Ekta Aggarwal

Principal Account Manager

John Bell

CEO-Founder

Aaron Bell

Director, Google Research

Brendan Bulik-Sullivan

General Partner

Brad Calder

VP and GM, Google Cloud Platform and Technical Infrastructure

Sumiran Das

Growth Equity Investor at Google Capital

Jacquelline Fuller

President

Raj Gajwani

Director, Orion Wifi @ Google Area 120

Carletta Higginson

Director, Global Head of Music Publishing

Rahul Jain

Lead, Venture Capital and Startups - Google Cloud

Aftab Jutt

CEO

Sushrut Karanjkar

Director

David Krane

Mnaging Partner

Jess Kuizon

CEO

Bibiana Leite

Director, Scaled Partnerships

Anthony Nakache

Managing Director, Google MENA

David Reshef

Venture Partner

Issi Rozen

Venture Partner

Philipp Schindler

Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer

Aparna Sinha

Director, Product Management for Kubernetes and Anthos

Andrew R. Whalley

Director, Chrome Security

Andy Wheeler

General Partner

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Past deals in Africa and Middle East

Wiz

Acquisition in 2025
Wiz, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company specializes in cloud security, providing enterprises with a platform that enables them to identify security issues within their public cloud infrastructure. Wiz's innovative solution offers a comprehensive, cloud-native visibility tool that analyzes the entire cloud environment, delivering a 360-degree view of security risks across various platforms, including clouds, containers, and workloads. The platform utilizes actionable, graph-based analysis to facilitate in-depth risk assessment and root cause analysis without the need for agents, allowing organizations to enhance their security posture effectively.

University of Johannesburg

Grant in 2025
University of Johannesburg is a public university in South Africa which offers vocational and academic programmes.

Jacaranda Health

Grant in 2024
Jacaranda Health is a medical services provider in Kenya, specializing in maternal and child health. It operates clinics in underserved, peri-urban areas, offering high-quality, affordable care, including maternity services, general healthcare, and nursing mentorship. Jacaranda's services are designed to be patient-centered and cost a fifth of what private hospitals charge. Notably, the company has achieved a zero maternal mortality rate, significantly lower than Kenya's national average of 400 deaths per 100,000 births. Additionally, Jacaranda Health is involved in research and innovation to improve maternal and newborn health services.

Equalum

Acquisition in 2023
Equalum Ltd. is a company that specializes in developing a data-beaming platform for real-time data ingestion and processing, primarily aimed at enterprises dealing with Big Data. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Equalum's platform enables the seamless transport of data from various sources, such as message queues, sensors, files, applications, and databases, to cloud services and analytics platforms. Its user-friendly interface features drag-and-drop functionality, along with robust data replication and streaming ETL tools, facilitating the rapid creation of real-time data pipelines with minimal coding required. Equalum’s solutions are utilized by Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies across diverse industries, enhancing capabilities in data warehouse modernization, real-time analytics, and artificial intelligence/machine learning applications. The platform is built on industry-leading change data capture technology, allowing businesses to efficiently process and transform data as it is generated.

Jacaranda Health

Grant in 2023
Jacaranda Health is a medical services provider in Kenya, specializing in maternal and child health. It operates clinics in underserved, peri-urban areas, offering high-quality, affordable care, including maternity services, general healthcare, and nursing mentorship. Jacaranda's services are designed to be patient-centered and cost a fifth of what private hospitals charge. Notably, the company has achieved a zero maternal mortality rate, significantly lower than Kenya's national average of 400 deaths per 100,000 births. Additionally, Jacaranda Health is involved in research and innovation to improve maternal and newborn health services.

AI21 Labs

Series C in 2023
AI21 Labs, founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, specializes in developing generative artificial intelligence and large language models. The company creates tools designed to enhance the understanding and generation of natural language, effectively transforming how users read and write. Its AI-driven writing companion captures real intelligence, rephrasing text to convey precise meanings while providing summaries that aid in comprehension. These innovations empower users to analyze and visualize complex information more efficiently, facilitating a deeper understanding of abstract knowledge structures. Through the application of deep learning and computer vision algorithms, AI21 Labs aims to significantly improve the efficiency of reading and writing processes.

BreezoMeter

Acquisition in 2022
BreezoMeter Ltd. is a company specializing in real-time air quality monitoring and health recommendations for consumers and businesses, operating primarily in the United States and Israel. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Haifa, Israel, with an additional office in the U.S., BreezoMeter provides street-level air quality data and tailored health solutions for various demographics, including children and athletes. Its suite of APIs offers information on air pollution, pollen, and active fires, making it a preferred choice for companies like Siemens and Tata Motors. The company employs a unique multi-data layer approach that integrates data from governmental sensors, satellites, and weather patterns to achieve high accuracy in air quality reporting. With sophisticated modeling and artificial intelligence, BreezoMeter calculates air quality metrics at a resolution of 0.003 miles (5 meters/16 feet) on an hourly basis across more than 90 countries.

