Top 50 Travel Startup Investors in Africa (September 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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SEEK
VC Fund
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4 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Human Resources, Software, Recruiting | $1M–$29M |
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4 Decades Capital
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa | Seed, Series A | Apps, Travel, Big Data | |
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F6 Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Tunisia, France, United Arab Emirates | Pre-Seed, Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology | $62k–$174k |
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54 Collective
VC Fund
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3 | Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech | $40k–$2M |
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CRE Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Nigeria, South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech | $250k–$21M |
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Orbit Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech | $100k–$12M |
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Mercy Corps Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Kenya, United States, Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Agriculture | $100k–$35M |
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AfricInvest
VC Fund
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2 | Tunisia, Kenya, Morocco | Private Equity, Series A | Financial Services, Manufacturing, FinTech | $3.4M–$65M |
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Anthony Rock
Angel
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2 | Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital | |
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Launch Africa
VC Fund
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2 | Nigeria, South Africa, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology | $200k–$4M |
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Microtraction
VC Fund
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2 | Nigeria, United States, Ghana | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $30k–$1.3M |
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ODBA
VC Fund
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2 | Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Health Care | $43k–$10M |
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LoftyInc Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Nigeria, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $100k–$37M |
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Hlayisani Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, Mauritius | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Software, Education, Information Technology | $2M–$11M |
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Artha Group
VC Fund
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2 | India, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $71k–$21M |
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Tritech Global
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa | Seed, Series A | Apps, Travel, Big Data | |
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ShockVentures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Brazil, Nigeria | Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed | Software, Transportation, Machine Learning | $125k–$4.3M |
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Federico Pirzio-Biroli
Angel
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2 | United Kingdom, Kenya, Sweden | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, Non Profit, Venture Capital | $200k–$4.5M |
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CFAO GROUP
VC Fund
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2 | Kenya, Senegal, Mali | Pre-Seed, Series A, Seed | Financial Services, Apps, FinTech | $700k–$2M |
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Kalon Venture Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, Luxembourg, United States | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Internet | $715k–$11M |
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TLG Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Nigeria, United Kingdom, Uganda | Debt Financing, Private Equity | Financial Services, Finance, Banking | $3M–$600M |
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Ian McCaig
Angel
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2 | Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital | |
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Klister Credit
VC Fund
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2 | Canada, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence | $250k–$13M |
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Goodwater Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, India, South Korea | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $125k–$31M |
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Unpopular Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Mexico, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $500k–$34M |
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Ajim Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, Kenya | Pre-Seed, Seed | Travel, Lending, Hospital | $245k–$1.3M |
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BKR Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Health Care, Financial Services, Information Technology | $358k–$7.3M |
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Five35 Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Kenya, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech | $100k–$4.9M |
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Savannah Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, United States, South Africa | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech | $25k–$12M |
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Jonomi Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, United Kingdom | Seed | Travel, FinTech, Finance | $1.5M–$2M |
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M & Y Growth Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Ghana, India | Seed, Series A, Angel | Internet, E-Commerce, Hospitality | $950k–$1.3M |
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Roselake Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan | Pre-Seed, Seed | Logistics, SaaS, Fashion | $200k–$2M |
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Naspers
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, India, Brazil | Series B, Private Equity, Series A | E-Commerce, Internet, Retail | $510k–$421M |
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Axel Peyriere
Angel
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1 | Egypt, Nepal, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Delivery, E-Commerce, Retail | $1.5M–$4.7M |
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Darshan Chandaria
Angel
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1 | Kenya, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, B2B, SMS | $73k–$285k |
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Mo Angels
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria | Seed | Travel, Software, Blockchain | $20k–$2M |
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quant Mutual Fund
VC Fund
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1 | India, Nigeria | Post-IPO Equity, Post-IPO Secondary, Seed | Manufacturing, Financial Services, Solar | $5.8M–$2.9B |
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FrontEnd Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Pre-Seed, Seed | Travel, Software, Marketing | $675k–$1.3M |
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Tim Draper
Angel
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | |
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Phillip Sebole Masango
Angel
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1 | South Africa | Seed, Series A, Private Equity | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering | |
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Renew Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia | Pre-Seed, Seed | Mobile Apps, Financial Services, Finance | |
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Agence Française de Développement
VC Fund
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1 | India | Grant | Construction, Manufacturing, Building Material | |
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Ethical Toy Program
VC Fund
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1 | Mali | Series A | Travel, Automotive, Communities | |
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SOSV
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | |
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Untapped Global
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Kenya | Seed | FinTech, Consumer Goods, Financial Services | |
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Mobility 54
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Transportation, Information Technology | |
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Digital Currency Group
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech | $650k–$48M |
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Clear Creek Investments
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Seed | Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital | |
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Change Com
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Italy, Australia | Pre-Seed, Seed | Software, Travel, FinTech | $400k–$1.3M |
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Jim Villanueva
Angel
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1 | Kenya, Uganda, Zambia | Series A, Series B, Seed | Agriculture, Energy, Travel | $2.1M–$10M |
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SEEK is a diverse group of companies that have a unified purpose to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organizations succeed. The Group encompasses a strong portfolio of employment, education, and volunteer businesses which span across Australia, New Zealand, China, South East Asia, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, andBangladesh. SEEK makes a positive impact on a truly global scale, operating in a total of 18 countries with market-leading positions in 14 countries. It creates world-class product technology solutions to address the needs of job seekers and hirers and facilitate the matching between job seekers and hirers across our online employment marketplaces. Online Education Services (‘OES’) offers leading online education and SEEK Learning offers trusted advice in relation to career-related education. SEEK’s commitment to having a positive impact on society is reflected through the diverse range of initiatives which its businesses across the globe partake in to support the communities they operate within. In Australia and New Zealand SEEK Volunteer is each country’s largest single source of volunteering opportunities offering not-for-profit organizations free access to post volunteer opportunities. This free marketplace is something SEEK is exceptionally proud of. Over its 20 years of operation, SEEK continues to innovate within the markets it operates in. It provides a culture of excellence and acceptance in our workplaces and celebrates the diversity of employees that contribute to the success of the organization.
