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Top 50 Payments VC Funds & Investors in Nigeria (August 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Nigeria Payments startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Nigeria Payments startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Ingressive Capital
VC Fund
12 Nigeria, United States, Egypt Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Financial Services, FinTech, Payments $25k–$15M
Golden Palm Investments
VC Fund
10 Nigeria, United States, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Information Technology, Financial Services, Payments $100k–$15M
Ventures Platform
VC Fund
10 Nigeria, United States, Kenya Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Internet $100k–$4.4M
LoftyInc Capital
VC Fund
9 United States, Nigeria, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Financial Services, FinTech, Software $100k–$10M
Lateral Frontiers
VC Fund
7 United States, Nigeria, Kenya Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Energy $500k–$15M
Voltron Capital
VC Fund
7 Nigeria, United States, Senegal Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel Financial Services, FinTech, Payments $120k–$3M
Berrywood Capital
VC Fund
6 Nigeria, United States, Kenya Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Payments $100k–$3.7M
Resilience17
VC Fund
6 Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana Seed, Pre-Seed Sports, Finance, Outdoors $100k–$12M
Microtraction
VC Fund
5 Nigeria, United States, Ghana Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel Financial Services, FinTech, Software $30k–$1.3M
VentureSouq
VC Fund
5 United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Seed, Series A, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Software $589k–$50M
GreenHouse Capital
VC Fund
4 Nigeria, Kenya, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Unpopular Ventures
VC Fund
4 United States, Mexico, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech $500k–$34M
Tencent
VC Fund
4 China, United States, United Kingdom Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence $4M–$400M
Kepple Africa Ventures
VC Fund
4 Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, FinTech, Software $100k–$23M
Musha Ventures
VC Fund
4 United States, Nigeria, Kenya Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, FinTech $100k–$10M
Entrée Capital
VC Fund
4 United States, Israel, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Financial Services $1.5M–$60M
Flourish Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, India, Brazil Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $2M–$65M
RaliCap
VC Fund
3 United States, Mexico, Nigeria Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel FinTech, Financial Services, Payments $300k–$5.5M
Flori Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, United Kingdom, Israel Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech $100k–$11M
Silverbacks Holdings
VC Fund
3 Nigeria, United States, Egypt Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $100k–$32M
Kinfolk Venture Capital
VC Fund
3 Nigeria, Algeria Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B Payments, FinTech, Software
Kairos Angels
VC Fund
3 United States, Nigeria, Mexico Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, B2B $150k–$20M
Soma Capital
VC Fund
3 United States, India, Mexico Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech $125k–$35M
Timon Capital
VC Fund
2 Nigeria, Kenya, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Information Technology, FinTech, Internet $300k–$30M
Oui Capital
VC Fund
2 Nigeria, United States, Kenya Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, Finance, Apps $40k–$4.9M
Wayfinder Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Canada, Mexico Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $120k–$27M
Target Global
VC Fund
2 Germany, Israel, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, Software, Financial Services $2.7M–$110M
Digital Currency Group
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, Singapore Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech $650k–$48M
BYLD
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, Payments, FinTech $120k–$6.5M
Lightning Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Canada, France Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, FinTech $250k–$15M
First circle capital
VC Fund
2 Nigeria, Egypt, United States Pre-Seed, Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Payments $100k–$4M
The Chrysalis Capital
VC Fund
2 Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Finance $100k–$15M
TRANSSION
VC Fund
2 China, Uganda, Nigeria Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Manufacturing, Apps, FinTech $15M–$213M
TLcom Capital Partners
VC Fund
2 Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed Software, Mobile, Information Technology $1.9M–$15M
CRE Venture Capital
VC Fund
2 Nigeria, South Africa, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, Software, FinTech $250k–$25M
Greenhouse Capital Partners
VC Fund
2 United States, Nigeria, Norway Series B, Series A Software, Financial Services, Manufacturing $500k–$39M
True Capital Management
VC Fund
2 United States, Nigeria, Canada Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Software $125k–$555M
Blockwall
VC Fund
2 United States, France, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software $120k–$15M
Heirloom
VC Fund
2 United States, France, Nigeria Seed, Series A FinTech, Fashion, Payments $2M–$16M
MyAsia VC
VC Fund
2 India, United States, Nigeria Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Software $592k–$24M
Tiger Global Management
VC Fund
2 United States, India, China Series B, Series A, Series C Software, FinTech, Financial Services $9M–$284M
Globivest
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, FinTech, Biotechnology $1M–$16M
MediaTek
VC Fund
2 United States, China, Taiwan Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Semiconductor, Hardware $5M–$200M
VilCap Investments
VC Fund
2 United States, India, Kenya Seed, Series A Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech $50k–$6M
SBI Investment
VC Fund
2 Japan, South Korea, United States Series B, Series A Software, Information Technology, Financial Services $2.3M–$142M
Amazon
VC Fund
2 United States, India, Canada Series B, Grant Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Software $38k–$150M
Liquid 2 Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Mexico, Canada Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $125k–$50M
Horizon
VC Fund
2 United States, Australia, Nigeria Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note Software, Artificial Intelligence, B2B $1M–$10M
Cadenza Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Singapore, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services $1M–$28M
Nordea
VC Fund
2 Finland, Sweden, Norway Debt Financing, Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Banking
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Ingressive Capital
VC Fund · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 12 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Ingressive Capital is a renowned $50M Pan-African Venture Capital Fund that invests in indigenous founders and startups across Africa, with focus on Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria. Specializing in early-stage investments, particularly Pre-Seed and Seed stages, it targets technology companies led by top-tier talent driving transformativegrowth in Africa's GDP. The firm's thesis focuses on B2C solutions that cater to the explosive growth within the tech-enabled, decentralized-learning youth demographic, as well as B2B solutions that increase Africa’s value chain ownership from resource extraction to end-product sale. Its goal is to become becoming a highly valuable VC partner on the founders' cap tables, and being at the forefront of supporting and enabling entrepreneurial success across Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 77
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $25k–$2.1M; Series A $500k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $5M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • SehaTech — Welcome to SehaTech, the groundbreaking company revolutionizing the health insurance market with our innovative solutions!
  • REasy — Top up locally, pay suppliers globally, and manage international shipments with REasy. Fast, secure, and designed for African businesses expanding worldwide.
  • Eduflexx AI — EduFlexAI is an AI-driven ed-tech platform that personalizes learning by adapting school curriculums to individual student needs. Using advanced machine learning, real-time analytics, and AI-powered tools, EduFlexAI enhances engagement, improves academic performance, and optimizes teacher efficiency. Our mission is to make quality education morepersonalized, inclusive, and accessible for students worldwide.
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Golden Palm Investments
VC Fund · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana · 10 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Golden Palm Investments is an investment holding and advisory company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Financial Services, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 76
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$6.5M; Series A $3M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • Talstack — Talstack is an all-in-one platform for employee growth and development
  • MAKA — MAKA is a community commerce platform for fashion and beauty, enabling everyone to discover their style, feel represented.
  • Renda — At Renda, we are passionate about revolutionizing the logistics and mobility sectors with cutting-edge technology that enables businesses and operators to seamlessly scale in emerging markets.
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Ventures Platform
VC Fund · Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria · 10 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

