# First National Bank

> First National Bank is a VC fund backing Mobile and Retail. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

First National Bank is a VC fund focused on Mobile and Retail.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $3.3M–$49M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ghana | 1 | 33% |
| South Africa | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mike Sage | CEO Structured Finance Solutions | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-sage-93a1 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beachwood Coastal Estate | Beachwood Coastal Estate provides homeowners with a variety of secure freehold stands, duplexes, and drive-ups to suit the needs of singles, couples, and families, all with unique themes created by Novospace's interior design team. | $48.7M | Debt Financing | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Zeepay | Zeepay Ghana Limited is a wholly Ghanaian owned Mobile FinancialServices company focusing on providing integrated mobile payments services with mobile wallets targeting the unbanked and banked population with the objective of bringing the unbanked into the financial stream and easing payments and collections for the banked population.Zeepayfacilitates the processing of multiple mobile phone payment transactions, and operates as a aggregator that brings transaction of all players together on one single platform. The company’s core application runs on open source technology, and is designed to integrate all types of payment platforms, banks, merchants, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), and other companies with subscriber based transactions. | $7.9M | Series A | Jun 30, 2021 |  |
| Zeepay | Zeepay Ghana Limited is a wholly Ghanaian owned Mobile FinancialServices company focusing on providing integrated mobile payments services with mobile wallets targeting the unbanked and banked population with the objective of bringing the unbanked into the financial stream and easing payments and collections for the banked population.Zeepayfacilitates the processing of multiple mobile phone payment transactions, and operates as a aggregator that brings transaction of all players together on one single platform. The company’s core application runs on open source technology, and is designed to integrate all types of payment platforms, banks, merchants, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), and other companies with subscriber based transactions. | $3.3M | Debt Financing | Jun 30, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Absa Bank Ghana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/absa-bank-ghana) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ARK Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ark-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Good Soil VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-soil-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Investisseurs & Partenaires](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investisseurs-and-partenaires) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does First National Bank invest in?

First National Bank invests primarily in Mobile, Retail and FinTech startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is First National Bank's check size?

First National Bank typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$49M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds First National Bank participates in.

### How do I contact First National Bank?

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### Who are the partners at First National Bank?

The team at First National Bank includes Mike Sage (CEO Structured Finance Solutions). 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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