicly traded natural resource companies committed to the highest standards of corporate responsibility. The Lundin Foundation embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of the Lundin family. TheFoundation provides risk capital in the form of investments into high potential small- and medium-sized businesses, with a view to generating wealth and employment needed to alleviate poverty on a sustained basis. It also provides strategic grants to early stage innovations and for technical and managerial assistance.
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- Mobile, Apps, Energy
- Series A, Series D, Funding Round
- Kenya, Mauritius
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- Esoko Networks — Improve the quality and efficiency of surveys, last mile service delivery and support organizations to seamlessly manage development projects on tech-enabled platform
- M-KOPA — M-KOPA is the global leader for “pay-as-you-go” energy services for off-grid customers. M-KOPA was established in 2011. Following 2 years of piloting and development, M-KOPA began commercial sales in Kenya in October 2012. M-KOPA expanded to Uganda in 2013 and commences operations in Tanzania in late 2014. Their team includes over 500 staff andwe sell our product through more than 1000 retail agents and shops. The founders of the company are experienced mobile technology innovators who believe in the huge potential of transformative, affordable products designed for underserved consumers. While excellent technology is a pre-requisite, technology alone does not solve for customer needs. Success comes when smart technology is combined with a commitment to on-going, on-the-ground delivery. To that end, M-KOPA is beginning to license its technology to experienced and reputable third parties in markets outside of East Africa (licensing queries should be sent to licensing@m-kopa.com). M-KOPA has developed a proprietary, patented technology platform that combines embedded GSM + mobile payments to revolutionize asset financing in emerging markets. The M-KOPAnet platform has been designed and built from the ground up by our talented team of software engineers, who continue to innovate and improve the system every day. It offers the powerful combination of accounting + customer relationship management + inventory tracking in one complete system. Aside from enabling our business operations to scale at record speed, the M-KOPAnet™ platform captures and processes huge volumes of data, enabling us to improve our proposition, customer service, and security in real-time.
- Umati Capital — We specialize in online gaming All games are secure, and the payouts are fast. Everyone will find an experience that fits them here. Read More Top Gaming Community Feel The Thrill Games comprise table and card games that are dominant in today's gambling lifestyle and activity. Play in the palm of your hand.A classic that
Omvestments is a financial services company founded by Richard Winston. The company’s areas of interest include nanotechnology, big data, supply chain and logistics, clean technology, and more.
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- Hardware, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software
- Seed
- Kenya
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- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
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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- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Mexico
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- Foyer — Saving the American Dream with the "401k" for homeownership
- 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.
Esas Ventures is the venture capital arm of Esas Holding, one of the largest family-owned investment firms in Turkey and is backed by the first and second generation family members of Şevket Sabancı, one of the founding members of Sabancı Holding, a leading Turkish conglomerate.With offices in Istanbul and London, Esas Ventures invests in earlystage companies globally.
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- Health Care, E-Commerce, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Kenya, Canada
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- Procol — AI procurement software to transform your procurement process. Our procurement system streamlines purchase, optimize spend, and boost efficiency - Get a Free Demo
- Flora — Flora is the only sustainable brand platform acquiring and growing Amazon FBA brands with a world-class team of professionals.
- Gowit Technology — GoWit is a leading AdTech company, specializing in a multi-channel Retail Media Ads platform for online retailers. Our main objective is to empower businesses with comprehensive advertising solutions and maximize ad monetization. To reach a broader audience, we offer a variation of on-site & off-site advertising options such as SponsoredProducts, Sponsored Brands, Display, Video and In-Store Ads. With a clear focus on transparency, we are committed to helping our partners establish a powerful presence in the ever-growing world of retail.
Ingressive Capital they provide services in business development, partnerships, and financial support.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, United States, Ghana
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- MNZL — MNZL is on a mission to expand access to capital for Egyptians.Every person who owns an asset has accumulated wealth in it. When they want liquidity for their projects and needs, they should be able to tap into it as easily as withdrawing from a bank.With an innovative digital platform and products, we are working on making digital access tocapital a reality, and building the future of asset-backed financing in Africa.
- Gwala — Gwala is a benefits platform that aims to improve the financial health and well-being of African employees. Gwala offers financial products that help employees make better decisions, reduce financial stress, and stay on track with their finances.
- Startbutton — Startbutton provides your business with the right connections to streamline payment processes and collections in various countries in Africa, eliminating bothersome overheads on local regulations so you can focus on increasing productivity and potential.
Renew Capital is an Africa-focused investment firm that addresses critical gaps for Africa’s growing businesses and connects them to a global network of impact investors.
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- Mobile Apps, Financial Services, Finance
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round, Seed
- Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia
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- Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
- Chpter — Chpter is a software development company that offers fast billing and checkout to help start, run, and grow a business.
- Level Africa — Digital Investment Marketplace for Africa
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