Top 30 Payments Startup Investors in Tanzania (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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J-POWER
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Tanzania, United States | Corporate Round, Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Information Technology | $2M–$29M |
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VentureSouq
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $225k–$50M |
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NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Tanzania | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A | Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology | $452k–$184M |
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Vlad Tenev
Angel
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2 | United States, India, Tanzania | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $2.5M–$70M |
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Amplo
VC Fund
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2 | United States, India, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Information Technology | $3M–$70M |
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Development Bank of Japan
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, Information Technology, Robotics | $1.4M–$136M |
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Nyca Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Israel | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $2.2M–$65M |
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $624k–$18M |
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Aaron Fu
Angel
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1 | Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Internet, Software | $100k–$4M |
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Acrew Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Mexico, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $2.5M–$75M |
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Japan International Cooperation Agency
VC Fund
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1 | India, Japan, Vietnam | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series C | Financial Services, Finance, Renewable Energy | $3M–$692M |
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DCG Expeditions
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain | $350k–$20M |
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Pelion Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Mexico, Barbados | Series B, Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $1.5M–$60M |
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NEC Corporation
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Japan, Israel | Series B, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $1.2M–$209M |
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $800k–$34M |
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The MBA Fund
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Ghana, France | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $120k–$16M |
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Bessemer Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, Israel | Series B, Series A, Series C | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $5M–$100M |
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SICTIC
VC Fund
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1 | Switzerland, Germany, Tanzania | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $264k–$11M |
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Edward Cooper
Angel
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1 | United Kingdom, Mexico, Tanzania | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Apps | $4.6M–$10M |
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Digital Currency Group
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $550k–$114M |
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Shine Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Israel, Spain | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $3.6M–$71M |
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DST Global
VC Fund
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1 | United States, China, India | Series A, Series B, Series C | FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services | $10M–$450M |
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Peeyush Ranjan
Angel
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1 | United States, India, Tanzania | Seed, Series B, Series A | SaaS, Legal, FinTech | $3.7M–$20M |
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Ryan King
Angel
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1 | United States, Tanzania, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Finance, Software | $13M–$40M |
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Laura Spiekerman
Angel
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1 | United States, Canada, Tanzania | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance | $4.1M–$24M |
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Alumni Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $850k–$75M |
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9Yards Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Ireland | Series A, Series B, Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $1.5M–$130M |
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Norrsken22
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, Payments, Banking | $2.4M–$55M |
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Hohle Gasse
VC Fund
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1 | Tanzania, Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed | Energy, Power Grid, Online Portals | |
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Head and Heart Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, Colombia | Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Wellness, Information Technology | $460k–$6M |
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J-POWER Group believes that energy production and the environment can coexist in harmony. In light of this corporate philosophy, our environmental management aims to promote greater environmental responsibility while enhancing the economic value of our operations in order to further contribute to the development of a sustainable society. TheJ-POWER Group Environmental Management Vision is made up of a Basic Policy and an Environmental Action Program that defines specific tasks and goals and the means to achieve them. The Environmental Action Program brings together Corporate Targets, which define midterm targets for environmental initiatives, and Environmental Action Guidelines, which orient the initiatives to be implemented each fiscal year. J-POWER Group is working as a whole to realize environmental management in accordance with these targets and guidelines.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Information Technology
- Stage:Corporate Round, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Tanzania, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Series A $2.9M–$7.7M; Series B $7M–$29M; Corporate Round $2M–$3.7M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Morgenrot — Morgenrot provides Earth-friendly, high-power distributed cloud computing solutions worldwide. GPU/CPU servers, Render Pool
- Active Surfaces — Active Surfaces is commercializing MIT-developed ultra-thin-film solar technology.
- Japan GX Group — Shibuya Blend Green Energy platform analyzes company processes and resources, recommends and plans improvement initiatives, and addresses corporate ESG challenges, assisting companies in balancing business and environmental protection.
VentureSouq (VSQ) is a MENA-based venture capital fund manager with a global portfolio. VSQ manages thematic funds, with a current focus on FinTech and ClimateTech.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 222
- Round size: Seed $225k–$9M; Series A $6M–$37M; Series B $300k–$50M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Orbii AI — Our AI enriches & analyses borrower data, helping you make credit decisions in minutes. Accelerate your business loan Underwriting decisons.
