Top 45 InsurTech Startup Investors in Nigeria in January 2025
A list of 45 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Insurtech startups based in Nigeria. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Insurtech companies from Nigeria. We update this investor list every month.Top 45 InsurTech Startup Investors in Nigeria in January 2025
Investor | InsurTech Nigeria investments |
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Tencent | 3 |
Consonance Investment Managers | 2 |
Olugbenga Agboola | 2 |
Kepple Africa Ventures | 2 |
Babs Ogundeyi | 2 |
BluePointe Ventures | 2 |
Atlantica Ventures | 2 |
Ventures Platform | 2 |
Olugbenga Agboola | 2 |
Oliver Jung | 1 |
Olive Tree Capital | 1 |
Tangerine Life | 1 |
AAIC Investment | 1 |
Brandon Krieg | 1 |
Target Global | 1 |
Picus Capital | 1 |
Opeyemi Awoyemi | 1 |
Western Technology Investment | 1 |
Mobility 54 | 1 |
Kesho Capital | 1 |
Fiat Ventures | 1 |
EchoVC Partners | 1 |
Graph Ventures | 1 |
Dale Mathias | 1 |
TRADE X | 1 |
Verraki Africa | 1 |
Rockpool Capital | 1 |
Entrée Capital | 1 |
BEENEXT | 1 |
Partech | 1 |
Honey Ogundeyi | 1 |
AAF Management Ltd. | 1 |
Ed Robinson | 1 |
Kyle Daley | 1 |
Pioneer Fund | 1 |
Launch Africa | 1 |
Musty Mustapha | 1 |
Chris Adelsbach | 1 |
Picus Capital GmbH | 1 |
Tom Blomfield | 1 |
Shola Akinlade | 1 |
Newmont | 1 |
Golden Palm Investments | 1 |
LoftyInc Capital | 1 |
James Park | 1 |
Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services. Its communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Tencent has maintained steady growth under its user-oriented operatingstrategies. It provides value-added internet, mobile, and telecom services, as well as online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services." Tencent’s Internet platforms in China – QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), WeChat, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay – aim to address the various needs of internet users, including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce, and others.In September 2013, Tencent's market valuation rose to $101 billion, and as of November 21, 2013, QQ had 2 billion active users and WeChat had 650 million monthly active users. The numbers of active users for QQ mail, Qzone, Tencent Weibo, and QQ news were 274 million, 626 million, 220 million, and 150 million, respectively.Tencent was founded in November of 1998. In April 2000, the IDG and PCCW invested a total of $2.2 million dollars in the company. Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) on June 16, 2004. Baidu, Alibaba, and Netease are Tencent's major competitors.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- China, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- StepStar — The goal of Stepstar is to "Ten Times the Possibility of Everyone" through Intelligent Step. Step Star firmly creates its own super model and actively uses important resources like
- Zhipu AI — Zhipu AI is a data company developing an AI-based large model platform to provide API services. It includes a variety of smart application products such as the scientific and technological information analysis engine and AI cognitive engines to allow users to leverage AI-powered tools to reduce manual labor in digital tasks.
- Shanggu Technology — Shanggu Technology is a company that provides comprehensive digital marketing solution that includes powerful artificial intelligence technology.
We are an investment company focused on helping early and growth-stage entrepreneurs build successful companies in Africa.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Releaf — 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 — Plural is a company that provides public policy tools to help teams save time and discover opportunities in workflows.
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.
Kepple Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- 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
- Intmax — INTMAX has developed significant innovations in ZK implementation making it a unique Layer2 rollup network that offers low cost, security, tunable privacy, and above all, scalability.
- Carry1st — Carry1st develops and publishes enriching mobile games and content apps for African consumers.
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.