We back founders building the future of Africa. We invest in companies that solve for non-consumption, plug infrastructural gaps and democratise prosperity in Africa, by eliminating the barriers for access and reducing the costs of delivering goods and services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 160
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$4.4M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Traction Apps — Traction apps provide businesses end to end tools they need to run and grow their businesses.
  • MarketForce — MarketForce is a US, Kenya and Nigeria-based technology company that is building the SuperApp for Africa's 100 million merchants. MarketForce provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source, order and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently,access financing, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime, electricity tokens and bill payments. Launched in 2018, MarketForce is a fast-growing YC backed company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, with over 200,000 merchants and 50 consumer brands trading on the platform.
  • ThankUCash — ThankUCash is a technology company powering rewards and loyalty for African banks and businesses. ThankUCash helps merchants grow revenue by connecting them to customers within and outside of their locations while retaining acquired customers using a data analytics-powered reward system where customers earn cash rewards for every transaction madeboth offline and online.
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LoftyInc Capital
VC Fund · Carmel, California, United States · 9 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors.........

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 170
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $14M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
  • WafR — WafR is a reward-based loyalty startup that allows users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail shops.
  • Nucleon Security — Zero-Trust and ML-based Endpoint Detection and Response Platform #EDR #FDR #EndpointSecurity
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Lateral Frontiers
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 7 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Lateral Capital is a mission driven venture fund investing in early and growth stage opportunities in Africa. We back companies that provide foundational technologies for the continent. We make debt and equity investments technology-enabled businesses that profitably solve significant pain points across financial services, healthcare, education,energy, agriculture, housing, logistics, mobility and more.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Energy
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 48
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$12M; Pre-Seed $500k–$3.5M; Series A $558k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $50M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Rhaeos — Rhaeos, the world's first wearable shunt monitor, aims to improve the quality care for patients with hydrocephalus through a novel, thermal biosensor. Developed within Northwestern University with collaboration between Dr. John Rogers, McCormick School of Engineering, Feinberg School of Medicine and Kellogg School of Management, Rhaeosrepresents a unique multidisciplinary translational effort for an important clinical need.
  • Wattnow — Wattnow's smart meters and AI show every machine's consumption live and flag waste in time to stop it. Plants cut energy costs by up to 30%.
  • Octavia Carbon — Reversing Climate Change | Ending the Fossil Fuel Age | In Kenya.
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Voltron Capital
VC Fund · 7 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

On a mission to back the most extraordinary entrepreneurs out of Africa solving important problems in large markets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Senegal

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$3M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.2M
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Lingawa — Speak your native language with pride! Learn Yoruba and Igbo with fun, immersive online lessons for adults and kids (ages 5+).
  • Maad — Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest-growing B2B marketplace, based in Dakar, Senegal. Our tech-driven solution allows retailers to order products from our one-stop shop and benefit from working capital loans
  • ZeroComplex AI — Transform your Business with AI. Click the Link below to get started!
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Berrywood Capital
VC Fund · 6 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Berrywood Capital is an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$2.7M; Pre-Seed $125k–$3.7M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
  • Workpay — Looking for the best payroll software in Kenya? Workpay provides the best payroll software and hr software for your business in Kenya, Nigeria and for Africa
  • Koa — Empower your business with our cutting-edge digital payments platform! Lotus simplifies your business banking tasks and offers tailored financial solutions to boost your business growth. Take control of your business finances by exploring Lotus today!
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Resilience17
VC Fund · 6 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Resilience17 is an Investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sports, Finance, Outdoors
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$12M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Glouse — Glouse is an online application that provides groceries at the lowest prices with the same day deliveries.
  • Klasha — At Klasha, we're simplifying borderless payments for commerce in Africa. We help merchants worldwide sell online to Africa and receive payments in local African currencies while enjoying super fast last-mile delivery to customers across the continent.
  • Terra Industries — Terra Industries develops autonomous security systems and software platforms that support the monitoring and protection of physical assets, infrastructure, and operational environments across land, air, and maritime domains. The company provides unmanned vehicles, autonomous towers, and sensor-based surveillance hardware that collect and transmitdata for continuous situational awareness. Its software layer, built around an integrated operating system, processes sensor inputs, applies artificial intelligence models, and coordinates automated responses to detected events. Terra Industries designs its systems to support functions such as perimeter security, infrastructure monitoring, asset tracking, and threat detection within complex operational settings. The company’s platforms enable operators to manage multiple autonomous devices through a unified interface that supports mission planning, data visualization, and system control. Its technology is used by organizations that require coordinated security, monitoring, and response capabilities for facilities, remote sites, and distributed operations.
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Microtraction
VC Fund · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 5 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

