# Innovate Africa Fund

> Innovate Africa Fund is a VC fund in Kigali backing GPS, Navigation and Mapping Services. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kigali, Rwanda
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovate-africa-foundation/
- Website: https://x.com/innovatefund?s=21

Innovate Africa Fund is a VC fund in Kigali focused on GPS and Navigation. Innovate Africa Fund is supporting technological innovation in Africa through financial investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPS | 1 | 33% |
| Navigation | 1 | 33% |
| Mapping Services | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tnkr | Tnkr connects people and property through a social-first marketplace for secure, effortless renting and buying. |  | Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| Oikus | Oikus is a data-led Property marketplace that simplifies and secures renting and buying whenever needed. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| AddressMe | AddressMe is a digital addressing system that allows anyone to reach their places, ensuring every location is findable. |  | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Innovate Africa Fund invest in?

Innovate Africa Fund invests primarily in GPS, Navigation and Mapping Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Innovate Africa Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Innovate Africa Fund closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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 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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