# Untapped Global

> Untapped Global is a VC fund backing Transportation and FinTech. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 68%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/untappedglobal/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/untappedglobal
- Website: https://untapped-global.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UntappedGlobal

Untapped Global is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Transportation and FinTech. Untapped Global connects frontier market innovators to global investors through online and in-person platforms. Its platform The Nest is a monthly event series taking place both in-person and online, giving founders access to international investors, while Untapped Invest is a Smart Asset Financing™ platform enabling global investors to tap intothe $4T opportunity in the fastest-growing economies.The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transportation | 6 | 32% |
| FinTech | 5 | 26% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 21% |
| Automotive | 3 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 16% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 84% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 6 | 32% |
| South Africa | 3 | 16% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 11% |
| Mali | 1 | 5% |
| Egypt | 1 | 5% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Chu | Founder & CEO | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-chu |
| Maxime Servettaz | General Partner & Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maxime-servettaz |
| Caitlin Craig | Head of Private Capital Markets | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caitlin-craig-d2c2 |
| David Kleiterp | Head of Investments Africa | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-kleiterp |
| Yvonne O. Okafor | Investment officer | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yvonne-o-okafor |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rabbit | Rabbit is a micro-mobility sharing platform for short-distance transportation using environmentally friendly vehicles. The company's products include standing electric scooters and electric bikes. The company also offers a QR code on the scooter’s handlebar to unlock it, a kickstand, a kick-start, and the ability to press the acceleratorfeatures. | $1.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 15, 2024 |  |
| Elimutab | At Elimutab we have safe and secure educational gadgets made for learners and schools. Including; Tablets, Chromebooks, Laptops, Projectors & Interactive smartboards. |  | Seed | Aug 19, 2024 |  |
| Momint | Momint is a blockchain technology company. Momint specializes in putting real assets and legal contracts on the blockchain. Momint Marketplace enables the trade of solar energy, heritage assets, and art through advanced and secure blockchain technology. Their mechanism allows individuals to support renewable energy adoption. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 12, 2023 |  |
| GECSS | GECSS offers electric motorcycles with rechargeable and swappable batteries as a means of transportation in Mombasa. |  | Seed | Aug 07, 2023 |  |
| GECSS | GECSS offers electric motorcycles with rechargeable and swappable batteries as a means of transportation in Mombasa. |  | Seed | Aug 07, 2023 |  |
| Cherehani Africa | Cherehani Africa is transforming the micro finance market by leveraging proprietary technology to deploy capital at a 3X efficiency. The business model combines technology and human touch to provide credit to women micro-entrepreneurs in rural and underserved areas. The model is built on top of the proven micro-savings groups structures. Cherehanialso provides market information and financial education to its customers. The suite of information is disseminated via a proprietary web based platform and augmented by in-person field visits. |  | Seed | Jul 11, 2023 |  |
| Gigmile | Gigmile provides financial services. They provide gig workers with core services and an affordable lease on productive assets that is tailored to their earnings to enable them to succeed in the mobility industry as entrepreneurs. |  | Seed | Feb 08, 2023 |  |
| Koolboks | Koolboks manufactures solar-powered freezers and other refrigeration units. The products are designed to keep items cool and preserved without the need for a continuous power source. The company's product line includes freezers, chillers, ice makers, and specialized vaccine freezers. |  | Seed | Feb 08, 2023 |  |
| Ilara Health | Ilara Health brings accurate and affordable diagnostics to rural Africans through miniature, AI-powered diagnostic devices that are integrated via a proprietary technology platform and distributed directly to primary care doctors. |  | Seed | Feb 08, 2023 |  |
| MamaGas | MamaGas is an EPRA licensed LPG and food distribution company. |  | Seed | Feb 07, 2023 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Leonis Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonis-investissement) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Adaverse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adaverse) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Agence Française de Développement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agence-fran%C3%A7aise-de-d%C3%A9veloppement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asime-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bay Wharf Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-wharf-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Untapped Global invest in?

Untapped Global invests primarily in Transportation, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Untapped Global's check size?

Untapped Global typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$30M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Untapped Global participates in.

### How do I contact Untapped Global?

Public channels for Untapped Global include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Untapped Global?

The team at Untapped Global includes Jim Chu (Founder & CEO), Maxime Servettaz (General Partner & Co-Founder) and Caitlin Craig (Head of Private Capital Markets). 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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