We look for enablers of change that could have a meaningful impact to the Human Experience.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Mexico, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- AiSDR — AiSDR sales automation acts as your inside sales rep. From outbound to inbound emails, AiSDR runs your outreach and drives leads to customers
- Leadsales — Leadsales es el primer CRM para Redes Sociales para integrar tus mensajes de WhatsApp Facebook e Instagram en una plataforma multiagente
- LighthouseAI — Discover how LighthouseAI provides expert solutions for pharmaceutical regulatory compliance. Explore and optimize your compliance journey.
Are you looking for start-up funding for your business? Get in touch with Atlantica Ventures to get the kick-start your start-up needs.
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Investment focus
- Internet, B2B, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa
Portfolio highlights
- Figorr — Figorr is your go-to, for accessing reliable information on temperature, humidity, and location. Experience the next generation of data-driven insights with Figorr today.
- Sendmarc — Stop cyber criminals from sending emails using your domain and protect your customers, suppliers and employees from cyber attacks with DMARC Security.
- 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.
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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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- MDaaS Global — At MDaaS Global, we build and operate modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centres in clinically-underserved communities, starting in Nigeria. Our big goal is to create affordable healthcare solutions for Africa's next billion.
- 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.
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
- 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.
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
- Artisan AI — Artisan is on a mission to build the first generation of AI employees, called Artisans, who can automate specific roles & workflows.
- 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.
- Circleback — AI-powered meeting notes and automations. Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, and in-person conversations. Get started for free.
Olive Tree Capital started as the foreign investment arm of the single member family office. With a diverse mandate, we are able to seek worthwhile global investment opportunities without asset class restrictions; we seek public market opportunities with discrepancies between market perception and fundamental reality, and we enjoy privatelyinvesting in and collaborating with partners who share our passion, dedication, and clarity. More philosophically, we live by the Golden Rule; thus, we especially love entrepreneurs, artists, and businesses that are positively contributing to humanity in parallel with pursuing profitability.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Health Care, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series C
- United States, India, Nigeria
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.
- Hamming AI — Test your AI voice agent against 1000s of simulated users in minutes. Call analytics, monitoring, and governance for AI voice agents.
- RenderNet AI — Create stunning AI images and videos starring your own custom-designed virtual humans
Tangerine Life is a financial technology company that consistently goes the extra mile to improve the financial security of our consumers.With innovation and ingenuity as our guiding principles, we provide a range of avenues through which our consumers can access secure financial services that enable them improve their lives.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Nigeria
We will continue to invest and support the growth of innovative companies towards sustainable economic growth and solving social issues.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Medical, E-Commerce
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Zanifu — The zanifu platform, allows small retailers in Sub Saharan Africa, to procure inventory from their suppliers & pay later.
- Waspito — We are the platform that engages Africa into the conversation and action to drive affordable and accessible quality healthcare across the continent.
- Lapaire — Discover a wide range of high-quality & affordable eyeglasses at Lapaire Glasses. Book a free vision test with our professional optometrists to help you find your perfect pair of glasses to enhance your vision and style. Shops in 7 african countries: Benin, Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya and Uganda.
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.
