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Top 15 Restaurants Startup Investors in Africa in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 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 January 2026

Investor	Restaurants Africa investments
Unpopular Ventures	1
Microtraction	1
Simon Borrero	1
True Culture Fund	1
Shola Akinlade	1
Naspers Foundry	1
HoaQ	1
Sudeep Ramnani	1
African Co-Investment Syndicate	1
Haleakala Ventures	1
FoundersX Ventures	1
Levare Ventures	1
Karthik Ramakrishnan	1
Juan Pablo Ortega	1
MNF Ventures	1

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Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

Foodology — Foodology creates and operates digital restaurant brands made for delivery.The company aims to be a delivery-focused restaurant group in Latam. With its portfolio of virtual brands operated through cloud kitchens, Foodology strives to create a best in class delivery experience for its customers.The company was founded in 2019 by HarvardBusiness School classmates Daniela Izquierdo and Juan Guillermo Azuero.
Kyte — Kyte delivers rental cars straight to your door. We deliver and pick up the vehicle. No lines, no paperwork, freedom to explore. Fully flexible. Book today!
Omnic.AI — The way to be a professional in esports. Omnic Data uses computer vision and a deep learning network to provide virtual coaching for the aspiring esports gamer.

We invest in Africa's most remarkable teams with technical founders at the earliest stage of their venture

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Nigeria, United States, Ghana

Portfolio highlights

Accounteer — Choose to Automate your business' finances with smart accounting software or Pair it with one-on-one real human expert accounting and support.
LemFi — Send money to India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and 30 other countries. Receive and manage your money without stress
ThankUCash — ThankUCash is a technology company powering rewards and loyalty for African banks and businesses. ThankUCash helps merchants grow revenue by connecting them to customers within and outside of their locations while retaining acquired customers using a data analytics-powered reward system where customers earn cash rewards for every transaction madeboth offline and online.

Simón Borrero is a Co-Founder & CEO at Rappi. He attended MIT Sloan School of Management.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Colombia, Brazil, United States

Portfolio highlights

C4c7us — Optimize your Project's Infrastructure in Minutes - Optimize the management of your IT infrastructure with our platform, offering an agile, secure, and scalable solution. Gain greater control over your technological resources and maximize your savings.
Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
Nauta — Nauta is a cutting-edge, AI-powered B2B SaaS platform designed to streamline and transform the logistics and trade industry. With a focus on interconnecting the key players in the supply chain, Nauta helps companies automate up to 75% of operational tasks, reducing manual processes and errors.Founded by industry experts who experienced firsthandthe challenges of fragmented logistics operations, Nauta offers a user-friendly platform that doesn’t require technical knowledge or complex integrations. It provides real-time visibility and control over shipments, enabling companies to better manage their supply chain, save time, and lower costs.By leveraging AI to capture and structure data, Nauta helps businesses make informed decisions, ensuring smooth operations across the logistics chain. Trusted by companies across the world, Nauta is revolutionizing the logistics sector, one container at a time.

True Culture Fund is a venture capital fund managed by True Capital Management.

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.

Investment focus

FinTech, Education, Financial Services
Pre-Seed, Seed
Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda

Portfolio highlights

Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
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.

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.

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 — Lifecheq Enterprise platform
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.

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Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Nigeria, United Kingdom, Togo

Portfolio highlights

Clafiya — Clafiya connects patients to health practitioners to provide fast and affordable on-demand primary care services in Africa.
Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
Klas — Anyone, anywhere can teach online. Create & sell your ebooks, courses, and live classes- all on Klas.

Sudeep Ramnani is a Technology Entrepreneur and Investor

Investment focus

Credit, FinTech, InsurTech
Seed, Angel
Nigeria, United States

Portfolio highlights

Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.

Investing in Africa across Fintech, Healthtech, E-commerce, B2B SaaS and Future of Work

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 — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.

Haleakala Ventures is an investment firm

Investment focus

Marketplace, Restaurants, Food Delivery
Seed
Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
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

Investment focus

Marketplace, Restaurants, Food Delivery
Seed
Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.

Karthik Ramakrishnan is an Engineering Executive @ Amazon Alexa.

Investment focus

EdTech, Banking, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed
Nigeria, India

Portfolio highlights

Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
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.

Juan Pablo Ortega is the Co-founder of Rappi. He previously worked as a Board Member at Viva Air. He attended Cornell University.

Investment focus

Restaurants, Financial Services, Banking
Seed, Series A
Brazil, Nigeria, Colombia

Portfolio highlights

Bacu — Bacu provides restaurant technology and offer a comfort food concept.
Trully — Trully
Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.

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.

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.

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