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Top 50 FinTech Angel Investors in Africa in January 2026

A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Fintech startups based in Africa. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Fintech companies from Africa. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 FinTech Angel Investors in Africa in January 2026

Investor FinTech Africa investments
Olugbenga Agboola 7
Olugbenga Agboola 7
Babs Ogundeyi 7
Ragnar Sass 4
Wes Schwalje 4
Michael Seibel 4
Charles Delingpole 4
Martin Villig 4
Olumide Soyombo 4
Allen and Ollys International Limited - 3
Markus Villig 3
Youcef Oudjidane 3
Chris Adelsbach 3
Dr Kiran C Patel 3
Tayo Oviosu 3
Yossi Hasson 3
Alan Rutledge 3
Youcef Es-skouri 3
Leonard Stiegeler 3
Idris Ayodeji Bello 3
Philippe Teixeira da Mota 3
Phillip Sebole Masango 3
Bunmi Akinyemiju 2
Christian Faes 2
Tom Blomfield 2
Michael Lahyani 2
Peter Sandberg 2
Ham Serunjogi 2
Victoria van Lennep 2
Hesham Zreik 2
Shola Akinlade 2
Opeyemi Awoyemi 2
Michael Vaughan 2
Federico Pirzio-Biroli 2
Matthias Hilpert 2
Sajid Rahman 2
Robby Hilkowitz 2
Oliver Jung 2
Roger Ver 2
Raffael Johnen 2
Tom Stafford 2
Sudeep Ramnani 2
Brandon Krieg 2
Dale Mathias 2
Karim Atiyeh 2
Mato Perić 2
Bashar Hamood 2
Walid Aradi 2
Jai Mahtani 2
Abdul Hassan 2
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Olugbenga Agboola Angel
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
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Nigeria, Kenya, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Sipay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
  • 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.
Olugbenga Agboola Angel
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
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Internet
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Nigeria, Kenya, United States
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.
Babs Ogundeyi Angel · Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Cofounder and CEO of Kuda
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • Nigeria, Zambia, Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
  • Zazuu — Zazuu is a platform for sending money across the border.
  • Curacel — Curacel creates APIs & tools that enable businesses to embed insurance in digital channels and to administer claims cost-effectively.
  • 24SEVEN — 24seven.pk is using tech and data to digitize and disrupt the fresh food and FMCG verticals in one of the fastest-growing and rapidly evolving consumer markets in the world.
Ragnar Sass Angel
Ragnar Sass is the Co-Founder of Darkstar Camp. He previously worked at LIFT99 as a Founder and CEO. Ragnar Sass attended Estonian Business School.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, SaaS
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • Estonia, United States, Ukraine
Portfolio highlights
  • Alvin — Highly accurate, automated column-level lineage, powering your data workflows.
  • BeTRITON — 100% electric recreational vehicle - revolution in sustainable travel. BeTRITON (formerly known as Z-Triton) offers extraordinary experience and freedom to travel both over land and water.
  • Around — The largest network of workspaces on flexible terms. We are a savvy team from Latin America providing fast-growing companies with on-demand access to flexible office space. Everywhere.We believe work at its best is always creative and collaborative, expressed with freedom, autonomy, and purpose; and the space surrounding us should help us achieveit, anywhere & everywhere.We are shaping the future of work today by improving workspaces and the rules around them, and helping innovative teams find their ideal space to make their best work every day — our first step on a journey to change the way we work and think about work.Our best work. Anywhere. Everywhere. We are Around.
Wes Schwalje Angel
Operator at nexus of policy, tech, and dev, investor, advised 8 unicorns on MENAP entry/scale-up, support Big Tech / startups to get along with govt
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Information Technology, Financial Services
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • India, United States, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
  • Finerio Connect — Finerio is an automated and free personal finance platform in Mexico. Finerio allows users to link debit and credit accounts of the most important banks in Mexico while providing them insights on how to financially plan and save money.
  • PowerCred — PowerCred is a one-stop API suite for clients to access alternate data from SMEs. Our integrated system provides real time connectivity which allows financial institutions to build better products to suit small business requirements. We have a network of data partners across categories which help us to build a robust and comprehensive intelligence system, allowing FIs to make more confident decisions, and empowering small businesses to focus on business growth.
  • Chhotastock — SAUDARATOTO adalah daftar situs toto slot dan bandar togel resmi 4D & 5D terpercaya yang menawarkan layanan aman, transaksi cepat, serta peluang menang besar setiap hari. Nikmati permainan lengkap dengan sistem stabil dan akses mudah kapan saja.
Michael Seibel Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 22 investments in the past 12 months
Michael Seibel is the Managing Director and Group Partner of Y Combinator. He previously worked at Socialcam as a CEO. Michael Seibel attended Yale University.
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Investment focus
  • Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • CTGT — CTGT builds efficient, trustworthy AI, preventing errors and maximizing ROI with secure, reliable enterprise-grade solutions.
