# Singularity Investments

> Singularity Investments is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/singularity-investments
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/singularityinv
- Website: http://singularityinvest.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/singularityinvest/

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 4 | 57% |
| FinTech | 3 | 43% |
| Payments | 3 | 43% |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lexi Novitske | Principal | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lexi-novistske |
| Mo Darwish | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mo-darwish |
| Nathan Kelly | Principal Investment Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-kelly |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smile ID | 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 | 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 |  |
| Mines | 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 | 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 |  |
| Paystack | Paystack lets businesses in Africa accept payments by anyone, anywhere in the world via credit card, debit card, money transfer, and mobile money on their websites or mobile apps. It specializes in the fields of financial services, the internet, and payments. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ikeja, Lagos. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 19, 2016 |  |
| Tapiture | Tapiture is a social platform that helps you discover, share and buy an endless assortment of cool stuff. Tapiture sorts through the internet and helps you find all the content you'll really like. You can browse through videos, photos, GIFs, articles and more from all over the web, and it'll quickly learn what you're all about.You can dive deep into specific interests, organize your favorites into collections, or share with your friends. Whether you use the mobile app for iPhone or Android or visit the website, Tapiture will always have an endless feed of stuff you'll like. Just try it out—you'll see! | $2.8M | Series A | May 08, 2015 |  |
| Asoko Insight | 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 |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

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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 Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Singularity Investments?

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### Who are the partners at Singularity Investments?

The team at Singularity Investments includes Lexi Novitske (Principal), Mo Darwish (Principal) and Nathan Kelly (Principal Investment Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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