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- Industry: Human Resources, Software, Recruiting
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Series A $4.6M–$29M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$26M
- Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Go1 — Simplify employee training with one subscription that delivers essential learning from 250+ providers, integrated seamlessly into your HR tech stack.
- Employment Hero — Recruitment, HR, Payroll & Benefits in one place - designed for small & medium businesses to be efficient, compliant & cost-Effective. Book a demo today!
- Talespin — Talespin is building the XR platform to power knowledge transfer and skill alignment for the future of employment
4 Decades Capital is a venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Industry: Apps, Travel, Big Data
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming theirinstitutional co-founders.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Tunisia, France, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 81
- Round size: Seed $70k–$174k; Pre-Seed $62k–$100k
- Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Datasphera — Datasphera's Exacctly SaaS monitors support conversations between customers and support agents and detects situations (like urgency, requests, dissatisfaction,...) and emotions (like happiness, anger, distress,...) to quantify customer satisfaction and offer real-time actions (Automated alerts on critical issues, ticket escalation, agentassistance to reply).
- True Delta — True Delta is a data management and processing company. They are document recognition and data reconciliation processes. They offer data extraction from documents using ocr techniques, fast onboarding and data integration,and efficient data reconciliation with intelligent matching tools and less coding .
- Bako Motors SAS — Bako Motors SAS is a motor vehicle manufacturing company that develops solar electric vehicles. manufacturer of electric vehicles with the goal of creating long-term fixes for rural areas' transportation issues with regard to people, cargo, and machinery. The business makes electric cars as well as solutions for clean energy generation andstorage that are infinitely scalable, providing users with inexpensive and environmentally friendly e-mobility.
Building and scaling African tech startups with catalytic capital, value-add support and our global network.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 112
- Round size: Seed $40k–$2M; Pre-Seed $40k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Yeah — Yeah is a financial technology company that offers payment processing services while building a credit profile for the banked and unbanked.
- REasy — Top up locally, pay suppliers globally, and manage international shipments with REasy. Fast, secure, and designed for African businesses expanding worldwide.
- Konnect — Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way.
Founded in 2015, CRE Venture Capital invests in early stage tech companies that are levered to Africa. CRE is headquartered in the New York metro area, with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 65
- Round size: Seed $250k–$5M; Pre-Seed $250k–$3.3M; Series A $1.1M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Flood — Flood is a marketplace platforms that provides merchant solution, self services and big data solution.
- Letly — Letly is developing an AI‑driven platform for the rental property market that automates tasks related to managing rental listings and tenant interactions. It aims to use intelligent agents to handle tasks such as scheduling viewings, responding to inquiries, and optimizing property management workflows. The platform is currently in a waitlistphase, signaling ongoing development and private access only.
- Cutstruct — Cutstruct is your one source for bulk construction materials purchase. Get the best prices for cement, steel, granite, sharp sand wood, and more.
Orbit helps scale breakthrough startups from around the globe across emerging and frontier markets.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 541
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1M; Series A $2.6M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 74% lead, 26% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Qanary — Qanary is a digital second-opinion platform designed to help radiologists detect cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages.
- Cypien AI — Cypien learns your brand and visitor behavior, then composes segment-specific content, visuals, product order, search, landing pages, and UI.
- MyAlice — The modern customer service and social selling platform. Support anytime and sell anywhere with all your messages, orders, and agents in one place.
Mercy Corps Ventures invests in and catalyzes venture-led solutions to increase the resilience of underserved individuals and communities. Founded in 2015 as the impact investing arm of global development agency, Mercy Corps, supports over 57 early-stage ventures to scale and raise over $515 million in follow-on capital. Their portfolio centersaround resilience-building solutions in adaptive agriculture and food systems, inclusive climate fintech, and climate-smart technologies so that those living in frontier markets can withstand disruption and plan for the future. Through capital and support, piloting new approaches, action-oriented insights, and rigorously managing impact, they catalyze the ecosystem toward smarter, more impactful investments.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Agriculture
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Kenya, United States, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 73
- Round size: Seed $330k–$5.3M; Pre-Seed $100k–$7M; Series A $2.5M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Logidoo — Logidoo is a digital logistics marketplace-designed company that markets shuttles through smart logistics. The company's platform, which provides rapid, dependable, secure, and economical logistics, allows users to compare offers for sending and receiving items and to track parcels in real-time.
