Top 5 Social Media VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Africa in February 2025
A list of 5 VC (Venture Capital) 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 (Venture Capital) Funds in Africa in February 2025
Investor | Social Media Africa investments |
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Toyota Tsusho | 1 |
Compass Venture Capital | 1 |
Seed South Capital | 1 |
TLcom Capital Partners | 1 |
YUYANG INVESTMENT CO., LTD. (Ma's Family) | 1 |
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
- LIGHTz — LIGHTz delivers a technology transfer and information exchange platform leveraging AI.
- PXP — PXP is a green tech development firm that develops clean energy using next-generation photoelectric conversion elements.
- Bureo Skateboards — Bureo Skateboards Online Store // Recycled Fishing Net Skateboard Decks
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
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Mauritius, India, France
Portfolio highlights
- Omnisient | Collaborative Consumer Intelligence — Privacy-Preserving Data Collaboration platform enabling businesses to collaborate while ensuring consumer privacy and data protection.
- FCB.ai — Boost business success with proven AI chatbot solutions. Enhance sales figures, customer satisfaction, improve premium collections & more.
- Shortlist — Shortlist works in India and East Africa to help growing enterprises hire based on skills and potential, rather than pedigree. The Shortlist platform screens candidates using predictive chat-based interviews and online competency-based assessments, letting employers skips the most time-consuming and bias-prone phases of hiring.
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.
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
- Educatly — We help you get into the University of your dreams. We are the only platform with all the information you need to Study Abroad
- Zone — Zone is a regulated blockchain network that enables payments and acceptance of digital currencies.
- littlefishapp — Littlefish is a comprehensive commerce platform that empowers banks to serve small business with tools to streamline operations, drive growth, and enhance customer engagement.
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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.
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