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Top 20 Payments VC Funds & Investors in Tanzania (September 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Tanzania Payments startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Tanzania Payments startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Amplo
VC Fund
2 United States, India, Kenya Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, FinTech $3M–$70M
NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Tanzania Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology $452k–$184M
VentureSouq
VC Fund
2 United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Seed, Series A, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Software $225k–$50M
J-POWER
VC Fund
2 Japan, Tanzania, United States Corporate Round, Series A, Series B Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Information Technology $2M–$29M
Development Bank of Japan
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Singapore Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Manufacturing, Information Technology, Robotics $1.4M–$136M
Nyca Partners
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, Israel Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Software $2.3M–$66M
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Series B Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $900k–$27M
Hohle Gasse
VC Fund
1 Tanzania, Switzerland Seed, Pre-Seed Energy, Power Grid, Online Portals
SICTIC
VC Fund
1 Switzerland, Germany, Tanzania Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $264k–$3.7M
Digital Currency Group
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Singapore Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech $510k–$48M
NEC Corporation
VC Fund
1 United States, Japan, Israel Series B, Series A Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology $1.2M–$209M
The MBA Fund
VC Fund
1 United States, Ghana, France Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence $120k–$16M
Bessemer Venture Partners
VC Fund
1 United States, India, Israel Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Information Technology, SaaS $5.2M–$100M
Shine Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, Spain, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $3.5M–$71M
Norrsken22
VC Fund
1 South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria Seed, Series A, Series B Financial Services, Banking, Payments $2.4M–$55M
DCG Expeditions
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Israel Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain $350k–$20M
Alumni Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $880k–$75M
9Yards Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Ireland Series A, Series B, Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Software $1.5M–$130M
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $1.2M–$52M
Japan International Cooperation Agency
VC Fund
1 India, Japan, Vietnam Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series C Financial Services, Finance, Renewable Energy $3M–$692M
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Amplo
VC Fund · Spring, Texas, United States · 2 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
  • 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.
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NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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VentureSouq
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in Tanzania 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: 221
  • 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 — Save 53% on your AWS bill in 5 minutes!
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J-POWER
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Development Bank of Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Tanzania Payments startups, 7 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Robotics
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 65
  • Round size: Series A $1.7M–$50M; Series B $4.7M–$65M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$136M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SEED — SEED accumulated technologies and gained customer trust through development of contact lenses.
  • Tokyu Corporation — Tokyu introduce the list of executives, business organization, year map, head office map and company information (e-BOOK).
  • Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
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Nyca Partners
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 2 investments in Tanzania Payments startups, 15 in the past 12 months

Nyca is a leading venture capital firm focused on connecting innovative companies to the global financial system.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 223
  • Round size: Seed $2.3M–$9.8M; Series A $8M–$30M; Series B $13M–$66M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% 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.
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 204
  • Round size: Seed $900k–$14M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Series B $3.1M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% 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.
  • Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
  • X Mile — Corporate Site:https://www.xmile.co.jp/ Service Site:https://x-work.jp/
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Hohle Gasse
VC Fund · Immensee, Schwyz, Switzerland · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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 — Waka Payments is a mobile application that allows user to access, transfer, and manage cross border financial transactions.
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SICTIC
VC Fund · Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

SICTIC is the leading angel investor network in Switzerland with the largest Swiss seed-stage startup dealflow.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Switzerland, Germany, Tanzania

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 299
  • Round size: Seed $504k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $264k–$2.7M
  • 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.
  • Ionic Wind Technologies — Ionic wind technologies, which use an internationally patented concept, alter the way airflow is generated. Instead of conventional rotating machinery, we move air with electric fields.
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Digital Currency Group
VC Fund · Stamford, Connecticut, United States · 1 investments in Tanzania 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: 379
  • Round size: Seed $510k–$8.5M; Series A $3M–$48M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% 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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NEC Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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The MBA Fund
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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 — Empower everyone's ad creation.
  • 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.
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Bessemer Venture Partners
VC Fund · Redwood City, California, United States · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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 fundingstages, 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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United States, India, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1587
  • Round size: Series A $5.2M–$45M; Series B $10M–$63M; Series C $12M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $1B in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • TRM Labs — Next Generation Blockchain Intelligence | Monitor, Investigate, and Mitigate Crypto Fraud and Financial Crime
  • Simply Measured — Reimagine how social media can grow your business with Sprout Social. See our social media management tools in action. Start your own free trial today.
  • Affirmed Networks — Affirmed's fully virtualized, cloud-native solutions allow operators to transform the economics of deploying and scaling 3G, 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi mobile services.
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Shine Capital
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups, 15 in the past 12 months