- Meridia — De-risk the sourcing, procurement, trading & compliance of commodities under the EUDR.
- ReForest Latam — ReForest Latam is an biotech company restoring ecosystems and creating forests to fight climate change.
AfricInvest was founded in 1994 and is part of Integra Group, an investment and financial services company based in Tunisia.Uniquely positioned as one of the most experienced private equity investors on the continent, AfricInvest has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and employs 66 professionals based inseven offices.AfricInvest manages USD1 billion across 16 funds and benefits from strong, long-term support from both local and international investors, including leading development finance institutions in the United States and Europe.Having co-founded the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) as well as the Middle East North Africa Private Equity Association (MENAPEA) and the Euromed Capital Forum, the firm is an active promotor of the private equity industry in the region.Since 1994, AfricInvest has invested in 135 companies across 25 African countries in a variety of high growth sectors and maintains a broad network of high quality executives across Africa, offering extensive expertise in key growth industries, including financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education and healthcare.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Manufacturing, FinTech
- Stage:Private Equity, Series A
- Geography: Tunisia, Kenya, Morocco
Investor stats
- Total investments: 115
- Round size: Series A $3.4M–$65M; Private Equity $6.5M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 65% lead, 35% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $36M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Nile.ag — Nile.ag provides a platform for farmers to trade fresh produce with multiple producers across a number of African countries. Its digital solutions address inherent issues relating to food trading, quality verification, payments and traceability.
- Promamec — Since 1981, Promamec has been producing and distributing medical devices in Morocco: equipment, medical equipment or consumable
- Spoon Consulting — Spoon Consulting provides IT and back-office services related to ERP technologies and cloud technologies.
Anthony Rock is the Founder and President of Enlightenment Wines. He previously worked at Investors' Circle-Social Venture Network as a Member. Anthony Rock attended Columbia Business School.
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- Industry: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
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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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 218
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$500k
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Zazu — Zazu is an all-in-one financial platform for African SMEs, helping businesses manage payments, automate cash flow, and access real-time financial insights from one simple dashboard.
- Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
- Udu Technologies — Udu Technologies is an AI infrastructure company that offers GPU systems, AI platform integration, and technical support services.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, Ghana
Investor stats
- Total investments: 106
- Round size: Seed $30k–$1.3M; Angel $30k–$50k; Pre-Seed $50k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $15M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Growwr — Growwr is an AI-native workforce infrastructure platform building the operating system for global work.Its flagship product, Growwr AI, acts as an intelligent hiring agent that helps companies source, screen, evaluate, and hire talent through conversational workflows instead of manual recruiting processes. Companies can describe a role, definehiring priorities, and automatically receive ranked candidates based on verified skills, work history, and performance data.Beyond hiring, Growwr provides integrated global payment infrastructure that enables companies to pay talent across 180+ countries through cards, bank transfers, mobile money, and local payment rails.Because hiring, work, and payments happen inside one system, Growwr continuously generates verified workforce data around earnings, productivity, reliability, and work consistency. The company is leveraging this infrastructure to build workforce financial services including payroll, invoicing, credit scoring, and access to financial products for professionals in emerging markets.Growwr supports 90,000+ users across 15 countries, has processed over millions in payouts, and serves businesses across Africa, the UK, and the US.The company is building the AI and financial infrastructure layer powering the future of global work.
- Paycrest — Decentralized routing protocol for instant, secure, zero-fee payments in emerging markets.
- Cr3dentials — Embedded financing for neobanks
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $200k–$10M; Pre-Seed $43k–$1.7M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Hopea Pay — Hopea Pay provides payment plans for healthcare services that comply with Shariah financial standards. The platform allows patients to split bills into monthly installments from three to twenty-four months. Payments are sent directly to healthcare providers while patients manage their schedules digitally through a mobile app. The system meetsglobal standards for security and privacy, including HIPAA, PCI DSS, and SOC2. It works with healthcare providers to make services accessible through managed payment solutions.
- TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
- Kunda Kids — Kunda Kids brings African stories to life! Award-winning books, music & media that make early learning joyful, empowering & proudly cultural.
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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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 187
- Round size: Seed $100k–$5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Series A $250k–$37M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $43M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
- WafR — WafR is a reward-based loyalty startup that allows users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail shops.
- Nucleon Security — Zero-Trust and ML-based Endpoint Detection and Response Platform #EDR #FDR #EndpointSecurity
Hlayisani Growth Fund is focussed on mid-market, high growth private equity investments focussed on South Africa with an allowance for Sub-Saharan Africa and East African countries.
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- Industry: Software, Education, Information Technology
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Mauritius
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Series A $3M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $2M–$3.2M
- Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $24M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- wamly — Wamly is the recruitment software, It has given us time back to focus on transformational work.
- GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
- Spatialedge — Empowering Businesses to Make the Right Data-driven Decisions. We specialise in building and operationalising cutting-edge analytical solutions that deliver business value through a suite of decision tools.