  • Kira — The easiest way for non-fintech enterprises to launch AI-powered, stablecoin-based financial products. Through a unified API platform, Kira enables businesses to embed remittances, payroll, wallets, and real-time cross-border payments.
  • Arena — Arena is a software firm that builds active learning systems and techniques like reinforcement learning.
Charles Delingpole Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Charles Delingpole is Founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage, a technology company focused on wiping out financial crime using Machine Learning. As CEO, Charles leads the product development and growth of the company. His passion for the issue came from his time as the MLRO of a previous startup he founded when he realized how inefficient processesaround money laundering are. Charles previously worked at The Student Room as a Founder and CEO. He attended the University of Cambridge and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).Over 99% of money laundering is successful, ComplyAdvantage is working to stop it completely. Founded in 2014 with offices in London, New York, Singapore, and Cluj, ComplyAdvantage work with over 350 firms across 45 countries. Charles set up his first company, The Student Room Group, now the world’s largest student discussion forum when he was 16. After completing his MA in Politics at Trinity College Cambridge, and then an MSc in Management, Strategy, and Finance from the LSE, he became an associate at J.P. Morgan Cazenove.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United Kingdom, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
  • Ascendx Cloud — Supercharge Salesforce with connected apps that streamline sales, automate data, and drive enterprise-scale growth - Salesforce Solutions By Ascendx
  • Firenze — Firenze aims to expand financial services by extending investment-backed lending to a wider audience, recognizing its importance in wealth creation and preservation. The founding team aims to democratize Lombard lending, making it accessible to all, while focusing on mass affluent clients.
  • Isembard — Isembard has experience from the military, government, large enterprises, and a successfully exited technology business.
Martin Villig Angel · Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
Martin is co-founder of Bolt.eu, Estonian Founders Society, Garage48.org, Good Deed Education Foundation and kood/Jõhvi coding school. Read more from http://martinvillig.com
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Education
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Estonia, Spain, South Africa
Portfolio highlights
  • Planet42 — Having your own car has never been easier. Planet42 is a vehicle rental company offering rent-to-own car service for private clients.
  • Mentornaut — Mentornaut is a new online tutoring platform is aiming to increase inclusion in personalized education and counts Super angel, United Angels VC, and a list of EdTech advocates like Bolt co-founder Martin Villig, and Clanbeat co-founder Kadri Tuisk among its investors.
  • StudentFinance — Catapult your career with leading re-skilling and up-skilling bootcamps. Study now and pay us back once you land a job & start earning!
Olumide Soyombo Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Olumide Soyombo holds a BSc in Systems Engineering from University of Lagos, Nigeria and an MSc (Distinction) in Business and Information Technology from the Aston Business School, Birmingham, England; earning membership into the Beta Gamma Sigma Society for his high scholastic achievement.Olumide co–founded Bluechip Technologies Ltd in 2008 andhas grown the organisation from an organization with two employees to an organization with over 80 consultants spread across Lagos, Accra and Lusaka, Zambia.In 2014, Olumide setup Leadpath as a seed fund investing in local tech startups. He has invested in startups like Pushcv.com, Paystack, Piggybank.ng, Fashpa, Heels.com.ng , Delivery Science, Gloo.ng, and Cosign.co.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom
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.
  • JADA — JADA focuses on both technical expertise and soft skill development and is designed to upskill experienced professionals in data analytics, machine learning, and generative AI.
  • 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.
Allen and Ollys International Limited - Angel
Allen and Ollys International Limited -
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Insurance, Blockchain
  • Seed, Convertible Note
  • Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
  • Get It Done Now — GIDN is a Nigerian Fintech Company targeting medium and low income population for Loans and Financial products. GIDN has in addition a cashless, mobile based community marketplace, with more than 5k members, and aims to regulate the informal economy and facilitate the purchase of Services and Digital Products.
Markus Villig Angel · Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
Markus Villig is founder and CEO of Taxify. He attended University of Tartu.
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Investment focus
  • Software, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • Estonia, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Sera — Sera's AI streamlines prospecting with tailored lists and enriched profiles, including accurate emails and metrics.
  • Fuelfinance — We do your spreadsheets, graphs, and automations. You get P&L, CF, Financial Projections , Plan/Fact , Unit Economics, and finally, peace of mind. All in familiar to you Google Spreadsheets. Forget about months of integrations and insane setup costs. Starting from $999/month.
  • Dragonfly Technology Limited — Software moves fast, and businesses are losing out. They’re using outdated tools, while watching competitors make strides with AI-first tech. But the fact is, the way teams discover and choose software has been broken for years. Dragonfly is a platform designed to simplify the process of software discovery with clarity, objectivity, and speed.With Dragonfly's proprietary AI-driven technology, businesses can make smarter, faster decisions by connecting their existing tech stack to a dynamic, curated dataset of the world’s most performant tools, to instantly provides contextual, personalised recommendations tailored to your unique challenges, goals, and stage of growth.Dragonfly is built to eliminate the confusion and bias from software selection. No more spreadsheets, vendor hype, or guesswork. With Dragonfly, your team can stay aligned, cut waste, and fast-track research. Whether you're scaling fast or looking for an AI-driven tool to enhance productivity, Dragonfly has you covered today and tomorrow.
