# EchoVC Partners

> EchoVC Partners is a VC fund backing FinTech and Information Technology. See 57 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Total investments: 57
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 23%
- Fund size: $8M
- Last fund: Mar 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ECHOVC
- Website: http://www.echovc.com

EchoVC Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on financing and cross-pollinating leading technologies, teams, business models, and knowledge across North America, Africa, and SE Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of thebusiness.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for EchoVC Partners. Shizune tracks 5 team members at EchoVC Partners. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/echovc-partners?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$4M |
| Pre-Seed | $200k–$2.2M |
| Series A | $1.2M–$22M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 11 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 10 | 18% |
| Financial Services | 9 | 16% |
| Software | 7 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 12% |

100 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 29 | 51% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 19% |
| Series A | 10 | 18% |
| Series B | 3 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 20 | 35% |
| Nigeria | 15 | 26% |
| Kenya | 6 | 11% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Olaide Olusoji-Oke | General Manager, Finance & Portfolio Operations | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olaide-olusoji-oke |
| Tsendai Chagwedera | Associate Principal and Regional Head, East Africa | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tsendai-chagwedera |
| Uche Ogboi | Associate Principal, Investments | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uche-ogboi |
| Eghosa Omoigui | Founder & Managing General Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eghosa-omoigui |
| Eunice Chou | Head of Incubation & Product Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eunice-chou |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rana Energy | Rana Energy provides sustainable innovative & customer-centric energy solutions for a greener Africa, from solar and renewable energy. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Rivy | PayHippo is making it easier to finance small and medium sized businesses in Africa. There is a need for financing of $158 bn for SMEs in Nigeria alone. To start, PayHippo helps SMEs access and spend lender capital effectively. During their first full operational year in 2020, the PayHippo co--founders leveraged their domain expertise and foundingexperience to beat their 2020 goal by 50%. | $2M | Seed | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Snowstorm | Snowflake is decentralized and is deployed as a pluggable transport for Tor. | $3M | Seed | Jul 19, 2023 |  |
| Pennee | Pennee solves cash flow problems for small businesses starting with credit financing. | $450K | Pre-Seed | Apr 11, 2023 |  |
| Shuttlers | Shuttlers is a platform that offers mobility solutions by providing scheduled bus-sharing services for the professionals within the region. | $4M | Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Senga Technologies | Senga is a technology-enabled logistics company based in Nairobi, Kenya |  | Seed | Feb 09, 2023 |  |
| Bettr | Bettr was founded by a collective of creative entrepreneurs and fintech veterans. A team determined to rewrite the financial fate of the South African youth, no matter what. Young people aren’t being given the access they need to the financial products they deserve, and it’s time that someone stepped in and changed that.We’re rethinking money,and we’ve called it Bettr. Through technology, creativity and community; we’re equipping young people with the confidence and currency to achieve their dreams.Around our core team is a growing community of striving and thriving creators. Together we’re co-creating a new culture of money in Africa. Our platform doesn’t just bank wealth, it nurtures worth. Because more than anything, we believe in the exponential potential of humans, and their ability to move the world forward.We’re founder-funded, angel-backed and here to build the future we want to live in. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| Stakefair | Stakefair is an ecosystem of blockchain, crypto and DeFi products. | $670K | Pre-Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Kukua | Our entertainment and technology platform creates magical learning experiences for children and families, centred around a universe of proprietary characters. We are the creators of the Super Sema franchise, brought to life through animated series, apps and toys. | $6M | Series A | Jun 29, 2022 |  |
| ShopEX | ShopEX is the teleshopping startup offers a different shopping experience from existing eCommerce players. | $400K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 57 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [First circle capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-circle-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Golden Palm Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-palm-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kepple Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kepple-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lateral Frontiers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lateral-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does EchoVC Partners invest in?

EchoVC Partners invests primarily in FinTech, Information Technology and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 57 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is EchoVC Partners's check size?

EchoVC Partners typically joins rounds of $200k–$4M at Seed, $200k–$2.2M at Pre-Seed and $1.2M–$22M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds EchoVC Partners participates in.

### How do I contact EchoVC Partners?

Public channels for EchoVC Partners include X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at EchoVC Partners?

The team at EchoVC Partners includes Olaide Olusoji-Oke (General Manager, Finance & Portfolio Operations), Tsendai Chagwedera (Associate Principal and Regional Head, East Africa) and Uche Ogboi (Associate Principal, Investments). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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