# Baobab Network

> Baobab Network is a VC fund in Nairobi backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 86 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 86
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-baobab-network
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/baobabnetwork
- Website: http://thebaobabnetwork.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebaobabnetwork/

Baobab Network is a VC fund in Nairobi focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Baobab Network is the fastest-growing start-up accelerator in Africa with offices across Nairobi, South Africa, Nigeria and London. Focused on early-stage technology ventures across the African continent, The Baobab Network offers companies funding, support and a platform for growth, in exchange for equity.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 16 | 19% |
| Financial Services | 16 | 19% |
| Software | 13 | 15% |
| E-Commerce | 10 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 10 | 12% |

91 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 61 | 71% |
| Seed | 12 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |
| Angel | 1 | 1% |
| Series A | 1 | 1% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 16 | 19% |
| Kenya | 12 | 14% |
| United States | 9 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 7% |
| South Africa | 4 | 5% |

16 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arthur Chupeau | Managing Partner | 5 | — |
| Niama El Bassunie | Managing Partner | 1 | — |
| Toby Hanington | Co-Founder | 0 | — |
| Tom Fairburn | Co-Founder | 6 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VOVE ID | VOVE is a secure, seamless digital identity verification services for businesses that ensures robust KYC and user authentication. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2025 |  |
| Regulon | Regulon leverages artificial narrow intelligence to automate and synchronize various tasks such as document collection, fraud detection, PEPs and sanctions screening, online presence checks, and KYB information retrieva into an integrated solution. This saves costs and time while guaranteeing complete adherence to regulations. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| IWOMI Technologies | IWOMI Technologies specializes in financial technology solutions, focusing on promoting financial inclusion through digital transformation. The company develops mobile and web applications tailored to the financial services industry, offering products such as online payments, which allow for the collection of mobile money and credit card payments,and bill payment APIs for seamless transaction processing. IWOMI Technologies also provides IWOMIPAY, a service designed to facilitate safe and efficient financial transactions. With a commitment to enhancing the accessibility of financial services, IWOMI Technologies plays a significant role in the fintech sector by leveraging technology to meet the needs of its clients. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 03, 2025 |  |
| Community Wolf | CommunityWolf tackles a pressing challenge in South Africa, where millions of crimes remain unreported each year, and fragmented safety efforts heavily depend on unstructured data from WhatsApp groups. This lack of centralized reporting obscures the true extent of crime in the country and hampers effective responses123. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Jan 20, 2025 |  |
| CreditChek | CreditChek is a financial platform that assesses and verifies the creditworthiness of African consumers. |  | Seed | Jan 18, 2025 |  |
| RentScore | RentScore is a real estate company that offers loan calculator and tenant screening solutions to landlords and real estate agents. |  | Seed | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| VOVE ID | VOVE is a secure, seamless digital identity verification services for businesses that ensures robust KYC and user authentication. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Aug 27, 2024 |  |
| Envoyx | EnvoyX providing payment processing in the healthcare industry and It deploys sophisticated AI-powered solutions to ensure swift and efficient invoice resolution and increase operational efficiency. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Aug 27, 2024 |  |
| Lemonade Payments | Lemonade Payments offers a digital payment platform designed to facilitate secure and private transactions across Africa. With a focus on safeguarding user privacy, the platform allows individuals and businesses to make and receive payments without disclosing personal information. Lemonade Payments aims to redefine the experience of financialtransactions by providing a seamless, user-friendly interface that supports various payment methods. The company caters to a broad audience, including those looking to send money across borders to countries like India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and others. Customer support is a priority, with multiple channels available for assistance, ensuring a smooth and efficient service for all users. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Aug 27, 2024 |  |
| PeerCarbon | Peercarbon is a climate fintech firm that uses granular emissions data and cutting-edge sustainable finance technology to help African SMEs. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Aug 27, 2024 |  |

10 of 86 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ground Squirrel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ground-squirrel-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars Toronto Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-toronto-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [4DX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4dx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascension Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Baobab Network invest in?

Baobab Network invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 86 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 Baobab Network?

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### Who are the partners at Baobab Network?

The team at Baobab Network includes Arthur Chupeau (Managing Partner), Niama El Bassunie (Managing Partner) and Toby Hanington (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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