Youcef Oudjidane Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Youcef Oudjidane is the Founder and Managing Partner of BYLD and the Co-Founder and Chairman of Elevate (YC W22).
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Payments
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Waza — Waza is a web platform with APIs. It helps startups and emerging market businesses manage their cash flow issues, invoicing needs, and international payment requirements.
  • Chari — Chari is an e-commerce and fintech app for traditional retailers in French-Speaking Africa allowing them to order any consumer goods they sell and get delivered for free in less than 24 hours. Chari is also a financial services provider for these retailers, offering them microloans
  • Next Gen Foods — Next Gen Foods is a food-tech startup that offers plant-based meat products. They use plants to create a delicious and satisfying meat experience that will make forget animal meat even exists.
Chris Adelsbach Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Chris Adelsbach - Founding Partner @ Outrun Ventures
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United Kingdom, United States, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Bourn — Bourn's technology is designed to automate cash flow management, offering SMEs fast access to capital.
  • Capsa AI — Providing next-generation investors with a competitive edge.
  • Embed — The regulated Payments Platform unifying crypto and fiat rails. Fung has launched early beta. Sign up to secure your spot.
Dr Kiran C Patel Angel
Kiran C. Patel is an Indian-American philanthropist, cardiologist and businessman.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Medical, InsurTech
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • India, Botswana, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Alpha Direct — Alpha Direct is a Botswana-HQ, Africa-focused risk carrying Insurtech that is focused on using cloud, big data and AI to deliver compelling insurance products for Africa’s growing consumer market.The insurance sector in Africa is underpenetrated vs most of the World. Given affordability, accessibility and inflexibility, insurance is seen asbeing a product “that is only available to the rich”.The company has become the fifth largest short-term insurance underwriter in their home market in under 5 years, and is now focused on regional and continental expansion across Africa as well as entering the long-term insurance market. The company has a strong stable of intellectual property including software, trademarks and patents. The company recently won The African Insurance Award for Innovation of the Year, for their insurance in a box product sold through retail outlets (with a cloud-based activation and policy management platform) where they have acquired thousands of customers and are scaling up rapidly. Over the next 5 years Alpha Direct plans to expand its product offering to include long-term insurance products as well to expand its footprint to include South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria. Alpha Direct plans to license its products and technology in 10 African countries outside those where it has a physical presence.
  • Magenta Mobility — Magenta is in business of 'Enabling electric mobility and Making electricity clean'. Magenta has four business divisions: 1. Magenta ChargeGrid - EV Charging Solutions 1. Magenta Power - Clean Energy Systems 3. Magenta Infomatics - Information Technology for clean energy 4. Magenta EVET - Electric Vehicle based transport solutions
  • Concept Medical — Discover how Concept Medical transforms ideas into groundbreaking medical devices for cardiovascular interventions.
Tayo Oviosu Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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
  • Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Nigeria, Brazil, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • RELAYTO Content Experience 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.
Yossi Hasson Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa
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
  • Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • South Africa, United States, Ghana
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.
Alan Rutledge Angel
Alan Rutledge
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • United States, India, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
  • Bujeti — Bujeti is the finance control centre for African businesses. Manage expenses, automate payments, and issue corporate cards for total control and visibility.
  • FlexDesk — FlexDesk is creating a new evolution of the flexible workspace model. Remote workers use the platform to discover and book a dedicated desk or private office by the day. FlexDesk unlocks this inventory by partnering with office landlords and coworking operators that have furnished, underutilized space.
  • SearchEye — Get tech-driven SEO at scale, speed and a fraction of the cost compared to traditional agencies. Acquire PR Mentions, Digital PR and Content.
Youcef Es-skouri Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Youcef Es-skouri
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Investment focus
  • Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United States, France, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
  • Lakera — Lakera Guard empowers organizations to build GenAI applications without worrying about prompt injections, data loss, harmful content, and other LLM risks. Powered by the world's most advanced AI threat intelligence.
  • Tana — Stay on top of everything - without the busywork. An AI-native workspace that gives you an unfair advantage.
  • SwingVision — Real-Time Automated Video Analysis for Tennis
Leonard Stiegeler Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Leonard Stiegeler is the Founder of Pulse, the leading innovative media company in Africa. He is backing & investing in media-/art-/technology- & -enabled ventures/assets. Some of his interests include Business Insider Africa, Art News Africa and Digital News Africa. Prior, he was the General Manager of Swiss Ringier AfricaAG since 2016 – responsible for buiding up the group's business on the continent. Ringier is today active in 8 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and through its ROAM-holding leads brands such as Jobberman, Cheki, Private Property, BuyRentKenya, Pigiame, ZoomTanzania, and many more. Prior to his work with Ringier since 2013, Leo helped to establish Rocket Internet and other German investors in Africa. Leo is originally from Germany and has been based in different African countries since 2011.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Credit
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Nigeria, South Africa, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Bamba — Bamba is an android application allowing micro-merchants across Africa to run their entire business utilizing their phones. It focuses on simple tools for merchants to manage their customers, get paid, payout as well as takeout cash advances against their future cash flow.
