Top 5 Recruiting VC Funds & Investors in Nigeria (September 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Zedcrest Capital Limited
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya | Pre-Seed, Seed | FinTech, Software, Financial Services | $500k–$3.7M |
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Leadpath Nigeria
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria | Seed | E-Commerce, Retail, Software | $35k–$1.1M |
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LoftyInc Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Nigeria, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $100k–$37M |
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Praxis
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Nigeria, Kenya | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Grant | Non Profit, Social Assistance, Education | $250k–$15M |
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The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Grant, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Non Profit, Association, Health Care | $83k–$3.8M |
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Zedcrest Capital is a full-service capital management firm, with core interests in fixed income securities trading, asset management and proprietary investments
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- Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $500k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $500k–$3.7M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $10M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- PaidHR — PaidHR works with organizations to streamline how they manage their staff. Our precisely created solutions enable them to create the ideal place to work.
- Pade HCM — Hire, manage and pay your global team Hire anyone in Africa and automate onboarding, team management, payroll, compliance and much more.
- Salus Cloud — Empowering developers worldwide with seamless and secure application deployment and management. Join the revolution. #Salus_Cloud
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Software
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $35k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RealE — Reale is a real estate and property managerial tool.
- PushCV — PushCV is a service that provides unlimited access to pre-screened and fully tested candidates for top organisations.They are focused on the features that matter most to an employer and hence, the job seeker. Through continued iteration on difficult employment problems, they seek to provide continuous improvements to the service that alreadymakes thousands of people find their dream jobs a lot faster, safer and more seamless.In PushCV, they believe that if great people are employed in an organisation, that organisation will expand, thereby creating more Jobs for others. Their systems were built from scratch, allowing scalability, flexibility and creativity. Their dedication and cross collaborative efforts to improving on this service helps us apply what they've learned to new products. They believe that persons should secure jobs based on what they know (Skill, Knowledge and experience) rather than who they know.
- Uregista — URegista is an online form builder that can be used to create contact forms, event registration forms, surveys etc and can also process payments through your form. It is the only form builder fully serving African entrepreneurs and businesses by supporting popular apps among African businesses.
LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors.........
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 187
- Round size: Seed $100k–$5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Series A $250k–$37M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $43M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
- WafR — WafR is a reward-based loyalty startup that allows users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail shops.
- Nucleon Security — Zero-Trust and ML-based Endpoint Detection and Response Platform #EDR #FDR #EndpointSecurity
We are a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship, supporting founders, funders, and innovators motivated by their faith to love their neighbors and renew culture.
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- Industry: Non Profit, Social Assistance, Education
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Grant
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 283
- Round size: Seed $250k–$7M; Venture - Series Unknown $4.5M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Orb Aerospace — Building Better Airplanes Faster
- Uprooted Academy — Uprooted Academy provides AI-powered advising for students and counselors with guidance and wellness support to navigate college and career pathways. Start your journey today.
- Kokari Coconuts & Company — Ko-ka-ri means "let the good go around". We believe this is the magic of coconuts. At Kokari, we transform every part of the coconut into wholesome products made with simple, clean ingredients. Africa has always understood less is more.
William H. Draper, III and Robin Richards Donohoe began investing together in the venture industry in 1994 concentrating on building companies in India. Since 1994, they have invested in over one hundred early stage information technology investments both in India and the United States. In 2010, the Foundation joined forces with Robert S. Kaplan,formerly vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs and currently professor of leadership at Harvard Business School. Together the team raised their second fund inviting fourteen innovative philanthropists to join the fund.
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- Industry: Non Profit, Association, Health Care
- Stage:Grant, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 145
- Round size: Seed $83k–$3.8M; Grant $100k–$550k
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $65M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Farm to Feed — One third of all food is lost or wasted, enough to feed the number of hungry people twice worldwide. Food loss and waste contributes to 10% of greenhouse gases globally. We aggregate and repurpose imperfect and surplus produce to create a healthier planet.
- Energiesprong — Energiesprong is a revolutionary, whole house refurbishment and new built standard and funding approach. Mission: scale this approach to international markets.
- Honeycomb Credit — Grow your business and raise up to $250,000 in crowdfunded community capital from your customers, fans, and local friends.
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