- Siin — E-commerce Marketplace
- MilkStraw AI — Saving companies up to 75% on AWS
NEC Capital Solutions Limited provides financial services in Japan. It's Main Business is Leasing for Information and Communication Equipment, Office Equipment, Industrial Equipment and Installment Sales, Business Loans, Factoring Services, Business Outsourcing and Sales of Used Equipment.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Series A $1.3M–$142M; Series B $452k–$184M; Venture - Series Unknown $543k–$16M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- GITAI — GITAI is the world’s leading space robotics startup, aiming to provide safe and affordable means of labor in space and reduce operational costs by 100 times. GITAI is developing highly capable, safe, and reliable robots to help build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases, and cities on Mars.
- Luup — Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets.
- Idea Record — Idea Records provided various business support solutions since its founding as a company promoting digital transformation in the restaurant industry. Among them, the SaaS platform GATE, released in 2018, has many functions that are particularly suited to the needs of restaurants, and is being introduced in many stores.
Vlad Tenev is based out of Menlo Park, California, and is the Co-Founder, CEO, President, and Chair of Board of Director of Robinhood.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, India, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$13M; Series A $9M–$50M; Series B $21M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nala — A new kind of mobile money transfer for Africans worldwide! Make safe, affordable, and reliable international payments to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
- Cowboy Space — Earth's energy grid can't run at the pace of AI. We are building a space-based power grid with solar-powered GPU data centers in Low Earth Orbit.
- Pensieve — AI Grading Assistant that reduces grading time, generates rubrics, and give students timely feedback.
Amplo is a global venture capital firm helping build companies that matter. It specializes in the fields of financial services, venture capital and financial exchanges.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, India, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 76
- Round size: Seed $3M–$13M; Series A $5.5M–$40M; Series B $14M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $200M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Hint — Homeownership without the guesswork. Human expertise. An app that knows your home.
- Osmo — Giving computers a sense of smell.
- Tradespace — Connecting companies with innovators to get intellectual property from lab to market. Tradespace provides powerful tools and expertise to commercialize your IP and scout for innovation.
Development Bank of Japan is an integrated investment and loan service provider to domestic and international clients. They will support sustainability management that balances economic and social value and will help to realize a sustainable society.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Robotics
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$50M; Series B $1.6M–$58M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$136M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hagihara Industries — Hagihara Industries is engaged in the production and sale of industrial machinery. They manufacture machinery and equipment for converting, highly-functional film, synthetic fiber, fiber and yarn, and plastic industries.
- Albatross Technology — Albatross Technology is a technology company that develops offshore renewable energy devices and floating offshore wind turbines.
- Willis Lease Finance — Willis Lease Finance Corporation: Your partner for aviation services and financing solutions, supporting fleet management and maintenance challenges.
Nyca is a leading venture capital firm focused on connecting innovative companies to the global financial system.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 240
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$9.8M; Series A $6M–$30M; Series B $12M–$65M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $210M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Forage — Forage is a third-party payment processor (TPP) and a pin provider that authenticates and processes EBT recipients and transactions. Forage makes it easier for grocers to accept SNAP EBT payments online. Forage guides merchants through the USDA application process and tech integration for merchants, taking most of the burden off retailers.Foragedemocratizes access to government benefits and helps underserved Americans easily access their benefits online. Forage works with multiple grocers and platforms such as Shopify and Flashfood to accept SNAP EBT payments online.
- Findigs — Simplify every step of tenant screening with airtight fraud protection. Meet the screening and decisioning system built to get renting right.
- RQD Clearing — RQD Clearing delivers the technology, solutions, and business model brokers expect from a correspondent clearing. They are built entirely on cloud-native, real-time technology and offer an implementation that scales as clients.
UTEC-The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.. UTEC is a seed/early stage technology focused venture capital firm associated with The University of Tokyo.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 215
- Round size: Seed $624k–$12M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.2M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $326M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Mujin — At Mujin, we design automation platforms to enhance any robot, enable advanced capabilities and lower operating costs.
- RegCell — RegCell aims to generate novel therapeutic technologies through augmenting or controlling the immune system and our goal is to save patients who suffer from autoimmune diseases and cancer .
- United Immunity — Just another WordPress site
Aaron Fu is based out of New York, New York and is the Head of Venture Investments of DCG. Aaron previously worked at Catalyst Fund as a Partner. Aaron Fu attended the University of Oxford. Aaron Fu has received the LEAD Certificate: Corporate Innovation.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Internet, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $100k–$4M; Pre-Seed $100k–$275k
- Lead/follow: 68% lead, 32% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OkHi — Smart addressing for emerging markets. Enabling businesses to collect an accurate address, navigate to it without getting lost and verity it remotely.
