# Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures

> Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures is a VC fund in Lagos backing Financial Services and Retail. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 17%
- Fund size: $43M
- Last fund: Mar 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/verodkepple/
- Website: https://vkav.vc/

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures is a VC fund in Lagos focused on Financial Services and Retail. Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures primarily seek investments in tech-enabled infrastructure to fill the gap for pain points. It provides expanded opportunities for funding, strategic partnerships, and exit.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$8.5M |
| Series A | $5M–$52M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 4 | 22% |
| Retail | 3 | 17% |
| FinTech | 3 | 17% |
| Payments | 3 | 17% |
| Software | 2 | 11% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 61% |
| Series A | 5 | 28% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | 4 | 22% |
| Kenya | 3 | 17% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 11% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Morocco | 1 | 6% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| Tagaddod | Tagaddod is a renewable Energy and Waste Management Egyptian company, started in February 2013 and operating in Cairo –Egypt. Currently focusing on clean fuels, Tagaddod is working on Biodiesel production from Vegetable Oils. Biodiesel is a fuel alternative that is produced from waste vegetable oils and used in conventional diesel engines, whichcan directly substitute for or extend supplies of traditional petroleum diesel. | $26.3M | Series A | Sep 29, 2025 |  |
| Nawy | Nawy is Africa’s largest proptech company, transforming real estate across the MENA region with cutting-edge technology. With AI-powered search, expert in-house brokerage, and innovative financing solutions, Nawy simplifies property transactions for consumers, brokers, and developers alike. Its growing portfolio includes Nawy Shares, Nawy Now, NawyPartners, and Nawy Unlocked where it enhances accessibility, transparency, and efficiency. Nawy’s vision is to play an integral role in every real estate transaction, driving innovation and shaping the future of the industry.. | $52M | Series A | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Workpay | Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance software company with embedded finance for local and remote teams in Africa. We empower teams to hire local and remote teams across Africa while staying compliant and without the hustle of having local entities. | $5M | Series A | Aug 22, 2024 |  |
| Zone | Zone is a regulated blockchain network that enables payments and acceptance of digital currencies. | $8.5M | Seed | Mar 18, 2024 |  |
| mTek | mTek is a digital online insurance platform that provides an entirely paperless ecosystem for the insurance industry. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 18, 2024 |  |
| Cloudline | Cloudline leverages lighter-than-air technology and solar power to bring emissions free aviation to every part of the world. | $6M | Seed | Dec 21, 2023 |  |
| Cloudline | Cloudline lets your visitors queue without having to stand in line; freeing them up to engage more of your offering, improving visitor sentiment and spend. | $6M | Seed | Dec 21, 2023 |  |
| Chefaa | Chefaa is a GPS-enabled pharmacy benefits platform connecting patients & pharmacies nation-wide to help patients manage all their pharmacy needs. Chefaa uses big data, data ming & machine learning | $5.3M | Seed | Dec 17, 2023 |  |
| 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 | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 29, 2023 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kepple Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kepple-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [4Di Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4di-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures invest in?

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, Retail and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures's check size?

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures typically joins rounds of $200k–$8.5M at Seed and $5M–$52M 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 Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures participates in.

### When did Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 18 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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