  • Faro — Every garment deserves to be worn. Leveraging technology and a specialised supply chain, FARO enables brands to offload obsolete inventory through stores in non-core markets, ensuring complete traceability throughout the process.
  • Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Idris Ayodeji Bello Angel
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
  • Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Nigeria, United States, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
  • Bypa-ss — Bypa-ss is working on creating a world-class SaaS healthcare environment and revolutionizing healthcare in Egypt, Join Us
  • SimpliFi — We power the cards behind your brand. Instantly issue and manage virtual or physical cards, enable payments in multiple currencies, and scale globally through one secure API platform.
  • 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.
Philippe Teixeira da Mota Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Co-founder of Shapers. Previously Partner at Hedosophia.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Palm — Cash Management for the Modern Treasury
  • Kontigo — We help underbanked gig workers in Latam build credit and access group financing where small groups of family or friends lend and save money together. Users can validate their income from multiple sources such as gig apps, catalog sales, and open finance (Uber, Rappi, Didi, Indriver, Avon, and all major banks). After verifying the income wedirectly offer them group savings and group loans, without leaving WhatsApp, their primary messaging app.
  • Keyring Network — Blockchain compliance solutions for the financial sector.
Phillip Sebole Masango Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa
Phillip Sebole Masango, is a South African C-Siute Executive and Venture Capitalist, a visionary who seamlessly navigates the intersections of Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Development, Business Intelligence (BI), Design, Web, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, IoT, Digital Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation. With aproven track record of assuming CEO, CTO, and other top executive roles, he brings a rare fusion of technical expertise, business acumen, and strategic foresight to every venture he leads. Phillip doesn’t just build companies—he drives innovation, scales businesses, and redefines industries.A Mission Rooted in Empowerment and Progress: With extensive experience in the Startup Ecosystem, Technology Industry, Creative Industry, Digital Innovation, Management Consulting, and Venture Capital, Phillip thrives in environments where innovation flourishes. His mission is to empower individuals, startups, businesses, and organizations by delivering cutting-edge technology and digital solutions that drive exponential growth. However, his work extends beyond personal ambition—it is a devotion to serving humanity. Phillip is committed to creating a world where technology democratizes and decentralizes industries, enabling individuals and businesses to innovate, lead, and thrive. He envisions a future where technology not only liberates but also elevates and inspires—enabling companies to reach new heights and igniting a wave of global prosperity.A Legacy of Meaningful Success: For Phillip, success is not defined by accolades or financial gain—it is measured by the profound impact he creates. He refuses to chase success in pursuits that lack meaning, believing that true success comes from doing what one loves—better than anyone else—driven by passion, joy, and self-mastery. His approach to business and innovation is holistic, tackling challenges from multiple angles to fuel transformative change. He thrives in collaborative environments where boundaries are pushed, industries are reshaped, and new possibilities emerge.Yet beyond business, Phillip understands that life is a journey of emotions and meaning. He embraces every experience—both triumphs and challenges—as stepping stones toward a greater purpose. With unwavering dedication and a heart set on impact, he continues to push forward, leaving a legacy that will resonate for generations to come.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering
  • Seed, Series A, Private Equity
  • South Africa
Portfolio highlights
  • TRVL CAPE — Your Cape Town travel companion App. Your gateway to Cape Town! Quickly book flights, hotels, shuttles, and rental cars. Enjoy real-time updates, exclusive deals on our app! Let our travel experts help you plan the perfect trip to Cape Town. Let our skilled advisors craft a flawless itinerary for your journey.
  • The AI Studio — The AI Studio is an advanced artificial intelligence research and innovation hub operating under Amani Creative Studios. It is designed to enhance and integrate AI capabilities into our existing services, spanning Web2, Web3, cybersecurity, branding, and software development. Every solution we offer at Amani Creative Studios and Web3 Studio willnow be AI-powered and AI-enhanced, unlocking new capabilities in automation, prediction, personalization, and efficiency.AI-Powered Web3 Solutions – AI-driven smart contracts, blockchain forensics, and decentralized automation., AI-Driven Branding & Marketing – Intelligent content creation, data-driven strategies, and hyper-personalization, AI-Powered SaaS & Software Development – Automated workflows, predictive analytics, and intelligent decision-making, AI-Optimized UI/UX & Product Design – AI-powered design systems, adaptive interfaces, and automated A/B testing.
