African startup investors

We invest in all 6 economic sectors: Financial (fintech etc), Consumer (IoT, web3, prop tech food tech etc), Healthcare (longevity, biotech, pharmtech etc), Energy, Mining and Industrials (renewable, energy, mining tech etc), IT and Media (SaaS, platform etc), Infrastructure, Real Estate and Utilities. Being value investors we look for startups that have realistic valuation ideas and are willing to sufficiently pivot with our help.

10K Ventures invests its own capital and time to back founders, funds, and businesses globally, focusing on early-stage startups from Day 0 to pre-seed with a bias toward paradigm-shifting models.

10X Investments is a South African investment manager focused on low-cost index-tracking retirement products, including retirement annuities, living annuities, preservation funds, and unit trusts.

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We invest in internet, software, consumer, enterprise IT, life sciences, cyber security, fintech and AI. We are a client - service institution and we align our interests with our fund's objective. Our fund's objective is to provide long - term capital appreciation for our investors. In pursuing this objective, we seek to provide our investors with a diverse selection of high - quality, efficiently managed tech companies within managed risk controlled models. Under normal market conditions, we intend to invest the majority of the fund's capital into private tech companies, with remarkable scale and ascendant market share, which are sourced through fundamental financial analysis, data mining, pattern recognition and proprietary financial models. We then look for forward - looking stimulus that we believe will hasten earnings and/ or enhance the company's assets. Forward - looking stimulus may include but are not limited to; new, improved, or unique products or services; new or rapidly expanding markets for the company's products; new management; changes in the economic, financial, political, or regulatory environment affecting the company; or a business strategy not recognised by the market or competitors. Past investments; https://angel.co/s/nixon-kitimoi/sfUJN We also consider Environmental, Social and Governance factors, alongside other relevant factors, as part of our investment process as we aim to merge societal and financial value.

2080 Ventures is a fastest growing accelerator helping awesome founders from Asia, MENA, the US, and the CIS region make their big ideas go global! We invest, mentor, and open doors to new markets. From cool AI and fintech to green inventions and future education, we're all about shaping tomorrow.

An investment and support program for Late Seed and Series A startups with international ambitions, focusing on Moroccan founders or international startups establishing a presence in Morocco.

Founded in Tunis in 2021 by a team of entrepreneurs, investors and company builders, 216 Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies. At 216 Capital, we invest across sectors in determined and creative founders building transformational businesses. Whether it’s Pre-seed or Seed, our mission is to help founders build the best product across different industries and sectors.

3 Comma Capital SCR, SA is a venture capital firm specializing in fund of funds and direct investments. It focuses on venture capital funds and startups investments. It prefers to invest in Digital technology, crypto assets, blockchain, web3 & artificial intelligence sectors. It prefers to invest in Europe, Latin America and United States of America. 3 Comma Capital SCR, SA was founded in 2022 and is based in Lisboa, Portugal.

We invest in: Stages Late Seed, Series A. Sectors - Fintech: Transforming the financial landscape with new models and technologies. - Foodtech: Shaping the future of food production, distribution, and consumption. - Retail: Revolutionizing e-commerce, marketplaces, and logistics for a seamless customer experience.

33N Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in seed/startups, series A, series B and early growth ventures. It prefers to invest in Cybersecurity, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Infrastructure, AI/ML and Infrastructure Software sectors. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in Europe, Israel and North America. The firm makes equity investments from EUR 4 million ($4.64 million) to EUR 12 million ($13.92 million). 33N Ventures was founded in 2022 and is based in Porto, Portugal with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel,Luxembourg, and San Francisco,USA

4Di Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Africa-based entrepreneurs building for regional and global markets. Launched in 2009, they focus on scaling the African venture ecosystem.

4DX Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage African technology companies across sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, edtech, climate tech, and health tech. Founded in 2017, the firm has invested in over 50 companies operating in more than 20 countries across Africa. Their investment philosophy centers on partnering with exceptional management teams to solve foundational and transformational problems, aiming to create a thriving African continent and a vibrant global community. 4DX Ventures provides strategic, operational, and technical guidance to hyper-scale businesses, emphasizing the importance of market size and the potential for significant growth. Notable portfolio companies include Abwaab, Andela, Autochek, Breadfast, Flutterwave, Mamo, MaxAB, mPharma, Taager, Thndr, and Wasoko.

500 Global is a venture capital firm with $2.3 billion in assets under management, investing in globally ambitious founders building fast-growing technology companies. The firm focuses on U.S. and global markets where innovation, capital, and ecosystems can propel startups and unlock long-term value. 500 Global has backed over 35 companies valued at $1 billion or more and more than 160 companies valued at over $100 million. The firm invests across sectors, geographies, and markets, leveraging its unique global networks and resources to unlock the potential of entrepreneurs and drive uncommon outcomes.

8 Miles LLP is a private equity firm focused exclusively on making investments in African businesses. The firm invests in established businesses and sectors with strong growth prospects. The team at 8 Miles is comprised of individuals from private equity as well as corporate backgrounds, with proven track records of driving operational change and value creation in businesses in Africa and other emerging markets.

8+ Ventures is a Swedish-based investment firm focusing on early-stage, high-impact businesses in the Nordics and East Africa. They invest in pre-seed and seed stages, prioritizing scalability and measurable social or environmental impact.

800 Ventures is an Africa-focused investment company specializing in seed-stage opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a preference for software and online businesses over hardware.

