Top 20 Legal VC Funds & Investors in Africa (September 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Imvelo Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $302k–$5M |
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MANTIS Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Brazil, Pakistan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, FinTech | $2M–$80M |
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Sequoia Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, China, India | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $6M–$230M |
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Operator Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Israel, Canada | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $800k–$35M |
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Kearny Jackson
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Iceland, South Africa | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $3.2M–$30M |
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SV Angel
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet | $1M–$100M |
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Five35 Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, Kenya, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech | $100k–$4.9M |
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Webb Investment Network
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $937k–$45M |
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Knife Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Education | $1M–$15M |
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Go Big Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Tunisia, France | Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Legal | $133k–$565k |
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Litquidity Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States | Series C, Series B | Drones, Delivery, Hardware | $16M–$200M |
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $2M–$125M |
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Catalytic Africa
VC Fund
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1 | Zambia, Cameroon, Tanzania | Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, Online Portals, Financial Services | $22k–$2M |
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Daybreak ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, South Africa | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care | $1.7M–$6.5M |
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Jozi Angels
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | B2B, Legal, Travel | $188k–$1.6M |
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Genesys
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed | Consulting, Legal, Solar | $57k–$57k |
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Thescathcompanies
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria | Pre-Seed | Consulting, B2B, Gift | |
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Amano Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Zambia, South Africa, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Logistics, Agriculture | |
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Algerian Startup Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Algeria, France, Spain | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Apps, E-Commerce, Manufacturing | $35k–$145k |
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216 Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Tunisia, France, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | B2B, SaaS, Software | $161k–$1.5M |
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Imvelo Ventures is a venture capital and growth equity firm in South Africa managed by Capitec Bank.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $659k–$2M; Venture - Series Unknown $302k–$5M
- Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Botlhale AI — Botlhale AI allows to build, train, test, and deploy multilingual conversational AI. Botlhale AI is a research and innovation start-up that specializes in conversational AI. Computer systems have become an integral part of everyday lives and as a result, natural spoken language is the desired form of human-computer interaction.
- Acumen Software — Acumen Software develops configurable SaaS solutions for enterprise work management, asset management, field service, smart city engagement and AIoT solutions.
- The Cape Town Stock Exchange — The Cape Town Stock Exchange is a south Africa’s stock exchange for small- and medium-sized businesses.
MANTIS is an early stage technology investment firm supporting the most innovative companies across consumer tech, media & entertainment, distributed ledger and other emerging technologies.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Brazil, Pakistan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 130
- Round size: Seed $2M–$12M; Series A $13M–$50M; Series B $18M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $100M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
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- Voya Energy — Voya is unleashing the power of metal fuels to rapidly deliver reliable, clean, affordable electricity anywhere on Earth.
- Stability AI — AI for Humanity. Stability AI is a solution studio dedicated to innovating ideas. By using collective intelligence principles and augmented technology we design and implement feasible solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2377
- Round size: Series A $6M–$50M; Series B $11M–$100M; Series C $12M–$230M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Z.ai — The AI Lab behind GLM models, dedicated to inspiring the development of AGI to benefit humanity. https://t.co/gOw7WpwkJt https://t.co/ot9sGVXU8x
- Faire — Faire helps local stores discover and try thousands of unique items risk-free.
- Juicebox — Juicebox is a subscription-based marketplace for businesses to hire independent tech talent. Companies get commission-free access to vetted talent. Independents get the opportunity to work with exciting companies without relying on an agency.
Operator, no outside LPs, just our own capital. We invest in technology companies across Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A. Most importantly, we partner with founders we can help win.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Israel, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 264
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$12M; Pre-Seed $800k–$2.5M; Series A $10M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $41M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- FSH Technologies (formerly Contenda) — Contenda helps repurpose old content into a new engagement. It contextually identifies content's key topics and spins it into the proper format for an audience to discover.
- Harmony — AI agents that resolve IT and HR requests inside Slack and Teams
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
We are founder-first investors backing SaaS and Infrastructure startups at the earliest stages
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Iceland, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$12M; Pre-Seed $4M–$5M; Series A $12M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $67M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Cara — Cara is a domain-specific AI platform purpose-built for insurance—a modular system that enables agencies, brokerages, and MGAs to automate servicing, accelerate sales, and scale operations with a 24/7 digital workforce.
- Ellis — Ellis connects and reconciles portfolio, fund, and investor data across the systems you already use. Every number traceable. Run every fund from one trusted view.
