Stephen Deng
Partner @ DFS Lab
Seattle, United States
Stephen Deng is a seed investor at DFS Lab in Seattle focused on FinTech and Travel. Stephen Deng
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Stephen Deng invests in
Stages Stephen Deng invests in
Countries Stephen Deng invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (50%)
- Travel 1 (25%)
- Finance 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
- Procurement 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (25%)
Country
- Nigeria 1 (25%)
- Tanzania 1 (25%)
- South Africa 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| TurnStay helps travel industry to radically reduce payment costs and improve conversion. | $296.5K / Seed / Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| We build apps for building projects. Our apps are helping builders extend the value of every dollar and increasing the confidence of ordinary people to build. | $600K / Pre-Seed / Nov 10, 2022 | ||
| Nala is a FinTech company developing a mobile payments application to simplify money transfers and transactions without data connectivity. Their services include financial inclusion, digital financial services, mobile money, and fintech. | $10M / Seed / Jan 27, 2022 | ||
| Nala is a FinTech company developing a mobile payments application to simplify money transfers and transactions without data connectivity. Their services include financial inclusion, digital financial services, mobile money, and fintech. | $150K / Seed / Mar 18, 2019 |
Co-Investors
About DFS Lab
Digital Financial Services Innovation Lab (DFS Lab) is an early-stage incubator that supports high potential entrepreneurs refine, grow and launch fintech businesses in developing countries. Focused on empowering communities in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia, DFS Lab delivers mentorship and strategic counsel to early-stage start-upspioneering transformative business models that empower the poorest, profitably, and at scale. We give the highest quality entrepreneurs access to extensive networks and relevant, world-class advice on how to build successful ventures that change the way low-income consumers interact with digital financial services.
DFS Lab Contacts
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Bob Aman
Advisor
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Ben Lyon
Entrepreneur in Residence
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Jake Kendall
Founder and Director
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Stephen Deng
Partner
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What does Stephen Deng invest in?
Stephen Deng invests primarily in FinTech, Travel and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Stephen Deng last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Stephen Deng closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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