valU
VC Fund
valU is a VC fund focused on Financial Services and Apps. The leading buy now pay later solution
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries valU invests in
Stages valU invests in
Countries valU invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 2 (50%)
- Apps 1 (25%)
- FinTech 1 (25%)
- Internet 1 (25%)
- Shopping 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (50%)
- Corporate Round 2 (50%)
Country
- Egypt 2 (50%)
- United States 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Hoods
|
Hoods is a live entertainment shopping platform that showcases brands to customers through live, engaging, and creative videos. | Corporate Round / Nov 02, 2022 | |
Kiwe app
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Kiwe app is a mobile payment application that enables users to transfer money instantly. | Corporate Round / Oct 19, 2022 | |
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Hoods
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Hoods is a live entertainment shopping platform that showcases brands to customers through live, engaging, and creative videos. | Seed / Aug 02, 2022 | |
Smile ID
|
At Smile Identity they believe anyone should be able to prove their identity easily, anywhere in the world. Their team is made up of American and African engineers and financial services professionals with experience across global markets in highly regulated environments. They have built encryption, authentication and security solutions. They havedeveloped image processing technology from the chip level up. They have been part of security investigations and have pursued fraudsters.Having worked with, or for, telecoms, lenders, banks and startups, they know the challenges of building world class technology and they understand the needs of the African consumer and enterprise customer. They are backed by leading Silicon Valley & African investors and they have pan-African reach, with representation in the United States, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda. | Seed / Dec 19, 2019 |
Co-Investors
Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does valU invest in?
valU invests primarily in Financial Services, Apps and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did valU last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for valU closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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