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
SV Angel is a service organization, investing in founders who share these values. They support entrepreneurs in building lasting companies by assisting at key inflection points and leveraging networks to help them propel their businesses forward.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1297
- Round size: Seed $1M–$11M; Series A $3M–$38M; Series B $8M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $430M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Espa — Espa is an AI-powered productivity assistant that helps you get things done.
- NavigateAI — An AI copilot for every person in the field. NavigateAI upskills and coaches your team, runs real-time quality control, manages the project in the background, and provides expert knowledge, instantly.
- Vulcan — Frontier AI for government, law, and policy | backed by @ycombinator @generalcatalyst @cubitcapital
Five35 Ventures is committed to unlocking capital and growth opportunities for female-focused early-stage African technology startups.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2.8M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$4.9M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Susu — Susu is a dynamic and innovative company that offers a wide range of health services for families in the African diaspora. Susu provides a complete offer on Preventive care, Medical treatments, Management of chronic diseases, and Authentic drugs.
- Kasha — Health products and household goods you want, delivered to where you are.
- Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
We invest $500-750K in early stage companies and have built a community of Affiliates, founders, and team members who are wired to give back.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 147
- Round size: Seed $937k–$5.2M; Series A $3.3M–$24M; Series B $6M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $25M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Augmodo — Augmodo Spatial AI enables real-time tracking of products across all stores, enhancing inventory management and shopping experiences. It discovers information through augmented reality for enhanced experiences.
- Guild.ai — Guild: deploy, version, and run AI agents with built-in governance. Code-first, model-agnostic, vendor-neutral platform for engineering teams.
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
Knife Capital is an independent growth equity investment firm focusing on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved a product/market fit in a beachhead market. Knife have offices in Cape Town andLondon.Knife invests via a consortium of funding partnerships, including SARS section 12J Venture Capital Company KNF Ventures and select family offices. Knife facilitated lucrative exits of local technology companies to the likes of General Electric, Visa, Garmin and Uber.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Education
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 40
- Round size: Series A $2M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$2M
- Lead/follow: 70% lead, 30% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- wamly — Wamly is the recruitment software, It has given us time back to focus on transformational work.
- Cue — Cue is one customer service platform for live chat, chatbots and broadcasts across WhatsApp, Messenger, web chat, email and many other digital channels.
- Optique Optometrists — Optique Optometrists provides comprehensive eye care services, including eye tests, prescription glasses, and contact lenses. The company offers affordable eye care solutions and has multiple branches across South Africa. Customers can book appointments online and access a wide range of eyewear options. Optique Optometrists focuses on deliveringquality vision care and ensuring customer satisfaction through professional services and convenient booking options.
Early-stage venture capital for ambitious founders building exceptional products.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Legal
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Tunisia, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $133k–$565k
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $6.6M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- FabSkill — Fabskill, Another vision for recruitment
- Octomiro — Octomiro builds AI-powered computer vision agents that turn industrial cameras into real-time decision systems. Its technology automates inventory, detects anomalies, and monitors operations by connecting directly to existing ERP, WMS, and MES environments.Designed for scalability and rapid deployment, Octomiro helps industrial and logisticscompanies reduce manual workload, increase accuracy, and gain real-time visibility over their operations.
- Anavid — Anavid is an artificial intelligence technology startup founded in 2018 in Paris.
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- Industry: Drones, Delivery, Hardware
- Stage:Series C, Series B
- Geography: United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Series B $82M–$200M; Series C $16M–$160M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $2M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
- Allen Control Systems — Allen Control Systems is a robotics defense company purpose-built to deliver advanced robotic capabilities to fill modernization demands across the defense industry and national security communities.
- Valarian Technologies — We’re on a mission to help enterprises ensure their communication tools are secure, compliant and efficient.Valarian’s software allows multinational organisations to make the communication tools they already use compliant with data sovereignty, protection and privacy laws across jurisdictions worldwide. Valarian’s resilient, scalable platform canbe deployed into any environment (on-prem, cloud, or hybrid) and easily integrates with existing business collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams and WhatsApp, harmonising compliance, security and efficiency.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, India, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2334
- Round size: Seed $2M–$27M; Series A $7M–$85M; Series B $15M–$125M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $600M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Tennr — Tennr is a custom AI assistant that accelerates research, answers complex questions, and generates custom reports.
- Whizzo — Whizzo specializes in materials science-driven manufacturing of engineered fashion and technical textiles. Our expertise lies in creating and executing innovative textile blends tailored for applications across automotive, agriculture, medical textiles, and engineered fashion.
- Truthsystems — Truth Systems offers real-time compliance agents that prevent human error by embedding behavioral guardrails into AI interactions.
Co-matching fund platform supporting startups and angel networks across Africa.
