# beenok

> beenok is a VC fund in Dakar backing Information Technology, Apps and FinTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dakar, Senegal
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beenok
- Website: https://www.beenok.com

beenok is a VC fund in Dakar focused on Information Technology and Apps. beenok An investment and advisory company.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $640k–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 60% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Finance | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senegal | 2 | 40% |
| Egypt | 1 | 20% |
| Morocco | 1 | 20% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MNZL | MNZL is on a mission to expand access to capital for Egyptians.Every person who owns an asset has accumulated wealth in it. When they want liquidity for their projects and needs, they should be able to tap into it as easily as withdrawing from a bank.With an innovative digital platform and products, we are working on making digital access tocapital a reality, and building the future of asset-backed financing in Africa. | $3.5M | Seed | May 08, 2024 |  |
| Agenz | Agenz was founded to deliver credible real estate market data that is updated in real time, allowing individuals to make faster and more informed real estate decisions at the right time. | $1.3M | Seed | Jul 06, 2023 |  |
| Twende | Twende is a platform that offers reliable shared transport | $545.8K | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2023 |  |
| Socium | Socium these are companies that recruit and offer real career opportunities to all those who share their values ​​and wish to invest in their development. | $1M | Seed | Jul 22, 2022 |  |
| Rubyx | Rubyx is a digital lending platform. They offer microfinance and provide loans for income-generating activities. They are digital lenders for service providers that lend to small businesses in emerging markets, enabling non-lenders such as digital platforms to easily embed lending features into their services. | $639.5K | Seed | May 22, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Janngo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/janngo-africa) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups-da1d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Azur Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/azur-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beangels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beangels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BREEGA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breega-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CIBAN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ciban-27dc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does beenok invest in?

beenok invests primarily in Information Technology, Apps and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Senegal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is beenok's check size?

beenok typically joins rounds of $640k–$3.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds beenok participates in.

### When did beenok last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for beenok closed in May 2024. 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.

### 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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