We invest in Africa's most remarkable teams with technical founders at the earliest stage of their venture

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Ghana

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 106
  • Round size: Seed $30k–$1.3M; Angel $30k–$50k; Pre-Seed $50k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Accounteer — Accounteer is a cloud accounting platform for small businesses. Business owner can create invoices, track expenses and follow up on their finances with ease. Accounteer integrates with external services like banks, e-invoicing platforms and e-commerce. Future proof your business today by subscribing for a free Accounteer trial account.
  • Spring in Africa — Wallets Africa helps Africans and African-owned businesses send money, receive money, make card payments, and access overdrafts.
  • ThankUCash — ThankUCash is a technology company powering rewards and loyalty for African banks and businesses. ThankUCash helps merchants grow revenue by connecting them to customers within and outside of their locations while retaining acquired customers using a data analytics-powered reward system where customers earn cash rewards for every transaction madeboth offline and online.
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VentureSouq
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 5 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 192
  • Round size: Seed $589k–$8.4M; Series A $6M–$37M; Series B $6M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% 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 — Save 53% on your AWS bill in 5 minutes!
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GreenHouse Capital
VC Fund · Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria · 4 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Credpal — Buy now, pay later. Split in 6.
  • Encore Pay — Encore Pay is a UAE-based FinTech and Payment solutions provider.
  • MarketForce — MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.
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Unpopular Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 4 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

The best companies, off the beaten path.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Mexico, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 596
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$8M; Pre-Seed $500k–$2.6M; Series A $6M–$34M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sourcepulse — Your early warning system for software delivery (YC S23)
  • Giant — The Giant app turns screen time into personalized, interactive stories starring your child. Safe, ad-free, and designed to spark imagination.
  • NORDA Dynamics — NORDA Dynamics is an autonomous UAV piloting system for carrying out missions in areas with limited connectivity.
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Tencent
VC Fund · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · 4 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services. Its communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Tencent has maintained steady growth under its user-oriented operatingstrategies. It provides value-added internet, mobile, and telecom services, as well as online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services." Tencent’s Internet platforms in China – QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), WeChat, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay – aim to address the various needs of internet users, including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce, and others.In September 2013, Tencent's market valuation rose to $101 billion, and as of November 21, 2013, QQ had 2 billion active users and WeChat had 650 million monthly active users. The numbers of active users for QQ mail, Qzone, Tencent Weibo, and QQ news were 274 million, 626 million, 220 million, and 150 million, respectively.Tencent was founded in November of 1998. In April 2000, the IDG and PCCW invested a total of $2.2 million dollars in the company. Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) on June 16, 2004. Baidu, Alibaba, and Netease are Tencent's major competitors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: China, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 659
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$230M; Series B $15M–$200M; Series C $30M–$400M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Fenda — Fenda is an app where users can set their own price for answering questions in a field they are good at, and others can ask questions and pay for answers. Additionally, users can pay to listen to other questions and answers in the app
  • XtalPi — XtalPi is a pharmaceutical technology company that is reinventing the industry’s approach to drug research and development with its Intelligent Digital Drug Discovery and Development (ID4) platform. Through its tightly interwoven quantum mechanics, artificial intelligence, and high-performance cloud computing algorithms, the ID4 platform enablespharmaceutical companies to increase their efficiency, accuracy, and success rate at critical stages of drug R&D. By accelerating the pace of drug discovery and development, XtalPi aims to contribute to a healthier society worldwide.Founded in 2014 by a group of quantum physicists at MIT, XtalPi has since grown into an elite team of researchers with multi-disciplinary expertise in physics, chemistry, pharmaceutical R&D, and algorithm design. XtalPi has received much recognition for its cutting-edge technologies, its innovative solutions, and the breadth of potential applications of its offerings across the pharmaceutical value chain, which has allowed it to gain industry approval and establish strategic partnerships with several top international pharmaceutical companies.
  • Full Truck Alliance — Full Truck Alliance is a platform that connects shippers with truckers to facilitate shipments across distance ranges and cargo weights. its revenues principally from shippers' and truckers' use of its platforms in connection with freight matching services.
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Kepple Africa Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Kepple Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 84
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.4M; Series A $1.1M–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Intmax — INTMAX has developed significant innovations in ZK implementation making it a unique Layer2 rollup network that offers low cost, security, tunable privacy, and above all, scalability.
  • TIBU Health — TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services.
  • Onboard — Onboard helps hardware companies transform their text manuals to 3D, intelligent manuals with instant customer support capabilities.
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Musha Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 4 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Seed capital for technology startups globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 203
  • Round size: Seed $125k–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.2M; Series A $2.5M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HoneyCoin — HoneyCoin is a web3/web2 ecosystem of products built in a way that abstracts complexity and brings all the value of web3 and web2 to the forefront.
  • Zeno — Zeno is a climate conscious motor company that offers eco-friendly motorcycles.
  • Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.
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Entrée Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 4 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

We are a team of former serial founders managing $1.5Bn across a number of funds, with offices in Tel Aviv, London, and New York. We back the next generation of category-defining companies with conviction of founders who have built companies themselves.We back founders with a partnership built on trust, fairness and real operating experience. Westand with founders through every challenge, and help them grow with clarity, resilience and purpose.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Israel, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 278
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$15M; Series A $5M–$30M; Series B $14M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $300M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Classiq Technologies — A software platform that helps users create scalable complex quantum computer algorithms, software, and circuits for any gate-based quantum computer
  • Identiq — Identiq's network members fight fraud and improve user experience by validating new users and vouching for ones they already know without sharing any personal user data at all.
  • IRP Systems — IRP Systems delivers high performance electric vehicle systems, EVVER e-powertrains and TrueDRIVE control software for fast integration.
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Flourish Ventures
VC Fund · Redwood City, California, United States · 3 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