Target Global is a prominent European technology investment firm with a significant presence in the venture capital landscape, boasting over €3 billion in assets under management. The firm operates out of key tech hubs including London, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Abu Dhabi, and has a rich portfolio featuring some of Europe's most successful techcompanies such as Revolut, Auto1, Copper, Delivery Hero, Docplanner, and Rapyd.Founding and GrowthTarget Global was established in 2015 by Shmuel Chafets and Yaron Valler, who brought a wealth of experience from their tenure at Hasso Plattner Ventures. Their professional partnership dates back 15 years to their time at Giza Venture Capital, a trailblazer in Israel's investment ecosystem, where they honed their investment acumen and industry foresight.Investment Philosophy and ImpactTarget Global stands out in the European tech industry for its diverse team and its ability to identify and capitalize on unique opportunities. The firm's knack for recognizing potential in the early stages of Germany's tech economy led to the emergence of several unicorns in the 2010s. As the European tech industry evolves, Target Global remains at the forefront, seeking out innovative companies like Robovision, Saleor, and Finom. These recent investments reflect the firm's commitment to supporting cutting-edge technology and business models.Fundraising SuccessesTarget Global's fundraising prowess is evident in its six investment funds, which have collectively raised significant capital. The funds range from Early Stage Funds, focusing on nascent startups, to Growth Funds that support more mature companies scaling their operations. The firm's co-investment strategy has led to over €1 billion in capital deployment across a diverse array of partnerships.Backing and AchievementsWith the backing of investors such as FERI, UBS, Allianz X, Mubadala, and Hermes GPE, Target Global has cemented its reputation as a trusted and successful investment firm. Its portfolio spans over 140 companies at various development stages, with a focus on those targeting trillion-dollar markets.Just a few of the many notable companies in the firm’s portfolio include:- Tarabut, MENA’s leading open banking platform, which was recently featured in Forbes Middle East’s list of Top 50 Fintech Companies.- Flo Health, an AI-driven women’s health product, which is the world’s top health and fitness app by downloads.- Robovision, an easy-to-use AI-driven computer vision platform for users to develop their own deep-learning-based solutions.- Enter, a German company that helps homeowners and businesses reduce their carbon footprint.Target Global's track record includes support for 15 unicorn companies, over 20 exits, and 7 IPOs, showcasing its ability to drive growth and success in the European tech ecosystem. The team, comprised of individuals with founder and operator backgrounds, continues to pursue exceptional opportunities to expand the firm's portfolio and influence.Target Global's journey from its inception to its current status as a key player in European venture capital is marked by strategic investments, a commitment to diversity, and a deep understanding of the tech industry's dynamics. With a clear vision for the future, Target Global is poised to continue its role in shaping the next wave of European tech giants.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Germany, Israel, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Tourlane — Tourlane is a booking platform for multi-day tours, offering amazing experiences to over 30 countries worldwide. It creates adventures and authentic travel experiences to fabulous destinations in the world.The company combines the first-hand experience of a travel agency with the simplicity of an online product. Its apps bring travel consultancyto a state-of-the-art level of tech and design and thereby will shape the future of individual and adventure trips. Its product matches travelers with pre-selected travel specialists, making the booking of individual and adventure trips comparable, fast, and easy.
- Palm — Cash Management for the Modern Treasury
- Essor — Transforming online businesses into global brands people love.
Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Omni HR — Omni HR helps companies automate the end-to-end employee journey including onboarding, time off, employee management, and more. Easy to use and customizable!
- Prima — Reliable manufacturing & supply chain partner for custom parts, metal fabrication & efficient sourcing from Mexico. Manage design, production & delivery
- Spot My Energy — The uptake of PV, EVs, home storage, and heat pumps leads to a gigantic need for digital and intelligent metering and for the integration of millions of...
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.
Since 1980, WTI has helped more than 1,300 companies across every innovation sector finance their growth while minimizing dilution.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- SkySQL — SkySQL is a software company that provides databases and backup services.
- Innventure — Innventure develops a global open-architecture venture platform to provide access to multinational companies to identify, grow, and commercialize their proprietary IP while strategically partnering for success.
- Carbon Ridge — Modular onboard carbon capture for maritime shipping.
Mobility 54 is a joint venture among Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Transportation, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Kenya, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire
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.
- Tugende — Tugende helps motorcycle taxi drivers own their own motorcycles in eighteen months or less instead of renting indefinitely. Ownership significantly increases income, job security and road safety.
- ETAP — ETAP is a digital insurance application that allows you to set up your car insurance in just 90 seconds.
Kesho Capital invests in start-up and early-stage companies with a mission to resolve global problems and provide value.
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Investment focus
- Payments, InsurTech, Insurance
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
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.
- Octamile — Octamile is Africa's best Embedded Insurance & Claims Automation solution for Insurers & B2C businesses. Get a quote today...
Fiat Ventures invests in the future of fintech.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, InsurTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Sigo Seguros — Sigo uses data and automation to provide lower-cost policies for the Latino market.