Artha India Ventures' league of member Angel Investors mentor and invest in nascent ventures with business ideas that create value by participating in the entrepreneurial process. AIV have invested in more than 47 start-ups and has diversified portfolio ranging from last minute hotel bookings (HotelsAroundYou.com), to classes aggregators(FindUrClass.com), cosmetic ecommerce (Purplle.com) and at home salon services (The Home Salon). From microfinance credit rating platforms (Inventure) to online interview platforms (Talview), electronic repair & insurance companies (PickMeIndia.com), Cloud Telephone (Exotel.com) and Cab Aggregators (BookMyCab.com) the portfolio has it all.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: India, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 139
- Round size: Seed $147k–$2.5M; Angel $71k–$650k; Series A $368k–$21M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $28M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- QNu Labs — QNu Labs is the first and only Indian company to develop Quantum cyber-security products using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology. QKD solves the problem of key distribution by allowing the exchange of a cryptographic key between two remote parties with unconditional security over a quantum channel.
- Futwork — With Futwork, learn for free and get a telecaller job. Find Work from Home jobs in India. Flexi hours & work suitable for freshers and women. Earn from home now!
- KarmaLifeAI — KarmaLifeAI is an AI-powered digital solution for the financial well being of blue-collar gig workers and micro-business. The company allows the user to pay directly for key expenditures and smoothen their consumption patterns. It offers real-time access to credit for gig workers, based on their payroll account, through partnerships with thedigital platforms they work for. It operates an interest-free subscription model in which the platform or the gig worker can pay a flat fee and access credit equalling up to one-third of their monthly income. The company analyzes alternative data points and payment behavior over time to unlock higher credit lines for the workers.
Tritech Global is a technology investment holding company spanning a number of market leading business verticals in multiple geographic jurisdictions around the world.
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- Industry: Apps, Travel, Big Data
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
We are a like-minded group of advisors and investors that leverage the power of community to create lasting value for early stage startups.
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- Industry: Software, Transportation, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Brazil, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $125k–$4.3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ivee — Ivee creates personalized passenger experiences that make a ride as relaxing as a spa, as productive as your office, or as entertaining as a home theater.
- JOCO — JOCO Powers Delivery in Urban Environments. Our premium light electric vehicles (LEVs) are built to last and our platform removes all the hassle of owning, storing, charging and maintaining a LEV; just focus on doing the deliveries! With carbon emissions at an all time high, we’re on a pursuit to bring cleaner air to the world.
- Solideon — Additive Space Technologies uses additive manufacturing systems, a machine-learning collaborative system for building vehicles and infrastructure on Earth, the Moon, or Mars.
Fede started out as an angel investor in 2010. His portfolio quickly grew, so he built a team around him and thus Playfair Capital was born. We have since gone on to become one of Europe’s most active and well-known early-stage VC funds. Before becoming a technology investor Fede worked for several NGOs in Africa, with a particular focus on aidtransparency. He recently renewed his focus on Africa by relocating to Kenya and becoming an angel investor in East Africa’s burgeoning startup ecosystem. He maintains an active role at Playfair and continues to lead our investment team.
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- Industry: Software, Non Profit, Venture Capital
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, Kenya, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bibblio — Conversion optimization, powered by AI. Increase user engagement, grow revenues and drive new audiences, for stronger site metrics and ROI.
- Believe.in — Believe.in provides a white label technology that improves online fundraising, donation processing, and event performance of non-profit organizations.Available in multiple markets, languages, and currencies, Believe.in supports 2.8 million non-profit organizations globally and is easily customized and integrated into any non-profitorganization’s website and existing back-office toolkit.Believe.in was founded in May 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
CFAO is a multinational company engaged in the sale of manufactured goods
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- Industry: Financial Services, Apps, FinTech
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Senegal, Mali
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Pre-Seed $700k–$1.5M; Series A $2M–$2M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ETAP — ETAP is a digital insurance application that allows you to set up your car insurance in just 90 seconds.
- Kai Senegal — Kai Senegal is a digital ride-hailing app that connects customers with drivers and a fleet management solution that allows private owners and institutional investors to buy and maintain high-quality vehicles.
- Touch Group — Touch Group provides a single-account, multichannel, and modular payment solution. Their device manages all the transactional needs of their customers. They offer payment acceptance, digital credit, real-time reporting, service distribution, mass payments, invoicing, cash-flow management, money transfer, and intercontinental settlement services.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Luxembourg, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $715k–$3M; Series A $2.5M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 62% lead, 38% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
- Sendmarc — Manage your organization's DMARC, SPF, and DKIM with world-class implementation services and support. All in one easy-to-use platform.
- visionAI — Discover how AI MES software enhances factory efficiency and reduces blindspots to minimize equipment downtime and boost productivity.
