Top 15 Mobile Angel Investors in Nigeria in May 2026
Top 15 Mobile Angel Investors in Nigeria in May 2026
| Investor | Mobile Nigeria investments |
|---|---|
| Michael Seibel | 2 |
| Gabriel Hammond | 2 |
| Sandeep Nailwal | 2 |
| Idris Ayodeji Bello | 2 |
| Brian Jacobs | 1 |
| Maneesh Arora | 1 |
| Enagwolor Johnny | 1 |
| Ayodeji Adewunmi | 1 |
| Greg Waldorf | 1 |
| Axel Peyriere | 1 |
| Brett Kopf | 1 |
| Ire Aderinokun | 1 |
| Shadi Abdulhadi | 1 |
| Olawale Ajayi | 1 |
| Julian Shapiro | 1 |
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Find investors — It's Free!Michael Seibel is the Managing Director and Group Partner of Y Combinator. He previously worked at Socialcam as a CEO. Michael Seibel attended Yale University.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- CTGT — CTGT builds efficient, trustworthy AI, preventing errors and maximizing ROI with secure, reliable enterprise-grade solutions.
- Recall.ai — Recall.ai provides a single API for meeting bots on every platform like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and more.
- Emerge Career — All-in-one workforce development training programs
Gabriel Hammond
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- Internet, Wireless, FinTech
- Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- QuantumStreet AI — Powering $1.5 Billion in global assets, EquBot's AI investment platform with IBM Watson helps global investment professionals deliver custom AI portfolios with better outcomes through portfolios as a service (PaaS). EquBot's AI is utilized by some of the largest financial institutions like HSBC, Athene, and Amundi and reaches investorsall over the world, including the US, China, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Russia. EquBot is an IBM partner and was started at UC Berkeley by a team from Intel, Goldman, and Fidelity.
- wifi.com.ng — TIZETI (wifi.com.ng) has been deploying high speed internet access to estates, offices, multi-tenant building using next generation wi-Fi technology. They deploy unlimited internet to residential and business customers which allow customers get the full benefit of the internet with no data or time caps. They also offer VOIP and Video on Demandservices.
- Creative Market — Creative Market is a marketplace for ready-to-use design assets, including fonts, graphics, templates, add-ons, photos, and themes, from independent creators around the world.
Sandeep Nailwal is based out of United States and is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Polygon. Sandeep previously worked at Scopeweaver as a Co-Founder and CEO. Sandeep Nailwal attended the Indian Institute of Management.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Singapore, India
Portfolio highlights
- Tria — Threely is onboarding billions onto Web3 with universal identities. Threely addresses are blockchain-agnostic identities that can be used across Web3 as a profile, chain-agnostic payment endpoints, logins, zkKYCs, and more. Threely is doing the crucial work of helping the top blockchain protocols, wallets, and dApps cast a wider net to onboard abroader part of the internet to Web3.
- SpaceComputer — SpaceComputer uses satellites to create a secure blockchain system that resists cyberattacks and physical tampering.
- SuperGaming — At SuperGaming, we are putting India on the global gaming map.
The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program. Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges.
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- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, United States, Egypt
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- Bypa-ss — Bypa-ss is working on creating a world-class SaaS healthcare environment and revolutionizing healthcare in Egypt, Join Us
- SimpliFi — We power the cards behind your brand. Instantly issue and manage virtual or physical cards, enable payments in multiple currencies, and scale globally through one secure API platform.
- ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.
Brian Jacobs is a Founder and General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners. He was a Member of the Board of Directors at Hightail. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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- Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series C, Series A
- United States, Germany, Nigeria
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- Daivergent — Daivergent is an technology platform that maximizes job-readiness for the disability and autism communities through our AI software that enables them and their families to access the right interventions at the right time.
- Plateaumed — Level up your medical practice with our world-class EHR
- Wordware — A collaborative prompt engineering IDE
Maneesh Arora is CEO & co-founder of MightyText. He is a product builder who previously worked at Google and Zynga.
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- Mobile, Internet, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States, Japan, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Circa — More and more people are relying on mobile as their primary source of news yet the content itself continues to be produced in a format that translates very poorly to mobile devices. Rather than trying to shoehorn existing content into a new environment, Circa is creating the first born-on-mobile news experience. It will deliver news in a uniqueformat – native to mobile devices with an experience intuitive to mobile users. Through comprehensive yet to-the-point news updates paired with an engrossing mobile experience, Circa redefines how news is produced, delivered and consumed. Circa is news reimagined.Circa was founded by
- HOOKED — HOOKED (formerly Telepathic) is redefining entertainment for the Snapchat generation. We’ve pioneered a new media format called chat fiction, which has become a phenomenon among teens and millennials in the past year. Hooked has reached 50MM readers and has hit the #1 spot in the App Store in 25 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany,Italy, Japan, and S. Korea. We’re building the media company of the future - the next Netflix, the next Disney. Hooked has raised venture funding from top investors in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, William Morris Endeavor, SV Angel, Founders Fund, Cowboy Ventures, Greylock and many more.
- CloudPeeps — CloudPeeps is a community, marketplace and platform that empowers freelancers and businesses to do their best work. Hire a team of quality professional freelancers to get the job done. Work the way you want, wherever you are!
Enagwolor Johnny is the co founder and president at Treepz. He attended University of Benin.
