Chinook Capital

Established in 2016, Chinook Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Ilupeju, Nigeria. It focuses on investing in early-stage (seed and pre-series A) companies within the internet software, services, and media sectors.

Suru Avoseh

Partner and Co-Founder

8 past transactions

Edves

Venture Round in 2022
Edves is a digital infrastructure provider for K-12 schools in Africa that designs AI-powered school and learning management software to automate processes from enrollment to graduation. Its platform supports enrollment, fees payment, online learning, e-books, video tutorials and virtual classrooms, with analytics on student and school performance. The solution is used by more than 1,700 schools across 11 countries, enabling educators, school owners, and government agencies to track performance, identify fee defaulters, generate annual reports, and streamline administrative and learning operations to improve learning outcomes.

Edves

Seed Round in 2021
Edves is a digital infrastructure provider for K-12 schools in Africa that designs AI-powered school and learning management software to automate processes from enrollment to graduation. Its platform supports enrollment, fees payment, online learning, e-books, video tutorials and virtual classrooms, with analytics on student and school performance. The solution is used by more than 1,700 schools across 11 countries, enabling educators, school owners, and government agencies to track performance, identify fee defaulters, generate annual reports, and streamline administrative and learning operations to improve learning outcomes.

Propel

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Propel operates an on-demand platform that connects freelancers with clients seeking services in design, content writing, web and mobile applications, video production, and website design. Founded in 2017 and based in Lagos, Nigeria, the platform leverages blockchain technology to match suitable freelancers with projects and establish competitive pricing for services. Propel focuses on offering access to a diverse pool of skilled talent from Africa, catering to global clients. The platform segments its services into three tiers—P2P, EP, and FT—to create a reliable talent funnel. It provides tools for effective collaboration, communication, and project delivery, alongside features such as automated price regulation and streamlined payment processing, enabling companies to efficiently manage remote teams.

Lifestores Pharmacy

Venture Round in 2020
Lifestores Pharmacy is a retail pharmacy chain based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2017. The company focuses on enhancing the pharmaceutical sector through innovative solutions and offers a range of health programs to improve customer care. Among its key initiatives is VIVA, a chronic disease management program accessible via a mobile application, designed to support patients in managing their health more effectively. With a commitment to providing quality healthcare services, Lifestores Pharmacy aims to transform the way pharmaceuticals are delivered and accessed in Nigeria.

Edves

Seed Round in 2018
Edves is a digital infrastructure provider for K-12 schools in Africa that designs AI-powered school and learning management software to automate processes from enrollment to graduation. Its platform supports enrollment, fees payment, online learning, e-books, video tutorials and virtual classrooms, with analytics on student and school performance. The solution is used by more than 1,700 schools across 11 countries, enabling educators, school owners, and government agencies to track performance, identify fee defaulters, generate annual reports, and streamline administrative and learning operations to improve learning outcomes.

Youverify

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2017, Youverify specializes in digital identity verification. It confirms user identities by comparing documents with facial biometrics using AI, cross-checking against over 300 databases globally. The company also offers physical address verification across Sub-Saharan Africa through partnerships with field officers.

Safi.NG

Seed Round in 2016
Safi.NG is an on-demand platform for premium dry-cleaning and laundry.

Codepym

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Codepym is a Software company that is focused primarily on education. Since its inception in 2016, Codepym has continued to take giants strides in reinventing learning and inspiring people to make lifelong positive impact. With more than 100 institutions, (primary, secondary, tertiary, and learning centres), with over 50 staff, everything we do has our clients at the epicentre.
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