First circle capital
VC Fund
Casablanca, Morocco
First circle capital is a venture capital investment firm.
- Total investments:
- 35
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries First circle capital invests in
Stages First circle capital invests in
Countries First circle capital invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $455k–$4M
- Pre-Seed
- $100k–$780k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 18 (51%)
- FinTech 11 (31%)
- Payments 7 (20%)
- Finance 6 (17%)
- Software 5 (14%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 17 (49%)
- Seed 13 (37%)
- Funding Round 2 (6%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (3%)
Country
- Nigeria 9 (26%)
- Egypt 5 (14%)
- United States 3 (9%)
- Ghana 2 (6%)
- Kenya 2 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
PayTic
|
PayTic enables payments issuers to manage their card programs by providing dedicated back-office solutions that streamline the end-to-end operations in customer support, chargebacks, fraud, AML, reporting, and reconciliation. Our proprietary solutions are unique in automating and centralizing the program management processes, regardless of thenumber of processors and the payment networks involved in the payments products. We impact payments providers by eliminating the defragmented and manual processes and replacing them with a SaaS platform that increases proactivity, mitigates risks, and delivers value. It reduces the burn rate to near 0 in operational costs and offers an unprecedented competitive advantage. PayTic is introducing the Zero Ops model in managing payments. | $4M / Seed / Apr 08, 2025 | |
| Scale accelerates market entry and revenue for fintechs with a people-first approach. | $700K / Pre-Seed / Oct 03, 2024 | ||
| Pumpkn is an SME finance partner that helps in boosting agribusiness's financial health to raise funds. | Seed / Jul 02, 2024 | ||
| Africa's first fraud orchestration platform | $550K / Pre-Seed / May 24, 2024 | ||
| MNZL is on a mission to expand access to capital for Egyptians.Every person who owns an asset has accumulated wealth in it. When they want liquidity for their projects and needs, they should be able to tap into it as easily as withdrawing from a bank.With an innovative digital platform and products, we are working on making digital access tocapital a reality, and building the future of asset-backed financing in Africa. | $3.5M / Seed / May 08, 2024 | ||
| Credify Africa is a fintech company that provides tailored financing, payments, and logistics solutions. | Pre-Seed / Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| E-doc Online is a financial data connectivity gateway company. | $189.4K / Pre-Seed / Mar 29, 2024 | ||
| Flow48 is a platform that allows companies to access capital by providing revenue-based finance services. | $25M / Seed / Nov 09, 2023 | ||
| Kubik is an environmental technology company that uses plastic waste to make low-carbon, durable, and affordable buildings. | $3.3M / Seed / Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Balad is a financial technology firm offering prepaid card solutions to the underbanked relatives of Egyptian migrants living overseas. | Pre-Seed / May 08, 2023 | ||
| See all 35 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does First circle capital invest in?
First circle capital invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is First circle capital's check size?
First circle capital typically joins rounds of $455k–$4M at Seed and $100k–$780k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds First circle capital participates in.
When did First circle capital last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for First circle capital closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 35 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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