UNCOVERED FUND
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Uncovered Fund is a Venture Capital firm targeting early-stage startups.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
- Fund size:
- $15M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries UNCOVERED FUND invests in
Stages UNCOVERED FUND invests in
Countries UNCOVERED FUND invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $1.4M–$3.7M
- Pre-Seed
- $700k–$2.1M
- Series A
- $4M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 10 (33%)
- Financial Services 8 (27%)
- E-Commerce 6 (20%)
- Banking 4 (13%)
- Software 4 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 14 (47%)
- Series A 4 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (10%)
- Funding Round 2 (7%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (7%)
Country
- Nigeria 8 (27%)
- Kenya 6 (20%)
- United States 5 (17%)
- South Africa 2 (7%)
- Togo 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Takuma Terakubo
CEO & General Partner
|
CEO & General Partner | Total investments: 13 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Chari
|
Chari is an e-commerce and fintech app for traditional retailers in French-Speaking Africa allowing them to order any consumer goods they sell and get delivered for free in less than 24 hours. Chari is also a financial services provider for these retailers, offering them microloans | $12M / Series A / Oct 15, 2025 | |
Sylndr
|
Sylndr is an automotive focused e-commerce marketplace bringing innovation to the used-cars market, where customers can reliably and transparently sell and buy used cars. The company is aiming to build trust in the used-car market by becoming the go-to place for customers seeking to sell and buy their cars, through an extensive range ofhigh-quality used vehicles accessible across a diverse set of financing solutions. | $15.7M / Series A / May 19, 2025 | |
Mecho
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Mecho is an on-demand auto repair and maintenance platform for individuals and businesses in Africa. | $2.4M / Seed / Sep 14, 2023 | |
Termii
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Termii is an online platform that helps teams secure repeat customers by sending personalized emails and SMS through multiple.Termii helps African businesses communicate with customers across SMS, email, voice, and instant messaging channels. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria. | $3.7M / Seed / Jun 09, 2023 | |
MarketForce
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MarketForce is a US, Kenya and Nigeria-based technology company that is building the SuperApp for Africa's 100 million merchants. MarketForce provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source, order and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently,access financing, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime, electricity tokens and bill payments. Launched in 2018, MarketForce is a fast-growing YC backed company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, with over 200,000 merchants and 50 consumer brands trading on the platform. | $20M / Convertible Note / Jan 22, 2023 | |
|
MarketForce
|
MarketForce is a US, Kenya and Nigeria-based technology company that is building the SuperApp for Africa's 100 million merchants. MarketForce provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source, order and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently,access financing, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime, electricity tokens and bill payments. Launched in 2018, MarketForce is a fast-growing YC backed company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, with over 200,000 merchants and 50 consumer brands trading on the platform. | $20M / Convertible Note / Jan 22, 2023 | |
Bettr
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Bettr was founded by a collective of creative entrepreneurs and fintech veterans. A team determined to rewrite the financial fate of the South African youth, no matter what. Young people aren’t being given the access they need to the financial products they deserve, and it’s time that someone stepped in and changed that.We’re rethinking money,and we’ve called it Bettr. Through technology, creativity and community; we’re equipping young people with the confidence and currency to achieve their dreams.Around our core team is a growing community of striving and thriving creators. Together we’re co-creating a new culture of money in Africa. Our platform doesn’t just bank wealth, it nurtures worth. Because more than anything, we believe in the exponential potential of humans, and their ability to move the world forward.We’re founder-funded, angel-backed and here to build the future we want to live in. | $1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 01, 2022 | |
Thepeer
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API infrastructure for businesses | $1.4M / Seed / Jun 22, 2022 | |
Terminal
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Terminal is a web design platform that makes it easy to create a tailored eCommerce website, on any device, without writing code. | $2.1M / Seed / Jun 01, 2022 | |
Badili
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Badili is a one-stop shop for buying and selling used and refurbished phones. Founded in 2021 and is based in Nairobi. | $2.1M / Pre-Seed / May 11, 2022 | |
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FAQ
What does UNCOVERED FUND invest in?
UNCOVERED FUND invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is UNCOVERED FUND's check size?
UNCOVERED FUND typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$3.7M at Seed, $700k–$2.1M at Pre-Seed and $4M–$40M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds UNCOVERED FUND participates in.
How do I contact UNCOVERED FUND?
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Who are the partners at UNCOVERED FUND?
The team at UNCOVERED FUND includes Takuma Terakubo (CEO & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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