We are an early-stage global venture capital firm investing in fintech founders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, India, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 199
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$8.5M; Series A $5.2M–$33M; Series B $10M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
  • Akua — Transformative payments infrastructure, Akua's cloud-native platform offers acquiring-as-a-service for all payment rails
  • Stream — Stream is a company that helps make payments simpler, faster, and reliable.
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RaliCap
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 3 investments in Nigeria Payments startups, 6 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, Mexico, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 62
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$5.5M; Pre-Seed $300k–$3.7M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cata — Launch your branded mobile app for ordering, CRM & loyalty. Increase order frequency & basket size. Learn how Cata can scale your business!
  • Upper — Transforming cross-border e-commerce in Latin America
  • Gangkhar — Gangkhar provides AI-native embedded insurance infrastructure for digital platforms, insurers, MGAs, and brokers to launch, optimize, and scale embedded protection.
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Flori Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 3 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

More than a seed-stage fund and a portfolio of startups: Our community of founders taps into the power of financial innovation to collaborate around global problems and unlock prosperity for all.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 106
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$11M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.5M; Series A $2.8M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mento Labs — Mento is bringing FX onchain. We provide institutions with access to onchain FX at real-world rates.
  • Learn.xyz — Learn.xyz’s is a mixture of Duolingo and Wikipedia, powered by AI, creating bite-sized “Curiosities” which feature slides and a quiz, in mere seconds just from taking in a user’s question. Find the app on iOS and Android.
  • Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.
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Silverbacks Holdings
VC Fund · Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius · 3 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Silverbacks Holdings is a Mauritius-based private investment firm established in 2019, focusing on Africa-related companies in underserved industries such As technology, sports, entertainment, and the creative economy. The firm aims for returns averaging 2x to 5x on its investments and has achieved 9 profitable exits since its inception. Its portfolio includes over 240 companies across Africa, collectively valued at over $10 billion. Landmark investments include the Cape Town Tigers (2024 BAL semi-finalists), Forever7 Entertainment (Netflix content deals), and Moove (a global mobility fintech backed by Uber), and Wave (a mobile money and global remittance focused fintech backed by Stripe).

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $300k–$8.3M; Series A $5M–$32M; Venture - Series Unknown $100k–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vanhu Vamwe — Vanhu Vamwe is a luxury accessory brand that creates handcrafted, sustainable handbags using traditional African crafts and eco-friendly materials.
  • The Rad Black Kids — The Rad Black Kids is a lifestyle and apparel company that specializes in fashion. The company’s main business includes selling clothing items such as hoodies, caps, t-shirts, and etc. It also offers a range of skate boards and vintage guitars. The Rad Black Kids was founded by Thulani Ngazimbi.
  • African Warriors Fighting Championship — African Warriors Fighting Championship is Africa's leading promoter of traditional combat sports: Dambe and Wrestling.
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Kinfolk Venture Capital
VC Fund · 3 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Kinfolk Venture Capital is an early stage venture capital firm and Pan-African fund

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Payments, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Nigeria, Algeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Dukka — Dukka provides easy-to-use technology that supercharges over 90,000+ small merchants in Africa to sell goods and services anywhere, accept any form of digital payment, and manage their daily operations. Dukka combines in-person and online payment processing with a full suite of mobile, retail and online sales and business management tools,all-in-one streamlined package.Small merchants who never had any technology exposure or had very little of it can now thrive in the digital age. For most users, the cost of using Dukka to manage daily operations is free. The cost of using Dukka's payment processing solution is transparent; free business banking, flat-rate payment processing fees, monthly maintenance fees, and complimentary technical support.For business owners looking to move from informal to formalised industry, Dukka Launchpad offers quick business formalisation tools that help them incorporate their businesses with the corporate affairs commission in a matter of days, contrary to the 3 months long wait period.
  • Yassir — Access on-demand daily services like ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, and payments with Yassir, your super app.
  • Norebase — Norebase knows that there's an opportunity to grow successful businesses in Africa. It also understands the complexities of the market, and so is using technology to make doing business in Africa worthwhile. With Norebase get to operate in Africa with no hassle and with minimum risk.
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Kairos Angels
VC Fund · 3 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

An investment club partnering with visionary entrepreneurs to create disruptive and innovative companies that have the potential to be come regional leaders and global challengers. ideas@kairosangels.com

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, B2B
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Mexico

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $150k–$5M; Pre-Seed $500k–$3.7M; Series A $7.2M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Nestcoin — Nestcoin is a web3 application company that builds, operates, and invests in crypto-native products.
  • Belong — Belong is a personal finance platform for people who are ready to play the long game.
  • Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.
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Soma Capital
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 3 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Welcome to Soma Capital

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, India, Mexico

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 928
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9M; Pre-Seed $125k–$3.8M; Series A $6.5M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mason America, Inc. — Mason is the device innovation platform for product leaders who dare to deliver the next innovation in their field.
  • Mudafy — Mudafy is a tech-enabled real estate broker for LatAm.
  • Gecko Robotics — To collect and make useful physical data in order to protect civilization's most critical infrastructure
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Timon Capital
VC Fund · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

At Timon Capital, they have tremendous respect for the entrepreneurial journey—especially in emerging markets. As former entrepreneurs, they have built companies and gone through the frustration of trying to manage wayward investors. They decided to hold themselves to a higher standard and named ourselves Timon: a Greek word that means ‘the oneinfluenced by honor’ as well as ‘fairly priced.’

