Top 15 VC Funds & Investors in Africa (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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GreenHouse Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Nigeria, Kenya, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Payments | |
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Ground Squirrel Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Kenya, Zambia | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance | $400k–$5M |
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Clear Creek Investments
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, United States | Seed, Series F | Energy, Travel, Battery | |
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Kenya, Israel | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Biotechnology, Health Care | $250k–$55M |
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ARCH Emerging Markets Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, South Africa, United States | Series D, Debt Financing, Private Equity | Solar, Finance, Consumer | |
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Autodesk Foundation
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Kenya, Uganda | Seed, Series A, Series B | Energy, CleanTech, Manufacturing | $2.1M–$40M |
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Flying Doctors Nigeria
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Health Care, Retail, Medical | $225k–$1.5M |
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Zenith Bank
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire | Grant, Seed, Debt Financing | Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Energy | $6.9k–$21k |
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Klister Credit
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Analytics, SaaS, Water | $250k–$13M |
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Venture Capital Studio
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, FinTech, Finance | $256k–$9.6M |
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Alphatron Group B.V.
VC Fund
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1 | The Netherlands, Kenya | Seed | Travel, Tourism, CleanTech | $500k–$5.4M |
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Africa GoGreen Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Benin, Uganda, South Africa | Debt Financing | Hotel, Finance, Logistics | $17M–$50M |
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Microtraction
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, United States, Ghana | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $25k–$1.3M |
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Kalon Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Luxembourg, United States | Seed, Series A | Apps, Internet, Software | $570k–$7M |
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Sherpa Africa Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa | Pre-Seed, Seed | Financial Services, Finance, FinTech | $50k–$6M |
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GreenHouse Capital’s Founding Partners took their own fintech company Venture Garden Group (VGG) from a 7 employee, ₦30 million revenue startup to a 200 employees, ₦2 billion power house in just 4 years and raised an attention grabbing Series A round from Convergence Partners of South Africa. The uniqueness of their position was not lost on thefounders who then cultivated Garden Institute of Business Entrepreneurs (GIBE) to identify, incubate, and invest in young and innovative tech startups solving global challenges in Emerging Markets. GIBE was created to build a world class talent management hub for young and passionate entrepreneurs while creating a pool of technology inclined businesses and innovation oriented leaders.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Credpal — Buy now, pay later. Split in 6.
- Encore Pay — Encore Pay is a UAE-based FinTech and Payment solutions provider.
- 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.
Seed round investment in frontier markets and clean energy
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Kenya, Zambia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Round size: Seed $400k–$3M; Series A $1.8M–$5M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Grapevine — Grapevine makes it possible for groups to invite members, collect and distribute donations, establish a community and connect with nonprofits.
- MindMics — Discover MindMics. The world's most accurate personal heart health monitor and well-being platform. Look after your heart health to live longer and better.
- Untapped Global — Untapped connects global investors, and foreign capital to opportunities in emerging markets. Delivering competitive returns, and measurable impact for global investors.
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: Energy, Travel, Battery
- Stage:Seed, Series F
- Geography: Kenya, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ZincFive — ZincFive is an intelligent energy storage and delivery solutions company providing nickel-zinc battery based UPS solutions for mission-critical applications in data centers, intelligent transportation, motive power, and other industries. With 74 patents awarded and 29 patents pending, ZincFive leverages nickel-zinc chemistry within our solutions toprovide high power density and performance simultaneous with superior safety and environmental advantages. ZincFive was founded in 2016 and is based in Tualatin, Oregon.
- 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
The premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Kenya, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 115
- Round size: Seed $250k–$7.3M; Series A $1.5M–$15M; Series B $8.5M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sober Sidekick — Gamified peer to peer support
- General Radar Corp. — World's Highest Performance Digital Pulse Compression Radars
- Aeovian Pharmaceuticals — Aeovian is a San Francisco based biopharmaceutical company developing novel and highly selective therapeutics modulating mTORC1 pathway.
