DDF
VC Fund
San Mateo, United States
DDF is a VC fund in San Mateo focused on Mobile and Internet. DDF Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in African startups. It specializes in seed stage investments. Founded in 2015 by Tim Draper and Toro Orero, DDF Capital is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries DDF invests in
Stages DDF invests in
Countries DDF invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $35k–$2.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 2 (29%)
- Internet 2 (29%)
- Wireless 2 (29%)
- Apps 1 (14%)
- News 1 (14%)
Country
- Nigeria 3 (43%)
- Rwanda 1 (14%)
- United States 1 (14%)
- United Kingdom 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Draper
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 323 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tizeti provides broadband internet services to densely populated urban centers in Africa. Tizeti is leveraging the large wireless capacity available with Wi-Fi and plummeting cost of solar panels to create a low CAPEX/OPEX network of owned and operated towers to offer disruptive, customer-friendly pricing for unlimited internet service rightacross Africa. | Seed / Mar 01, 2018 | ||
| TIZETI (wifi.com.ng) has been deploying high speed internet access to estates, offices, multi-tenant building using next generation wi-Fi technology. They deploy unlimited internet to residential and business customers which allow customers get the full benefit of the internet with no data or time caps. They also offer VOIP and Video on Demandservices. | $2.1M / Seed / Jun 26, 2017 | ||
| TIZETI (wifi.com.ng) has been deploying high speed internet access to estates, offices, multi-tenant building using next generation wi-Fi technology. They deploy unlimited internet to residential and business customers which allow customers get the full benefit of the internet with no data or time caps. They also offer VOIP and Video on Demandservices. | Seed / Feb 01, 2017 | ||
| Vuga is a telecommunications company that offers a micro-internet network connection.The company invents NodeOne, a quick and affordable way for anyone to set up micro-internet networks without technical skills. NodeOne is built on simplicity but super powerful transmitting an omnidirectional signal, supporting +2.5k clients, with custom meshfirmware for all participants (nodes) to route traffic from other participants.In 2015, Ceddy Muhoza and Patrick Muhire set-up the company in Kigali, Butare. | Seed / Oct 15, 2016 | ||
| Sliide is redefining how millions of people interact with news and entertainment on mobile. Every day, billions of phones light up to a wall of icons and noise. Sliide replaces that dead space with a living, AI-curated feed of news, video and entertainment tailored to what each person actually cares about.At the heart of the platform are twoproducts. Experience AI delivers hyper-personalized, vertical-first content experiences directly to subscribers. Full-screen feeds tuned to each user's passions, from sport, music and fashion to finance and world news, that keep learning with every tap, swipe and dwell. No extra app to download. No behavior to change. The experience simply lives where subscribers already are. Propel AI is the command centre for the on-device experience: build and launch campaigns, target by OEM, device, OS and placement, preview exactly what subscribers will see, and watch engagement and revenue update in real time. All without writing a single line of code.Sliide partners with the largest carriers, and works with leading Android OEMs globally. Content is sourced exclusively from the highest quality publishers and creators, ensuring subscriber trust is never the price of monetization.Founded in the UK and headquartered in London, Sliide operates with a carrier-first philosophy. We integrate deep into Android, ship without friction, and put carriers and OEMs at the centre of everything, empowering them to truly own the on-device experience, the engagement, the data and the revenue that flow from it long after the handset is sold. Partner with us to lead the AI-powered mobile revolution rather than follow it. | Seed / May 13, 2016 | ||
| Go is an app that allows anyone to travel anywhere in the world in three simple steps. | $35K / Seed / Jan 03, 2016 | ||
| Founded in 2013, Zagace's mission is to empower small and and medium size businesses by making enterprise software basic and accessible to all. By use of Zagace ingenuity in custom-built propietary software, permissioned blockchain and custom business intelligence and analytics tools,Zagace aims to make its businesses customers sustainable,scalable, manageable and adaptable to business process changesZagace Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate founded in June 2015 by Mubarak Muyika. It is the parent company of Zagace Limited and several other companies trading under the name Zagace and related products. The Company is based in San Jose, California. Zagace is an operator of an application store and data centers, intended to provide small and medium-sized businesses with enterprise software basic access. The company's products include custom and proprietary software-as-a-service applications that are built using blockchain, business intelligence, and analytics tools, enabling businesses to manage accounting, human resources, finances, marketing, and other business functions in a simple and easy-to-use format. | $1.7M / Seed / Feb 03, 2015 |
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2 deals together
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1 deal together
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1 deal together
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1 deal together
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FAQ
What does DDF invest in?
DDF invests primarily in Mobile, Internet and Wireless startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is DDF's check size?
DDF typically joins rounds of $35k–$2.1M 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 DDF participates in.
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The team at DDF includes Tim Draper (Co-Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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