  • Amani — Amani Creative Studios is a Dynamic B2B innovation and technology studio where creativity, strategy, and cutting-edge technology converge to empower businesses, startups, and organizations at every stage of growth. We craft transformative digital solutions that redefine industries—blending artistry, strategic insight, and technical excellence todrive meaningful impact. In today’s digital-first world, we provide end-to-end technology and digital solutions that fuel innovation, enhance efficiency, and accelerate growth. Whether you're a startup bringing a vision to life, an established business scaling new heights, a company seeking innovation, or an organization embracing transformation, we are your strategic partner in pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Amani Creative Studios understands the intricate relationship between business products and brand identity. That’s why we offer tailored solutions designed to meet your unique objectives. We’re here to help you navigate the complexities of today’s competitive landscape, providing the expertise and strategies necessary to bring your business products and brands to the forefront. Let’s collaborate to turn your vision into a reality, combining innovative marketing, cutting-edge design, strategic branding, and advanced software development to elevate your business to new heights.
Bunmi Akinyemiju Angel
Bunmi is a graduate of Computer Science from the Michigan State University, USA. An execution focused executive with over 16 years entrepreneurial experience in high-tech sales, solutions development and management, Bunmi has developed over 20 proprietary technologies in Aviation, Government, Education, Oil & Gas and Banking sector globally.Bunmi has built more than five companies till date – each a potential billion dollar company and has substantial experience/relationships in the areas of Software development, Technology Consulting, Revenue Collection Strategies, Software Project Management, Business Startups, Internet Technology & Business Development. Bunmi is the Founder, MD/CEO of Venture Garden Nigeria.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Nigeria, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
  • GetEquity — GetEquity is a NASDAQ for venture capital. We provide an exchange and liquidity for private companies, and an infrastructure for different cadres of venture capital around investing, founder liquidity, and shareholder management
  • SureGroup — Commerce in Africa is deeply facilitated by cash, but cash-based transactions are expensive, unsafe, and difficult to track. Suregifts identified an opportunity to take advantage of the growth and adoption of the internet and all things digital in Africa by creating a simple, yet safe alternative currency to be utilised for specific purposes;Vouchers.At the core of what SureGifts does, is selling and maintaining an inventory of vouchers, which can be exchanged between two or more parties, and spent at a closed but extensive network of merchants across Africa for a near-unlimited assortment of goods and services.
  • Encore Pay — Encore Pay is a UAE-based FinTech and Payment solutions provider.
Christian Faes Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Christian Faes was previously co-founder and CEO of LendInvest, which is a technology driven mortgage lender and a leading Fintech company. The company has over £3.5 billion of Funds Under Management, and is one of the largest non-bank mortgage lenders in the UK. Now building Faes & Co.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • United Kingdom, Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Knoma — Knoma offers a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning. The business is tackling the digital skills gap as the global economy shifts into the fourth industrial revolution. We help people looking to future proof their career or move into new areas of work by reducing the barrier of payment and removing the pain point of sourcingtechnical courses.The business is built upon the firm belief in the importance of lifelong education to drive improvements in our customers’ future prosperity. We believe education should be accessed in a short, but frequent manner; at a lower price point and a focus on gaining technical, digital and data skill-sets. All users can gain access up to £10,000, where the cost of a course can be spread over 12 months with flexible repayments. The product is completely free to all end users with no interest or fees applicable. Knoma works with leading coding and tech schools. We are a fun and driven team, ready to make an impact!
  • Volume — Payment Infrastructure for the Internet
  • Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Tom Blomfield Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Tom Blomfield is based out of San Francisco, California and is currently works as a Group Partner for Y Combinator. Tom previously worked at Monzo Bank as a President. Tom Blomfield attended the University of Oxford.
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Investment focus
  • Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • 1Bstories — Helping publishers and brands increase engagement and conversions using AI. Mobile, vertical, 60 second video formats made in an instant. Tell your story today!
  • Prosper — Prosper's offering includes fee-free investments in public market index funds, including fund fees, as well as SIPP and ISA wrappers.
  • Gradient Labs — Our AI agent resolves complex customer service queries end-to-end. Delivering quality, efficiency and compliance at every step.
Michael Lahyani Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Michael Lahyani is based out of Dubai, Dubai, and is the CEO and Founder of Property Finder. Michael Lahyani attended HEC Lausanne.
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Investment focus
  • B2B, SaaS, Beauty
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Egypt, Morocco, Colombia
Portfolio highlights
  • Aptuno — Aptuno - Busco apartamento o casa en arriendo
  • Fresha — Find the best salons and spa in your area with Fresha salon booking software. Book now!
  • Chari — Chari is an e-commerce and fintech app for traditional retailers in French-Speaking Africa allowing them to order any consumer goods they sell and get delivered for free in less than 24 hours. Chari is also a financial services provider for these retailers, offering them microloans
Peter Sandberg Angel · Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Peter Sandberg is a Co-Founder of Nordic Secondary Fund, and a venture partner at Startup Wise Guys. He has extensive experience as a Business Angel, Asset Management and Wealth Management
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Mobile Payments, Artificial Intelligence
  • Angel, Pre-Seed, Secondary Market
  • Denmark, Kenya, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
  • TRAPMINE — TRAPMINE Endpoint Protection Platform provides fool-proof defense against malware, exploit attempts, file-less malware, ransomware and other forms of targeted attacks.Unlike traditional detection-based approaches like legacy antivirus, TRAPMINE combines proven and innovative technologies such as deep learning, behavior monitoring, endpointdeception and anti-exploit techniques to block cyber threats dead in their tracks. TRAPMINE's easy-deploy and lightweight solution comes with a comfortable built-in security console, at a price/performance ratio unmatchable even by the biggest names in Palo Alto.Why TRAPMINE?Cyber criminals target companies of all sizes from every industry, seeking anything that might be of value. Antivirus and other traditional security solutions are no longer efficient to protect organizations from attacks by today’s modern cyber threat actors. That’s why we founded TRAPMINE. TRAPMINE is created to solve the malware problem for all organizations at a reasonable price.
