Top 50 Investors in Nigeria

A list of 50 Nigeria investors . Updated every month. Powered by Shizune.
Investors in the list rank based on the number of investments in Nigeria companies. The investor list contains both angel investors and VC funds. You can find favourite industries and stages of each investor on the list. Aug 2022

Name	Number of investments	Relevant deals	Favorite stages	Favorite industries	Description
Ventures Platform	62	31	Seed; Pre-Seed; Funding Round	Financial; Software; Internet	Ventures Platform Fund is a discovery fund that invests early in mission-driven founders that are building capital-efficient platforms that democratise prosperity, plug infrastructural gaps, connect underrepresented communities, solve for non-consumption, and improve livelihoods in Africa.
Musha Ventures	115	16	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Financial; IT	Seed capital for technology startups globally.
Microtraction	33	16	Pre-Seed; Seed; Angel	Financial; Software; Payments	We invest in Africa's most remarkable teams with technical founders at the earliest stage of their venture
Future Africa	46	16	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Financial; Software; IT	Future Africa is a platform that provides capital, coaching and community for mission driven innovators
Consonance Investment Managers	26	15	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Software; Other; Commerce/Shopping	Consonance Investment Managers is focused on making investments in high quality early stage and growing businesses across sub-Saharan Africa.
Ingressive Capital	22	13	Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A	Financial; Software; Payments	Ingressive Capital (IC) leverages their global network to assist with growth and scale. Ingressive Capital is a venture capital that invest funds into a small, early-stage or emerging startups that is deemed to have high growth potential or which have demonstrated high growth in terms of annual revenue. We invest in this firm in exchange for equityor ownership stake in the firm.
Kepple Africa Ventures	40	12	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Financial; IT	Kepple Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.
EchoVC Partners	39	11	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Software; Internet; Transportation	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. Average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of the business.Our team focuses on capitalizing on the benefits that geodiversity and knowledge transfer provide to successfully fund the best entrepreneurs and companies in the geographic markets we serve. We are interested in finding and funding amazing teams to build, deliver and scale services and products that matter to local and eventually global audiences. Our segments of interest include: Consumer Internet and Services, SmartGraph and SmartData, Mobile, Digital Media, Content and Advertising, E/M-commerce, Software, Tech-enabled Services and Enterprise Infrastructure. In Africa and SE Asia, we're focusing on the underserved seed/early-stage venture and growth capital technology investment opportunities. Using our Silicon Valley insights and experience, along with knowledge as an amplifier, we aim to fund and develop strategic platforms, incubate local high potential growth companies and help develop mentorship opportunities and local networks. Our goal is to add significant value to, and grow, the tech-based entrepreneurial ecosystems across the continent(s).EchoVC is passionate about supporting world class entrepreneurs.
Golden Palm Investments	46	10	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Transportation; Financial; Mobile	Golden Palm Investments is an investment holding and advisory company.
Launch Africa	40	10	Seed; Pre-Seed; Funding Round	Software; IT; Financial	Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa.
TLcom Capital Partners	47	10	Series A; Funding Round; Series B	Software; Mobile; Hardware	TLcom Capital is an Africa focused VC firm, backing Africa's top founders from Seed to growth.
Lateral Capital	29	10	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Financial; Software; Lending and Investments	African Venture Capital Fund investing in digital infrastructure
Idris Ayodeji Bello	28	10	Angel; Seed; Pre-Seed	Software; Commerce/Shopping; Financial	Founding Partner & Portfolio Manager @ LoftyInc Capital Management Google for Startups Accelerator Mentor @ Google Angel Investor @ OnePipe Angel Investor @ Mono Co-Founder/Programmes Director @ Wennovation Hub
CRE Venture Capital	45	10	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Software; Other; Financial	CRE Venture Capital invests in visionary founders building category-defining tech companies levered to Africa. Founded by Pardon Makumbe and Pule Taukobong in 2015, CRE Venture Capital is headquartered in New York, NY.
LoftyInc Capital Management	38	10	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Financial; Internet	LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors.........
Target Global	141	7	Series A; Seed; Series B	Software; Financial; Commerce/Shopping	Target Global is a venture capital firm that invests in tech companies across their lifecycles. Target Global follows a lifecycle approach, investing in tech companies. Their partners have been investing for more than 15 years in the digital technology space, backing some of the European success stories.
