Family & Friends
VC Fund
Family & Friends is a VC fund focused on Artificial Intelligence and FinTech. Early Stage Investors
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Family & Friends invests in
Artificial IntelligenceFinTechSoftwareEducationMobile Apps
Stages Family & Friends invests in
Pre-SeedSeedAngelGrant
Countries Family & Friends invests in
United StatesSenegalFranceJordanTurkey
Round sizes
Angel $20k–$110kPre-Seed $50k–$1.6M
Round size
- Angel
- $20k–$110k
- Pre-Seed
- $50k–$1.6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (19%)
- FinTech 2 (13%)
- Software 2 (13%)
- Education 2 (13%)
- Mobile Apps 2 (13%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 11 (69%)
- Seed 2 (13%)
- Angel 2 (13%)
- Grant 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 5 (31%)
- Senegal 2 (13%)
- France 1 (6%)
- Jordan 1 (6%)
- Turkey 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenet leverages AI to scale distribution and back office workflows for insurance, providing fast and affordable service to businesses. | $300K / Pre-Seed / Jun 01, 2025 | ||
NILE Creators
|
NILE Creators a revolutionary Project-Based Learning (PBL) kit designed to empower African students. By combining hands-on activities with digital tools, NILE Creators transforms traditional classrooms into dynamic learning environments. Our kits cover subjects like engineering, art, and coding, fostering critical thinking, creativity, andproblem-solving skills. With NILE Creators Kits, we aim to bridge the educational gap and prepare students for the future job market. Join us in revolutionizing education across Africa and creating a generation of innovative thinkers and leaders. | $189K / Pre-Seed / Aug 04, 2024 | |
| Building better mobility solutions for Africa | $20K / Angel / Mar 01, 2024 | ||
TerraVista AI
|
TerraVista AI harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to provide insightful and sustainable decision-making solutions across agriculture, climate, and the economy. By integrating vast amounts of data from various sources, TerraVista AI offers a comprehensive view of environmental and economic factors, enabling stakeholders to make informedchoices. Our platform leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to predict trends, optimize resource use, and enhance productivity while minimizing environmental impact. Whether it's improving crop yields, managing climate risks, or driving economic growth, TerraVista AI is at the forefront of innovation. Our mission is to empower businesses and communities with the tools they need to thrive in a rapidly changing world. With TerraVista AI, you can navigate the complexities of modern agriculture and climate with confidence, ensuring a sustainable and prosperous future. | $300K / Pre-Seed / Jan 24, 2024 | |
| Our innovation will be targeted at intervening and massively improving the transportation system. LiteRide is aimed at solving some of these likely challenges/problem in the transportation sector. This new solution will create a profound impact in the transportation sector. It will create employment opportunities for vehicle drivers andowners, engage vehicle maintenance personnel, allow car auto-dealers lease out and assisting individuals or event planners (for occasions) to hire vehicles at their convenience and also create a better and safer transportation system for daily commuters in Abuja environs and Nigeria at large.Lite makes your travel (city-city travel) planning process better so that you can save time and money. Our platform allows commuters to book the most affordable daily rides (in-city) rides within and outside the city. It believes in a future with less car ownership and flexible urban mobility. By bringing reliable on-demand transport to the masses, it helps cities evolve towards decreased traffic congestion. This way, it tends to reduce crimes perpetrated by viable populations as this (LiteRide platform) requires little or no special technology-know-how. LiteRide was founded in June, 2021 and it's or we're opened for possible funding and partnership. | $4K / Grant / Oct 30, 2023 | ||
| Little Place Labs is a software company building advanced AI/ML solutions that can be deployed and run on satellites and other aeronautical systems. This allows raw data to be processed as it is captured and useful insights to be developed at the edge and delivered to users in near-real-time. Our technology ensures that national security andcommercial sectors get the information they need, exactly when and how they need it. | $200K / Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Digital Boom is a leading source of news for marketing and advertising professionals. It delivers insightful, forward-thinking content. | $25K / Seed / Feb 04, 2022 | ||
| Edu3Labs combines education and blockchain technology to create a platform where content creators, learners, and NFE token holders can all benefit. Edu3Labs is a new and innovative way to make learning more engaging and rewarding for everyone.Also, Edu3Labs is a brand-new blockchain ecosystem aimed at the education sector, with the mission ofboth giving ownership and rewarding all parties in the ecosystem. The Edu3Labs ecosystem, which currently has an education and publishing-focused NFT marketplace and metaverse platform, is also planning to provide blockchain solutions to educational institutions.A short description of Edu3Labs; A new learning experience created by the integration of the online education sector and the blockchain technology. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Dec 15, 2021 | ||
| aValanche is a marketplace for snowboarders. It serves as a thrilling activity and a workout, a cardiovascular exercise that strengthens the heart. They sell snowboards, helmets, clothing, boots, and accessories. | Pre-Seed / Nov 30, 2021 | ||
| Our innovation will be targeted at intervening and massively improving the transportation system. LiteRide is aimed at solving some of these likely challenges/problem in the transportation sector. This new solution will create a profound impact in the transportation sector. It will create employment opportunities for vehicle drivers andowners, engage vehicle maintenance personnel, allow car auto-dealers lease out and assisting individuals or event planners (for occasions) to hire vehicles at their convenience and also create a better and safer transportation system for daily commuters in Abuja environs and Nigeria at large.Lite makes your travel (city-city travel) planning process better so that you can save time and money. Our platform allows commuters to book the most affordable daily rides (in-city) rides within and outside the city. It believes in a future with less car ownership and flexible urban mobility. By bringing reliable on-demand transport to the masses, it helps cities evolve towards decreased traffic congestion. This way, it tends to reduce crimes perpetrated by viable populations as this (LiteRide platform) requires little or no special technology-know-how. LiteRide was founded in June, 2021 and it's or we're opened for possible funding and partnership. | $50K / Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2021 | ||
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FAQ
What does Family & Friends invest in?
Family & Friends invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Family & Friends invest in?
Family & Friends typically joins rounds of $20k–$110k at Angel and $50k–$1.6M at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Family & Friends's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Family & Friends took part in.
When did Family & Friends last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Family & Friends closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 16 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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