ARCH is a specialist emerging markets investment advisor with deep experience of emerging markets, private equity, asset management and legal and governance matters over many decades.
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- Industry: Solar, Finance, Consumer
- Stage:Series D, Debt Financing, Private Equity
- Geography: Kenya, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CrossBoundary — CrossBoundary Energy's renewable energy solutions help decarbonize enterprise by providing cleaner, cheaper and more reliable power.
- Sun King — Greenlight sells, installs and finances solar home systems for the 1.8 billion off-grid and under-electrified consumers in Africa and Asia.
- The Sun Exchange — We finance, install, and maintain the solar system. You simply pay for the power it generates and save from day one.
Autodesk Foundation is the first foundation to focus investment exclusively on the people and organizations using design for impact.
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- Industry: Energy, CleanTech, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Kenya, Uganda
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$12M; Series A $5M–$20M; Series B $40M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- M2X Energy — M2X Energy is a scalable methane conversion technology company that provides automated gas-to-product systems for methane conversion.
- Last Energy — Last Energy is creating a new system for the development and delivery of small modular nuclear power plants. Combining proven reactor technology with a first-of-its-kind delivery model and fully modular plant design, Last Energy aims to decarbonize energy production and increase access to clean, affordable power.
- Found Energy — Found Energy's aluminum-thermal power systems extract renewable energy from aluminum at double the energy density of diesel and at a competitive cost. Compact, modular, safe, and carbon-free, our technology makes industrial decarbonization practical.
Flying Doctors Nigeria is an ambulance service company that provides medical emergency services. The company also provides medical solutions such as air ambulance and medical evacuation and ground ambulance services. They offer rapid transfer and the highest standards of care to patients in acute medical need, serving both states and privatecompanies on a yearly retainer basis.Flying Doctors Nigeria operates stations manned by specially trained medical doctors across the country from where real-time responses are affected. It was founded in 2009 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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- Industry: Health Care, Retail, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $225k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GetEquity — GetEquity is a NASDAQ for venture capital. We provide an exchange and liquidity for private companies, and an infrastructure for different cadres of venture capital around investing, founder liquidity, and shareholder management
- Healthtracka — Healthtracka is a digital health platform that allows consumer direct access to lab tests bookings, at-home sample collection and digital results in 1-3days
- Helium Health — Helium Health empowers healthcare providers in Africa with digital tools, financing solutions, and data partnerships. Learn more about our innovative solutions.
At Zenith, we believe that the beauty of life lies in the little things that give us a better expression of ourselves, make us more social and connect emotionally.
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- Industry: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Energy
- Stage:Grant, Seed, Debt Financing
- Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Grant $6.9k–$21k
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zerax — Zerax is an African tech startup recognized as an innovator in the fintech space. It helps small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by providing an automated storefront platform and access to smart loans.
- The Very Hacked Men — The Very Hacked Men is a African innovator.
- Zenith Intelliscore — Zenith Intelliscore is an African fintech startup specializing in AI-powered credit scoring solutions for banks.
Klister Credit is an investment and consulting corporation.
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- Industry: Analytics, SaaS, Water
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Geography: Canada, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $250k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% 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.
- WatrHub — WatrHub is a data and intelligence company that delivers predictive intelligence on infrastructure opportunities in the US and Canada. WatrHub is the only source of predictive market information on how, when, and why these water infrastructure investments will be made. Its AI engine transforms millions of public documents into actionable salesleads and market insights. Manufacturers subscribe to WatrHub to secure their next water utility clients and bring their advanced, efficient technologies to aging water infrastructure.It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
- Sparrow BioAcoustics — Sparrow BioAcoustics ,developers of a smartphone stethoscope designed to gather and collaborate on medical-grade cardiac and pulmonary data.