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Browse database — It's Free!TLG Capital is an award-winning private investment firm dedicated to empowering frontier market entrepreneurs, with a focus on opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).TLG firmly believes that impact creation is crucial to sustained financial success. They are committed to tackling persistent challenges and better directing resources towardsimproving the lives for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Their investments have had a significantly social, environmental and development impact across Sub-Saharan Africa.TLG Africa Limited is a permanent capital investment vehicle focusing on equity opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). TLG Africa invests in sectors underpinned by the ‘rise of the African consumer’, such as: healthcare, finance, consumer goods and real estate. These investments include direct minority/majority stake investments, secondary opportunities and distressed fund restructurings. TLG Africa always seeks board representation, along with other minority protections.Notable investments include WHO pre-approved pharmaceutical plant QCIL (Uganda) and healthcare facilities in West Africa. In recognition for their efforts, their deals have won multiple awards including ‘Landmark Deal of the Decade’ in 2012 and 'Frontier Deal of the Year' in 2014 from Private Equity Africa.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Banking
- Stage:Debt Financing, Private Equity
- Geography: Nigeria, United Kingdom, Uganda
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Debt Financing $3M–$15M; Private Equity $25M–$600M
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $25M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- NMB Bank — NMB Bank is dedicated to providing premium financial services to all existing and potential customers. Since 1993, we have offered supreme corporate, retail and investment banking solutions.
- Drive45 — Drive45 is a company that specializes in mobility solutions, notably for people who need help with transportation due to age, disability, injury, or other mobility issues.
- VivaJets — VivaJets is a aviation company providing a full range of aircraft management services, fractional ownership opportunities, and aircraft sales and acquisition.
Ian McCaig is the CEO of lastminute.com.
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- Industry: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
Klister Credit is an investment and consulting corporation.
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- Industry: Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Canada, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $250k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Shopify — Try Shopify free and start a business or grow an existing one. Get more than ecommerce software with tools to manage every part of your business.
- FundThrough — Businesses in the U.S. & Canada can get paid in a day by advancing funds from unpaid invoices with online invoice financing and factoring from FundThrough.
- Sparrow BioAcoustics — Sparrow BioAcoustics ,developers of a smartphone stethoscope designed to gather and collaborate on medical-grade cardiac and pulmonary data.
Consumer Tech Investors - We empower exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 910
- Round size: Seed $850k–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $125k–$2.1M; Series A $4.7M–$31M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $5M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Kaon — Chat with AI characters for free on FlowGPT! More than 1 million characters and bots to chat with, AI boyfriend, girlfriend, uncencored chat and AI tools.
- RedotPay — Where Crypto Meets Real Life | Trusted by 8M+ | Accepted at 130M+ merchants | Pay with BTC, ETH, USDC, USDT & more
- Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Mexico, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 621
- Round size: Seed $500k–$8M; Pre-Seed $500k–$2.6M; Series A $6M–$34M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $13k in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Sourcepulse — Your early warning system for software delivery (YC S23)
- VideoGen — Video creation for people who value their time. Instantly generate professional videos with AI at https://t.co/cKnYDwOXUw.
- NORDA Dynamics — NORDA Dynamics is an autonomous UAV piloting system for carrying out missions in areas with limited connectivity.
We are investing in the next generation of exceptional African founders.
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- Industry: Travel, Lending, Hospital
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Pre-Seed $245k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $10M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
- Clafiya — Clafiya connects patients to health practitioners to provide fast and affordable on-demand primary care services in Africa.
- Spleet — ProptechSpleet is an online marketplace for affordable residential rentals and rents financing in Africa. For the tenant, we simplify the rental process by providing flexible rental and payment options and eliminate bureaucracy and expediting the search process. For the landlords, we make renting quicker, safer and better by providing accurateinformation on the tenant and ensuring rental payments are made as and when due.
BKR Capital, a venture firm capital built with the objective of investing in promising Black founders in the technology space.
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- Industry: Health Care, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Canada, United States, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $358k–$1.5M; Series A $3.5M–$7.3M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $15M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- CropMind — Per-plant AI bud counting, yield forecasting, disease detection, and carbon MRV for specialty crop growers. Works with a $400 GoPro. Grapes, tree fruit, berries, hops, tree nuts.
- Oasis Learning AI — Oasis Learning supercharges custom content production, collaboration, workflow, and team productivity for Learning & Development and training content creators.
- The Wellness Company — The Wellness Company develops apps and services that help people live healthier lives.
Five35 Ventures is committed to unlocking capital and growth opportunities for female-focused early-stage African technology startups.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2.8M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$4.9M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Susu — Susu is a dynamic and innovative company that offers a wide range of health services for families in the African diaspora. Susu provides a complete offer on Preventive care, Medical treatments, Management of chronic diseases, and Authentic drugs.
- Kasha — Health products and household goods you want, delivered to where you are.
- Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects toachieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund.The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies.They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, United States, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Seed $25k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.1M; Series A $750k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Aya Data — Aya Data provides high-quality data annotation, AI training data, 3D annotations, machine learning solutions and also specialises in geospatial, NLP and computer vision projects.
- Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
- Hohm Energy — We make the process of going solar simple. Generate your free, custom solar proposal and get matched with an accredited solar provider in under 5 mins.
Jonomi Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on emerging markets particularly Middle East, Africa and Asia.
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- Industry: Travel, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zazuu — Zazuu is a platform for sending money across the border.
- Treepz — Treepz is using technology to help people move efficiently in Africa. Be it for daily, inter-city or corporate commutes, users can book predictable, reliable and comfortable trips through a world-class, demand-responsive app all at the tap of a button.Treepz was founded in 2019 and operates in 4 African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Ugandaand Kenya. It is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.
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Browse database — It's Free!m&y growth partners is the hands-on VC fund focusing on IT/Mobile investments in any stage in any country.