- Conduiit — Cloud-based purchase order, payment request and file management system that allows production management and finance teams to work seamlessly
- EarlyBird — EarlyBird simplifies investing for parents and elevates gifting by empowering friends and family to make meaningful investments to the children they love.
EchoVC Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on financing and cross-pollinating leading technologies, teams, business models, and knowledge across North America, Africa, and SE Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of thebusiness.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Nigeria, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Shuttlers — Shuttlers is a platform that offers mobility solutions by providing scheduled bus-sharing services for the professionals within the region.
- Snowstorm — Snowstorm is a decentralized microproxy network. Already proven in crisis zones, it must now evolve into a next-generation system and internet freedom tool.
- Senga Technologies — Welcome to Senga, custom-built, with love, for businesses shipping in Africa.
Graph Ventures is an investment group that specializes in seed and early-stage venture investments. It was founded in 2011. Investments include:
* BetterUp
* Birdies
* BlueApron
* Dapper Labs
* Earnin
* Envoy
* Hinge
* Houseparty
* Ipsy
* Loft
* Lever
* Lingokids
* Moon Express
* Papaya
* PicsArt
* Porch
* Quinto Andar
* RideOS
* Saildrone
*Very Good Security
* VivaReal
* Zeplin
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Brazil, Canada
Portfolio highlights
Dale Mathias
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Finance, Internet
- Pre-Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- Kosa — Kosa enables organizations across healthcare, hiring and HR, credit and risk, and insurance to build or deploy more inclusive technologies.
- 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.
TRADE X offers Dealers an interactive and fully encompassing global automotive trading platform.
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Investment focus
- InsurTech, Insurance, Auto Insurance
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Octamile — Octamile is Africa's best Embedded Insurance & Claims Automation solution for Insurers & B2C businesses. Get a quote today...
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Investment focus
- InsurTech, Insurance, Auto Insurance
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Octamile — Octamile is Africa's best Embedded Insurance & Claims Automation solution for Insurers & B2C businesses. Get a quote today...
We are a multi-family office platform with a highly active ecosystem of financial institutions and partners to provide customized wealth management services. Rockpool’s unique in-house Chief Investment Office (CIO) is a part of our DNA, ensuring institutional rigor is firmly at the heart of everything that we do.
Established in 2017 by a team ofexperienced investment professionals, Rockpool Capital is guided by its founding vision to connect, serve, and champion the unique and changing investment needs of Asia’s emerging and next generations.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, FinTech, Financial Services
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Hong Kong, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Bishop Fox — Bishop Fox, the leader in offensive security, continuous pen testing, red teaming, attack surface management, and traditional security assessments.
- Aspen Digital — Aspen Digital is the gateway to Digital Asset allocation, an innovative technology-driven platform that empowers asset and wealth managers to offer / invest into digital asset products with confidence.
- FreeWire Technologies — OptiGrid electric vehicle charging solutions are easy-to-deploy and ready for seamless integration at your business or commercial property.
We're a team of former serial founders managing over $1.25B across a number of funds, with offices in Tel Aviv, London, and New York.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Israel, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Obligo — Rid yourself from the burden of security deposits and go deposit-free. Landlords paid instantly on claims, while tenants repay in installments.
- PointFive — PointFive provides ongoing cloud cost savings by providing deeper detection and collaborative repair solutions that fit smoothly into teams' normal operations.
- Archy — SaaS Practice Management Software for Dental Practices
BEENEXT is a Venture Capital fund managed by serial entrepreneurs that focuses on assisting founders with its operational experience, network, trust, unique perspectives, and the capital. The team invests in early-stage tech start-ups that are focused on building the new digital platforms driven by the data network. BEENEXT aims to establish aplatform of founders, by the founders and for the founders across the globe, primarily in South East Asia, India and Japan. Since its establishment in 2015, the team has
invested in over 180 companies globally.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, Japan, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- Budy — Budy is your AI Powered Sidekick for SaaS Professional Services
- Zoplar — Zoplar operates a one-stop platform for all healthcare needs, offers a wide range of products for hospitals and clinics.
