# Idris Ayodeji Bello > Idris Ayodeji Bello is a angel investor at Google backing FinTech and Software. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Google](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google) - Total investments: 37 - Last investment: Jun 2025 - Lead investor: 22% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belloidris/ - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/idrisayobello - Website: http://www.loftyinccapital.vc Idris Ayodeji Bello is a angel investor at Google focused on FinTech and Software. The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program. Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $700k–$5.1M | | Pre-Seed | $425k–$1.1M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | FinTech | 7 | 19% | | Software | 6 | 16% | | Financial Services | 5 | 14% | | Information Technology | 5 | 14% | | Internet | 4 | 11% | 54 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Angel | 13 | 35% | | Seed | 12 | 32% | | Pre-Seed | 7 | 19% | | Convertible Note | 1 | 3% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Nigeria | 14 | 38% | | United States | 9 | 24% | | Egypt | 3 | 8% | | Kenya | 1 | 3% | | Senegal | 1 | 3% | 8 countries tracked in total. ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Salus Cloud | Salus Cloud is an AI-native platform for engineers to develop and manage security. | $3.7M | Seed | Jun 10, 2025 | | | ORDA | Star Kitchens is a cloud-based restaurant operating system built for African chefs and food business owners. Star Kitchens ePos, integrations, and lending solutions enable Africa’s millions of food business owners to scale and grow their business. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria. | $3.4M | Seed | Nov 29, 2022 | | | Nandi Labs | Nandi Labs thinks that by using the community's vast worldwide tapestry and impact, Web3 technology can unlock the power of Black culture's premier producers to develop a thriving ecosystem for new talent. We are erasing all boundaries to thrive at Digital FESTAC, unleashing the ideas of the most daring and fearless storytellers, so thatBlack dreams can become a reality. The immersive approach of Digital FESTAC to real-world and metaverse games, performances, and experiences will reinvent play, creativity, and ownership. | $800K | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2022 | | | Nandi Labs | Nandi Labs thinks that by using the community's vast worldwide tapestry and impact, Web3 technology can unlock the power of Black culture's premier producers to develop a thriving ecosystem for new talent. We are erasing all boundaries to thrive at Digital FESTAC, unleashing the ideas of the most daring and fearless storytellers, so thatBlack dreams can become a reality. The immersive approach of Digital FESTAC to real-world and metaverse games, performances, and experiences will reinvent play, creativity, and ownership. | $800K | Seed | Aug 03, 2022 | | | Aladdin | Aladdin is an open digital bank that provides savings accounts, loans, payments, money transfers, trading, and other financial services. | $600K | Pre-Seed | May 13, 2022 | | | Kwely | Kwely is a dynamic and fast-growing startup. We are always looking for passionate, dynamic, fun and hard-working individuals to join our team. | $700K | Seed | Apr 25, 2022 | | | Kwely | Kwely is a dynamic and fast-growing startup. We are always looking for passionate, dynamic, fun and hard-working individuals to join our team. | $700K | Seed | Apr 25, 2022 | | | Jem | Jem builds HR Software for companies with frontline workers. Using WhatsApp, we make it easy for HR and Payroll Managers to send payslips, process leave requests and communicate with thousands of frontline workers in just a few clicks.Jem is system-agnostic and easily plugs into your existing payroll system, whether it's Sage or SAP. Thatmeans we can get you up and running in a day. HR and Payroll managers use the Jem Dashboard, a simple web-based application to communicate with their entire workforce. Frontline employees use the Jem WhatsApp channel to request payslips, apply for leave or take a salary advance without the need for an email address or an employee self-service app. | $2M | Seed | Apr 05, 2022 | | | Jem | Jem builds HR Software for companies with frontline workers. Using WhatsApp, we make it easy for HR and Payroll Managers to send payslips, process leave requests and communicate with thousands of frontline workers in just a few clicks.Jem is system-agnostic and easily plugs into your existing payroll system, whether it's Sage or SAP. Thatmeans we can get you up and running in a day. HR and Payroll managers use the Jem Dashboard, a simple web-based application to communicate with their entire workforce. Frontline employees use the Jem WhatsApp channel to request payslips, apply for leave or take a salary advance without the need for an email address or an employee self-service app. | $2M | Seed | Apr 05, 2022 | | | ORDA | Star Kitchens is a cloud-based restaurant operating system built for African chefs and food business owners. Star Kitchens ePos, integrations, and lending solutions enable Africa’s millions of food business owners to scale and grow their business. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 13, 2022 | | 10 of 37 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together - [LoftyInc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loftyinc-capital-management) — VC Fund, 6 deals together - [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 5 deals together - [Enza Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enza-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [Norrsken Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken-foundation-ba4c) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together ## About Google VC Fund · Mountain View, United States Google provides the Android operating system, the Chrome web browser, and a search engine to support global connectivity. Its software suite includes productivity tools such as Gmail, Docs, and Calendar, alongside media platforms like YouTube and Google Play. The firm designs hardware, including the Pixel line of smartphones, tablets, and wearabledevices integrated with Wear OS. Through its research divisions, the company creates generative models and tools such as Gemini 3.1 and Veo 3.1 for image creation, video generation, and conversational assistance. Current features include Agentic Vision for visual reasoning and Personal Intelligence, which utilizes Google Photos for contextual content creation. 5 contacts available at Google. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Aashima Gupta | Global Head - Healthcare Solutions, Google Cloud Platform | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aashima-gupta | | Addy Osmani | Senior Staff Software Engineer (Manager) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/addy-osmani | | Alex Okosi | Managing Director, Africa | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-okosi | | Andrew Golding | Senior research scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-golding-2 | | Andy Volk | Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Ecosystem | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-volk | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [LVX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/letsventure) — VC Fund - [ZhenFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhenfund) — VC Fund - [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Ventures Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ventures-platform) — VC Fund - [Microtraction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/microtraction) — VC Fund - [LoftyInc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loftyinc-capital-management) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [All Investors in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/investors-africa) - [All Angel Investors in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-africa) - [All Investors in Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/investors-nigeria) - [All Angel Investors in Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-nigeria) - [Transportation Investors in Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/transportation-investors-nigeria) - [Transportation Angel Investors in Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/transportation-angel-investors-nigeria) ## FAQ ### What does Idris Ayodeji Bello invest in? Idris Ayodeji Bello invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Financial Services startups, most often at Angel and Seed stage. Most of the 37 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Idris Ayodeji Bello's check size? Idris Ayodeji Bello typically joins rounds of $700k–$5.1M at Seed and $425k–$1.1M 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 Idris Ayodeji Bello participates in. ### When did Idris Ayodeji Bello last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Idris Ayodeji Bello closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 37 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? 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