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- Industry: Internet, E-Commerce, Hospitality
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: United States, Ghana, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $950k–$1.1M; Series A $1.2M–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Binded — Binded lets creators claim their copyrights on the blockchain and protect them for free. A creator uploads their art or photos to Binded via our website or integrations with creative tools like Instagram. We create a timestamp in the Bitcoin blockchain and give a certificate as proof. We are developing technology to create uniquefingerprints for all copyrighted works and store them on the blockchain. Like Youtube’s Content ID system for the entire internet. For every copyright claimed, we scan the web and show matches for possible copyright infringement. In 5 years we hope to be the main way copyrights are registered and utilized.
- Artzstudio — Emailsearch.io is the leading solution to find, verify and enrich professional email addresses. Start using for free and connect with the people that matter for your business.
- OMG Digital — The voice of the Ghanaian millennial
An early-stage venture fund, Roselake invests in tech companies in emerging markets across Africa and Asia.
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- Industry: Logistics, SaaS, Fashion
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$2M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Shop Zetu — Shop the latest trendy fashion, beauty and accessory brands in Kenya online! Discover affordable clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty products and more. Order today from Shop Zetu.
- Swag Kicks — Guaranteed Original Sneakers, Trainers and Casual Shoes. Easy Return & Exchange.
- Treepz — Treepz is using technology to help people move efficiently in Africa. Be it for daily, inter-city or corporate commutes, users can book predictable, reliable and comfortable trips through a world-class, demand-responsive app all at the tap of a button.Treepz was founded in 2019 and operates in 4 African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Ugandaand Kenya. It is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.
Naspers is a global internet group that empowers people and enrich communities. Naspers companies operate and invest in countries and markets across the world with long-term growth potential. The company believes in the power of local backed by global scale and they look for opportunities to address big societal needs in markets where they see thegreatest growth potential. The company was founded on May 12, 1915, and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Retail
- Stage:Series B, Private Equity, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, India, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 53
- Round size: Series A $510k–$20M; Series B $1.7M–$100M; Private Equity $70M–$421M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Abaguquli — Abaguquli is a non-profit organisation. aims to improve people's lives through education and innovation.
- PharmEasy — PharmEasy is one of India's most trusted online pharmacy & medical stores offering pharmaceutical and healthcare products at a FLAT 20% OFF*. Used by 50 lakhs+ customers in India in 1.2K+ cities like Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Pune, etc.
- SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
Startups - Mentoring - Advising - Emerging Markets. I am a enthusiastic entrepreneur and angel investor working with startups all around the world. Have worked / mentored / coached / partnered / invested in more than 200 startups around the world. Specially keen on online marketplaces and emerging and frontier markets.
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- Industry: Delivery, E-Commerce, Retail
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Egypt, Nepal, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.7M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Appetito — Domain name Appetito.com is a tantalizing blend of appetite and Italian flair, evoking images of delicious cuisine and a zest for life. With only 8 letters, it is short, memorable, and easy to spell, making it ideal for a wide range of star
- Zazu — Zazu is an all-in-one financial platform for African SMEs, helping businesses manage payments, automate cash flow, and access real-time financial insights from one simple dashboard.
- Treepz — Treepz is using technology to help people move efficiently in Africa. Be it for daily, inter-city or corporate commutes, users can book predictable, reliable and comfortable trips through a world-class, demand-responsive app all at the tap of a button.Treepz was founded in 2019 and operates in 4 African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Ugandaand Kenya. It is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.
Darshan Chandaria is the Group CEO and Director of Chandaria Industries. He previously worked at Pentland Brands Plc as a Graduate Trainee. Darshan Chandaria attended Harvard Business School.
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- Industry: Software, B2B, SMS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $73k–$285k
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Leta — Leta Technology is a software development company that creates supply chain and logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods.
- Bamba — Today, organizations spend a lot of money on physical data gathering exercises using old-fashioned paper-based methods. These methods result in expensive, severely delayed and incomplete data . With Bamba, a client can launch a data collection exercise anywhere in the world simply from the comfort of their web browser and the client can ensureindividuals respond with complete answers by paying those individuals for that data with mobile airtime in 122 different countries thus far.
- Cloud9 - Africa's Lifestyle Network — Cloud9xp.com is a online marketplace and booking service for leisure experiences.We believe that everyone deserves to have fun, feel good and be happy. We believe happiness starts with a drop, becomes a ripple and creates a wave. We believe happiness is amplified when shared.Put simply, Cloud9 is in the business of happiness and are passionateabout giving people more #HighOnLIfe moments.All of our products; across apparel, consumer electronics and lifestyle items are authentic, and we only work with the most upstanding, and energetic brands in the world to bring you the best possible products.
First Syndicated Angel Investment Group in Mauritius
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- Industry: Travel, Software, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $20k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Umazi — We speed up corporate identity verification.
- Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
- Mamy Eyewear — Mamy Eyewear is a provider of sunglasses, eyeglasses, and various accessories.
quant Mutual Fund is a financial services platform.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Financial Services, Solar
- Stage:Post-IPO Equity, Post-IPO Secondary, Seed
- Geography: India, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Post-IPO Equity $5.8M–$2.9B; Post-IPO Secondary $12M–$1.8B
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AWL Agri Business — AWL Agri Business offers kitchen commodities including edible oil, wheat flour, rice, pulses, and sugar.