- Flywheel Dynamix — Flywheel Dynamix is a cloud meta-marketplace transforming how enterprises buy and sell cloud software with unmatched trust, visibility, and efficiency.
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, France, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- KoRo — KoRo is a fast-growing FoodTech startup - one of the leading brands for healthy, long-lasting and sustainable food.
- Yampa — Discover yampa's autonomous AI agents and revolutionize your customer experience. Elevate your service with the most advanced AI technology.
- 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.
Honey Ogundeyi - Founder and CEO @ Edukoya
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Investment focus
- Bitcoin, FinTech, Ethereum
- Pre-Seed
- 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.
- Bitmama — Bitmama is the best cryptocurrency trading platform that lets you buy, sell Bitcoin, ETH, Celo, USDT, XRP, and more. Available in Nigeria & over 100 countries.
Leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stage technology companies in North America.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, India, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Caden — Caden is the world's first Zero-Party Data platform. We allow users to own and control their own personal data, make money off it, and share it with trusted consumer brands, while maintaining their privacy.
- AnthologyAI — AnthologyAI is the breakthrough Artificial Intelligence Consumer Insights & Predictions Platform with billions of real-time data sourced directly and ethically from consumers. Access previously unavailable levels of intelligence about retail spending, geolocation, media consumption, travel, ride sharing and more — in realtime, at scale.
- Vero Technologies — Vero Technologies is a Financial Services based company.
Ed Robison is a Co-Founder of Stash. He attended the University of Sydney from 2002 to 2004.
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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.
Kyle Daley - Product and Founding Team Member @ Chime
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Investment focus
- Payments, InsurTech, Insurance
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Canada, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
300+ YC alumni investing in the top YC startups
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Apriora — Conduct real-time interviews with your AI Interviewer
- Unify — Route your prompts to the best LLM endpoint. Get the best output and optimize for speed, latency and cost to supercharge your LLM applications!
- Founder AI — Discover ready-to buy prospects, break into key accounts and accelerate deal cycles with YC-backed AI sales tool.
Launch Africa is a fund with the primary objective of unlocking the capital constraints of Seed Stage tech startups.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
- Kredete — Kredete is a digital lending platform that provides free credit scores and reports to underserved individuals and small businesses in Africa to help them gain access to formal credit and improve their financial health. The platform connects borrowers with lenders and enterprises in Africa and is designed to simplify the lending process and makecredit more accessible by leveraging cutting-edge technology. Kredete offers a user-friendly platform that guides borrowers, lenders, and enterprises through the process of offering loans, making it simple for them to provide the right loan products for their needs.One of the key features of Kredete is its instant approval process, which is made possible by advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence. The platform offers flexible lending options by partnering with a variety of lenders and enterprises, enabling borrowers to choose the best option for their specific situation.Kredete is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all users' personal and financial information. It uses robust encryption and security measures to ensure that sensitive data remains safe and secure. Additionally, the platform maintains transparency throughout the loan process, providing lenders, enterprises, and borrowers with clear information about loan terms and associated fees.Kredete believes in empowering its users with the knowledge and resources they need to make informed financial decisions. To this end, the platform offers financial education, tools, and resources to help users better understand and manage their finances. Kredete also works closely with businesses and institutions to provide tailored financial solutions for their unique needs.Through its focus on accessibility, convenience, and transparency, Kredete is transforming the lending landscape in Africa and helping to bridge the financial inclusion gap. The platform remains dedicated to its mission of empowering lenders, enterprises, and borrowers across the continent to access the funds they need to achieve their financial goals.
- Wahu Mobility — Wahu Mobility is an open e-mobility platform that connects drivers, passengers, and goods in a simple, inclusive, transparent, nationwide, and multimodal manner.
