# AJ Okereke

> AJ Okereke is a seed investor at Portage Ventures backing Information Technology and FinTech. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Portage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portag3-ventures)
- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aj-okereke-6026507b/

AJ Okereke is a seed investor at Portage Ventures in Cambridge focused on Information Technology and FinTech. AJ Okereke

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 5 | 17% |
| FinTech | 4 | 14% |
| Logistics | 4 | 14% |
| Payments | 3 | 10% |
| Health Care | 3 | 10% |

40 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 34% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 21% |
| Series A | 4 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | 4 | 14% |
| Kenya | 4 | 14% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 14% |
| United States | 3 | 10% |
| Ghana | 2 | 7% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eksab | DSF platform catered towards the Middle-Eastern and African markets. Ranked #1 on Google Play Store Top Trending List. Processed north of 20 million games. | $3M | Seed | Mar 28, 2022 |  |
| Wasoko | Wasoko transforms access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. | $125M | Series B | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Nestcoin | Nestcoin is a web3 application company that builds, operates, and invests in crypto-native products. | $6.5M | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| Nestcoin | Nestcoin is a web3 application company that builds, operates, and invests in crypto-native products. | $6.5M | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| mPharma | mPharma offers solutions to health insurance and pharmaceutical companies to make it easier for patients to afford their medications. It aims to increase patient access to high-quality medications. mPharma partners with drug manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and governments to deliver prescription drugs directly toconsumers in emerging markets. They provide doctors, patients, and pharmacists access to a network of high-quality chronic disease medicine at sustainable prices.The company was founded by Gregory Rockson (CEO), Daniel Shoukimas (CPO), and James Finucane (CTO) in 2013. | $30M | Series D | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| mPharma | mPharma offers solutions to health insurance and pharmaceutical companies to make it easier for patients to afford their medications. It aims to increase patient access to high-quality medications. mPharma partners with drug manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and governments to deliver prescription drugs directly toconsumers in emerging markets. They provide doctors, patients, and pharmacists access to a network of high-quality chronic disease medicine at sustainable prices.The company was founded by Gregory Rockson (CEO), Daniel Shoukimas (CPO), and James Finucane (CTO) in 2013. | $30M |  | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| Wowzi | Wowzi platform is designed to help brands automate influencer marketing workflows and programs. Wowzi Push brand messages and pull consumer insights from trusted influencers shaping the trends that drive African commerce. Wowzi is an online marketplace that democratizes influence, connecting everyday social media users with big brands, enablingnano and micro creators to earn money by spreading brand messages via social media. | $2M | Seed | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| Appetito | Appetito delivers daily fresh baked products, grocery and a wide selection of irresistible savory and sweet snacks. | $2M | Series A | Nov 03, 2021 |  |
| Appetito | Appetito delivers daily fresh baked products, grocery and a wide selection of irresistible savory and sweet snacks. | $2M | Seed | Nov 02, 2021 |  |
| ILLA | ILLA is an asset-light FMCG-focused middle mile delivery logistics company.The company manages the delivery process from planning to execution by digitizing each step of the delivery process by monitoring our clients’ logistics activities to optimize it and converted to sales growth. It also provides a dynamic solution that helps its clientsovercome the daily market challenges of delivering products to different types of retail and non-retail outlets.ILLA connects FMCG companies with a large network of trucks with different types and capacities to act as an internal fleet to provide full control and visibility over the driver. | $2M | Seed | Oct 19, 2021 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [4DX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4dx-ventures) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [LoftyInc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loftyinc-capital-management) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Social Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Future Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-africa) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [JAM Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jam-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Kepple Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kepple-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Portage Ventures

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Portage Ventures is a global fintech-focused venture capital investor. The firm makes early-stage investments in promising Canadian financial tech companies that have potential for global impact.

5 contacts available at Portage Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tripp Shriner | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tripp-shriner |
| Adam Felesky | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-felesky |
| AJ Okereke | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aj-okereke |
| Carina Doshi | Chief of Staff | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carina-doshi |
| Daniel Ballen | Partner and Co-Head, Portage Capital Solutions | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-ballen |

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## FAQ

### What does AJ Okereke invest in?

AJ Okereke invests primarily in Information Technology, FinTech and Logistics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 29 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did AJ Okereke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for AJ Okereke closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 29 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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