# Eli Pollak

> Eli Pollak is a seed investor in Nairobi backing FinTech and Payments. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elipollak/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/elipollak
- Website: https://x.com/elipollak
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ejpollak

Eli Pollak is a seed investor in Nairobi focused on FinTech and Payments. Eli John Pollak is based out of Nairobi, Nairobi Area and is the Founder and CEO of Apollo Agriculture. Eli previously worked at The Climate Corporation as a Senior Product Manager. Eli John Pollak attended the Stanford University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Communities | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| tushop | Tushop is a community group buying platform where members can sell groceries to those in their social networks and communities. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Mar 31, 2022 | https://tushop.io |
| Stitch | Stitch is a payments infrastructure company that helps businesses seamlessly connect to the financial system, so they can deliver a better user experience and optimize operations. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, Stitch launched in February 2021 and has global staff. Stitch offers all popular online payment methods and operates as aPayments Service Provider. Its platform supports a variety of pay-in methods and solutions; financial and payment management solutions; and Payouts. Learn more at stitch.money. | $4M | Seed | Feb 25, 2021 | https://stitch.money/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [4DX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4dx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [500 Fintech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-fintech) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CRE Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-angels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breyer Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breyer-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chandaria Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chandaria-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DFS Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dfs-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Eli Pollak invest in?

Eli Pollak invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Communities startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Eli Pollak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eli Pollak closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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