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, FinTech, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 17
  • Round size: Seed $300k–$8.5M; Series A $14M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Waza — Waza is a web platform with APIs. It helps startups and emerging market businesses manage their cash flow issues, invoicing needs, and international payment requirements.
  • Zone — Zone is a regulated blockchain network that enables payments and acceptance of digital currencies.
  • OmniRetail — OmniRetail is a consumer goods distribution platform that solves the inefficiencies of traditional trade by digitizing key stakeholders through its products.
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Oui Capital
VC Fund · Belmont, Massachusetts, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Oui Capital is an Africa-focused VC firm backing tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed & seed stage.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$4.9M; Pre-Seed $40k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
  • Maad — Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest-growing B2B marketplace, based in Dakar, Senegal. Our tech-driven solution allows retailers to order products from our one-stop shop and benefit from working capital loans
  • Herconomy (Ex AGS Tribe) — Herconomy is a platform that allows women build their finances, capacity, collaborate and access opportunities.
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Wayfinder Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups, 10 in the past 12 months

Wayfinder Ventures is a San Francisco based early stage venture fund

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Mexico

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$8.7M; Pre-Seed $120k–$3.8M; Series A $11M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Orbital — Orbital is a startup that is creating artificial intelligence data centers for deployment in low-Earth orbit to circumvent terrestrial power and cooling limits. The company specializes in satellite-based compute for AI inference workloads, utilizing continuous solar power and space's inherent radiative cooling.
  • Terminal — Easily add 30+ telematics integrations to your application with a single API. Connect your application to the services you need, without worrying about the underlying details
  • Greenboard — Greenboard is the modern operating system for SEC and FINRA compliance.
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Target Global
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Target Global is a prominent European technology investment firm with a significant presence in the venture capital landscape, boasting over €3 billion in assets under management. The firm operates out of key tech hubs including London, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Abu Dhabi, and has a rich portfolio featuring some of Europe's most successful techcompanies such as Revolut, Auto1, Copper, Delivery Hero, Docplanner, and Rapyd.Founding and GrowthTarget Global was established in 2015 by Shmuel Chafets and Yaron Valler, who brought a wealth of experience from their tenure at Hasso Plattner Ventures. Their professional partnership dates back 15 years to their time at Giza Venture Capital, a trailblazer in Israel's investment ecosystem, where they honed their investment acumen and industry foresight.Investment Philosophy and ImpactTarget Global stands out in the European tech industry for its diverse team and its ability to identify and capitalize on unique opportunities. The firm's knack for recognizing potential in the early stages of Germany's tech economy led to the emergence of several unicorns in the 2010s. As the European tech industry evolves, Target Global remains at the forefront, seeking out innovative companies like Robovision, Saleor, and Finom. These recent investments reflect the firm's commitment to supporting cutting-edge technology and business models.Fundraising SuccessesTarget Global's fundraising prowess is evident in its six investment funds, which have collectively raised significant capital. The funds range from Early Stage Funds, focusing on nascent startups, to Growth Funds that support more mature companies scaling their operations. The firm's co-investment strategy has led to over €1 billion in capital deployment across a diverse array of partnerships.Backing and AchievementsWith the backing of investors such as FERI, UBS, Allianz X, Mubadala, and Hermes GPE, Target Global has cemented its reputation as a trusted and successful investment firm. Its portfolio spans over 140 companies at various development stages, with a focus on those targeting trillion-dollar markets.Just a few of the many notable companies in the firm’s portfolio include:- Tarabut, MENA’s leading open banking platform, which was recently featured in Forbes Middle East’s list of Top 50 Fintech Companies.- Flo Health, an AI-driven women’s health product, which is the world’s top health and fitness app by downloads.- Robovision, an easy-to-use AI-driven computer vision platform for users to develop their own deep-learning-based solutions.- Enter, a German company that helps homeowners and businesses reduce their carbon footprint.Target Global's track record includes support for 15 unicorn companies, over 20 exits, and 7 IPOs, showcasing its ability to drive growth and success in the European tech ecosystem. The team, comprised of individuals with founder and operator backgrounds, continues to pursue exceptional opportunities to expand the firm's portfolio and influence.Target Global's journey from its inception to its current status as a key player in European venture capital is marked by strategic investments, a commitment to diversity, and a deep understanding of the tech industry's dynamics. With a clear vision for the future, Target Global is poised to continue its role in shaping the next wave of European tech giants.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, Israel, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 221
  • Round size: Seed $2.7M–$23M; Series A $4.2M–$34M; Series B $11M–$110M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Endel — Personalized soundscapes to help you focus, relax, and sleep. Backed by neuroscience.
  • Mercuryo — Scale your business with fiat-to-crypto on ramp solution. Enable users to buy and sell crypto seamlessly with credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, & more.
  • Alta — Alta leverages data and AI to drive business growth 24/7.
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Digital Currency Group
VC Fund · Stamford, Connecticut, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 323
  • Round size: Seed $650k–$8.5M; Series A $3.4M–$48M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TurboFlow — Trading, made simple. Everyone gets a seat at TurboFlow.
  • DePay — DePay is an Argentina-based real-time payments infrastructure startup.
  • Ceramic Network — We've joined @textileio to build the first open intelligence network for AI agents. Follow us there.
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BYLD
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Byld Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology investments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Payments, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $120k–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Munify — Fast, secure, and cost-efficient cross-border payments powered by stablecoins. Send and receive money globally without delays, high fees, or the complexity
  • Bluerails — Payment infrastructure for the agentic economy. Get found, acted on, and paid by AI agents. Agent-ready checkout, global settlement, and compliance built in.
  • Stream — Stream is a company that helps make payments simpler, faster, and reliable.
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Lightning Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Lightning Ventures is an exclusively Bitcoin focused network of investors, operators, and developers, dedicated to supporting Lightning Network adoption worldwide

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$6M; Pre-Seed $250k–$2.8M; Series A $6M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • JAN3 — JAN3 provides technologies and solutions for individuals, enterprises, and nation-states to prepare for the future built on Bitcoin.
  • Vida — Vida is the AI Agent Operating System for enterprises. Build, deploy, and manage AI agents that call, text, email, and chat at scale with no-code tools.
  • OrdinalsBot — We make it easy to inscribe ordinals. Like, really easy.
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First circle capital
VC Fund · Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

