# Uwem Uwemakpan

> Uwem Uwemakpan is a pre-seed investor at Launch Africa backing Financial Services and AgTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ng.linkedin.com/in/uwemuwemakpan

Uwem Uwemakpan is a pre-seed investor at Launch Africa focused on Financial Services and AgTech. Uwem is the Head of Investments at Launch Africa Ventures. With a decade of experience and understanding of the African startup ecosystem, he is at the forefront of identifying promising ventures and providing invaluable guidance to entrepreneurs as they build their businesses.Previously, as the VP at Ingressive Capital, Uwem managed operationsat the fund and oversaw investments in over 30 early-stage startups across Sub-Saharan Africa. His expertise and ability to identify emerging opportunities played a pivotal role in the success of Fund I.As a founding team member and the Entrepreneurship Programme Manager at The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Uwem spearheaded the largest Pan-African Entrepreneurship Programme, backed by a $100 million endowment. Through his leadership, the program surpassed its initial goals by training, mentoring, and funding over 10,000 African entrepreneurs within five years. This achievement solidified his reputation as a dynamic leader and mentor within the African startup community.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 67% |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 2 | 67% |
| Ghana | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grey | Grey is at the forefront of providing secure and convenient global banking solutions to meet the needs of customers and businesses. With a Money Service Business license from FINTRAC in Canada and FinCEN in the USA, our primary focus is emerging markets. We have created a range of services that enable individuals and businesses to own and managetheir foreign bank accounts easily, including currency exchange, receiving payments from 80+ countries, and access to virtual cards.For us at Grey, it is beyond just building remittance solutions. We sincerely want to enhance the interconnectivity of the evolving gig economy in developing countries; improving how we deal with cross-border remittance is just one way. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| Complete Farmer | Complete Farmer is an end-to-end digital agriculture platform that provides industries with an easy way to cheaply source for quality farm produce and individuals anywhere in the world with a convenient way to own a farm by eliminating middlemen and farm produce aggregators. | $400K | Seed | Mar 15, 2021 |  |
| Kwaba | Kwaba is an online platform for the payment of real estate services such as rentals and leases. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 03, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Equitable Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equitable-ventures-56c5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Niche Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niche-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Norrsken Impact Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken-impact-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Launch Africa

VC Fund · Ebène, Mauritius

Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa

5 contacts available at Launch Africa.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fope Oluleye | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fope-oluleye |
| Janade Du Plessis | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/janade-du-plessis |
| Kartik Sharma | Portfolio Manager F1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kartik-sharma-49f3 |
| Margaret O'Connor | Investor and Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiba-sharief-b1ce |
| Uwem Uwemakpan | Head of Investments, F2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uwem-uwemakpan |

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## FAQ

### What does Uwem Uwemakpan invest in?

Uwem Uwemakpan invests primarily in Financial Services, AgTech and Banking startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Uwem Uwemakpan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Uwem Uwemakpan closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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