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Top 5 Sports VC Funds & Investors in Nigeria (July 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Nigeria Sports startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Nigeria Sports startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Ventures Platform
VC Fund
1 Nigeria, United States, Kenya Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Internet $100k–$4.4M
EchoVC Partners
VC Fund
1 United States, Nigeria, Kenya Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Information Technology, FinTech, Software $200k–$22M
Aruwa Capital
VC Fund
1 Nigeria, United States, France Seed, Series A Retail, FinTech, Financial Services $100k–$20M
Silverbacks Holdings
VC Fund
1 Nigeria, United States, Egypt Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services $200k–$100M
Resilience17
VC Fund
1 Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana Seed, Pre-Seed Sports, Finance, Outdoors $195k–$8.5M
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Ventures Platform
VC Fund · Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria · 1 investments in Nigeria Sports startups

We back founders building the future of Africa. We invest in companies that solve for non-consumption, plug infrastructural gaps and democratise prosperity in Africa, by eliminating the barriers for access and reducing the costs of delivering goods and services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 148
  • Round size: Seed $325k–$4.4M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Brass — Get started with a modern current account
  • MarketForce — MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.
  • 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.
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EchoVC Partners
VC Fund · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 1 investments in Nigeria Sports startups

EchoVC Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on financing and cross-pollinating leading technologies, teams, business models, and knowledge across North America, Africa, and SE Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of thebusiness.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$4M; Pre-Seed $400k–$1.9M; Series A $1.2M–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $8M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Printivo — Design & print Business Cards, flyers, mugs and other print products online and we will deliver your doorstep. Get instant quotes.
  • S&T Media — AdPump The Best Digital Platform to advertise your products and services
  • Rana Energy — No. 1 Solar Community in Africa
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Aruwa Capital
VC Fund · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 1 investments in Nigeria Sports startups

Aruwa Capital Management is a Lagos-based, female-founded and led growth equity impact fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$3M; Series A $11M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 81% lead, 19% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $20M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Taeillo — Taeillo is a Furniture and Lifestyle Brand. We design and manufacture Furniture using local resources available with both local and modern technology to create premium furniture pieces with 99% Local content.
  • Koolboks — Koolboks: solar-powered, financially accessible fridges with an integrated pay-as-you-go platform dedicated to making cooling accessible to all of Sub-Saharan Africa. Get a Koolboks refrigerator for as little as 25k Naira down payment today!
  • Sika — Sika Box offers a comprehensive solution for global payment processing, focusing on bridging the payment divide between global enterprises and emerging markets. Utilizing blockchain and modern technologies, Sika Box re-engineers the payment process from customer acquisition to settlement. The platform enables merchants to offer alternate and localpayment options, facilitating seamless transactions. With a unified payment infrastructure named STASH, Sika Box allows merchants to consolidate payments from across the globe through a single payment gateway integration, simplifying the global commerce landscape for businesses.
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Silverbacks Holdings
VC Fund · Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius · 1 investments in Nigeria Sports startups

Silverbacks Holdings is a Mauritius-based private investment firm established in 2019, focusing on Africa-related companies in underserved industries such As technology, sports, entertainment, and the creative economy. The firm aims for returns averaging 3x to 5x on its investments and has achieved 9 profitable exits since its inception. Its portfolio includes over 240 companies across Africa, collectively valued at over $10 billion. Landmark investments include the Cape Town Tigers (2024 BAL semi-finalists), Forever7 Entertainment (Netflix content deals), and Moove (a global mobility fintech backed by Uber), and Wave (a mobile money and global remittance focused fintech backed by Stripe).

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$8.4M; Series B $9M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vanhu Vamwe — Vanhu Vamwe is a luxury accessory brand that creates handcrafted, sustainable handbags using traditional African crafts and eco-friendly materials.
  • The Rad Black Kids — The Rad Black Kids is a lifestyle and apparel company that specializes in fashion. The company’s main business includes selling clothing items such as hoodies, caps, t-shirts, and etc. It also offers a range of skate boards and vintage guitars. The Rad Black Kids was founded by Thulani Ngazimbi.
  • African Warriors Fighting Championship — African Warriors Fighting Championship is Africa's leading promoter of traditional combat sports: Dambe and Wrestling.
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Resilience17
VC Fund · 1 investments in Nigeria Sports startups

Resilience17 is an Investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sports, Finance, Outdoors
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$8.5M; Pre-Seed $195k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Glouse — Glouse is an online application that provides groceries at the lowest prices with the same day deliveries.
  • Klasha — At Klasha, we're simplifying borderless payments for commerce in Africa. We help merchants worldwide sell online to Africa and receive payments in local African currencies while enjoying super fast last-mile delivery to customers across the continent.
  • Terra Industries — Terra Industries develops autonomous security systems and software platforms that support the monitoring and protection of physical assets, infrastructure, and operational environments across land, air, and maritime domains. The company provides unmanned vehicles, autonomous towers, and sensor-based surveillance hardware that collect and transmitdata for continuous situational awareness. Its software layer, built around an integrated operating system, processes sensor inputs, applies artificial intelligence models, and coordinates automated responses to detected events. Terra Industries designs its systems to support functions such as perimeter security, infrastructure monitoring, asset tracking, and threat detection within complex operational settings. The company’s platforms enable operators to manage multiple autonomous devices through a unified interface that supports mission planning, data visualization, and system control. Its technology is used by organizations that require coordinated security, monitoring, and response capabilities for facilities, remote sites, and distributed operations.
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Sports VC funding in Nigeria at a glance

Stats across 5 deals from 5 investors.

5
investors
in Nigeria Sports startups
5
deals
in Nigeria Sports startups
$10k
median round
in Nigeria Sports startups
80%
lead investors
lead at least one round
60%
Seed
most common funding stage

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