# Thrive Africa

> Thrive Africa is a VC fund backing Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.thriveafricafunds.com/

Thrive Africa is a VC fund focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. ​Thrive Africa is is an impact investment platform connecting global capital with impact opportunity

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $670k–$1.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 100% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bitmama | Bitmama enables traders to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, cUSD, Celo and other digital assets in Africa via its Exchange and Api services. Users can create their own wallets and start buying or selling digital currencies by connecting with their bank accounts, credit or debit cards and mobile money accounts. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2022 |  |
| Stakefair | Stakefair is an ecosystem of blockchain, crypto and DeFi products. | $670K | Pre-Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Adaverse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adaverse) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AngelList](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EchoVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echovc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Five35 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/five35-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flori Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flori-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greenhouse Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenhouse-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Thrive Africa invest in?

Thrive Africa invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Thrive Africa's check size?

Thrive Africa typically joins rounds of $670k–$1.7M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Thrive Africa participates in.

### When did Thrive Africa last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Thrive Africa closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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