First Circle Capital is a venture capital firm seeding the next fintech generation in Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Egypt, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Round size: Seed $455k–$4M; Pre-Seed $100k–$780k
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PayTic — PayTic enables payments issuers to manage their card programs by providing dedicated back-office solutions that streamline the end-to-end operations in customer support, chargebacks, fraud, AML, reporting, and reconciliation. Our proprietary solutions are unique in automating and centralizing the program management processes, regardless of thenumber of processors and the payment networks involved in the payments products. We impact payments providers by eliminating the defragmented and manual processes and replacing them with a SaaS platform that increases proactivity, mitigates risks, and delivers value. It reduces the burn rate to near 0 in operational costs and offers an unprecedented competitive advantage. PayTic is introducing the Zero Ops model in managing payments.
  • Pumpkn — Need reliable funding? We provide quick loans and capital tailored for Agriculture businesses in South Africa. Grow your business with Pumpkn. Apply now!
  • Scale — Scale accelerates market entry and revenue for fintechs with a people-first approach.
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The Chrysalis Capital
VC Fund · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

The Chrysalis Capital is a venture capital firm focuses on early-stage tech companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$2.4M; Series A $10M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Koa — Koa is a savings and financial services platform that provides tech solutions and financial services apps via its API. The company was co-founded by Alexis Roman and Delila Kidanu.
  • Ladder — Make smart choices, reach your goals and secure your financial future with Ladder, your AI-powered partner in financial success.
  • Bitmama — Bitmama is the best cryptocurrency trading platform that lets you buy, sell Bitcoin, ETH, Celo, USDT, XRP, and more. Available in Nigeria & over 100 countries.
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TRANSSION
VC Fund · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

TRANSSION HOLDINGS, the company formerly known as TECNO TELECOM LIMITED, established in July 2006, is a high-tech company specializing in the R&D, production, sale and service of mobile communication products. After years of development, TRANSSION has become an important part of the mobile phone industry and one of the major mobile phonemanufacturers in the world. Currently, it has full ownership of three famous mobile phone brands TECNO, itel and Infinix, and an after-sales service brand Carlcare.The company has set up offices in many countries and regions, such as Dubai, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon and Bengal, and even has built a factory in Ethiopia, which has provided great support for all its brands.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Apps, FinTech
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: China, Uganda, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Series A $15M–$100M; Series B $15M–$213M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ofero — Ofero is an electric-mobility brand offering e-motorcycles / e-bikes.
  • Future Intelligence — Vision Intelligence is a AI smart hardware company that manufactures and sells interactive intelligence based electronic consumer products.
  • Zhilun Ultra-Pure — Zhilun Ultra-Pure is a high-tech firm that combines high-quality resources, works autonomously, and is distinguished by "specialization, precision, and special innovation" by three technology-based new material companies. It is dedicated to ultra-high-purity electronic-grade epoxy. The Electronic Chemical New Material IndustryAlliance's governing unit is R&D and production and sales resin.
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TLcom Capital Partners
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

TLCOM finds and funds exceptional founders building technology companies across Africa. Seed to Series C. Lagos, Nairobi, London.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Mobile, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 75
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$8.5M; Series A $3.8M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $150M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Autochek — Welcome To Autochek Group's Homepage. Read About The Company's Vision And Mission. Select A Country And Apply For Car Loans
  • HoneyCoin — HoneyCoin is a web3/web2 ecosystem of products built in a way that abstracts complexity and brings all the value of web3 and web2 to the forefront.
  • Ilara Health — Ilara Health helps primary care clinics across Africa deliver better care.
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CRE Venture Capital
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Founded in 2015, CRE Venture Capital invests in early stage tech companies that are levered to Africa. CRE is headquartered in the New York metro area, with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 63
  • Round size: Seed $300k–$5M; Pre-Seed $250k–$3.3M; Series A $1.1M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Flood — Flood is a marketplace platforms that provides merchant solution, self services and big data solution.
  • Letly — Letly is developing an AI‑driven platform for the rental property market that automates tasks related to managing rental listings and tenant interactions. It aims to use intelligent agents to handle tasks such as scheduling viewings, responding to inquiries, and optimizing property management workflows. The platform is currently in a waitlistphase, signaling ongoing development and private access only.
  • Cutstruct — Cutstruct is your one source for bulk construction materials purchase. Get the best prices for cement, steel, granite, sharp sand wood, and more.
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Greenhouse Capital Partners
VC Fund · Sausalito, California, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Greenhouse Capital Partners invests in B2B technology solutions that improve resource efficiency, drive climate change resiliency and unlock new value streams across legacy industrial supply chains and infrastructure.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Norway

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Series A $500k–$12M; Series B $500k–$39M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Völur — Ensuring optimal use of every single animal through cutting and processing.
  • Lifefactory — Lifefactory designs healthy housewares solutions for modern life. The Company brings the purity of glass, the protection of silicone, and the power of color to a full line of products designed for everyday use by healthy families. The Lifefactory line began with baby bottles, and has grown to include iconic adult water bottles, wine and beverageglasses and oven-friendly food storage. All components are made in North America or Europe. The Company is privately held and headquartered in Sausalito, CA. Learn more at http://www.lifefactory.com.
  • Linkage Biosciences — Linkage Biosciences is a molecular diagnostics company developing products that hope to improve and expedite complex genetic testing. Their initial focus is on diagnostic products for solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation where their proprietary technology will have an impact. The company offers human leukocyte antigen testingproducts used in solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, as well as provides pharmacogenomic and autoimmune disease testing and research and genetic marker tests.Lingkage Biosciences was founded in 2004 and is based in
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True Capital Management
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Achieve your financial goals & build generational wealth with our entertainer & athlete wealth management services. Offering comprehensive financial planning.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 151
  • Round size: Seed $949k–$4.4M; Pre-Seed $125k–$725k; Series A $9.1M–$555M
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $18M in 2012

