Seedstars Africa Ventures
VC Fund
Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
- Fund size:
- $30M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Seedstars Africa Ventures invests in
Stages Seedstars Africa Ventures invests in
Countries Seedstars Africa Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$7.5M
- Series A
- $8.2M–$9.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 2 (25%)
- ISP 1 (13%)
- Credit 1 (13%)
- FinTech 1 (13%)
- Internet 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (38%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (13%)
Country
- Kenya 2 (25%)
- France 1 (13%)
- Rwanda 1 (13%)
- Nigeria 1 (13%)
- Mauritius 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 16, 2025 | ||
| Beacon Power Services is a utility company that provides energy management software and analytics for utilities. | $9.1M / Series A / Nov 06, 2024 | ||
| Shamba Pride is a revolutionary Rural Distribution system for African Farmers, it provides online-to-offline DigiShop marketplace. | $1.7M / Seed / Jan 22, 2024 | ||
| Beacon Power Services is a utility company that provides energy management software and analytics for utilities. | $2.7M / Seed / Aug 05, 2022 | ||
| Bizao helps companies accept all local payment methods across Africa. We build powerful APIs and smart financial flows wich greatly simplify the challenge of accepting Mobile Money, Visa/Mastercard and Airtime payment. We power all types of businesses: local retailers, online merchants, international digital content providers, money transferoperators, microfinance institutions. Our objective: accelerate mobile payment adoption in order to support economic development across the continent | $8.2M / Series A / Jul 21, 2022 | ||
| Poa! provides low cost internet to individuals and small businesses in low-income neighborhoods in East Africa. poa! offers customers access to affordable and reliable data that is 40% cheaper than network operators, free content and free online services and tools.poa! services are delivered through a Wi-Fi network that blankets an entireneighborhood, enabling access to the internet on any Wi-Fi enabled device at any time. Unlike competitors, poa! offers transparent pricing, data bundles that are not time-limited and free content and online services such as job boards and marketplaces. | $28M / Series C / Jan 18, 2022 | ||
| Shamba Pride is a revolutionary Rural Distribution system for African Farmers, it provides online-to-offline DigiShop marketplace. | $1.1M / Seed / Dec 03, 2021 | ||
| Kuunda provides consulting, liquidity management, data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform. | $7.5M / Seed |
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FAQ
What does Seedstars Africa Ventures invest in?
Seedstars Africa Ventures invests primarily in Energy, ISP and Credit startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Seedstars Africa Ventures's check size?
Seedstars Africa Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$7.5M at Seed and $8.2M–$9.1M 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 Seedstars Africa Ventures participates in.
When did Seedstars Africa Ventures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Seedstars Africa Ventures closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 8 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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