Singularity Investments
VC Fund
Lagos, Nigeria
Singularity Investments is a VC fund in Lagos focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Singularity is a private investment company led by one of Africa’s most prominent and successful entrepreneurs, Issam Darwish, Founder, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of IHS Towers.They look to invest in, and support, dynamic entrepreneurs and teams that lead disruptive technology, media and telecommunications companies which are building thefuture.Their focus is at the early and growth stages of these businesses, where they can provide real strategic value through their network and experience to help them achieve scale.They are always excited to speak to entrepreneurs that share their excitement and passion for making an impact. Please contact one of their professionals below to see if they are the right partner for you and your team.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries Singularity Investments invests in
Stages Singularity Investments invests in
Countries Singularity Investments invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 5 (36%)
- FinTech 4 (29%)
- Payments 3 (21%)
- Credit 2 (14%)
- Mobile 2 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (50%)
- Series A 4 (29%)
- Series B 1 (7%)
- Series D 1 (7%)
- Convertible Note 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 6 (43%)
- United Kingdom 3 (21%)
- Ghana 1 (7%)
- Canada 1 (7%)
- Nigeria 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lexi Novitske
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Nathan Kelly
Principal Investment Officer
|
Principal Investment Officer | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Mo Darwish
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| At Smile Identity they believe anyone should be able to prove their identity easily, anywhere in the world. Their team is made up of American and African engineers and financial services professionals with experience across global markets in highly regulated environments. They have built encryption, authentication and security solutions. They havedeveloped image processing technology from the chip level up. They have been part of security investigations and have pursued fraudsters.Having worked with, or for, telecoms, lenders, banks and startups, they know the challenges of building world class technology and they understand the needs of the African consumer and enterprise customer. They are backed by leading Silicon Valley & African investors and they have pan-African reach, with representation in the United States, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda. | $20M / Series B / Feb 13, 2023 | ||
| Flutterwave provides a payment infrastructure for merchants and payment service providers. They offer an online marketplace for businesses to list their products and services for sale. They provide payment tools, including a smart payment ordering system for businesses to accept payments. | $250M / Series D / Feb 16, 2022 | ||
| Migo offers a digital Credit-as-a-Service platform to domestic banks, mobile operators, retailers, and payment processors. The platform includes components such as APIs, frameworks, consumer insights tools, and expertise on best practices that enterprise partners can use to build transformative consumer credit services in emerging markets.Foundedon 2014, Migo allows companies to offer credit to their customers, augmenting traditional bank, and payment card infrastructure. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $13M / Series A / Aug 10, 2018 | ||
| Asoko Insight is Africa’s leading corporate information platform, providing market mapping solutions to investment firms, banks, corporates and governments looking for research on Africa’s key private sector landscapes. Users can access industry reports, supply chain analyses, and a database of companies to help with origination, businessdevelopment and due diligence. The company's local research analysts, based out of several regional offices, work with executives and data partners to monitor corporate data from key companies in the region. As Asoko consolidates their footprint in the largest economies, they are also expanding data collection operations to surrounding countries across the continent. | $3.6M / Series A / Apr 06, 2018 | ||
| Asoko Insight is Africa’s leading corporate information platform, providing market mapping solutions to investment firms, banks, corporates and governments looking for research on Africa’s key private sector landscapes. Users can access industry reports, supply chain analyses, and a database of companies to help with origination, businessdevelopment and due diligence. The company's local research analysts, based out of several regional offices, work with executives and data partners to monitor corporate data from key companies in the region. As Asoko consolidates their footprint in the largest economies, they are also expanding data collection operations to surrounding countries across the continent. | $3M / Seed / Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| PayJoy is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and card offerings, customers gain access to amodern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served nearly 20 million customers and lent nearly $4B as of 2026 while achieving solid profitability and growth. | $6M / Convertible Note / Sep 19, 2017 | ||
| Paystack lets businesses in Africa accept payments from anyone, anywhere in the world via credit card, debit card, money transfer, and mobile money on their websites or mobile apps. The platform offers easy-to-use features like linking bank accounts, sending money in a few steps, and saving recipients for quick payments. With Paystack, businessescan accept payments from customers anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to grow and reach new markets. | $1.3M / Seed / Dec 19, 2016 | ||
| PageCloud is a browser-based website creation platform with a simple goal: to democratize the web, giving the whole world the ability to create and share online. This innovative, professional-grade website creator lets users build and edit websites with a powerful editing experience not seen on the web before.Many world-firsts, like the abilityto import layers directly from Photoshop, make PageCloud the world’s most innovative website creator. No need to code or learn complicated back-end user interfaces, and no rigid templates. Thanks to PageCloud, anyone with a browser and an Internet connection now has the ability to create websites that are truly their own. | $4M / Series A / Nov 16, 2016 | ||
| Sliide is redefining how millions of people interact with news and entertainment on mobile. Every day, billions of phones light up to a wall of icons and noise. Sliide replaces that dead space with a living, AI-curated feed of news, video and entertainment tailored to what each person actually cares about.At the heart of the platform are twoproducts. Experience AI delivers hyper-personalized, vertical-first content experiences directly to subscribers. Full-screen feeds tuned to each user's passions, from sport, music and fashion to finance and world news, that keep learning with every tap, swipe and dwell. No extra app to download. No behavior to change. The experience simply lives where subscribers already are. Propel AI is the command centre for the on-device experience: build and launch campaigns, target by OEM, device, OS and placement, preview exactly what subscribers will see, and watch engagement and revenue update in real time. All without writing a single line of code.Sliide partners with the largest carriers, and works with leading Android OEMs globally. Content is sourced exclusively from the highest quality publishers and creators, ensuring subscriber trust is never the price of monetization.Founded in the UK and headquartered in London, Sliide operates with a carrier-first philosophy. We integrate deep into Android, ship without friction, and put carriers and OEMs at the centre of everything, empowering them to truly own the on-device experience, the engagement, the data and the revenue that flow from it long after the handset is sold. Partner with us to lead the AI-powered mobile revolution rather than follow it. | Seed / May 13, 2016 | ||
| DigitalGenius is the AI platform that puts customer support on autopilot by understanding conversations, automating repetitive processes and delighting your customers. The platform is powered by deep learning that understands your customers’ objectives, then drives automated resolutions through APIs that connect seamlessly to your own backendsystems. This is the practical application of AI that delivers the concrete ROI you’ve been waiting for. The DigitalGenius mission is simple: they aim to transform the customer service function, and to make the lives of both agents and customers easier, while helping businesses reduce their costs. Their platform integrates with your existing CRM, and allows for fast, effective end-to-end resolution of customer inquiries through deep learning and open APIs. It's already reducing costs and boosting customer satisfaction scores in contact centers worldwide. | $4.1M / Seed / Apr 14, 2016 | ||
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FAQ
What does Singularity Investments invest in?
Singularity Investments invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Singularity Investments?
The team at Singularity Investments includes Lexi Novitske (Principal), Nathan Kelly (Principal Investment Officer) and Mo Darwish (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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