Untapped
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Untapped is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Finance and Financial Services. Untapped provides capital and technology to support local entrepreneurship and innovation in frontier markets. It aims to foster stronger ecosystems to support innovative ventures in frontier markets which will drive prosperity and economic development for the poorest around the world. Untapped deploy capital through technology-enabled assetfinancing, using mobile technology and digital payments to secure and scale financing for small businesses. With a focus on financing of revenue-generating assets for essential services, it seeks to create opportunities for small entrepreneurs and improve the lives of the underserved.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Untapped invests in
Stages Untapped invests in
Countries Untapped invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Finance 2 (25%)
- Financial Services 2 (25%)
- Solar 1 (13%)
- Banking 1 (13%)
- FinTech 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (63%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (25%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
Country
- Ghana 1 (13%)
- Kenya 1 (13%)
- France 1 (13%)
- Nigeria 1 (13%)
- South Africa 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Chu
Founder & CEO
|
Founder & CEO | Total investments: 9 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli is a platform that makes it easy for contractors, installers, and retailers to offer their customers incentives, rebates, and low-interest financing for consumer decarbonization projects. Think heat pump HVAC systems, EV chargers, heat pump hot water heaters, solar, and battery storage, among others. Eli's products are informed by years ofuser testing and real-world data, with an emphasis on supporting users with the greatest barriers to access. | $1.8M / Pre-Seed / Feb 01, 2023 | ||
| Solar Taxi Ghana app provides various electronic vehicles that are powered by solar energy. | Seed / Jul 04, 2022 | ||
| DotPay helps hundreds of people quickly and securely make cash withdrawals, transfers, and pay bills. It operates by utilizing network agents that use Dotpay terminals in various locations and offer financial services there and in the neighborhood around the community. DotPay is located in Yaba, Lagos. | Seed / Feb 16, 2022 | ||
| Zembo provides affordable electric motorcycles for motorcycle taxi drivers in Africa. | $3.4M / Seed / Nov 12, 2021 | ||
| Mazi Mobility is a Kenya-based Electric Mobility startup on a mission to make mass transportation more sustainable, affordable and efficient | Pre-Seed / Apr 15, 2021 | ||
| InspiraFarms supplies turnkey, modular, and affordable agricultural processing and value addition platform to the small scale fruit, vegetable, and dairy industries that meet global food safety certification and quality standards for the supply of healthy and nutritious food to local and international markets. | Series B / May 20, 2020 | ||
| I-Drop Water is a for profit, mission-driven company established to bring safe drinking water to everyone, everywhere by answering this question. They've built an innovative business model that uses nano-purification water filtration technology and GSM-enabled platform to empower grocery store owners anywhere to purify and sell safe,affordable drinking water to their customers. Shoppers refill multi-use containers and pay by the litre for the drinking water they need. With I-Drop Water more people can afford safe drinking water, less plastic waste is produced and local economies benefit by supporting their local grocery stores. | Seed / Mar 17, 2017 | ||
| Watu Credit Limited is a micro-finance institute specialized in emerging, sustainable and inclusive finance.Their mission is to contribute to sustainable development by providing access to capital to the benefit of micro-small, medium enterprises, low and middle income households.their corporate values are focused on the principles of independence,integrity, transparency, strict corporate governance, strong risk management, competitive lending rates and innovation of products and services. | Seed / Jan 01, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Untapped invest in?
Untapped invests primarily in Finance, Financial Services and Solar startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Untapped?
The team at Untapped includes Jim Chu (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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