  • Colibo A/S — Use Colibo's intranet software as your enterprise collaboration platform to increase productivity, drive employee engagement and better internal communications.
  • November First — November First - Betalingsplatform til alle virksomheder
Ham Serunjogi Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Ham Serunjogi is a co-founder and CEO at Chipper Cash.
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Investment focus
  • Mobile Apps, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Nigeria, United States, South Africa
Portfolio highlights
  • Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
  • Sudo — Sudo is an open API platform that enables businesses to embed powerful financial features into their products. Build in minutes, launch in days.
  • CreditChek — Bridging the trust gap between global credit businesses and underserved African consumers.
Victoria van Lennep Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Victoria van Lennep - Co-Founder @ Lendable
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
  • Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • United Kingdom, France, Spain
Portfolio highlights
  • Virgil — Virgil is the trusted partner of all those who want to become owners but whose personal contribution is insufficient to buy the apartment they want.
  • Defacto — Never fall behind with defacto's instant financing solution. We also integrate with your accounting systems & scale to your needs. Join our wait list !
  • Framework — Framework is the world’s first on-demand business school, radically reimagined for them. Born out of Founders Forum, a private network of the world's top tech entrepreneurs, we’ve worked with over 100+ operators—across product, growth, ops, people, data, engineering & design, from some of the world's most innovative companiesincluding Monzo, Babylon, Bulb & Depop—to pioneer a new model of lifelong learning.
Hesham Zreik Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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
  • Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United States, India, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
  • ToyFlix — Toyflix is a pioneering subscription-based toy rental platform transforming India’s US$2 billion toy industry by making premium.
  • LocationBit — it is a community-driven global location encyclopedia designed to tackle the fragmented and inaccessible nature of local knowledge in 2025.
  • Kyamaganda Community Development Organisation — it is a community-based nonprofit organization founded to restore hope and dignity among vulnerable children, youth, and families in Uganda.
Shola Akinlade Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Shola Akinlade is the Co-founder and CEO at Paystack.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Education, Financial Services
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda
Portfolio highlights
  • Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
  • Earnipay — Earnipay enables employers to offer employees access to their earned salaries instantly at any time without making changes to their existing payment process.
  • 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.
Opeyemi Awoyemi Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Opeyemi Awoyemi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Fast Forward Venture Studio and Fund. He previously worked at Moneymie as a Co-Founder. Opeyemi Awoyemi attended The Wharton School.
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Investment focus
  • Payments, Software, InsurTech
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Klump — Use Klump to buy now and pay later in instalments for up to 12 months! Businesses accept payments, increase conversion rates, and boost revenue. The Easy Life! Try it now.
  • Casava — Casava is a financial services company that offers insurance and life microinsurance. Casava uses technology to provide world-class, trusted, and affordable insurance to everyone.
  • Remedial Health — We improve business to business access to medicines by providing such medicines from manufactures/registered distributors direct to large and small healthcare retail businesses (large pharmacies and remote chemist/PPMVs (Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors)) using technology to deliver just-in-time stock and provide financing and awide selection of inventory to such retail business.
Michael Vaughan Angel · New York, New York, United States
Michael Vaughan is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Vera Equity. He previously worked at Stem Disintermedia Inc. as a Board Member. Michael Vaughan attended The Wharton School.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Brazil, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • Flip — Transfer uang, top up e-wallet & kirim uang ke luar negeri lebih mudah dengan Flip. Bayar pulsa, listrik, BPJS, PDAM, dan pembayaran lainnya bisa lebih hemat.
  • Trust Software — The corporate card, made social. Trust is the only corporate card that helps startups grow smarter, together. Learn more at trust.co
  • 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.
Federico Pirzio-Biroli Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Fede started out as an angel investor in 2010. His portfolio quickly grew, so he built a team around him and thus Playfair Capital was born. We have since gone on to become one of Europe’s most active and well-known early-stage VC funds. Before becoming a technology investor Fede worked for several NGOs in Africa, with a particular focus on aidtransparency. He recently renewed his focus on Africa by relocating to Kenya and becoming an angel investor in East Africa’s burgeoning startup ecosystem. He maintains an active role at Playfair and continues to lead our investment team.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Venture Capital, Non Profit
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • United Kingdom, Kenya, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
  • Bibblio — Conversion optimization, powered by AI. Increase user engagement, grow revenues and drive new audiences, for stronger site metrics and ROI.