Portfolio highlights

  • StackAI — Stack AI supercharges businesses. Deploy AI-powered applications in minutes, automate processes, and skyrocket productivity by connecting LLMs to data sources using Stack AI's no-code platform. Export your work with user-centric interfaces (chatbots and forms) and developer-friendly APIs.
  • Milano Vice — Milano Vice is building a new virtual food brand by working with professional kitchens to prepare and deliver delicious pizzas to home.
  • Kapital — Kapital empowers SMBs with a tech-banking platform giving visibility and control of their treasury, and their employees
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Blockwall
VC Fund · Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Thesis-driven, industry-focused and independent blockchain investment firm funding the development of Web 3.0 and decentralized technologies from the heart of Europe, Frankfurt - Germany

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: United States, France, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$15M; Pre-Seed $120k–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Flyra — Flyra is the stablecoin and AI-powered operating system for remittance. We connect earn, cross-border transfer, and everyday spending in a single programmable flow. Senders move money directly from earnings. Receivers tap a stablecoin wallet with instant cards, bill pay, and rewards. Available directly to individuals through WhatsApp or the Flyramobile app, and built to embed inside leading platforms, from work marketplaces to global financial brands. The first version of the platform is set to launch in 2026.
  • KIRHA — Context-as-a-Service (CaaS) for AI systems. Real time data streaming from trusted providers. https://linktr.ee/Kirha_AI
  • Kulipa — Kulipa helps fintechs issue branded stablecoin-backed cards to their users
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Heirloom
VC Fund · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Heirloom specializes in niche alternatives to help investors diversify their portfolios. Their alternative funds and co-investment opportunities are uncorrelated to the market and traditional asset classes and are designed to enable investors to better de-risk their portfolios while also earning stable and strong returns. They also offer otherbespoke investment services to help investors strengthen their portfolios. They offer heirloom funds, co-investment pools, and bespoke services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Fashion, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, France, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$3M; Series A $15M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Waza — Waza is a web platform with APIs. It helps startups and emerging market businesses manage their cash flow issues, invoicing needs, and international payment requirements.
  • Faircraft — A sustainable, lab-grown alternative to animal leather.
  • Confido — Confido is a software company that provides financial operations automation for consumer packaged goods brands. Confido helps CPG brands save time and money by automating cash applications, fighting deductions, and tracking trade costs in a platform. The company is based in New York, New York.
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MyAsia VC
VC Fund · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

MyAsia VC

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: India, United States, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $800k–$6M; Pre-Seed $592k–$2M; Series A $4M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sensesemi — Sensesemi Technologies is a healthcare startup that focuses on the development of unique medical devices. The company's inspiration stems from personal experiences with hypertension and diabetes in close family members. Sensesemi Technologies is known for its commitment to delivering optimal healthcare services. The company's productdevelopment is primarily in the field of medical devices, aiming to cater to a wide range of healthcare needs. The company has been recognized for its work, notably winning in the ESDM category at the 'Startup Karnataka Top Tech Awards'.
  • JustAI — An AI-first modern enterprise marketing stack that sets you in an always-on, set-and-forget motion. Increase your experimentation velocity and keep your team lean! Say goodbye to manual campaign management.
  • Squid — Squid offers a workspace for planning, modeling, and testing power grid networks with tools for network analysis and simulation.
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Tiger Global Management
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Founded in 2001, Tiger Global Management, LLC (“Tiger Global”) is a New York-based investment firm pursuing a long-term approach to investing in leading, global public and private companies that leverage technological innovation. Tiger Global’s public equity business includes fundamentally oriented long/short, long-focused and crossoverstrategies, targeting investments in high-quality, public growth companies. The private equity business invests in early through late stage companies that pursue innovative approaches to new and existing industries, building on over 20 years of experience investing in hundreds of businesses in more than 30 countries with more than 90 portfolio company IPOs. With a strong track record investing across sectors and stages, Tiger Global aims to be a thought partner to companies and their management teams across their lifecycle in public and private markets. The Firm’s mission is to generate world-class returns for its investors and to do so in a way that makes its employees, partners and portfolio companies proud.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United States, India, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1234
  • Round size: Series A $9M–$54M; Series B $20M–$130M; Series C $30M–$284M
  • Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $2.2B in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Kavak — KAVAK is an innovative company in the automotive industry that helps people acquire their own car, offering a wide range of guaranteed and certified cars.
  • StrongDM — Manage access to any server, database, or Kubernetes instance in minutes. Fully auditable, replayable, secure, and drag-and-drop easy.
  • OfBusiness — Get latest raw materials prices, news and instant quotes for 500+ Categories across Steel, Aluminium, Agri and more
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Globivest
VC Fund · Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Globivest is a private investment firm with a diversified portfolio of assets. Our primary focus is on innovative and scalable early stage start-ups. We seek to establish long-term relationships with visionary entrepreneurs while adding clear value in strategy and execution.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Pre-Seed $2M–$3M; Series A $1M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Qureos — Level up with the best mentors and apprenticeships from businesses.
  • Goodvest — Goodvest is an investment app (life insurance) that builds a better world, in line with your values and promoting performance.
  • BioSapien — BioSapien is a pre-clinical biotech company developing novel biodegradable implantable products that deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology indications with reduced systemic side effects. The applications for this technology are currently under investigation for pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The intended pipeline ofindications is expected to expand into other cancers such as colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers. BioSapien's 3D-printed MediChip delivers FDA-approved toxic high-dose systemic therapies in a localized slow-release biodegradable mesh which is able to target tissues while improving patients' quality of care and life.
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MediaTek
VC Fund · Hsinchu, T'ai-wan, Taiwan · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups, 8 in the past 12 months