- Nala — A new kind of mobile money transfer for Africans worldwide! Make safe, affordable, and reliable international payments to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
- Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
Defining the future of venture.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Mexico, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 178
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$14M; Series A $10M–$32M; Series B $15M–$75M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $450M in 2021
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.
- Medallion — Provider credentialing and enrollment reimagined. Accelerate time-to-revenue, stay compliant, and scale provider operations, without adding headcount, through automated credentialing and enrollment.
- Savi Security — The only app built to protect your family from AI-powered scams across calls and texts, 24/7. Try Savi free on iOS and Android.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Renewable Energy
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series C
- Geography: India, Japan, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Series C $3M–$40M; Post-IPO Debt $20M–$350M; Debt Financing $13M–$692M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $1B in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Coelba — Coelba is an energy distribution company.
- IIFL Home Loan — IIFL Home Finance Limited Is a Registered Housing Finance Company With National Housing. Check Out The Awards We Have Won, Board of Directors & Core Value Of the Organization.
- ANSA McAL — ANSA McAL specializes in automotive, beverage, manufacturing, financial services and retail.
Luno Expeditions is a global early-stage investor supporting fintech & crypto founders on their journeys to build the next generation of financial services.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, India, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$5.3M; Pre-Seed $350k–$1.5M; Series A $10M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Onmeta — Onmeta
- Anchor — Anchor is building the infrastructure needed for businesses to build, launch, and scale banking and payment solutions.
- Sealance Corp. — Sealance provides financial services, cryptography and other services.
Bringing visions of entrepreneurs and innovators to life.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: United States, Mexico, Barbados
Investor stats
- Total investments: 250
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$10M; Series A $6.1M–$40M; Series B $6M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $58M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- CodeRabbit — AI-first pull request reviewer with context-aware feedback, line-by-line code suggestions, and real-time chat.
- Apollo Atomics — Building the Most Power-Dense Nuclear System
- Creekstone Energy — Creekstone Energy is a hyperscale AI energy and infrastructure company. Purpose-built data centers with integrated behind-the-meter power generation.
NEC is driving AX (AI Transformation) throughout society and industry. With cutting-edge technologies such as AI and cybersecurity, we are realizing our purpose of promoting a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: United States, Japan, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Series A $1.2M–$209M; Series B $10M–$150M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SWAT Mobility — SWAT Mobility is a smart mobility company that provides demand-responsive, ride-sharing technology in high capacity vehicles. We work with corporates, transport operators and government agencies to improve transport services. Learn more about how we can help you leverage technology for your transport.
- Sakana AI — We are creating a new kind of foundation model based on nature-inspired intelligence.
- Rapidus — Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries and affiliates in the various business segments.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 672
- Round size: Series A $1.1M–$32M; Series B $2.3M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $800k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- Etaily — Etaily provides e-commerce and retail solutions in the Philippines, enabling brands with end-to-end services, from store management to fulfillment.
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
The MBA Fund is a VC fund and network of founders, executives and investors committed to mentoring and investing in leading early-stage, student and alumni founders. The firm was founded in 2018 by Josh Hoffman-Senn, Hiro Tien, Sieva Kozinsky and Hansae Catlett.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Ghana, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$4.8M; Pre-Seed $120k–$3.6M; Series A $10M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- heva — heva - AI-native practice management platform connecting global patients with quality healthcare. Find affordable medical procedures, trusted providers, and seamless cross-border care coordination.
- Creatify AI — Create high-converting AI image & video ads with Creatify. Generate unlimited advertising variations in minutes and let AI handle the rest. Try for free!
- ThetaWave AI — Turn lectures into notes, mindmaps, quizzes & flashcards in real-time. Trusted by 1,000,000+ students from Stanford, MIT & more. Free to try.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth-stage companies across technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. It provides capital to startups and emerging businesses while supporting founders with strategic guidance, operational insight, and network access. The firm participates in multiple funding stages, from seed investments to later growth rounds, and works closely with portfolio companies on product development, market expansion, and organizational scaling. Its investment activities span software, cloud infrastructure, fintech, biotech, and internet-enabled businesses, aligning capital deployment with long-term company building.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, India, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1725
- Round size: Series A $5M–$45M; Series B $10M–$62M; Series C $12M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $1B in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- ShopMy — ShopMy is the affiliate marketing and collaboration tool used by the top content creators and brands in the world.