- Premier Energies — Premier Energies believes in change for the greater good. Premier solar panels are powering new possibilities everyday. As one of the best solar EPC companies in India, our dynamic team of solar Industry experts provide customised EPC solutions to our customers.
- Adani Green Energy — Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) is developing a renewable portfolio of 25 GW by 2025 which includes wind power, solar power, and hybrid power projects.
FrontEnd Ventures backs early-stage African founders with strategic capital, hands-on guidance, and long-term partnership to build lasting companies.
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- Industry: Travel, Software, Marketing
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Pre-Seed $675k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $5M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
- Lukhu Inc. — Lukhu provides merchants with tools to manage and grow their businesses such as inventory management, customer management, secure payments, analytics, and fulfilment while enabling consumers to discover, purchase, and get their clothing and footwear delivered in a convenient and affordable manner.
- OKOA Rescue — Solving one of East Africa's greatest challenges for road users. The largest network of Quick, Efficient, and Trustworthy roadside assistance operators.
Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 269
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Ryder — 60s Setup, Secure Signing, EAL6+ Secure Element, TapSafe Recovery, IP68 Rating, Encrypted NFC.
- EYWA — EYWA designs the best processes and products to boost the adoption of psychedelic medicine, harnessing the power of biosynthesis.
- SignalRank — The Venture Capital Index
Phillip Sebole Masango, is a South African C-Siute Executive and Venture Capitalist, a visionary who seamlessly navigates the intersections of Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Development, Business Intelligence (BI), Design, Web, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, IoT, Digital Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation. With aproven track record of assuming CEO, CTO, and other top executive roles, he brings a rare fusion of technical expertise, business acumen, and strategic foresight to every venture he leads. Phillip doesn’t just build companies—he drives innovation, scales businesses, and redefines industries.A Mission Rooted in Empowerment and Progress: With extensive experience in the Startup Ecosystem, Technology Industry, Creative Industry, Digital Innovation, Management Consulting, and Venture Capital, Phillip thrives in environments where innovation flourishes. His mission is to empower individuals, startups, businesses, and organizations by delivering cutting-edge technology and digital solutions that drive exponential growth. However, his work extends beyond personal ambition—it is a devotion to serving humanity. Phillip is committed to creating a world where technology democratizes and decentralizes industries, enabling individuals and businesses to innovate, lead, and thrive. He envisions a future where technology not only liberates but also elevates and inspires—enabling companies to reach new heights and igniting a wave of global prosperity.A Legacy of Meaningful Success: For Phillip, success is not defined by accolades or financial gain—it is measured by the profound impact he creates. He refuses to chase success in pursuits that lack meaning, believing that true success comes from doing what one loves—better than anyone else—driven by passion, joy, and self-mastery. His approach to business and innovation is holistic, tackling challenges from multiple angles to fuel transformative change. He thrives in collaborative environments where boundaries are pushed, industries are reshaped, and new possibilities emerge.Yet beyond business, Phillip understands that life is a journey of emotions and meaning. He embraces every experience—both triumphs and challenges—as stepping stones toward a greater purpose. With unwavering dedication and a heart set on impact, he continues to push forward, leaving a legacy that will resonate for generations to come.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Private Equity
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- TRVL CAPE — Your Cape Town travel companion App. Your gateway to Cape Town! Quickly book flights, hotels, shuttles, and rental cars. Enjoy real-time updates, exclusive deals on our app! Let our travel experts help you plan the perfect trip to Cape Town. Let our skilled advisors craft a flawless itinerary for your journey.
- The AI Studio — The AI Studio is an advanced artificial intelligence research and innovation hub operating under Amani Creative Studios. It is designed to enhance and integrate AI capabilities into our existing services, spanning Web2, Web3, cybersecurity, branding, and software development. Every solution we offer at Amani Creative Studios and Web3 Studio willnow be AI-powered and AI-enhanced, unlocking new capabilities in automation, prediction, personalization, and efficiency.AI-Powered Web3 Solutions – AI-driven smart contracts, blockchain forensics, and decentralized automation., AI-Driven Branding & Marketing – Intelligent content creation, data-driven strategies, and hyper-personalization, AI-Powered SaaS & Software Development – Automated workflows, predictive analytics, and intelligent decision-making, AI-Optimized UI/UX & Product Design – AI-powered design systems, adaptive interfaces, and automated A/B testing.
- Amani — Amani Creative Studios is a Dynamic B2B innovation and technology studio where creativity, strategy, and cutting-edge technology converge to empower businesses, startups, and organizations at every stage of growth. We craft transformative digital solutions that redefine industries—blending artistry, strategic insight, and technical excellence todrive meaningful impact. In today’s digital-first world, we provide end-to-end technology and digital solutions that fuel innovation, enhance efficiency, and accelerate growth. Whether you're a startup bringing a vision to life, an established business scaling new heights, a company seeking innovation, or an organization embracing transformation, we are your strategic partner in pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Amani Creative Studios understands the intricate relationship between business products and brand identity. That’s why we offer tailored solutions designed to meet your unique objectives. We’re here to help you navigate the complexities of today’s competitive landscape, providing the expertise and strategies necessary to bring your business products and brands to the forefront. Let’s collaborate to turn your vision into a reality, combining innovative marketing, cutting-edge design, strategic branding, and advanced software development to elevate your business to new heights.
