# SpeedUPAfrica

> SpeedUPAfrica is a VC fund in Ghana backing Internet and Apps. See 89 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ghana, Nigeria
- Total investments: 89
- Last investment: Jul 2016
- Lead investor: 2%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/speedupafrica

SpeedUPAfrica is a VC fund in Ghana focused on Internet and Apps. SpeedUPAfrica is Africa's Most Epic Founder Bootcamp. More at SpeedUPAfrica.com

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 26 | 29% |
| Apps | 14 | 16% |
| E-Commerce | 13 | 15% |
| Mobile | 9 | 10% |
| Service Industry | 8 | 9% |

136 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non-equity Assistance | 85 | 96% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 2% |
| Grant | 1 | 1% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 32 | 36% |
| Ghana | 11 | 12% |
| Kenya | 6 | 7% |
| South Africa | 6 | 7% |
| Cameroon | 5 | 6% |

18 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tim Draper | Founder | 323 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timothy-draper |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Swiftly | The stress associated with finding the right Freight forwarder to pick up a shipment and have it delivered to a destination remains a nightmare. Companies and Individuals keep paying excessive shipping fees. We built a platform that compares rates across Freight forwarders and carriers so our clients can choose the option that suits them best tohave their cargo picked up and shipped. Also, we match people who are shipping to the same destination to share shipping space and share cost. These methods cut down shipping cost by over 30%. All of this happens from the convenience from our platform which can be accessed from a mobile phone or computer to ship globally. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 25, 2016 |  |
| CanGo | Cango is an automotive transaction service platform in China connecting dealers, financial institutions, car buyers, and other industry participants. Cango’s services primarily consist of automotive financing facilitation, automotive transaction facilitation, and after-market services facilitation. By utilizing its competitive advantages intechnology, data insights, and cloud-based infrastructure, Cango is able to connect its platform participants while bringing them a premium user experience. Cango’s platform model puts it in a unique position to add value for its platform participants and business partners as the mobility market in China continues to grow and evolve. |  | Grant | Jun 27, 2016 |  |
| Vuga | Vuga is a telecommunications company that offers a micro-internet network connection.The company invents NodeOne, a quick and affordable way for anyone to set up micro-internet networks without technical skills. NodeOne is built on simplicity but super powerful transmitting an omnidirectional signal, supporting +2.5k clients, with custom meshfirmware for all participants (nodes) to route traffic from other participants.In 2015, Ceddy Muhoza and Patrick Muhire set-up the company in Kigali, Butare. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 07, 2016 |  |
| Cocktail Insights | Cocktail Insights is a social media analytics and publishing platform that enables businesses manage their social media accounts, publish and create campaigns whiles enabling them measure the true ROI of their social media efforts from one dashboard. Cocktail insights offers businesses in-depth analytics into their social data whiles giving themdata backed suggestions.According to Convince and Convert 56% of businesses don't know how to tie social media to business outcomes and growth, Cocktail Insights wants to change that by offering an affordable and easy to use platform |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 07, 2016 |  |
| Jara | It is an app which on one hand consumer use to conveniently pay their utility bills i.e airtime & data top up , cable tv fees etc, and rewards them with loyalty points for performing such transactions on it which they can use to claim free discount coupons to their favourite brands,while on the other hand brands use it as a cost effective andd measurable means of reaching consumers by offering the free discount coupons the consumers can claim with their loyalty points, resulting in a win-win business model. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 07, 2016 |  |
| eCampus LLC | eCampus is using artificial intelligence to optimised assessment, evaluation and reporting on teaching and learning outcomes to help identify learners readiness for exams, job seekers readiness for the job market and compliance status of employees. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 07, 2016 |  |
| Chichi Trend | Chichi Trend is a social photo sharing eCommerce marketplace for African fashion and fashion accessories, where African fashion lovers share their photos, while interacting with others users photos and independent fashion designers sell their products and service through the photos they share. They are the first marketplace for African wears andaccessories where the buyers and designers socialize and interact with each other. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 07, 2016 |  |
| Planete Sports | Planet Sports is a media agency and online sports platform specializing in the creation of sports content for Africa. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 07, 2016 |  |
| MedRx App | MedRx app is an interactive health platform for all users who have health needs. The app connects users to health personnel from various fields of practice including hospital, pharmacy, laboratory and academia. MedRx app guarantees access to medication and brings patients closer to their heath professionals in a relaxed atmosphere |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 07, 2016 |  |
| Maliyo Games | Maliyo is a mobile game development studio that focuses on African-inspired games. Everything they develop is linked with the culture and experiences they have. The objective is to disrupt the gaming business by becoming Africa's leading game supplier. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 07, 2016 |  |

10 of 89 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MassChallenge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masschallenge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meltwater-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tony Elumelu Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-elumelu-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TotalEnergies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/total) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SpeedUPAfrica invest in?

SpeedUPAfrica invests primarily in Internet, Apps and E-Commerce startups, most often at Non-equity Assistance and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 89 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact SpeedUPAfrica?

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### Who are the partners at SpeedUPAfrica?

The team at SpeedUPAfrica includes Tim Draper (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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