# Lateral Frontiers

> Lateral Frontiers is a VC fund in New York backing SaaS, Lending and Mobile Apps. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lateralfrontiersvc/
- Website: https://lateralvc.xyz/

Lateral Frontiers is a venture capital fund.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $6M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 33% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 2 | 67% |
| Kenya | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LipaLater | LipaLater is a lending marketplace that provides postpaid payments at e-commerce stores. They are making technology affordable for you. Get the electronic of your choice today and pay for it in comfortable monthly installments. | $12M | Seed | Jan 13, 2022 | https://www.lipalater.com/ |
| SeamlessHR | SeamlessHR is building Africa’s first enterprise-grade, cloud-based HR platform. SeamlessHR’s end-to-end suite helps medium to large-sized companies automate and optimise their entire HR process from recruitment to retirement. SeamlessHR also offers organisations with embedded finance solutions to provide financial security for employers andemployees.The SeamlessHR product suite includes a Recruitment Management System, HRIS, Performance and Competency Management, Payroll Management, Leave Management, HR Analytics and several other modules. | $10M | Series A | Jan 12, 2022 | https://www.seamlesshr.com/ |
| Vibra | Vibra is an online crypto-currency application that specializes in investments, blockchain, and funding services. | $6M | Seed | Dec 17, 2021 | https://www.vibra.one/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lateral Frontiers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lateral-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Capria Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capria-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CRE Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-angels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AXIAN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axian-fb5f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bonfire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonfire-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lateral Frontiers invest in?

Lateral Frontiers invests primarily in SaaS, Lending and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Lateral Frontiers invest in?

Lateral Frontiers typically joins rounds of $6M–$12M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Lateral Frontiers's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Lateral Frontiers took part in.

### When did Lateral Frontiers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lateral Frontiers closed in Jan 2022. 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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