Top 5 Crowdfunding Startup Investors in Africa

Last updated: Aug 2024 A list of 5 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Crowdfunding startups based in Africa. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Crowdfunding companies from Africa. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Crowdfunding Startup Investors in Africa

Investor	Crowdfunding Africa investments
ARCH Emerging Markets Partners	1
Alphabit Fund	1
Nexus Ventures	1
Algerian Startup Fund	1
Yossi Hasson	1

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ARCH is a specialist emerging markets investment advisor with deep experience of emerging markets, private equity, asset management and legal and governance matters over many decades.

Investment focus

Solar, Finance, Consumer
Series D, Debt Financing, Private Equity
Kenya, South Africa, United States

Portfolio highlights

CrossBoundary — CrossBoundary Energy's renewable energy solutions help decarbonize enterprise by providing cleaner, cheaper and more reliable power.
Sun King — Sun King solar lanterns and home systems enables underserved communities to achieve more with inclusive distribution and flexible financing options.
The Sun Exchange — The Sun Exchange is the peer-to-peer solar leasing marketplace. We leverage financial innovation and the power of the crowd to drive sustainable energy development and make the environmental, social and economic benefits of solar accessible and affordable for all. Through the Sun Exchange online platform, anyone, anywhere in the world, can buyremotely-located solar cells and then lease them to power businesses and organisations in sunny emerging markets. Solar cell owners earn income from the electricity that’s generated, while schools, businesses, clinics and other organisations gain access to affordable clean energy, reducing electricity costs and carbon emissions.

Alphabit Digital Currency Fund.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
United States, United Kingdom, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

ThirdFi — ThirdFi specializes in providing a comprehensive suite of tools and services designed to facilitate the development, trading, investment, and management of decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. With a focus on multi-chain interoperability, ThirdFi offers an API, SDK, and developer tools aimed at enhancing the DeFi ecosystem. The platformsupports liquidity provision and token reward earning through its Earn API, catering to developers looking to build in the Web3 space. ThirdFi's infrastructure is tailored for the evolving needs of web3 finance, enabling seamless integration and operation across various blockchain networks.
Atomiq DeFi — Atomiq DeFi is a decentralized finance (DeFi) product suite built on the Mintlayer protocol.
RECRD — RECRD is a video community, where users engage content with video responses, Creators monetise immediately through ad revenues and advertisers connect with their audience at no risk.

Nexus Ventures is an investment firm that invests in transformational businesses and creates meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurs. They support these ventures through its mentorship, business and technical know-how, vast network, and capital. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Series A
Turkey, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Rapido — Rapido bike taxi provides the best intra-city commuting services and is currently operating in 100+ cities. It is considered as the most affordable choice.
Iambic Therapeutics — Iambic has created a cutting-edge AI-driven platform to tackle the most challenging design problems in drug discovery and address unmet patient need.
Liminal — Create Multisig wallets for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple using hardware wallets. We make it extremely easy and secure for individuals and businesses to manage their digital assets without giving up control and ownership.

Crée en Octobre 2020, Algerian Startup Fund (ASF), est une société de capital investissement, notre mission est de développer l'écosysteme entreprenariale et d'innovation en Algérie en proposant des services de financement répondant aux besoins des startups

Investment focus

Finance, Consulting, Crowdfunding
Pre-Seed
Algeria

Portfolio highlights

Qacima — Qacima is an algerian startup specialized in advantages for employees.
maykiHA — Our main service is matching using a digital solution, between Idea Holders and all the different types of Investors, We consult game chargers on their digital game-changing solutions, and Portfolio management in the North African market. Above all that we have another sub-organization called MedBatel, it's a crowdfunding platform.Especiallyin North Africa, there are few fundraising private organizations that are accessible and known. Idea Holders does not know or even how to raise money for their genius ideas also. Investors also, do not know much about that growing market nowadays, our mission is to introduce it for them and share with them our experience that allows them to invest in MENA with fewer risks, and effectively.
Ironglass — Ironglass is an algerian startup that manufactures protections for all type of screens.

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.