# Kara Ventures

> Kara Ventures is a VC fund in Paris backing Payments and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karaventures/
- Website: https://www.kara.ventures

Kara Ventures is a passionate tech angels who decided to embark on a learning expedition.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Kara Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Kara Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/kara-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Compliance | 1 | 50% |
| Fraud Detection | 1 | 50% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 50% |
| South Africa | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jérémy Goillot | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-goillot |
| Réna Kakon | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/r%C3%A9na-kakon |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orca Fraud | Africa's first fraud orchestration platform | $550K | Pre-Seed | May 24, 2024 | https://orca-fraud.com/ |
| Workpay | Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance software company with embedded finance for local and remote teams in Africa. We empower teams to hire local and remote teams across Africa while staying compliant and without the hustle of having local entities. | $2.7M | Seed | Feb 21, 2023 | https://www.myworkpay.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acadian Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acadian-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AXIAN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axian-fb5f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Berrywood Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/berrywood-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First circle capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-circle-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Circle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-circle-capital-1cb0) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kara Ventures invest in?

Kara Ventures invests primarily in Payments, Software and Compliance startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Kara Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Kara Ventures?

The team at Kara Ventures includes Jérémy Goillot (Co-Founder) and Réna Kakon (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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