# Silver Squid

> Silver Squid is a VC fund backing Automotive, Auto Insurance and Internet of Things. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Silver Squid is A investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Auto Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mecho | Mecho is an on-demand auto repair and maintenance platform for individuals and businesses in Africa. | $2.2M | Seed | Feb 09, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cathexis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathexis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hoak & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoak-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ingressive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingressive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tekedia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekedia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UNCOVERED FUND](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uncovered-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Silver Squid invest in?

Silver Squid invests primarily in Automotive, Auto Insurance and Internet of Things startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Silver Squid last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Silver Squid closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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