Musty Mustapha - Co-Founder and CTO @ Kuda
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- Education, InsurTech, Insurance
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
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Chris Adelsbach - Founding Partner @ Outrun Ventures
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United Kingdom, United States, Ireland
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- WealthOS — WealthOS is an cloud-native, enterprise, core wealth management platform. Launch and run superior digital wealth management value propositions faster and cheaper.
- Renew Risk — Renew Risk is a software development firm that offers B2B SaaS solutions based on deep science for optimizing the financial lifetime of major renewable energy assets.
- Camion — Empowering real estate to lead the energy transition with data and insights.
Seed round investor
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- mHealth, Hospital, InsurTech
- Seed
- Germany, Nigeria
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- Reliance Health — Improve the lives of your staff with innovative company healthcare benefits fit for any business.
- Startup Insider — Startup Insider is an industry portal for the startup scene in Germany, Austria and Switzerland helping them grow.
Tom Blomfield is the CEO of Monzo, a new kind of bank, designed for smartphones. Tom previously founded GoCardless, a fintech startup that has gone on to raise $25m. In 2013, he was nominated as one of the Top 5 Entrepreneurs Under 30 by the European Commission. He gives talks regularly about the future of banking and fintech.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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- Happl — Happl provides benefits that enable employees to choose what's right for them and tools for managers to support their teams, whilst taking care of the admin.
- Feather — Feather gives you insurance advice for expats in Germany. Our digital insurance agent will help you get the right insurance policies for your need.
- Gradient Labs — Gradient Labs is an AI firm developing an operating system for AI agents to automate manual, repetitive tasks.
Shola Akinlade is the Co-founder and CEO at Paystack.
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- FinTech, Education, Financial Services
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda
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- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
- Earnipay — Earnipay simplifies business operations with a single dashboard. From high-yield accounts and flexible credit options to efficient payments, payroll processing, and on-demand pay, streamline your financial operations and drive your business growth.
- 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.
Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead
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- Apps, FinTech, InsurTech
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
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- ETAP — ETAP is a digital insurance application that allows you to set up your car insurance in just 90 seconds.
Golden Palm Investments is an investment holding and advisory company.
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- Information Technology, FinTech, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya
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- Sabipay — Pastel is a leader in Artificial Intelligence. We build products targeted at individuals (SwiftMoney) and enterprises (Sigma) in emerging markets
- 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 is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button.
LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors.........
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, United States, Egypt
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- Mtor — Mtor is an online marketplace that is reshaping the automotive aftermarket and provides sophisticated technology solutions.
- EMTECH — EMTECH provides solutions for Digital Currency regulatory compliance, development and management to help Central Banks and FinTechs build, run and manage modern financial systems.
- Terragon Group — Terragon is a leading Data and Marketing Technology company that uses data and analytics to help companies focused in Africa, intelligently connect at scale to their customers. We use an aggregation of online and offline data, and predictive scoring to help brands, marketing agencies and platforms accurately target people across channels anddevices. Headquartered in Lagos; Nigeria, we also have a presence in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and India.
James is our Co-founder and has served as our Chairman since May 2015, as a member of our board of directors since March 2007, and as our President and CEO since September 2007. Previously, James served as a Director of Product Development at CNET Networks, as the President and a Co-founder of Wind-Up Labs, Inc. (an online photo-sharing companyacquired by CNET Networks in April 2005). He was also CTO and Co-Founder of Epesi Technologies, Inc., a software company. James attended Harvard College where he studied Computer Science. He was selected to serve as a member of our board of directors due to the perspective and experience he brings as our Co-Founder, President, and CEO.
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- E-Commerce, Internet, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, Chile
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- Curacel — Curacel creates APIs & tools that enable businesses to embed insurance in digital channels and to administer claims cost-effectively.
- HoyTrabajas — We are a C.Vs information exchange platform for candidates, employers, and recruiters, that get people access to low-skilled jobs in the Latin-American markets, enables recruiters to share job-seekers and job openings in real-time, and supports SMEs in the recruiting of their low-skilled jobs.
- Positive Food Co. — Delicious, fresh food
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