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- Delivery, Logistics, Mobile Apps
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
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- Jise — Jise provides restaurant food delivery services, connecting customers with local businesses.We are extremely passionate about transforming local businesses and dedicated to enabling new ways of working, earning, and living. By building the last-mile delivery infrastructure for local cities, Jise is bringing communities closer, one door at a time.It connects customers with their favorite local and national restaurants within Lekki Phase 1 for now. Marvelous Gbenro, Osazuwa Agbonze Jeremiah, Ibukun Olasupo, and Majid Tokurah came together to found the company in 2021. It is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.
Ayodeji Adewunmi is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Dot. He previously worked at GOKADA as a President & Co-CEO. Ayodeji Adewunmi attended Obafemi Awolowo University.
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- Apps, Gaming, Mobile
- Seed, Angel
- Nigeria
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- ChopUP — ChopUP, a division of Pledge51 Ltd is a leading mobile gaming startup in Nigeria developing locally relevant games that tell the African narratives. We are committed to consistently creating world class mobile games that are specifically designed with African themes.
- Pledge51 — Pledge51 is a fresh mobile media company pursuing opportunities in Nigeria's mobile internet space. On Tuesday 29th May 2013, the company launched her social gaming platform; Chopup.Chopup is a social platform that allows mobile game players to interact based on in-game achievements. As part of the release of Chopup, the company alsolaunched Danfo Reloaded II; the first mobile game to come integrated with the Chopup Platform. The platform is unique because it caters specifically to Africa's mobile market which mostly consists of fairly basic devices and is only recently witnessing growing adoption of smart phones.The company's game/app portfolio has already crossed over 1 million downloads and growing till date.
Greg Waldorf is a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the former CEO of Invoice2go, the mobile app that helps small businesses manage their cash flow through easy-to-use invoicing, expense tracking and simple reporting tools. He has a long history of involvement with leading technology businesses. Prior to joining Invoice2go, Gregwas affiliated with Accel Partners as CEO-in-residence. Greg also served as CEO of eHarmony for five years from 2006-2010 where he drove significant global growth through an expansion to 15 countries worldwide.He holds a BA from University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Stanford University.
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- Software, Real Estate, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Brazil, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Aalto — Aalto's direct marketplace connects sellers to qualified buyers, saving time, stress, and money. See demand for your home on Aalto in minutes.
- InDebted — InDebted is changing the world of consumer debt recovery for good by creating a better way for businesses to support their customers to get back on track.
- Nomad — Nomad is the only property management software company that helps you rent your property while providing financial security through guaranteed rent.
Startups - Mentoring - Advising - Emerging Markets. I am a enthusiastic entrepreneur and angel investor working with startups all around the world. Have worked / mentored / coached / partnered / invested in more than 200 startups around the world. Specially keen on online marketplaces and emerging and frontier markets.
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- Delivery, E-Commerce, Retail
- Seed, Series A
- Egypt, Nepal, Myanmar
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- Appetito — Buy all your groceries and household essentials from your online supermarket. Order from the comfort of your home at your finger tips.
- FreshGora — Shop a wide selection of domains at HugeDomains.com. Find the right domain name today.
- Treepz — Treepz Inc. (formerly Plentywaka) is building the largest shared mobility platform in West Africa with over 500,000 satisfied customers.
Brett Kopf
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- B2B, FinTech, Mobile Payments
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
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- Flex Finance — Flex Finance is a simple, accessible mobile platform that allows SMEs manage and track their expenses, with little-to-no financial knowledge required. Using our inbuilt AI, business owners also receive insights that help them stop waste, save money and make smarter spending decisions. Flex is committed to enabling more SMEs make it past their thirdbirthday, so they can continue to provide the income and jobs that sustain the vast majority of Nigerians.
Ire Aderinokun - Co-Founder , COO & VP of Engineering @ Buycoins
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- Software, Ticketing, Mobile Apps
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, Germany
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- ORDA — ORDA is a platform allowing guests to order and pay for food and beverage on a digital menu.
- tix.africa — Tix is a refreshing approach to event ticketing in Africa. Create and sell your first ticket from your phone in under 10 minutes.
- ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.
Shadi Abdulhadi
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- FinTech, Mobile Payments
- Seed
- Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- NowNow — NowNow aims to democratise the mobile wallet space in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. We provide a bank and MNO agnostic online platform to recharge any mobile, pay bills, and utilities, send/receive money and pay@shop directly to merchants. The amount consumers pay is returned in the form of cashback and coupons making the recharge almostfree. We are PCI-DSS compliant and are licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.NowNow also offers a unique agent platform that enables additional revenue streams for individuals and businesses and provides financial services to the unbanked – allowing them to offer p2p, bank transfers, cash out, mobile recharge, pay bills etc.
Olawale Ajayi
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- Apps, FinTech, Finance
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
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- Skye Wallet — Africa’s Simplest Cryptocurrency Wallet & Exchange App (Mobile & Web): Launched on the 12th of April 2021, transacted N500M+ ($1M)+ volume in the first 16 weeks of launch and figure keeps growing. Access to over 10 top Cryptocurrency (Coins/Tokens) and have infrastructure to integrate up to 100 more tokens in few months.
Julian Shapiro is a Partner at Hyper and a Startup Investor at Julian.capital. He previously worked as the Founder of Demand Curve, a Columnist — Growth Marketing at TechCrunch, and VP of Marketing at Webflow. Julian attended Y Combinator.
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- Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- United States, Bangladesh, Pakistan
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- DealCart — DealCart enables users to buy their favorite products in groups by allowing users to buy in groups and sharing deals on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.
- Pogo — Unlock the power of your data to earn and save on shopping, finances and more. Download the Pogo app today to start earning and saving cash. 4.9 stars in the App Store.
- Agroshift — Agroshift helps farmers sell their produce to businesses and consumers by providing a tech-enabled supply chain.
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