Top 5 Infrastructure Startup Investors in Africa (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Microtraction
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, United States, Ghana | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $25k–$1.3M |
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Emerging Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | France, Nigeria, Morocco | Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity | Telecommunications, Energy, Finance | $15k–$35M |
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Samuel Z. Alemayehu
Angel
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1 | Cameroon, Ethiopia, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | SMS, Energy, Gaming | $1M–$7M |
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9Yards Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Ireland | Series A, Series B, Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $1.3M–$130M |
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San Leon Energy
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria | Corporate Round | Oil and Gas, Infrastructure | |
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, Ghana
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Round size: Seed $25k–$1.3M; Angel $30k–$50k; Pre-Seed $50k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Accounteer — Accounteer is a cloud accounting platform for small businesses. Business owner can create invoices, track expenses and follow up on their finances with ease. Accounteer integrates with external services like banks, e-invoicing platforms and e-commerce. Future proof your business today by subscribing for a free Accounteer trial account.
- LemFi — Send money to India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and 30 other countries. Receive and manage your money without stress
- ThankUCash — ThankUCash is a technology company powering rewards and loyalty for African banks and businesses. ThankUCash helps merchants grow revenue by connecting them to customers within and outside of their locations while retaining acquired customers using a data analytics-powered reward system where customers earn cash rewards for every transaction madeboth offline and online.
ECP is a private equity group dedicated to investing in Africa.They are a pan-African private equity firm that has raised over US$2 billion for investment across the African continent, including the Francophone regions. They have put their investors’ capital to work in over 40 countries in all major regions of the continent, directly supportingover 50,000 jobs.
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- Industry: Telecommunications, Energy, Finance
- Stage:Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity
- Geography: France, Nigeria, Morocco
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Private Equity $10M–$32M; Post-IPO Equity $15k–$35M
- Lead/follow: 81% lead, 19% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $750M in 2014
Portfolio highlights
- Eranove — The Eranove group counts more than 9000 employees all engaged in developping hydroelectric solutions to allow all the pan african citizens to access electricity and drinking water
- Allego — Discover the benefits of EV charging. Find out how Allego electric vehicle charging stations can enhance convenience and reduce emissions.
- Zipline International — Zipline operates the world's largest autonomous on-demand delivery system with the industry's leading instant logistics technology stack.
Samuel Z. Alemayehu is the Founder and Chairman Of The Board Of Directors of Cambridge Industries.
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- 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.
Growth-stage venture capital.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 124
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$17M; Series A $7.4M–$30M; Series B $23M–$130M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Capitolis — Capitolis is a technology provider addressing capital market constraints in equities and foreign exchange. It connects capital with collaborative solutions to clients all over the world.The company connects market participants and transforms the efficiency frontiers of their businesses. It partners with clients to address their challenges andcreatively build new opportunities around under-utilized capital.Capitolis was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York.
- Judi Health — Capital Rx is a health technology company that engages in managing pharmacy benefit plans. The company is redefining the way prescriptions are priced and administered in the U.S. Through its Clearinghouse Model, it unlocks the pharmacy supply chain and reduces prescription costs for employer groups. By establishing a competitive marketplace fordrug pricing, Capital Rx focuses its resources on deploying actionable strategies that improve plan performance and patient outcomes.
- Candex — Candex is your tech-based master vendor, enabling enterprises to engage and make purchases from suppliers in a compliant way without onboarding delays.
San Leon Energy is a specialist oil and gas company with an extensive portfolio of assets across Europe and North Africa.San Leon Energy is a company built on solid foundations. We concentrate on using our leading-edge technical expertise in both conventional and ‘unconventional’ oil and gas. Our aim is to provide a sustainable energy future. Wework sympathetically with our local partners and communities.
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- Industry: Oil and Gas, Infrastructure
- Stage:Corporate Round
- Geography: Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Energy Link — Energy Link delivers crude evacuation services through our dedicated pipeline system anchored on OML18. Provide infrastructure for efficient and long-term crude storage and evacuation.
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