MediaTek is another name for incredible innovation that powers the brands you love. From smartphones to smart homes, we are always by your side.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Semiconductor, Hardware
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, China, Taiwan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 44
  • Round size: Seed $10M–$40M; Series A $7M–$200M; Series B $5M–$83M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Stathera — Stathera transforms the global timing market from Quartz-based to MEMS-based devices.
  • Oxmiq Labs — Licensable GPU IP and a unified runtime for the age of inference. OXMIQ Labs is re-architecting the GPU stack from atoms to agents.
  • ChipAgents — Empowering the future of semiconductors design and verification with AI Agents. Book a demo now! https://t.co/S8E5g2i6G3
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VilCap Investments
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

VilCap Investments is an early-stage impact investing fund, backing companies addressing the most pressing social and environmental challenges.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, India, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 90
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$2.5M; Series A $2M–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SatSure — Premium domain available for purchase
  • Altro (fka Perch) — Perch Credit (also known as Perch), is a fin-tech mobile app that allows users to take common recurring expenses, such as their subscriptions & rent, and turn these into creditworthy data points. Perch is currrently live on iOS and plans to be on Android in the coming months.Perch recently graduated YC (S20) and closed 2.5M in their mostrecent round.
  • Advocatia Solutions — Advocatia simplifies how uninsured patients identify financial assistance programs and enroll into coverage.
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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. It manages and manages venture capital funds under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company responsible for the creation and development of core industries in the 21st century as a "new industry creator".SBIInvestment has invested in a total of 986 companies in the past, of which 169 (17.1% of investment companies) have exited through IPO or M & A.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 386
  • Round size: Series A $2.3M–$142M; Series B $5.3M–$142M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.1B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
  • Direava — Direava is a medical device company that manufactures, sells, leases, and maintains medical equipments along with consulting services.
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Amazon
VC Fund · Seattle, Washington, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Amazon operates a vast online marketplace where customers can purchase a wide variety of products, including electronics, books, apparel, household goods, and more. The company has a robust logistics and delivery network, allowing efficient shipping and on-time delivery to customers.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Software
  • Stage:Series B, Grant
  • Geography: United States, India, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 180
  • Round size: Grant $38k–$1.7M; Series B $8M–$150M
  • Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $1B in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Anthropic — An AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
  • NEURA Robotics — Cognitive Robotics for Real-World Applications: NEURA Robotics enables safe and smart robot integration for Industry, Work and Everyday Life
  • Twelve Labs — Twelve Labs helps developers make programs that can see, listen, and understand the world as we do by giving them the most powerful video search API
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Liquid 2 Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Liquid2 Ventures provides technology startups with seed-stage investments and is based in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Mexico, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 868
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$10M; Pre-Seed $125k–$3M; Series A $6M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Albedo — Aerial quality imagery - from space.
  • Eden — Developer of non-invasive health technology designed to democratize access to early cancer risk assessment.
  • Attention — Attention is building an AI co-pilot designed to automate repetitive, multi-app desktop tasks.
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Horizon
VC Fund · Miami, Florida, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Seed stage investor in disruptive, product-driven software startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, B2B
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United States, Australia, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$10M; Pre-Seed $2M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Nango — Nango is the open-source unified API. Leverage dozens of pre-built API integrations. Easily customize and build your own.
  • Vexev — Vexev is on a mission to introduce innovative imaging diagnostic tools.
  • Julius AI — Julius is a powerful AI data analyst that helps you analyze and visualize your data. Chat with your data, create graphs, build forecasting models, and more.
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Cadenza Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups, 6 in the past 12 months

Global Investors in Transformative Technologies

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 72
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$6M; Pre-Seed $1M–$4.3M; Series A $3.5M–$28M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Rime — AI voice models built for real-time conversations. 600+ voices, 50+ languages, sub-100ms latency. Trusted by global enterprise.
  • Pangram Labs — The most accurate technology to detect AI-generated content. Detects ChatGPT, Gemini, Meta AI, Claude, and more. Supports 20+ languages with 99.98%+ accuracy.
  • Quantum Bridge — Quantum Bridge is a pioneer in Distributed Symmetric Key Exchange (DSKE) technology. It offers quantum-safe cybersecurity products and services. Quantum-safe product and services, Quantum-safe roadmap and quantum-safe solutions implementation.
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Nordea
VC Fund · Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland · 2 investments in Nigeria Payments startups

Nordea Bank is Denmark's second-largest bank and counts every fourth Dane among its customers. Through their nationwide network of some 340 branch offices and a broad range of self-service facilities, they are able to offer you a full scale of financial products and services, including Netbank, Online Investment, telephone banking and cashdispensers.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Seed
  • Geography: Finland, Sweden, Norway

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Tibber — Tibber is a digital electricity supplier that offers smart solutions to minimize their customers’ consumption and costs. Its vision is to make sustainable energy consumption simple and affordable for all households. Tibber's mission is to reduce the residential electricity consumption for European households by 20 %. Founded in Norway andSweden in 2016, the company has expanded its offer to Sweden and Germany where it powers hundreds of thousands of homes. Tibber replaces traditional utilities with smart technology, supplying its customers with renewable energy at fair and transparent prices. In addition, its app provides real-time analytics into energy usage, and pairs with a variety of smart home devices to reduce electricity consumption at home. The company sells tech-gadgets in their online store and recently was licensed to balance the main power grid in Sweden with EVs.
  • Statzon — Make data-driven plans & faster decisions with a simple access to +1M datasets & market reports about 8,000 topics from +200 trusted data providers.
  • Get It Done Now — GIDN is a Nigerian Fintech Company targeting medium and low income population for Loans and Financial products. GIDN has in addition a cashless, mobile based community marketplace, with more than 5k members, and aims to regulate the informal economy and facilitate the purchase of Services and Digital Products.
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Payments VC funding in Nigeria at a glance

Stats across 158 deals from 238 investors.

238
investors
in Nigeria Payments startups
158
deals
in Nigeria Payments startups
$585k
median round
in Nigeria Payments startups
34%
lead investors
lead at least one round
29%
Pre-Seed
most common funding stage

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