36 Followers, 31 Following, 1 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Black Silver Capital (@blacksilvercapital)
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- Industry: Information Technology, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $928k–$9.6M; Pre-Seed $256k–$3.7M
- Lead/follow: 88% lead, 12% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Accrual Software — We are a Software Development Company
- Venture Capital Studio — 36 Followers, 31 Following, 1 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Black Silver Capital (@blacksilvercapital)
- Cyrrix Cybersecurity — At Cyrrix Cybersecurity, we understand the importance of protecting your business from online threats. Our team provides a full range of cybersecurity services to help safeguard your company's sensitive information and systems. We offer comprehensive risk assessments, penetration testing, and incident response planning to identify and addressvulnerabilities in your network. Our managed security services provide ongoing monitoring and threat detection to keep your business protected around the clock. With our help, you can rest easy knowing that your company's valuable assets are secure.
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- Industry: Travel, Tourism, CleanTech
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: The Netherlands, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $500k–$5.4M
- Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BigCircle Ventures — BigCircle Ventures is an Amsterdam-based cleantech venture builder dedicated to transforming early-stage deeptech research into scalable startups. By partnering with leading universities, research institutes, and corporations, BigCircle turns breakthrough technologies into viable companies that drive climate impact, strengthen Europe’s strategicautonomy, and accelerate the global transition to a net-zero future.
- 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
- DOPS Recycling Technologies — Direct Carbon Immobilization
Africa Go Green Fund (AGG) was initiated by KFW on behalf of the German government to promote private investments that mitigate or reduce the emission of Green House Gases (GHG).
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- Industry: Hotel, Finance, Logistics
- Stage:Debt Financing
- Geography: Benin, Uganda, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Debt Financing $17M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Spironet — SpiroNet is an electric motorcycle and scooter company that is revolutionizing the two-wheelers sector in Africa. They offer custom-made ebike solutions that support the specific needs of each country, and they are committed to making better choices than conventional mobility and encouraging mass adoption of electric vehicles.
- Cold Solutions Kazi — Cold Solutions Kazi enables clients to outsource their cold chain operations to a team of seasoned industry professionals.
- Kasada Capital Management — Kasada Capital Management (KCM), a new investment platform dedicated to the hotel industry in sub-Saharan Africa,
We invest in Africa's most remarkable teams with technical founders at the earliest stage of their venture
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, Ghana
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Round size: Seed $25k–$1.3M; Angel $30k–$50k; Pre-Seed $50k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Accounteer — Accounteer is a cloud accounting platform for small businesses. Business owner can create invoices, track expenses and follow up on their finances with ease. Accounteer integrates with external services like banks, e-invoicing platforms and e-commerce. Future proof your business today by subscribing for a free Accounteer trial account.
- LemFi — Send money to India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and 30 other countries. Receive and manage your money without stress
- 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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- Industry: Apps, Internet, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Luxembourg, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $570k–$3M; Series A $2M–$7M
- Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Talk360 — Talk360 is an easy-to-use calling app that helps people make affordable international calls to any mobile and landline number. They believe that reliable communication and digital services must be affordable and accessible to everyone, regardless of someone's background. Especially people in emerging countries in Africa, who often need theseservices the most, do not always have the necessary banking possibilities. To bridge this distance, Talk360 will launch the world's first single checkout platform for Africa. This platform will combine all locally available payment methods and currencies across Africa, together with over 1.25 million cash points of sales, and will eventually be available to other companies as well. This means that 500 million Africans will be able to purchase digital services they never had access to before.
- Sendmarc — Manage your organization's DMARC, SPF, and DKIM with world-class implementation services and support. All in one easy-to-use platform.
- visionAI — Enhance factory efficiency with visionAI by using existing cameras to uncover inefficiencies and eliminate your production blindspots. Book a demo now!
A venture fund for pre-seed startups in Africa, led by Startup Operators, backed by Startup Operators.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $300k–$6M; Pre-Seed $50k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Novek — Novek builds IOT technology to completely eliminate single use plastic from FMCG Supply chains.
- CashBackApp — An App that offers you Cash Discounts on a wide range of household essentials available at local supermarkets in Kenya.
- Jackfruit Finance — Fast, flexible school financing in Kenya. Get working capital, projects, and asset loans designed around school fee cycles and growth needs.
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