GreenHouse Capital	16	7	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Financial; Payments; Lending and Investments	GreenHouse Capital’s Founding Partners took their own fintech company Venture Garden Group (VGG) from a 7 employee, ₦30 million revenue startup to a 200 employees, ₦2 billion power house in just 4 years and raised an attention grabbing Series A round from Convergence Partners of South Africa. The uniqueness of their position was not lost on thefounders who then cultivated Garden Institute of Business Entrepreneurs (GIBE) to identify, incubate, and invest in young and innovative tech startups solving global challenges in Emerging Markets. GIBE was created to build a world class talent management hub for young and passionate entrepreneurs while creating a pool of technology inclined businesses and innovation oriented leaders.
Entrée Capital	185	6	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Financial; IT	We're a team of former serial founders managing $1B across a number of funds, with offices in Tel Aviv, London, and New York.
Enza Capital	14	6	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Software; Transportation; Internet	Enza Capital is a patient investment vehicle launched by John Lazar, Mike Mompi, and David Cohen with the support of a small handful of values-aligned partners. Enza is an active and engaged investor with deep private investing and company operating experience, and with rich networks of experts and talent we plug into our portfolio companies tohelp drive growth and build value. We emphasize trust and transparency in our approach, and we deploy our capital in line with our values.
Hustle Fund	144	6	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Financial; IT	Hustle Fund is a venture capital fund investing in fast-executing teams at the pre-seed and seed stages! Get in touch and let us know what you're hustling.
Michael Seibel	53	6	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Financial; Internet	Managing Director and Partner @ Y Combinator
Tencent	364	6	Series B; Series A; Series C	Software; Internet; Media and Entertainment	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.
VestedWorld	15	6	Series A; Seed; Funding Round	Software; Health Care; Other	VestedWorld is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging markets companies that have the potential to generate competitive financial returns while contributing towards the growth and development of the markets in which they are located. The firm supports these businesses through the infusion of capital, active involvement incorporate governance, and by providing direct strategic and operational assistance.
Olugbenga Agboola	20	6	Pre-Seed; Seed	Financial; Payments; Other	Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Flutterwave
Olugbenga Agboola	15	6	Pre-Seed; Seed	Financial; Internet; Payments	Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Flutterwave
Western Technology Investment	151	5	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Health Care; Internet	Since 1980, WTI has helped more than 1,300 companies across every innovation sector finance their growth while minimizing dilution.
HoaQ	10	5	Pre-Seed; Angel; Seed	Software; Financial; Commerce/Shopping	Startup Investment Club
Rising Tide Africa	9	5	Seed; Pre-Seed	Financial; IT; Other	Rising Tide Africa is a group of women angel investors harnessing their power, network, passion and capital to create a New Africa.
Chinook Capital Limited	5	5	Seed; Funding Round	Software; Other; Education	Chinook Capital is focused on investments in seed- and pre-stage companies in internet software, services, and media sectors.
Babs Ogundeyi	8	5	Pre-Seed; Seed	Financial; Payments; Software	Founder / CEO @ Kuda
ODBA	8	5	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Education; Financial	We invest in people and stories, which are at the heart of everything we do.
Atlantica Ventures	6	5	Pre-Seed; Seed; Series B	Financial; Software; Other	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.
4DX Ventures	57	5	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Transportation; Financial; Software	4DX Ventures is a Pan-Africa Focused Venture Capital Firm. Our mission is to connect people, ideas, and capital to create a vibrant African community.
All On	7	5	Seed; Grant; Series A	Energy; Sustainability; Natural Resources	All On: Energy Innovations. Powerful Collaboration. Our mission is to increase access to commercial energy products and services for under-served and un-served off-grid energy markets in Nigeria, with a special focus on the Niger Delta sources in Nigeria.
Rali_cap	25	4	Seed; Pre-Seed; Funding Round	Financial; Software; IT	Rally Cap is a global community of tech folks investing in an exclusive portfolio of top-tier early stage venture funds in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.
