Top 5 Enterprise Startup Investors in Ethiopia (July 2026)

We are an investment company focused on helping early and growth-stage entrepreneurs build successful companies in Africa.

Investment focus

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

Investor stats

Total investments: 31
Round size: Seed $550k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $450k–$1M; Series A $50k–$10M
Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow

Portfolio highlights

Releaf Earth — We are industrializing food processing in Africa. We've led 1000+ smallholder farmers to provide food factories with >7.5 million kilograms of quality crops.
Tripesa — Tripesa offers payment solutions for Africa's travel and tourism industry.
Plural — Smarter, Faster, Future-Ready Policy Strategy. Plural transforms how enterprises and organizations anticipate and act on legislation. Our AI-powered platform delivers accurate bill analysis, policy insights, and stakeholder intelligence so you can stay ahead of risk, seize opportunity, and shape outcomes. See How It Works Book A Demo Trusted By Deepen Your State & Federal Legislative

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
Geography: United States, France, Germany

Investor stats

Total investments: 539
Round size: Seed $1.1M–$9M; Series A $4.2M–$27M; Series B $9M–$55M
Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

Agicap — Agicap develops and sells a SaaS platform for SMBs to manage and forecast their cash flows. Agicap allows business owners to build dynamic, reliable forecasts and have real-time visibility over their current and future cash position. This data, which can be easily shared with banks, makes it easier for SMBs to access financing options and reducesthe risk of bankruptcy.
Teknovus — Teknovus, Inc., a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company, develops and supplies access chips and embedded software for the FTTx market. It offers Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips for central office and customer premises applications; EPON customer premises equipment ONU; TDM transport chips that provide thecircuit emulation of T1/E1/J1 on various Ethernet switched networks; evaluation kits, which support original equipment manufacturers and service provider customers; EPON OLT solutions that offer a system-on-a-chip approach to the original equipment manufacturers; and TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller that enables service providers to meet various needs of network topologies and subscriber densities. The companyâ€™s system-on-a-chips incorporate firmware for the embedded processor to control the hardware. Teknovus, Inc. markets its products through distributors in the United States, Europe, and China. Teknovus, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Petaluma, California with sales and support centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. The company also has a location in San Jose, California.
Almentor — almentor.net is a cutting-edge continuous e-learning platform curating top-rated video-based training programs delivered by leading subject matter experts and accessible through B2C and B2B channels to serve the needs of Arabs across the world. The platform was officially launched in January 2018 and currently offers the biggest Arabic high qualitycontinuous learning video library in the world, including paid courses, free talks, crash courses and books, primarily in Arabic.

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Samuel Z. Alemayehu is the Founder and Chairman Of The Board Of Directors of Cambridge Industries.

Investment focus

Industry: SMS, Energy, Gaming
Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
Geography: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 9
Round size: Series A $1M–$7M
Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

SantéPhone — SantéPhone is a mobile-based health prevention platform founded in partnership with leading health insurance companies across West Africa. The application was powered by 4Afri Mobile.
Nextbillion.ai — Nextbillion.ai aims to deliver a wide range of AI-powered hyperlocal solutions starting with the area of mapping. Nb.ai is working on building the geospatial infrastructure needed for enabling location-based experiences for the next billion users. The complexities in markets like India, Indonesia, and Nigeria are far greater than the traditionaldeveloped countries and we are building the future of location technology. Underdeveloped infrastructure, the rise of megacities, complex addresses, and an ever-changing road network make things even more challenging and we are trying to solve these extremely complex problems using a combination of data, AI, platform, and people.
Cambridge Industries — Cambridge Industries pioneers sustainable waste-to-energy, recycling, and urban mining solutions worldwide.

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IFC supports technology ventures that are creating new opportunities in emerging markets, transforming industries, and driving inclusive growth while realizing strong returns.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Energy, Internet
Stage:Series B, Series C
Geography: United States, India, China

Investor stats

Total investments: 62
Round size: Series B $10M–$43M; Series C $9.1M–$60M
Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

Ingenix — Our solution leverages proprietary multimodal AI essential for tackling the complexities of multimodal biological systems.
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Johnvents Industries — Johnvents Group is a leading agribusiness and global integrated value chain participant, driving sustainable growth from farm to global market.

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