A15 is a venture capital firm that backs daring founders in the Middle East and North Africa region, adopting a founder-first approach to investing in early-stage tech startups.

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that invests in crypto and web3 startups. We have over $7.6 billion assets under management across four funds, and have been investing in web3 – across all stages – since 2013, under the direction of founding general partner Chris Dixon, as part of Andreessen Horowitz.

Aquagro Fund is the venture capital arm of Gaon Agro Industries Ltd. specializing in investments in incubation, early stage, growth stage, including seed stage, to late-stage companies, with an emphasis on early revenue and expansion stage companies. It typically invests in innovative water and agriculture technologies, as well as other innovative clean technologies including renewable energy, such as solar and wind power; state-of-the-art water related technologies; filtering and water recycling; computerized irrigation management and control; automated fertigation and efficient use of recycled water for agriculture and industry; aquaculture, Proprietary, advanced agro high-tech and agro-biotechnology; development of new hybrid and organic seeds; products for “boutique” agriculture; including but without limitation; health foods; herbal plants; functional foods; high value crops; etc.; greenhouses and automated growth facilities and environmental friendly food production using organic practices; modern packing houses and fresh food post-harvest technologies; and other cleantech fields i.e companies whose products or services are dedicated to the efficient use of natural resources including energy, water and air and to the reduction of the ecological impact of production by creating less waste or toxicity, energy generation, energy storage, energy infrastructure, energy efficiency and logistics, air quality, environmental IT, and enabling technologies. The firm primarily focuses on investments in companies based in Israel and North America. The firm seeks to invest in companies with the revenue of $5 Million with positive EBITDA, or clear line-of-sight to profitability. The firm preferably invests in companies with founder-owned and/or limited prior institutional funding. The firm prefers to hold minority stake. Aquagro Fund was founded in 2008 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

AAF Management Ltd. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in startups, pre-seed, seed, early stage, growth capital and series A investments. The firm also specializes in fund of fund investments. The firm typically invests in high growth companies in deep tech, fintech, healthcare, enterprise software, and consumer among other fields. It seeks to invest across North America, GCC, and MENA regions, Silicon Valley, Boston, New York and Western Asia markets. AAF Management Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia with additional offices in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Arlington, Virginia.

AAIC Investment Pte. Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing in growth capital. It prefers to invest in Healthcare sector. It seeks to invest in companies based in Africa. AAIC Investment Pte. Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is based in Singapore, Singapore with additional offices in Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Johannesburg, South Africa and Cairo, Egypt.

A key pillar in Arab Bank’s Digital Innovation Strategy, AB Ventures was set up in 2018 as the bank’s independent Corporate Venture Capital arm. AB Ventures demonstrates the bank’s commitment towards embracing digital innovation by investing directly in the next wave of innovative financial solutions, and – integrating them where relevant – into the financial services’ value chain across multiple markets.

I partner with leading early-stage startups to design, launch, and grow products, focusing on user-centered design, AI assistants, and marketplaces.

The Abraaj Group is a private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firm specializing in early venture, seed, growth capital, emerging growth, mid venture, late venture, expansion capital, industry consolidation, mezzanine, subdebt, PIPES, buyouts, bridge, recapitalization, infrastructure, and buy and build in mature companies. It seeks to invest in small and medium sized enterprises in emerging markets. The firm typically invests in oil, gas and consumable fuels, metals and mining, agricultural machinery and equipment, agricultural services, auto parts and equipment, leisure facilities, pharmaceuticals, services outsourcing, water utilities, real estate, health care and clean energy, manufacturing, food products, FMCG, construction, healthcare services, industrials, telecommunications, resource and infrastructure services, education, information technologies, aviation, materials and logistics, agribusiness, energy, and food industries. It focuses on consumer goods and services, within which it also focuses on fast moving consumer goods manufacturing, retail, and food & beverage. Within financial services it also focuses on banking, non-bank financial institutions (such as mortgage or consumer finance specialists), insurance companies (life, general and reinsurance), and payments and fintech businesses. Within healthcare it focuses on hospitals & clinics and other type of service providers in the healthcare domain. Within education, it focuses on private K-12 schools and traditional graduate and post-graduate, campus-based universities. We are also investing in clean energy power generation, i.e., renewable power generation assets. We will also selectively invest in base-load gas-fired power generation assets and select midstream and downstream energy infrastructure assets including transmission and distribution assets that complete the value chain. It invests in companies based in Far East, the Middle East including Saudi Arabia, North Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Asia with a focus on Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Algeria, Pakistan, Turkey, the Palestinian territories and the six Gulf Arab nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. The firm also seeks to invest globally with a focus on Sub Saharan Africa including Ivory Coast region; Latin America including Argentina, Brazil; Central Asia; and Southeast Asia including India and the Philippines. The firm seeks to make equity investments between $0.5 million and $100 million; typically investing $10 million to $100 million in private equity investments as well as in real estate. It prefers to invest between $100 million and $300 million in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in companies with revenue between $6 million to $35 million. The firm acquires controlling or significant interest and seeks board representation in its portfolio companies. It typically exits its investments within a period of three years to five years through structured exits to strategic and trade buyers or onto public markets in the region. The firm seeks majority and minority positions in public enterprises ranging between 10% and 49%. The Abraaj Group was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with additional offices across Asia, Africa, and Europe.