Top 15 Restaurants Startup Investors in Africa in July 2025
A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Restaurants startups based in Africa. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Restaurants companies from Africa. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Restaurants Startup Investors in Africa in July 2025
Investor | Restaurants Africa investments |
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Sudeep Ramnani | 1 |
Microtraction | 1 |
MNF Ventures | 1 |
Simon Borrero | 1 |
African Co-Investment Syndicate | 1 |
Haleakala Ventures | 1 |
FoundersX Ventures | 1 |
Levare Ventures | 1 |
Karthik Ramakrishnan | 1 |
True Culture Fund | 1 |
Shola Akinlade | 1 |
Goodwater Capital | 1 |
Juan Pablo Ortega | 1 |
Naspers Foundry | 1 |
HoaQ | 1 |
Sudeep Ramnani is a Technology Entrepreneur and Investor
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Investment focus
- Credit, FinTech, InsurTech
- Seed, Angel
- Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
We invest in Africa's most remarkable teams with technical founders at the earliest stage of their venture
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Nigeria, United States, Ghana
Portfolio highlights
- Juicyway — Juice is a developer of a payment network platform for cross-border business payments for businesses and individuals. It facilitates financial transactions between parties regardless of location to allow enterprises to participate in international trade and the exchange of goods and services.
- Intron Health — Intron provides clinical speech recognition for 200+ accents spoken in developing countries starting with Africa, reducing documentation time by 6x so doctors can spend more time with patients
- PBR Life Sciences — A cloud-based real-world, non-observational pharmacy sell-out data
MNF Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Morocco, investing in Seed, Pre-Series A and Series A startups. Tickets size can go up to USD 1M. We invest in tech startups operating in Fintech/Insurtech, EdTech, Regtech, HealthTech, Biotech, EnergyTech Cybersecurity, SaaS...
Startups have either to be based in Morocco, or be based worldwideif at least one of the founders is a Moroccan citizen.
MNF Ventures manages Maroc Numeric Fund and Maroc Numeric Fund II.
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Investment focus
- Online Portals, FinTech, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Morocco, France, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Logidoo — Logidoo is a digital logistics marketplace-designed company that markets shuttles through smart logistics. The company's platform, which provides rapid, dependable, secure, and economical logistics, allows users to compare offers for sending and receiving items and to track parcels in real-time.
- ZSystems — ZSystems is a transformative super app designed to redefine B2B trade.
- Upfund — Upfund is a real estate company that provides reliable data on office, retail, and business premises. Upfund is a digital solution designed to respond to most commercial real estate business issues. They develop tools perfectly adapted to clients' requests in a remarkable time. Founded in 2022 and is located in Paris, France.
Simón Borrero is a Co-Founder & CEO at Rappi. He attended MIT Sloan School of Management.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Colombia, Brazil, United States
Portfolio highlights
- C4c7us — Platform that helps startup founders and IT professionals to get IT infrastructure faster and save money by automating operation processes.
- Wizzer — Wizzer is an AI-driven parenting copilot that provides guidance through highly personalized multi-modal conversations.
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
African Co-Investment Syndicate is investing at the earliest stages in founders across Africa builiding in the Fintech, Healthtech, E-commerce, B2B SaaS and Future of Work sectors.
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Investment focus
- Marketplace, Restaurants, Food Delivery
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Raenest — Access Virtual Accounts, Invoicing, Multi-Currency Payouts, Auto Payroll, Accounting Integrations, and Virtual & Physical cards within minutes.
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
Haleakala Ventures is an investment firm
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Investment focus
- Marketplace, Restaurants, Food Delivery
- Seed
- Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
FoundersX Ventures is a cross-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, with strong investment focus on game-changing technologies in high growth industries, including Biotech, digital healthcare, enterprise AI, fintech and foodtech.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
- Alinea — Alinea offers a social investing platform for crypto, stocks and playlists. We offer fractional investing, $0 commission on investments, and a minimum as low as $1.
- Martin — Martin manages your calendar, inbox, SMS, phone calls, WhatApp, Slack, and more. Call, text, or email your AI assistant.
Levare Ventures is an investment firm
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Investment focus
- Marketplace, Restaurants, Food Delivery
- Seed
- Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
Karthik Ramakrishnan is an Engineering Executive @ Amazon Alexa.
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Investment focus
- EdTech, Banking, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, India
Portfolio highlights
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
- Grey — Open international bank accounts for free to receive and make foreign payments instantly or convert currencies - all in one place.
- Augmend — Create documentation and an AI assistant from any video.
True Culture Fund is a venture capital fund managed by True Capital Management.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Social Media, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Chowdeck — Chowdeck is a food delivery service and marketplace to buy meals from a wide range of restaurants.
- Grey — Open international bank accounts for free to receive and make foreign payments instantly or convert currencies - all in one place.
- Identitypass — Boost security with Prembly's identity verification solutions!
Shola Akinlade is the Co-founder and CEO at Paystack.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Education, Financial Services
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda
Portfolio highlights
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
- Earnipay — Earnipay enables employers to offer employees access to their earned salaries instantly at any time without making changes to their existing payment process.
- Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.
Goodwater empowers exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for the better. They believe consumer technology is a force on earth, shaping culture and transforming the global economy at unprecedented speed and scale. They invest in promising entrepreneurs to solve pressing problems. As a combined force, Goodwater companies are aglobal force for change, poised to measurably improve billions of lives.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Memebox — Memebox Corporation is a consumer company that provides customers with the Asian beauty products, culture, and trends. A global company focused on forecasting trends and creating private, in-house labels inspired by K-beauty (and made for the product obsessed).
- Bigger Games — Bigger Games, a dynamic mobile gaming company, is at the forefront of transforming the mobile gaming landscape. We aim for great execution and passionately work on each and every detail in our casual games to build the best experience for our players.
- Stackup — Stackup is transforming how businesses manage their on-chain operations by offering a smart account platform designed to simplify and automate complex blockchain tasks. As the need for seamless, secure, and efficient crypto transactions grows, Stackup provides centralized control over decentralized assets, allowing businesses to take charge ofevery detail of their operations with ease. Our platform integrates advanced security and adaptive features to eliminate the chaos of traditional crypto wallets, empowering businesses to manage their crypto stack in real-time. Whether you’re orchestrating large-scale transactions or ensuring complete transparency, Stackup’s solution brings order and precision to blockchain management—turning crypto chaos into structured, seamless business flow.
Juan Pablo Ortega is the Co-founder of Rappi. He previously worked as a Board Member at Viva Air. He attended Cornell University.
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Financial Services, Banking
- Seed, Series A
- Brazil, Nigeria, Colombia
Naspers Foundry is a global internet group and invests in technology-based companies. The company believes in the power of local backed by global scale and they look for opportunities to address big societal needs in markets where they see the greatest growth potential.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Information Technology, Information Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- South Africa, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Planet42 — Having your own car has never been easier. Planet42 is a vehicle rental company offering rent-to-own car service for private clients.
- LifeCheq — Transforming financial services sales & distribution
- SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
Startup Investment Club
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Nigeria, United Kingdom, Togo
Portfolio highlights
- Clafiya — Discover Clafiya: Your trusted digital health platform, uniting in-person care and virtual solutions for a personalized and caring healthcare experience. Embrace a healthier, happier you, with us by your side.
- Chowdeck — Enjoy fast delivery from best restaurants near you. Order African food, Asian food, Pizza, fit-fam, Drinks from restaurants near you in Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Ogudu, Lekki.
- Klas — Anyone, anywhere can teach online. Create & sell your ebooks, courses, and live classes- all on Klas.
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