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- Industry: Apps, Online Portals, Financial Services
- Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Zambia, Cameroon, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $65k–$2M; Angel $22k–$90k; Pre-Seed $60k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
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.
- Sumet Technologies — Sumet is a transforming the distribution of essential goods across the african continent.
- TileGreen — TileGreen transforms plastic waste into eco-friendly circular building materials. Our innovative technology creates sustainable solutions for construction industry.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $5M–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $1.7M–$2.6M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $2.9M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Kanurra — An auditable pharmacy benefit manager for self-funded and level-funded employers. Every claim visible, 100% of rebates received back, one flat fee.
- Nourish — Achieve your desired health and wellness through personalized nutrition counseling. Nourish is the easiest way to find a registered dietitian and get it covered by your insurance. Find a dietitian today and start your telehealth appointments.
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
Jozi Angels is an angel network based in Johannesburg, South Africa. We exist to grow the startup ecosystem and facilitate the growth of innovative startups.
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- Industry: B2B, Legal, Travel
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $200k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $188k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Jahazii — Jahazii helps employers offer on-demand access to earned wages, giving employees financial flexibility without loans while reducing pressure on HR and payroll teams. Funds on M-PESA in seconds, at no cost to you.
- TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
- The Awareness Company — We use data to tell stories that are useful to humans.
#weAreGenesys, a people-centred community focused on growing talents and businesses and developing technical capacity in Nigeria. @_learnable
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- Industry: Consulting, Legal, Solar
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Pre-Seed $57k–$57k
- Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Scuudu — Scuudu is a Research and Dev. Lab with dreams to change the Nigerian tech story for good through avant garde technologies. https://t.co/nmPliXNRjT
- Lawyerpp — Affording Lawyers with the tools to run virtual Law Firms globally. Watch out for the Panic Button on the mobile app!
- Greenage Technologies Power Systems — Delivering Solar Energy Access through local engineering and technology MINI-GRIDS, SOLAR INSTALLATION, SOLAR ENGINEERING WHO WE ARE Solar INVERTER COLLECTION...
Thescathcompanies (TSC) is a tech-enabled hybrid Venture capital firm dedicated to uncovering and nurturing talent and potentials across multiple verticals within emerging, underrepresented & underserved regions in Africa leveraging our diverse expertise to expand the footprint of Venture Capital to other sectors in a bid to fully harness thecapabilities and advance our mission of creating a more streamlined & structured pipeline in other verticals in order to maximize such sectors’ potential.
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- Industry: Consulting, B2B, Gift
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Shopyetu — Shopyetu provides a shopping solution for high fashion thrifted pieces, handpicked and listed on their blockchain enabled online store.
- Phonecasecity — Phonecasecity provides a seamless solution for purchasing high end, iPhone cases built on the blockchain network.
- Theagrotrader — Providing agri-tech solutions that connect buyers & sellers of agro commodities while serving as a point of cash security & offering agro sponsorship.
An advisory-brokerage firm that bridges the gap between opportunity and capital in the SME market in Zambia.
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- Industry: Software, Logistics, Agriculture
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Zambia, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- EduPay — Edupay provides affordable education loans with flexible repayment, ensuring uninterrupted learning.
- Explorer School — Explorer School is an online primary and secondary school that offers educational programs.
- Likota Furniture — Proudly Zambian business specialized in handcrafted, sustainable furniture.
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- Industry: Apps, E-Commerce, Manufacturing
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Algeria, France, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 84
- Round size: Seed $80k–$145k; Pre-Seed $35k–$135k
- Lead/follow: 99% lead, 1% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Noma pro — Innovative skincare technology for radiant beauty and wellness.
- Instaclean — Professional at-home car wash services for ultimate convenience.
- Skaly academy — Skaly academy empowers its student to master the sales automation software, Skaly.
Our DNA is rooted in a passionate belief in the potential of Africa, a relentless drive for innovation, and an unwavering commitment to impact. We are not just investors; we are builders of a better future, one investment at a time.
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- Industry: B2B, SaaS, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Tunisia, France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $336k–$1.5M; Pre-Seed $161k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 62% lead, 38% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $9.6M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Eyst Technology — EYST provides a technological solution against insurance fraud. The company is based in Puteaux, France.
- Addvocate.ai — Addvocate builds AI-native sales systems for revenue teams. We read what your buyer actually does, not what the rep typed into the CRM. Nudge is our flagship.
- Robocare — RoboCare promotes sustainable agriculture by combining spectral technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Precision agricultural services include crop monitoring, stress mitigation, plant requirements control, increased land efficiency, and pesticide optimization.
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