# F-LANE

> F-LANE is a VC fund in Berlin backing EdTech, Retail and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/f-lane-accelerator-for-female-empowerment/
- Website: https://x.com/vf_institute
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FLANEACCELERATOR/about/?ref=page_internal

F-LANE is a VC fund in Berlin focused on EdTech and Retail. F-LANE supports social entrepreneurs with an ambition to create an impact for women worldwide. It provides a five-week virtual acceleration programme for early-stage entrepreneurs with ambitious outcomes to drive change by empowering women.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 50% |
| Uganda | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zoora | Zoora is a digital edutech platform providing digital education in finance, business development, smart agriculture, climate change. They provide rural women farmers to manage their farm records, savings, and more with the use of the Digital Data Management System available on Zoora. Zoora improves the productivity of women and their financialstatus via increased financial knowledge, fostering economic sustainability in rural communities and they provide a host of skills to women and assist users in storing their valuable data. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 03, 2020 |  |
| Bidhaa Sasa | Bidhaa Sasa is a finance and last-mile distribution company that focuses on providing a range of household goods to rural homes. The products available such as solar lamps, water tanks, and more, have been chosen to save users time and money.Bidhaa Sasa cost-effectively provides products on a credit basis, where users can purchase items viainstallment payments. |  | Seed | Nov 03, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does F-LANE invest in?

F-LANE invests primarily in EdTech, Retail and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did F-LANE last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for F-LANE closed in Nov 2020. 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.

### 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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