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Browse database — It's Free!Renew Capital is an Africa-focused investment firm that addresses critical gaps for Africa’s growing businesses and connects them to a global network of impact investors.
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- Industry: Mobile Apps, Financial Services, Finance
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
- Chpter — Chpter is a software development company that offers fast billing and checkout to help start, run, and grow a business.
- Level Africa — Digital Investment Marketplace for Africa
AFD is France’s inclusive public development bank. We commit financing and technical assistance to projects that genuinely improve everyday life, both in developing and emerging countries and in the French overseas provinces.
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- Industry: Construction, Manufacturing, Building Material
- Stage:Grant
- Geography: India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Solarbox — Solarbox is a developer of electric three-wheelers for last-mile logistics. The company's vehicles offer sustainable design, assembly, charging, and battery swapping methods, as well as a heavy load carriage system.
- Saltech Design Labs — Saltech Design Labs offers waste management, construction and infrastructure, affordable housing, and renewable energy.
- Green Delight Innovation — Green Delight Innovation is a supplier of biodegradable sanitary napkins.
We offer a one-stop ethical sourcing platform for your supply chain via Factory Certification, Social Impact Assessment, Environmental Assessment, and worker well-being initiatives
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- Industry: Travel, Automotive, Communities
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Mali
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Teliman — Teliman has launched the very first on-demand taxi-moto service in Bamako, connecting urban commuters with professional drivers (trained, equipped and fully insured) in Africa’s fastest growing capital (Bamako). Rather than “disrupting” the local eco-system, Teliman aims at developing innovative solutions to create shared value for a communitywhere public transportation is highly insufficient and 600,000+ passengers struggle every day to commute. Having gained the trust of Toyota Tsusho Corporation (via CFAO) and local investors in pre-seed, Teliman aims to provide a safe, convenient and affordable solution for Mali and West-Africa.
SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1482
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
- unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
- Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
Untapped connects global investors, and foreign capital to opportunities in emerging markets. Delivering competitive returns, and measurable impact for global investors.
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- Industry: FinTech, Consumer Goods, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Elimutab — Elimutab - Find the best learning tablets for children and students, including options for 1-year-olds, studying with pens, and work and study needs.
- Momint — Momint is the Web3 investment platform of the future. The safest and easiest to use NFT marketplace in the world. Discover the real-world potential of NFTs.
- Rabbit — Transforming transportion in the region. Rabbit is a micro-mobility sharing platform for short-distance transportation using environmentally friendly vehicles.
Mobility 54 is a joint venture among Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Transportation, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.
- Tugende — Tugende helps motorcycle taxi drivers own their own motorcycles in eighteen months or less instead of renting indefinitely. Ownership significantly increases income, job security and road safety.
- ETAP — ETAP is a digital insurance application that allows you to set up your car insurance in just 90 seconds.
We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 294
- Round size: Seed $650k–$8.5M; Series A $3M–$48M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zabo — Zabo is an API for connecting to any crypto exchange, wallet, protocol or account. Sign up for access to free API keys at Zabo.com
- Ballet — Ballet Crypto is a companion mobile app, which enables sending of cryptocurrency, checking market value and activating additional currencies. The use of the mobile app is completely optional, as you do not need it to receive and store your cryptocurrency safely.
- Joystream — Joystream is a block chain-based, decentralized video platform.
CCI is a multi-stage investor that deploys capital as a long-term, patient investor through a partnership approach to create value in portfolio companies. We invest in companies across the Food, Water, and Energy (transition & transformation) sectors via a lens of innovation and sustainability that drive climate solutions and climate resiliency.
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- Industry: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
Change Com AS is an Oslo-based advisory and investment company,founded by long-term Telenor research scientist, business developer and senior project manager Endre Skolt.
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- Industry: Software, Travel, FinTech
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Italy, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Pre-Seed $400k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
- Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
- OKOA Rescue — OKOA Rescue is a provider of maintenance and repair services intended for the freight and logistics sectors in East Africa,
Jim Villanueva - Investment Director, Managing Director, Global Partnerships Social Venture Fund @ Global Partnerships
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- Industry: Agriculture, Energy, Travel
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Uganda, Zambia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$6.3M; Series B $8.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Treasure8 — Through our commercial partnerships and USDA-patented dehydration technologies, Treasure8 transforms food streams and food waste into nutrient-dense elements that can be enhanced, shaped, shipped, and enjoyed almost anywhere and when needed most.
- Good Nature Agro — Their priority is to generate lasting income with small-scale farmers. They build local community leaders into qualified Private Extension Agents (PEAs) who oversee and train farmers throughout the growing season. They support PEAs to provide frequent trainings and personalized recommendations on how their growers can make their field healthier andmore productive. PEAs promote improved farm practices and deliver a farmer-friendly loan of seeds and additional inputs. At harvest, Good Nature is a guaranteed market for the certified legume seed that their growers produce. Choosing to produce these high-value crops over traditional cash crops - maize and cotton - more than doubles their income.
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
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