# Pontem Ventures

> Pontem Ventures is a VC fund in Dar Es Salaam backing Bakery, Grocery and Consumer. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pontem-ventures/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pontemv
- Website: https://pontemventures.com/

Pontem Ventures is a VC fund in Dar Es Salaam focused on Bakery and Grocery. Pontem Ventures are a strategic investment vehicle that identifies, vets and invests in industry agnostic growth businesses.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bakery | 1 | 50% |
| Grocery | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | 1 | 50% |
| Tanzania | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dawa Mkononi | We are a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving access to medicine in East & Central Africa. We mainly focus on data-driven healthcare solutions that increase access and quality of information as well as facilitate safe, effective, and sustainable pharmaceutical supply chains across the industry. Our mission is to increase access tohigh-quality medicines, services, and information via technology solutions that improve affordability, health outcomes, and ease of use. |  | Seed | Jan 12, 2024 |  |
| Breadfast | Breadfast delivers household essentials, bakeries, groceries, fruits, veggies, and more than 3,000 items in minutes. | $1M | Series A | Mar 08, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [4DX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4dx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AXIAN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axian-fb5f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Endure Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endure-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NHN Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nhn-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Outliers Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outliers-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Pontem Ventures invest in?

Pontem Ventures invests primarily in Bakery, Grocery and Consumer startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Pontem Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pontem Ventures closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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