- Valence — Work better. Together.
- Pluro Fertility and IVF — Pluro is a leading fertility clinic in India offering IVF, ICSI, IUI, and test tube baby treatments. Book your free fertility consultation today.
SICTIC is the leading angel investor network in Switzerland with the largest Swiss seed-stage startup dealflow.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 301
- Round size: Seed $504k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $264k–$2.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.2M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- hypt — hypt is a Swiss based SaaS marketing solution that empowers companies to digitalize word-of-mouth. By using our word-of-mouth manager companies are able to activate 40% of their customers to send out a personal recommendation to their peers increasing sales through word-of-mouth by 4 times. Our solution empowers our ICP customers in the finance andinsurance segments to strategically use and optimize the most authentic and cost effective advertising channel – word-of-mouth – and makes it an accessible asset of every marketing mix.
- Carewell — Carewell is influencing the way people work in healthcare by providing flexible digital solutions tailored to their specific needs.
- Prevision Medicine — Prevision Medicine AG is a oncology company that provides cancer therapy, tests living cancer cells, and deliver clinical insights.
Edward Cooper is the Head of Crypto of Revolut. He attended Keele University.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, Mexico, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $4.6M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TILT — TILT app allow users to discover small brands, buy through videos, livestreams, and eard rewards.
- Safi — TrueCircle helps you improve your plant's efficiency and profitability through AI, insight, and cutting-edge technology.
- Fuse Energy — Fuse Energy is building the future of energy with cheaper tariffs, better service, and greener goals. Switch to Fuse Energy today
We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 394
- Round size: Seed $550k–$9.7M; Series A $3M–$48M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$114M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AntSeed — AntSeed operates a peer-to-peer protocol and open marketplace for AI services, connecting buyers with independent providers for model inference, agents, and routing. The network uses BitTorrent DHT for discovery and WebRTC for transport, while payments settle in USDC on the Base blockchain through non-custodial smart contracts. Providers define their own services and pricing, and on-chain settlement data is used to build verifiable performance and reputation metrics. AntSeed exposes OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs via a local proxy so existing tools, frameworks, and autonomous agents can route requests through the network. For non-technical users, the AntStation desktop application offers a chat interface that selects providers based on factors such as model type, cost, latency, and privacy. The ecosystem also includes the ANTS utility token, which underpins emissions and incentive programs tied to real network activity.
- Umia — Umia is an onchain venture-creation platform for token-native projects. It provides a legal wrapper, token minting, community fundraising through public token auctions, a noncustodial treasury, and governance through onchain “decision markets.”
- SafeWorld — SafeWorld is a safety testing platform for companies deploying robots around people, helping them assess and improve the safety.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Israel, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 82
- Round size: Seed $3.6M–$21M; Series A $12M–$25M; Series B $10M–$71M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $1M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- MEANT 2B — MeantToBe is an AI-powered matchmaking platform designed to move beyond swipe-based dating apps by using personalized recommendations and behavioral signals to suggest more compatible romantic and social connections. It leverages machine learning to understand user preferences over time, aiming to improve match quality, reduce swipe fatigue, andcreate more meaningful interactions between users in a modern, AI-driven social discovery experience. Focused on next-generation relationship discovery.
- Pilgrim — Pioneering a biologically enhanced future for humanity.
- SafeWorld — SafeWorld is a safety testing platform for companies deploying robots around people, helping them assess and improve the safety.
DST Global is an investment firm that focuses on providing capital to late-stage internet and technology companies. The company identifies and evaluates growth opportunities in private markets and deploys capital through venture and private equity investments in established digital businesses. It engages with founders and management teams to support company development ahead of liquidity events. DST Global conducts due diligence and structures investments without soliciting retail investors. The firm maintains a portfolio that spans multiple sectors within the internet economy and manages capital on behalf of institutional investors.
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- Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 351
- Round size: Series A $10M–$76M; Series B $20M–$180M; Series C $35M–$450M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Navra — Navra is a bridge between traditional finance and the blockchain economy, built on railroads that have already moved billions.
- Clay — Clay's spreadsheet helps you find, enrich and act on people and company data from any source - without a line of code. Get started for free, today.
