# Kepple Africa Ventures

> Kepple Africa Ventures is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 85 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 85
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keppleafrica/
- Website: https://kepple-africa-ventures.com/

Kepple Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$4.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$3.4M |
| Series A | $1.1M–$23M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 19 | 22% |
| FinTech | 18 | 21% |
| Software | 13 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 13% |
| Internet | 10 | 12% |

115 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 36 | 42% |
| Pre-Seed | 19 | 22% |
| Series A | 9 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 21 | 25% |
| Kenya | 9 | 11% |
| Egypt | 7 | 8% |
| United States | 6 | 7% |
| South Africa | 4 | 5% |

19 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryosuke Yamawaki | Founder & General Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryosuke-yamawaki-a570 |
| Satoshi Shinada | Founder & General Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/satoshi-shinada |
| Takahiro Kamisaki | Founder & General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takahiro-kamisaki |
| Takahiro Kamisaki | General Partner and Founder | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kanzaki-takahiro |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intmax | Intmax uses stateless Layer 2 zkRollup to provide cost-effective, private, and interoperable solutions to blockchain applications. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| Intmax | Intmax uses stateless Layer 2 zkRollup to provide cost-effective, private, and interoperable solutions to blockchain applications. |  | Seed | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| Chari | Chari is an e-commerce and fintech app for traditional retailers in French-Speaking Africa allowing them to order any consumer goods they sell and get delivered for free in less than 24 hours. Chari is also a financial services provider for these retailers, offering them microloans | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 29, 2023 |  |
| Amini | Amini is a climate tech business that uses artificial intelligence and satellite technology to bridge Africa's environmental data. | $2M | Pre-Seed | May 18, 2023 |  |
| Carry1st | Carry1st is a full-stack publisher of social games and interactive content with a focus on frontier markets like Africa. Founded in 2018 by Cordel Robbin-Coker, Lucy Hoffman, and Tino Mundangepfupfu, Carry1st employs a team of 29 people across 14 countries hailing from top companies like Carlyle, King, Jumia, Rovio, Socialpoint, and Wargaming. Ithas raised over $10m to date including a recent $7m Series A headlined by Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine, and Akatsuki. Carry1st will use the funding to launch and scale its existing portfolio, secure new partnerships with global gaming studios, and expand its team. | $27M | Series B | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Beacon Power Services | Beacon Power Services is a utility company that provides energy management software and analytics for utilities. | $2.7M | Seed | Aug 05, 2022 |  |
| Cartona | Cartona is a B2b marketplace directly connects retailers with suppliers | $12M | Series A | Jul 25, 2022 |  |
| Stakefair | Stakefair is an ecosystem of blockchain, crypto and DeFi products. | $670K | Pre-Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Seso Global | Seso Global is a platform for secure real estate management and transactions in Africa.Based in Lagos (Nigeria), Accra (Ghana) and Cambridge (UK), Seso Global is a Digital Lands Transactions platform that facilitates secure, trusted, and risk-free Blockchain Land Transactions between, Property Owners, Land Service Agencies and FinancialInstitutions. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2022 |  |
| Seso Global | Seso Global is a platform for secure real estate management and transactions in Africa.Based in Lagos (Nigeria), Accra (Ghana) and Cambridge (UK), Seso Global is a Digital Lands Transactions platform that facilitates secure, trusted, and risk-free Blockchain Land Transactions between, Property Owners, Land Service Agencies and FinancialInstitutions. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 85 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LoftyInc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loftyinc-capital-management) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Future Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-africa) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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- [Golden Palm Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-palm-investments) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Lateral Frontiers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lateral-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Kepple Africa Ventures invest in?

Kepple Africa Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 85 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kepple Africa Ventures's check size?

Kepple Africa Ventures typically joins rounds of $500k–$4.5M at Seed, $100k–$3.4M at Pre-Seed and $1.1M–$23M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kepple Africa Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Kepple Africa Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Kepple Africa Ventures?

The team at Kepple Africa Ventures includes Ryosuke Yamawaki (Founder & General Partner), Satoshi Shinada (Founder & General Partner) and Takahiro Kamisaki (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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