Top 5 Social Startup Investors in Africa in May 2026
A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Social startups based in Africa. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social companies from Africa. We update this investor list every month.
Top 5 Social Startup Investors in Africa in May 2026
| Investor | Social Africa investments |
|---|---|
| British International Investment | 1 |
| Private Infrastructure Development Group | 1 |
| LoftyInc Capital | 1 |
| Launch Africa | 1 |
| African Development Bank | 1 |
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Private Infrastructure Development Group
Private Infrastructure Development Group is an infrastructure development firm that offers finance and funds for economic growth.
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- Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar
- Grant, Funding Round, Debt Financing
- Kenya, Zambia, Senegal
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- LOCA — LOCA offers a ride-hailing app and LOCA PAY for QR payments, available 24/7.
- Dakar Mobilite — Dakar Mobilité is the Senegalese business that operates the Dakar BRT. The company is concerned with road safety, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Powergen Renewable Energy — PowerGen is leading the clean energy transition in Africa as a developer, builder, and operator of solar mini-grids throughout the continent. PowerGen is backed by sector leaders including Shell, Acumen, Omidyar Network, Sumitomo, DOB Equity, ElectriFI, REPP, and the Rockefeller Foundation. PowerGen has pioneered the solar mini-grid sector inAfrica and is a founding member of the Africa Mini-grid Developers Associaiton (AMDA).
LoftyInc Capital
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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- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Nigeria, Egypt
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- Aku — Aku is a financial technology to drive financial inclusion on one mobile device. They provide payments and bring financial services to the doorstep. They support the new business owner in need of the right tools. They offer low-cost, accessible financial services that serve their customers. They radically democratized access to banking and digitalpayment channels.
- AlumUnite — AlumUnite is a purpose-built platform to connect all educated Africans to develop Africa's human capital through alumni groups. We crowd-resource education.
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Launch Africa
Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
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- Zazuu — Zazuu is a platform for sending money across the border.
- Gigmile — Gigmile provides financial services. They provide gig workers with core services and an affordable lease on productive assets that is tailored to their earnings to enable them to succeed in the mobility industry as entrepreneurs.
- REasy — Top up locally, pay suppliers globally, and manage international shipments with REasy. Fast, secure, and designed for African businesses expanding worldwide.
African Development Bank
African Development Bank operates as a multilateral development finance institution in Africa. It finances development projects and programs in collaboration with national and international development institutions. The bank provides technical assistance for project selection, study, and preparation. It facilitates investments from the public andprivate sectors in initiatives aimed at economic and social progress. The African Development Bank serves the development finance and economic growth sectors.
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- Financial Services, Banking, Energy
- Debt Financing, Grant, Post-IPO Debt
- Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa
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- Awash Bank — Awash Bank offers unique products and services that support small and medium-scale businesses. They provide personal, business, sme banking, corporate banking, mobile banking, online banking, credit services, debit card services, consumer loans, and more.
- Invest In Africa — Invest In Africa improving access to skills, markets, and finance to empower enterprise to create long-term jobs. They focused on job creation and improving the business environment for both investors and local SMEs. They increase the linkages between large international and domestic companies and smaller local businesses and increase access toskills, markets, and finance.
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