  • Brewbot — Brewbot is a multidisciplinary team of designers and developers based in Belfast, N. Ireland. They come from different backgrounds and experiences — music, design, code, and fine art — but they all share a common passion for brewing.
  • CRE Venture Capital — Founded in 2015, CRE Venture Capital invests in early stage tech companies that are levered to Africa. CRE is headquartered in the New York metro area, with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria.
Matthias Hilpert Angel · Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Matthias Hilpert - CEO @ MH2 Capital
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Workbounce — Workbounce is the co-pilot for customer-facing team connecting tools like Google Drive, Notion, Slack with intelligent search and analytics.
  • Flinn — We are driven to impact the health of millions of people around the globe by enabling medical companies to launch and operate products more efficiently. To make this vision come true, we established a customer-centric, experimentation-driven product development approach.
  • Atlas Metrics — The single source of truth for your ESG data
Sajid Rahman Angel · Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Sajid currently works as Managing Partner at MyAsiaVC He attended London Business School.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • India, Nigeria, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
  • ImaliPay — ImaliPay is a financial health platform offering financial products to freelancers and blue collar gig workers in partnership with gig platforms.
  • EquityList — Equity management with online cap table management and employee stock option programs (ESOP) administration. Available free for Indian startups
  • 10 Minute School — 10 Minute School is the largest online educational platform in Bangladesh. Through our website, app, and social media, more than 10 Million+ students are accessing quality education each day to accelerate their learning.
Robby Hilkowitz Angel
Robby Hilkowitz is an angel investor.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Series A, Seed, Funding Round
  • Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Neat — Built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneursAs entrepreneurs our businesses are always in motion: starting from an idea, to making a first sale, to expanding globally. We need a financial experience that evolves with us – an experience that’s still stable and secure, but adaptive too. Banks were built for a different era of business, not for thenew economy – where borders are disappearing and it’s easier than ever to start a global business. Neat believes in making international business a reality for entrepreneurs around the world. Today, Neat is a modern alternative to a bank, designed to support you wherever you go. Tomorrow, we’re a platform for doing business: building a dynamic and frictionless economy.
  • Bambu — Bambu is a leading global digital wealth technology provider for financial institutions. We enable companies to make saving and investing simple and intelligent for their clients. The cloud-based platform is powered by our proprietary algorithms and machine learning tools. The company serves over 20 financial institutions globally. Founded in 2016,Bambu is headquartered in Singapore with a subsidiary in the United Kingdom and the United States and EMEA representatives.
  • Moneyhub — Moneyhub is a data and payments fintech that provides open banking, open finance, and open data solutions.
Oliver Jung Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Oliver is a global investor and entrepreneur based in Tel Aviv. Oliver is investing in US and China based companies and helps them to go international. Previous projects include airbnb, houzz and hoteltonight.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, FinTech, Internet
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Germany, India
Portfolio highlights
  • SaveIN — SaveIN, as the name suggests, is a financial services platform made exclusively for Indians, with an aim to revolutionize their experience across banking and daily financial transactions.We aim to offer, the full suite of traditional banking products and experiences, but in a never seen before avatar, thereby making it fun, simple, secure, andunbelievably rewarding experience. All this and more at just the click of a button, in a 100% digital and paperless, mobile first ecosystem.
  • Artisan AI — Artisan is on a mission to build the first generation of AI employees, called Artisans, who can automate specific roles & workflows.
  • Circleback — Get the most out of every conversation with AI-powered meeting notes, action items, automations, and search. Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, and in-person conversations. Get started for free.
Roger Ver Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Roger is currently involved in numerous Bitcoin related projects. He is an early investor in bitcoin-related startups. He has been a prominent supporter of bitcoin adoption and saw bitcoin as a means to promote economic freedom. He now promotes Bitcoin Cash, a hard fork of the cryptocurrency created with the intent to fix issues such as high feesand long transaction confirmation times.
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Investment focus
  • Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • United States, Panama, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
  • Portal to Bitcoin — The only custody-less interoperability protocol for Bitcoin. Swap native BTC, Ordinals, Runes with L2s and L1s
  • Acta Finance — Acta Finance develops a complete DeFi ecosystem, EVM compatible, able to deploy and integrate EVM compatible networks.
  • Monarch Wallet — As part of this journey, we will discontinue our wallet services effective July 1, 2024.
Raffael Johnen Angel · Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Raffael Johnen is CEO and founding partner of auxmoney. Already during his business studies, Raffael Johnen founded his first startup company. He later worked for six years at Investmentbank Rothschild in Frankfurt in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Debt Advisory areas, most recently as Vice President. Raffael Johnen is also the founder ofExcellion Capital, a successful company in corporate finance consulting and investment, based in London. As a writer, he made a name for himself when he wrote the chapter on leveraged buyouts in the "Praxishandbuch Unternehmensbewertung".
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Payments, Software
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Nigeria, Germany, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Weel — Weel is the all-in-one platform for finance teams. Issue smart corporate cards, automate accounts payable, and control company spend, all in one place.
