# Pauline Koelbl

> Pauline Koelbl is a venture - series unknown investor at ShEquity backing FinTech and Energy. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ShEquity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shequity)
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauline-koelbl-36112327/
- Website: https://shequity.com/

Pauline Koelbl is a venture - series unknown investor at ShEquity in Zürich focused on FinTech and Energy. Pauline is an Impact investor, innovation catalyst/expert in Developing & Emerging Economies and seasoned impact-driven Team Leader with over 20 years’ experience in international affairs, philanthropy innovation and entrepreneurship. Paulines' passion lies in sustainable innovations, entrepreneurship and empowerment of youth andwomen. She focuses on gender-lens investing and catalyzing marketable, scalable, sustainable and impactful home-grown innovations for African-led growth as well as building strategic partnerships and innovation ecosystems that will invigorate inclusive economic growth across the African continent. To address the existing US$ 42 billion gender funding gap in Africa, she invests in African impactful, innovative Female-led businesses. Pauline is a Fulbright Fellow & Scholar and seats on various Boards of companies/institutions involved in supporting/promoting African businesses/entrepreneurship/innovation. She is also an international public speaker on topics related to Africa’s sustainable development, impact investing/gender-lens investing, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Inclusivity, Women and Youth empowerment.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Farming | 1 | 20% |
| Finance | 1 | 20% |
| Analytics | 1 | 20% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 80% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 2 | 40% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 40% |
| Zambia | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ecodudu | Ecodudu is a waste-to-value company. It uses a proprietary innovation to recycle organic waste into high-protein animal feed and organic fertilizer using the black soldier fly. It harnesses insects (nature’s recycling agents) to address global issues which include waste management, demand for protein, and environmental conservation. | $540K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 13, 2022 |  |
| Owoafara | Financial Technology providing access to loans, savings and insurance for the underbanked |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| Les Céréales de Laury | Les Céréales de Laury is an agri-food platform specializing in processing and marketing fonio into quality finished products. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 26, 2021 |  |
| WidEnergy Africa | Widenergy Africa Ltd , is a women – led company, registered in Zambia, dedicated in the last miles distribution of clean energy solutions. We are the official distributor of Little sun solar products in Zambia (Solar lamps, Solar phone chargers), and will start soon with the distribution of clean cook stoves, with the objective to contribute inreduction of the Zambian deforestation rate, known as one of the highest in Africa. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 23, 2020 |  |
| SUPERFLUID LABS | SUPERFLUID LABS has developed a platform that enables businesses to identify and unlock hidden revenue opportunities and expand their services and impact to reach several millions more customers through the power of data and artificial intelligence (AI). Our team of data scientists, engineers and mathematicians have built a proprietary technologyplatform that mines customer transactional data to automatically predict future business events, reveal customer behaviours and trends (e.g. credit risk and defaults), enhance engagement, reduce churn risk, and increase overall profitability. Our mission is to bring AI to businesses and consumers to drive economic growth and opportunities.Superfluid Labs is a limited liability company incorporated in Germany, Ghana and Kenya with offices in Frankfurt, Accra and Nairobi. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 28, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EEP Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eep-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GreenTec Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greentec-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Truvalu.startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-booster) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Opes Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opes-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ShEquity

VC Fund · Ebène, Mauritius

ShEquity is to provide smart and sustainable investments for African female entrepreneurs and innovators.

3 contacts available at ShEquity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pauline Koelbl | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pauline-koelbl |
| Pauline Koelbl | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pauline-koelbl-6659 |
| Tenemba Samaké | Chief Finance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tenemba-samak%C3%A9 |

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## FAQ

### What does Pauline Koelbl invest in?

Pauline Koelbl invests primarily in FinTech, Energy and Farming startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Pauline Koelbl last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pauline Koelbl closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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