- Sabi — Sabi is a neurotechnology startup developing a wearable, non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) designed to translate internal human speech directly into digital text.
Peeyush Ranjan is based out of Palo Alto, California and is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fermi AI. Peeyush previously worked at Airbnb as a VP Engineering. Peeyush Ranjan attended the University of Washington.
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- Industry: SaaS, Legal, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
- Geography: United States, India, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $3.7M–$10M; Series B $9.2M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Koji — Koji is the world’s most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize.
- Hatica — Hatica aggregates activity from all your work apps to power software engineering dashboards and gen AI-driven insights to help teams drive velocity, alignment and well-being.
- Nala — A new kind of mobile money transfer for Africans worldwide! Make safe, affordable, and reliable international payments to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Ryan A. King is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the is the Co-Founder Chime. Previously, Ryan was the VP of Engineering of Plaxo. Ryan A. King attended Stanford University.
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- Industry: FinTech, Finance, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Tanzania, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Series A $13M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cerbos — End-to-end access control for Zero Trust environments and AI systems. Enforce fine grained contextual authorization in every layer of the software you build
- Nala — A new kind of mobile money transfer for Africans worldwide! Make safe, affordable, and reliable international payments to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
- Parafin — Parafin provides you with an end-to-end solution to offer one-click financing to your sellers.
Laura Spiekerman is the Co-Founder of Alloy.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Canada, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $4.1M–$19M; Series A $15M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vergo — Vergo is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services provided by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.; Member FDIC.
- Meanwhile — The world's first regulated Bitcoin life insurance. Tax-efficient wealth planning for long-term Bitcoin holders.
- Keep — Keep has higher credit limits, the highest cash back rewards in Canada, and absolutely no fees! Join the thousands of Canadian business owners making the switch to Keep.
Access curated startup investment opportunities and diversified venture capital exposure designed for accredited investors.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2705
- Round size: Seed $850k–$9.9M; Series A $3.5M–$32M; Series B $8M–$75M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $90k in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- NextDroid — NextDroid - We're Doing Something Different
- Hello Patient — Healthcare AI that gets your team off the phone & in front of patients
- Alva Energy — Alva Energy is a nuclear solution based firm that aids challenges related to nuclear power offering on time delivery of nuclear megawatts.
Growth-stage venture capital.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 141
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$17M; Series A $7.2M–$35M; Series B $17M–$130M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $50M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Calibre — Calibre is a modern UK certification body helping tech companies get ISO 27001 certified without derailing the roadmap.
- Wonderful — AI for the Bold Enterprise
- Soctera — Soctera is developing the next generation of mm-wave electronics
Norrsken22 is a tech growth fund, backed by an international network of tech founders, partnering with exceptional African entrepreneurs in scaling disruptive businesses.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Payments, Banking
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $2.4M–$13M; Series A $5M–$40M; Series B $6.8M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- ARC Ride — Affordable, reliable and clean e-mobility solutions for rapidly growing African cities.
- Lua — Build, deploy, and scale enterprise-grade AI agents. Ship your first agent without touching infrastructure.
- Shiprazor — Shiprazor is an innovative shipping aggregator that revolutionizes the logistics industry by providing seamless solutions for businesses.
Hohle Gasse is a provider of office spaces and commercial centers with rental options suitable for different company sizes and needs.
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- Industry: Energy, Power Grid, Online Portals
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Tanzania, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Anevo — Anevo helps real estate companies eliminate tedious backoffice work. Saving up to 90% of your time, Anevo lets you focus on what truly matters.
- Menon Skills — Menon Skills is an information technology firm that develops digital tools to enhance organization team skills through feedback and reviews.
- Waka Payments — Make payments instantly across Africa with Wakapay. Low fees from 0.5%. Connect 20+ countries including Tanzania, Kenya & Nigeria. Download free now.
Head and Heart Capital invest in angel and seed stage impact focused ventures.
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- Industry: Health Care, Wellness, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Canada, Colombia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Seed $460k–$6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BitGreen — Bitgreen is a crypto token focused on clean energy, sustainability, personal development and building impactful apps. It trades under the ticker BBB.
- Yaya — yaya is Microcommunity platform where women can give and get advice on the challenged faced by them in both work and home.
- Houston — Houston is a microdosing companion app, helping you set & share intentions, track doses and feel connected. One small step.
Payments Investor funding in Tanzania at a glance
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