# Alex Bakir

> Alex Bakir is a pre-seed investor at Norrsken Evolve backing Financial Services. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Norrsken Evolve](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken-accelerator)
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alex-bakir/3/634/710
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/AlexBakir

Alex Bakir is a pre-seed investor at Norrsken Evolve in Amsterdam focused on Financial Services and Billing. 3x early-stage startup exec and investor.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Billing | 1 | 20% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 20% |
| Uganda | 1 | 20% |
| Belgium | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion | Motion provides a Humanoids-as-a-Service platform that supports the deployment and operation of humanoid robots across industrial, warehouse, and logistics environments. The platform enables businesses to select and deploy OEM-agnostic humanoid robots based on operational requirements. It manages data collection, task-specific robot training, ITintegration, fleet management, financing, insurance, compliance, and maintenance through a subscription-based model. Motion also supports the integration of humanoid robots into existing workflows and operational systems. Its services cover the lifecycle of deployed robotic fleets, from robot selection and initial configuration to ongoing management and maintenance. The platform is designed to help organizations manage robotic automation without being tied to a single robot manufacturer. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Aug 27, 2026 | https://motion.one |
| Billboxx | Enabling businesses pay and get paid twice as fast | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 11, 2024 | https://billboxx.com/ |
| Emata | Africa can – and must – help cover our world's growing food needs. We invest in farmers and dare them to dream big. Emata is revolutionising the way smallholder farmers in Africa access financing. Our loans are specifically designed to empower farmers to invest in their farms and increase their revenue. We make this possible by utilisingend-to-end digital processes, AI-powered alternative credit-scoring and partnerships with agricultural intermediaries like cooperatives and aggregators.Emata is a licensed Microfinance Institution. Visit us at our offices in Kampala and Mbarara for a coffee! | $2.4M | Seed | Sep 14, 2023 | https://www.emata.ug/ |
| Chpter | Chpter is a software development company that offers fast billing and checkout to help start, run, and grow a business. | $125K | Pre-Seed | Jun 21, 2023 | https://chpter.co/ |
| Billboxx | Enabling businesses pay and get paid twice as fast | $125K | Pre-Seed | May 20, 2023 | https://billboxx.com/ |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [African Renaissance Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/african-renaissance-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Afrinovation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afrinovation-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Extantia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/extantia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [54 Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-factory-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kaleo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaleo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Norrsken VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Norrsken Evolve

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

Pre-seed fund to accelerate the founders who are building Europe’s sustainable and resilient future.

1 contacts available at Norrsken Evolve.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Bakir | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-bakir |

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## FAQ

### What does Alex Bakir invest in?

Alex Bakir invests primarily in Financial Services, Billing and Robotics startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Alex Bakir?

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### When did Alex Bakir last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alex Bakir closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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