Top 5 Social Media VC Funds in Africa
A list of 5 VC funds that invest in Social media startups based in Africa. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social media companies from Africa. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Social Media VC Funds in Africa
Investor | Social Media Africa investments |
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Compass Venture Capital | 1 |
Toyota Tsusho | 1 |
TLcom Capital Partners | 1 |
YUYANG INVESTMENT CO., LTD. (Ma's Family) | 1 |
Seed South Capital | 1 |
Compass is a venture capital fund. We invest in start-ups with scalable business models and strong growth potential. We work with companies based in Mauritius, the Indian Ocean region and the African continent. Compass is wholly owned by and benefits from support from the ENL Group, one of Mauritius’ largest business conglomerates. Alongside theTurbine, our sister organisation and the region’s leading incubator and start-up accelerator, Compass is working to create a vibrant, sustainable start-up ecosystem in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Financial Services, Big Data
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Mauritius, India, France
Portfolio highlights
- Omnisient | Collaborative Consumer Intelligence — Secure Data Collaboration Platform platform that enables businesses to collaborate without compromising on consumer identity or information!
- FCB.ai — Boost business success with proven AI chatbot solutions. Enhance sales figures, customer satisfaction, improve premium collections & more.
- Shortlist — Shortlist works with impact-first organizations to find top talent by using recruiting technology and human touch to go beyond CVs.
Toyota Tsusho is the trading arm of the Toyota Group. It enriches society by creating value by the company as Metals; Global Production Parts; Logistics; Automotive; Machinery; Energy; Project; Chemicals; Electronics; Food and Agribusiness; Consumer Products and Services;.
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Investment focus
- Automotive, Software, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Series A, Corporate Round
- Japan, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Moova — Moova is a technological platform that captures idle last mile logistic capacity and transforms it into high efficiency and low cost shipping solutions. The platform connects E-Commerce and retail businesses with a fleet of "Moovers" who complete deliveries on their bicycle, motorcycle, car or van to generate an additional source ofincome. Through route optimization software, real-time traceability, flexible warehousing, and analytics, Moova is propelling the nascent E-Commerce industry in Latin America by reimagining the last mile for a sustainable world.
- LIGHTz — LIGHTz delivers a technology transfer and information exchange platform leveraging AI.
- May Mobility — May Mobility is a leader in autonomous vehicle technology development and deployment. With more than 275,000 autonomous rides to date, May Mobility is committed to delivering safe, efficient and sustainable shuttle solutions designed to complement today's public transportation options. The company's ultimate goal is to realize a worldwhere self-driving systems make transportation more accessible and reliable, the roads safer, and encourage better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant, and livable spaces.
TLcom Capital, is an Africa focused tech VC, with offices in Lagos, Nairobi and London. TLcom had been investing since 1999 in Tech, Media, Mobil and Internet companies across Europe, US and Africa, which is the exclusive focus of its most recent TLcom TIDE Africa funds.
TLcom manages total commitments of approximately 300 million USD in thesesectors via a series of dedicated investment vehicles. Our investment strategy is to identify, back and assist world class entrepreneurs and management teams with disruptive technologies and business models, compelling intellectual property and deep market knowledge.
We primarily target companies focused on Africa as a prime market, in the following investment themes: Access to Data Service; Financial Services; eCommerce; B2C applications (including but not limited to: health, education, energy, media and entertainment); and Software solutions to corporates and SMEs.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, Information Technology
- Series A, Funding Round, Seed
- Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Talstack — Talstack is an all-in-one platform for employee growth and development
- Zone — Zone is a regulated blockchain network that enables payments and acceptance of digital currencies.
- Terragon Group — Terragon is a leading Data and Marketing Technology company that uses data and analytics to help companies focused in Africa, intelligently connect at scale to their customers. We use an aggregation of online and offline data, and predictive scoring to help brands, marketing agencies and platforms accurately target people across channels anddevices. Headquartered in Lagos; Nigeria, we also have a presence in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and India.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Finance, Internet
- Pre-Seed
- Mauritius
Portfolio highlights
- 101 financial.app — 101financial.app membantu investor pemula memasuki pasar keuangan dengan teknologi pemrograman yang terbaik dan berbagai fitur sosial. Semua pengguna dapat dengan cepat menjelajahi beragam saham, mata uang Kripto, dan menerapkan perdagangan margin untuk mencapai tujuan keuangan dengan modal kecil.
Seed South Capital invest in early-stage companies, transforming these into B-BBEE compliant business enterprises, forging a new class of youthful entrepreneurs.
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Investment focus
- Sports, Content, Social Media
- Seed
- South Africa
Portfolio highlights
- myFanPark — myFanPark is a South African celebrity engagement platform, to share videos.
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