Shine is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to build iconic businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Spain, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $3.5M–$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

  • Antares — Factory-produced, deployable fission microreactors to provide strategic energy for mission-critical systems across Earth, space, and underseas.
  • Walden Robotics — Walden Robotics is an industrial robotics company that builds and deploys general-purpose, semi-humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics.
  • Turnout — Turnout Technologies is a technology related company.
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Norrsken22
VC Fund · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Banking, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $2.4M–$13M; Series A $5M–$40M; Series B $6.8M–$55M
  • Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Orca Fraud — Orca empowers fraud fighters with effective tools to combat fraud
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DCG Expeditions
VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

DCG 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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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$10M; Pre-Seed $350k–$2.3M; Series A $10M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Craftt — Craftt is building a frictionless and fairer future of work. It's on a mission to deliver universal benefits that enable financial confidence for the modern workforce.
  • NuConstruct — Software Development. MEV Builder from an alternative timeline. Advanced onchain solving and execution.
  • Space and Time — Space and Time is the first decentralized data warehouse. Powering low-latency queries and tamperproof Web3 analytics. Web3 analytics at scale. A multichain data platform for dapps needing next-gen Web3 analytics. Connect analytics directly to smart contracts. Join on-chain and off-chain data in a single query.
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Alumni Ventures
VC Fund · Manchester, New Hampshire, United States · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

Access curated startup investment opportunities and diversified venture capital exposure designed for accredited investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2682
  • Round size: Seed $880k–$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

  • LOLIWARE — LOLIWARE is rewriting the story of destructive packaging. By harnessing the power of seaweed to replace plastic at scale, LOLIWARE is tapping into its potential to regenerate our ocean and decarbonize our planet.
  • Talk Local — Need a service professional? Search the Nation's #1 Service Directory. It's Free and Fast, get connected over the phone instantly with Local Plumbers, Accountants, Computer Repair Pros, Dentists, Heating & Cooling HVAC, and other service professionals!
  • HopSkipDrive — Arranging safe, dependable transportation or children ages 6+ with qualified caregivers
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9Yards Capital
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

Growth-stage venture capital.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 140
  • 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.
  • Cambridge Aerospace — Our mission is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe.
  • Soctera — Soctera is developing the next generation of mm-wave electronics
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups

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 andaffiliates in the various business segments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 641
  • Round size: Series A $1.2M–$52M; Series B $2.3M–$40M
  • 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.
  • Josan-shes — Josan shes is web start up that offers nursing service to women and babies.
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Japan International Cooperation Agency
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Tanzania Payments startups, 7 in the past 12 months

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is advancing its activities around the pillars of a field-oriented approach, human security, and enhanced effectiveness, efficiency and speed.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Renewable Energy
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series C
  • Geography: India, Japan, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Series C $3M–$40M; Post-IPO Debt $20M–$350M; Debt Financing $13M–$692M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $1B in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Coelba — Coelba is an energy distribution company.
  • Infinity Power — Infinity Power is the largest African renewable energy company, offering innovative solutions in solar power, wind energy, and low-carbon hydrogen technologies. Discover our projects and commitment to sustainable energy solutions.
  • ANSA McAL — ANSA McAL specializes in automotive, beverage, manufacturing, financial services and retail.
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Payments VC funding in Tanzania at a glance

Stats across 11 deals from 22 investors.

22
investors
in Tanzania Payments startups
11
deals
in Tanzania Payments startups
$3.8M
median round
in Tanzania Payments startups
32%
lead investors
lead at least one round
18%
Series A
most common funding stage

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