# ShEquity

> ShEquity is a VC fund in Ebène backing FinTech and Health Care. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ebène, Mauritius
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shequity/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ShEquityAfrica
- Website: https://shequity.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShEquity/

ShEquity is a VC fund in Ebène focused on FinTech and Health Care. ShEquity is to provide smart and sustainable investments for African female entrepreneurs and innovators.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ShEquity. Shizune tracks 3 team members at ShEquity. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/shequity?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $70k–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 18% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |
| Energy | 1 | 9% |
| Retail | 1 | 9% |
| Farming | 1 | 9% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 36% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 4 | 36% |
| Kenya | 2 | 18% |
| Zambia | 1 | 9% |
| South Africa | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pauline Koelbl | Founder & Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pauline-koelbl |
| Pauline Koelbl | Founder & Managing Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pauline-koelbl-6659 |
| Tenemba Samaké | Chief Finance Officer | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tenemba-samak%C3%A9 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shuttlers | Shuttlers is a platform that offers mobility solutions by providing scheduled bus-sharing services for the professionals within the region. | $4M | Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| 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 |  |  | Dec 02, 2022 |  |
| Owoafara | Financial Technology providing access to loans, savings and insurance for the underbanked |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| Wazima | Wazima health is a Digital solution which provides Non-Communicable Diseases(NCDs) patients with access to continuous wrap-around and integrated care from the healthcare ecosystem for better health & life outcomes. |  | Seed | Oct 19, 2022 |  |
| Shuttlers | Shuttlers is a platform that offers mobility solutions by providing scheduled bus-sharing services for the professionals within the region. | $1.6M | Seed | Nov 16, 2021 |  |
| Medsaf | Medsaf is an enterprise pharma supply chain solution aimed at increasing availability, affordability and quality of medications. Medsaf operates in emerging markets servicing hospitals, pharmacies, NGO's, governments, and manufacturers. | $500K | Seed | Aug 01, 2021 |  |
| Kweza | Kweza is a service that enables informal retailers to order products at the best price and receive deliveries directly to their stores, launching in South Africa | $70K | Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| 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 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [VestedWorld](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vestedworld) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [EchoVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echovc-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rising Tide Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rising-tide-africa) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CMC 21 & Alsa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmc-21-alsa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Co-Creation Hub Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-creation-hub-nigeria) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Consonance Investment Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/consonance-investment-managers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ShEquity invest in?

ShEquity invests primarily in FinTech, Health Care and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is ShEquity's check size?

ShEquity typically joins rounds of $70k–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ShEquity participates in.

### How do I contact ShEquity?

Public channels for ShEquity include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at ShEquity?

The team at ShEquity includes Pauline Koelbl (Founder & Managing Partner), Pauline Koelbl (Founder & Managing Partner) and Tenemba Samaké (Chief Finance Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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