# Good Soil VC

> Good Soil VC is a VC fund in London backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-soil-venture-capital/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/goodsoilvc
- Website: http://www.goodsoilvc.com/

Good Soil VC is a VC fund in London focused on FinTech and Financial Services. GOODsoil VC is an early stage venture capital firm. We partner with founders seeking to invent new market categories and transform large, existing industries.They aim to take risks on innovative and ambitious people and products; providing risk capital for new and early-stage start-up companies, in return for an equity share.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $35k–$940k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 27% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 27% |
| Retail | 2 | 18% |
| Fashion | 2 | 18% |
| Jewelry | 2 | 18% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 82% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ghana | 5 | 45% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 27% |
| Rwanda | 1 | 9% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ashley Thompson- MacCarthy | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashley-thompson-maccarthy |
| Charmaine Hayden | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charmaine-hayden |
| Orla Enright | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orla-enright |
| Richard Mensah | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-mensah |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STEELO STYLE LTD | STEELO STYLES operates at the intersection of fashion, music, culture, and technology through creative products and platforms. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Livoh | Livoh is a software firm offering live streaming platform so the content can reach its target market. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| 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 |  |
| BezoMoney | Bezomoney is a social saving platform for low-income earners that helps them save effectively, access bulk capital through group savings and boost their creditworthiness. The platform features a personal wallet with a lock feature allowing users to save over a period of time. It features a machine learning model allowing users to accumulate pointsbased on the consistency of their savings which translates into benefits on the platform such as discounts on purchase, acquisition of property and investment options. There is also a group wallet which allows users to participate in rotational group savings with people inside their network. | $200K | Seed | Apr 14, 2021 |  |
| Zuberi Technologies Limited | Zuberi Pay is an on-demand mobile employee benefits app in Africa. As an interest free mobile alternative to digital loans for employees, salaried workers have the opportunity to access their salary on a daily basis rather than wait for the month end. The platform is available to African companies via partnerships who value their employees and wantto increase financial wellbeing within the workplace. | $150K | Pre-Seed | Dec 14, 2020 |  |
| 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. | $940K | Seed | Nov 14, 2020 |  |
| Watches X More | Watches X More is a seller of premium watches and jewellery in London. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| TalentsinAfrica | TalentsinAfrica simplifies the recruitment process for both job seekers and recruiters. Create and share a very detailed profile of your skills and experiences for potential employers to consider. Perform targeted searches and connect with active job seekers who match your specific hiring requirements. | $35K | Seed | Jun 09, 2018 |  |
| OA Markets | OA Markets is a financial firm that provides commodity brokerage, corporate advisory, interbank brokerage, and payments services. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| Vitae London | Vitae London specializes in manufacturing distribution and selling of classic watches. It offers a web-based platform that allows people to purchase their products online. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2016 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Absa Bank Ghana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/absa-bank-ghana) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ARK Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ark-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First National Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-national-bank-of-south-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Investisseurs & Partenaires](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investisseurs-and-partenaires) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Twelve Spring Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/twelve-spring-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Good Soil VC invest in?

Good Soil VC invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Good Soil VC's check size?

Good Soil VC typically joins rounds of $35k–$940k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Good Soil VC participates in.

### How do I contact Good Soil VC?

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### Who are the partners at Good Soil VC?

The team at Good Soil VC includes Ashley Thompson- MacCarthy (Partner), Charmaine Hayden (Partner) and Orla Enright (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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