# Jason Njoku

> Jason Njoku is a seed investor at iROKOtv (Lagos) backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [iROKOtv](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irokotv)
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonnj
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/JasonNjoku
- Website: https://x.com/JasonNjoku
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.njoku.9235

Jason Njoku is a seed investor at iROKOtv in Lagos focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Jason Njoku is Founder and CEO of Iroko, the home of Nollywood content. He has pioneered the African digital content market by bringing Nollywood (Nigerian cinema) to a global audience, and in the process has raised over $40m in investment from international VCs, including Tiger Global, Kinnevik, RISE Capital and Canal+.Launched in 2010, IROKOhas aggregated the world's largest online Nollywood content catalogue and is one of Africa’s largest internet TV providers, with a dedicated mobile app, IROKOtv, as well as ROK TV channels on Sky in the UK and DStv across Africa.In 2013, Njoku was crowned as the CNBC Africa West Africa Young Business Leader and in 2014, he was recognized as one of Fast Company's Top 1000 most Creative People in Business.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$2M |
| Pre-Seed | $2.1M–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| Banking | 1 | 17% |
| Finance | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rent Small Small | Rent Small Small is a Nigeria-leading prop-tech platform providing a unique rental solution to Nigerians in order to improve the home-seekers rental experience and increase homeowner's occupancy rate.Our business model is unique as it allows verified tenants to find a property on the go, stay within budget, and pay rent flexibly. We providefirst-of-its-kind rent insurance for property owners against rent default, and unlike traditional agents, we don’t charge agency and legal fee.Our mandate is to provide suitable and affordable homes for home-seekers, influence the conception and birth of new homes to boost the livelihood and productivity of Nigerian youths, and help homeowners make their property rentable and profitable. | $2M | Seed | Oct 31, 2022 |  |
| Zazuu | Zazuu is a platform for sending money across the border. | $2M | Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Zazuu | Zazuu is a platform for sending money across the border. | $2M |  | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Afropolitan | Afropolitan is creating a Digital Nation to enable all Africans to build abundant lives. The internet enables people to organize around shared values at scales that were previously unthinkable before the turn of the century. If it were a country, Facebook would be the largest one in the world. With the advent of cryptocurrency, the next Facebookwill not be a social network with a passive online community, but rather a full-blown digital country with its own native currency and shared purpose. We are building the first-ever internet country. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2022 |  |
| Afropolitan | Afropolitan is creating a Digital Nation to enable all Africans to build abundant lives. The internet enables people to organize around shared values at scales that were previously unthinkable before the turn of the century. If it were a country, Facebook would be the largest one in the world. With the advent of cryptocurrency, the next Facebookwill not be a social network with a passive online community, but rather a full-blown digital country with its own native currency and shared purpose. We are building the first-ever internet country. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2022 |  |
| Kyshi | Kyshi is a fintech company that offers digital banking services. The company was founded in 2021 by Ayo Akindele and is based in London, England. |  | Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HoaQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoaq) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Atlantica Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantica-ventures-ac1b) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [54 Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-factory-africa) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hashed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashed-f96b) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ingressive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingressive-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About iROKOtv

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

iROKOtv is a web platform that provides free and paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is the largest, legal online distributor of Nollywood films, with a library of more than 5,000 movies.Its users can watch its on-demand movies simply by registering with iROKOtv via iROKOtv works with Nollywood royalty includingTonto Dikeh, Funke Akindele, and Mr. Ibu, as part of an active ambassador program to promoting the awesomeness of Nollywood to new and existing audiences.

2 contacts available at iROKOtv.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Njoku | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-njoku |
| Bastian Gotter | FOUNDER & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bastian-gotter-7a7e |

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## FAQ

### What does Jason Njoku invest in?

Jason Njoku invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Banking startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jason Njoku's check size?

Jason Njoku typically joins rounds of $2M–$2M at Seed and $2.1M–$2.1M 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 Jason Njoku participates in.

### When did Jason Njoku last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jason Njoku closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 6 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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