Raba	23	4	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Financial; Software; Payments	The Raba Partnership, Raba Capital, Raba
Beta.Ventures	6	4	Seed; Series A	Financial; Other; Software	Beta.Ventures invests in driven, early-stage entrepreneurs scaling tech and tech-enabled startups to become market leaders. They are focused on the opportunities made available by a 1.2 billion-person, mobile phone enabled Africa.Beta.Ventures works closely with founders and teams from product idea to product launch through to the next stage ofcompany development. We are focused on the opportunities made available by a 1.2 billion-person, mobile phone enabled Africa.We are experienced entrepreneurs ourselves and are able to share what has proven to work for product and service scaling, revenue growth and fundraising.Operations is key to success at early stage companies, and our environment often faces a dearth of experience scaling opportunities; Beta.Ventures focuses intensely on the operations of a company, adding value through several levers we know, from experience, will enable a company to succeed.Our partners, affiliates, and mentors lead some top technology companies locally and internationally and we encourage you to partner with us to take advantage of our experience building great products/services, negotiating partnerships and deals, leading teams, and raising money.
Uncovered Fund	11	4	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Financial; Software; Apps	UNCOVERED FUND is a venture capital firm that leads the creation of industries in Africa and other emerging countries.
Tayo Oviosu	6	4	Seed; Angel; Pre-Seed	Software; Apps; Sales/Marketing	Founder & CEO @ Paga
Partech	329	4	Series A; Seed; Series B	Software; Internet; Hardware	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.
Soma Capital	241	4	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Financial; IT	Soma Capital is a fund built by founders for founders that focuses on software. It has invested seed in startups now worth over $60 billion combined including Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, Lambda School among others (20 unicorns) It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Olumide Soyombo	9	4	Pre-Seed; Seed; Angel	Financial; Payments; Software
VentureSouq	121	4	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Financial; Commerce/Shopping	VentureSouq operates a large co-investment platform with a global investment portfolio.
Ham Serunjogi	6	4	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Apps; Mobile	Co-Founder & CEO @ Chipper Cash
Accion Venture Lab	91	4	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Financial; Software; Lending and Investments	Accion Venture Lab is an investment initiative that provides startups with seed capital and support.
K50 Ventures	132	4	Seed; Pre-Seed; Series A	Software; Health Care; Financial	K50 Ventures is the most trusted first-check investor for mission-driven founders building a better future for the 99%. They invest up to $2M in pre-seed and seed stage companies in the US and LATAM that have a focus on improving access, affordability, and wellbeing across the categories of Health, Finance, and Work & Learning. K50 partnerswith those who refuse to accept the status quo; those who have a vision for how to radically improve daily life for everyone – in our local communities, and around the globe. Since 2016, they have invested in 170+ companies including Groww, Mammoth Biosciences, Self, Tul, Frubana, Kueski, Fintual, Valon, Real, Osana Salud, June Homes, among others.K50 partners with those who refuse to accept the status quo; those who have a vision for how to radically improve daily life for everyone – in our local communities, and around the globe. If you are building in one of their focus areas, reach out: hello@k50ventures.com
Niche Capital	11	4	Pre-Seed; Seed; Angel	Software; Commerce/Shopping; Transportation	Venture Capital firm
Voltron Capital	16	4	Pre-Seed; Seed; Angel	Financial; Payments; Software	Voltron Capital operates as a venture capital firm.
Helios Investment Partners	37	4	Private Equity; Debt Financing; Funding Round	Energy; Financial; Natural Resources	Helios Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in buyouts of going concerns, recapitalization, mezzanine, growth capital for private enterprises, restructurings joint ventures, startups; either green-field or brownfield; and the majority or blocking-minority structured investments in listed entities. It seeksto invest in the telecommunications, media, financial services, power, utilities, travel, leisure, distribution, fast-moving consumer goods, logistics, and Agro-allied sectors. The firm prefers to invest in Africa with a focus on Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. It seeks to invest between $15 million and $200 million in an individual transaction. The firm prefers to have a board seat in its portfolio companies. Helios Investment Partners LLP was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
Asia Africa Investment & Consulting		3	Series A; Series B; Seed	Health Care; Software; Commerce/Shopping	AAIC aims to invest in fast growing companies within the Healthcare sector in Africa. The focus will be to provide growth capital as well as long term value to assist companies in improving their performance and expansion.