Top 5 Social VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Africa in October 2024

Last updated: Oct 2024 A list of 5 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 VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Africa in October 2024

Investor	Social Africa investments
CDC Group	1
LoftyInc Capital	1
Launch Africa	1
African Development Bank	1
Foreign & Commonwealth Office - UK	1

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Launch Africa is a fund with the primary objective of unlocking the capital constraints of Seed Stage tech startups.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
Kredete — Kredete is a digital lending platform that provides free credit scores and reports to underserved individuals and small businesses in Africa to help them gain access to formal credit and improve their financial health. The platform connects borrowers with lenders and enterprises in Africa and is designed to simplify the lending process and makecredit more accessible by leveraging cutting-edge technology. Kredete offers a user-friendly platform that guides borrowers, lenders, and enterprises through the process of offering loans, making it simple for them to provide the right loan products for their needs.One of the key features of Kredete is its instant approval process, which is made possible by advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence. The platform offers flexible lending options by partnering with a variety of lenders and enterprises, enabling borrowers to choose the best option for their specific situation.Kredete is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all users' personal and financial information. It uses robust encryption and security measures to ensure that sensitive data remains safe and secure. Additionally, the platform maintains transparency throughout the loan process, providing lenders, enterprises, and borrowers with clear information about loan terms and associated fees.Kredete believes in empowering its users with the knowledge and resources they need to make informed financial decisions. To this end, the platform offers financial education, tools, and resources to help users better understand and manage their finances. Kredete also works closely with businesses and institutions to provide tailored financial solutions for their unique needs.Through its focus on accessibility, convenience, and transparency, Kredete is transforming the lending landscape in Africa and helping to bridge the financial inclusion gap. The platform remains dedicated to its mission of empowering lenders, enterprises, and borrowers across the continent to access the funds they need to achieve their financial goals.
Wahu Mobility — Wahu Mobility is an open e-mobility platform that connects drivers, passengers, and goods in a simple, inclusive, transparent, nationwide, and multimodal manner.

African Development Bank operates as a multilateral development finance institution in Africa. It finances development projects and programs in cooperation with other national and international development institutions; offers technical assistance in the selection, study, and preparation of projects; and promotes investments of public and privatecapital in projects and programs designed to contribute to the economic and social progress of the regional member states. The company also provides sovereign-guaranteed loans for the public sector and non-sovereign-guaranteed loans for the public and private sectors; lines of credit for trade finance; agency lines; guarantees such as partial credit and risk guarantees; equity and quasi-equity trade finance; and risk management products comprising interest rate swaps, currency swaps, commodity swaps, interest rate caps, and collars. In addition, it offers trade finance services consisting of risk participation agreements, trade finance lines of credit, and soft commodity finance facilities as well as technical assistance. African Development Bank was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.