  • Weel — Weel is the all-in-one platform for finance teams. Issue smart corporate cards, automate accounts payable, and control company spend, all in one place.
  • Edukoya — Edukoya builds online education content and offers online tutoring for students and their parents.
Tom Stafford Angel · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Tom is a Co-Founder at DST Global, an internet-focused investment firm with a global focus.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • United Kingdom, Germany, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Noah — API-first stablecoin payments, enterprise-grade compliance and real-time settlements, powered by stablecoin technology.
  • Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
  • Surfboard — Get Dialpad Workforce Management (WFM) software for accurate forecasting, demand-driven scheduling, fair shift planning, and more.
Sudeep Ramnani Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sudeep Ramnani is a Technology Entrepreneur and Investor
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Investment focus
  • Credit, FinTech, InsurTech
  • Seed, Angel
  • Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
  • Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Brandon Krieg Angel · New York, New York, United States
Brandon Krieg is the Co-Founder of Collective Returns, Inc. and has been its Chief Executive Officer since July 11, 2016. Brandon Krieg served as the President of Collective Returns, Inc. until July 11, 2016 and serves as its Executive Director.
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Investment focus
  • InsurTech, Insurance, Banking
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B
  • Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Casava — Casava is a financial services company that offers insurance and life microinsurance. Casava uses technology to provide world-class, trusted, and affordable insurance to everyone.
  • Edukoya — Edukoya builds online education content and offers online tutoring for students and their parents.
  • Jerry — Jerry simplifies the expensive, frustrating, and time-consuming aspects of car ownership.
Dale Mathias Angel
Dale Mathias
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Finance, Internet
  • Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Nigeria, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
  • Kosa — Domain name KOSA.ai is a powerful tech-driven brand with a sleek, modern appeal. The name KOSA conveys a sense of intelligence and sophistication, making it perfect for AI-focused startups or businesses in the technology sector. As a short,
  • Octamile — Octamile is Africa's best Embedded Insurance & Claims Automation solution for Insurers & B2C businesses. Get a quote today...
  • Paystack — Over 60,000 businesses of all sizes use Paystack to collect payments with a modern, secure payment gateway.
Karim Atiyeh Angel · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Karim Atiyeh is the Co-Founder and CTO of Ramp, the fastest growing spend management platform and corporate card. Launched in 2020, Ramp gives Finance leaders an edge with powerful software that helps them save time and control spend before it happens. A Lebanese entrepreneur, Karim previously built and sold YCombinator-backed Paribus to CapitalOne in 2016.
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Investment focus
  • Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Canada, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
  • Console — Console helps IT teams get to Inbox Zero. Auto-resolve over 50% of your support requests directly in Slack and Teams, using AI Agents that understand how your company does work.
  • Natural — Payments for AI agents.
  • Beacon Software — Beacon acquires essential software businesses with a lasting promise to protect their legacy, deepen customer love, and accelerate growth together with our world-class operators.
Mato Perić Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Mato invests in technology companies globally. His portfolio companies have raised over US$ 5 billion in capital, employ >15,000 people and have operations in 35 countries across six continents.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Germany, India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Faro — Every garment deserves to be worn. Leveraging technology and a specialised supply chain, FARO enables brands to offload obsolete inventory through stores in non-core markets, ensuring complete traceability throughout the process.
  • Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
  • 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.
Bashar Hamood Angel · 9 investments in the past 12 months
Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • EcoBites — EcoBites is a subscription service that delivers sustainably sourced and eco-friendly packaged snacks and meals to consumers doorsteps.
  • Lawyeree — A platform offering AI legal advice to clients and allowing clients to be connected with the best lawyers.
  • SafeNest — SafeNest offers a comprehensive home security system integrating smart technology with professional monitoring services.
Walid Aradi Angel
Entrepreneur, investor. Advising global tech companies navigate through MENA+ regulatory environments, market entry and scaling
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Internet, Financial Services
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • India, Nigeria, Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
  • Omnisient — Privacy-Preserving Data Collaboration platform enabling businesses to collaborate while ensuring consumer privacy and data protection.
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
  • Termii — Termii is an online platform that helps teams secure repeat customers by sending personalized emails and SMS through multiple.Termii helps African businesses communicate with customers across SMS, email, voice, and instant messaging channels. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Jai Mahtani Angel
Jai Mahtani
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Investment focus
  • Credit, FinTech, InsurTech
  • Seed, Angel
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Abdul Hassan Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Abdul Hassan
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Payments
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
  • Duplo — We enable businesses across Africa to simplify their payment flows.
  • Klump — Use Klump to buy now and pay later in instalments for up to 12 months! Businesses accept payments, increase conversion rates, and boost revenue. The Easy Life! Try it now.
  • Topship — Topship is the easiest for African businesses to import/export parcels, cargo and freight to their customers, distributors and suppliers across the World. We use technology to drive transparency and delight, making it easy for African businesses to connect with customers, suppliers and distributors across the World.
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