Lori Systems

Series B in 2022
Lori Systems is a logistics platform based in Nairobi, Kenya, that connects transporters with cargo owners across Africa. Founded in 2016, the company also has offices in Mombasa, Uganda, and Lagos. Lori addresses a significant challenge in the African logistics sector, where up to 75% of product costs can be attributed to logistics, compared to only 6% in the United States. The platform provides a tech-enabled and operations-driven marketplace that enhances transparency, flexibility, reliability, and cost efficiency, achieving savings of over 18% for users. It offers real-time tracking of cargo, automated documentation, and streamlined payment processes, facilitating smoother goods transportation across the continent. Since its product launch in May 2017, Lori has experienced rapid growth, with a compounded monthly increase of 30%. The demand for its services continues to rise, supported by recent investments from prominent institutional and strategic investors. The company has also received recognition, including winning Techcrunch Battlefield Africa.

Airtel

Post in 2022
Bharti Airtel Limited, commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian multinational telecommunications services company headquartered in New Delhi, India. It operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa, and the Channel Islands. Airtel has a GSM network in all countries in which it operates, providing 2G, 3G and 4G services depending upon the country of operation. Airtel is the largest provider of mobile telephony and second largest provider of fixed telephony in India, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services. It offers its telecom services under the "airtel" brand, and is headed by Sunil Bharti Mittal. Bharti Airtel is the first Indian telecom service provider to achieve Cisco Gold certification. It also acts as a carrier for national and international long distance communication services. The company has a submarine cable landing station at Chennai, which connects the submarine cable connecting Chennai and Singapore.

SafeBoda

Venture Round in 2021
Safeboda is a community-based urban transportation network operating primarily in Africa, focusing on providing a safe and convenient alternative to traditional urban transport. Founded in Kampala, Uganda, the platform leverages mobile technology to connect passengers with motorcycle taxi drivers, enhancing urban mobility for the continent's growing young population. Safeboda emphasizes safety and quality by offering training for drivers in areas such as road safety, first aid, and customer care. This approach aims to increase the number of safe trips while ensuring a stress-free travel experience for users, ultimately modernizing the informal transportation sector in Africa.

Medsaf

Grant in 2021
Medsaf is a pharmaceutical platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, that facilitates the delivery of medications to hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics. Founded in 2014, the company offers a wide range of products, including antacids, antiviral drugs, anaemia treatments, antiseptics, and vitamins. Medsaf aims to enhance the accessibility of affordable, quality medications through an integrated suite of technologies designed to improve efficiency and transparency in the supply chain. Its services include online product distribution, quality control as a service, and a marketplace that connects healthcare providers with vetted suppliers and logistics partners. Additionally, Medsaf features an embedded finance platform that provides buy-now-pay-later solutions for medication procurement, streamlining the financial aspects of the pharmaceutical supply process.

Injaz

Grant in 2020
INJAZ was founded in 1999 as a project under a USAID-funded program, Save the Children. In 2001, INJAZ became an independent, nonprofit Jordanian organization. Over the past 18 years, INJAZ has established itself as a leading solution provider linking the public, private, and civil society sectors to bridge the skills gap between the educational system and the changing needs of the labor market.

Alooma

Acquisition in 2019
Alooma Ltd. is a data platform provider that enables users to build and manage data pipelines efficiently. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in California, the company allows data teams to integrate various data sources into a centralized data warehouse in real-time, primarily facilitating migration to Google Cloud services. Alooma supports numerous popular data sources and features a fault-tolerant, distributed architecture, providing users with visibility into their data pipelines, including monitoring of throughput, latency, and error rates. The platform also offers web and email notifications to alert users of any issues within their data pipelines, enhancing the overall data management and migration experience. As of March 2019, Alooma operates as a subsidiary of Google LLC.

Andela

Series D in 2019
Andela is a global technology company founded in 2014, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It specializes in recruiting, training, and connecting top-tier software developers from Africa and other emerging markets with global companies. Andela's platform streamlines the hiring process, enabling businesses to quickly and cost-effectively augment their teams with skilled talent. The company's unique model involves rigorous screening to select the top 1% of developers, providing them with mentorship and continuous learning opportunities, and managing all aspects of borderless hiring, from compliance to payroll. This allows clients to engage with fully managed teams or select individual roles, up to 66% faster and at a 30-50% cost reduction compared to traditional methods. Andela's diverse talent pool spans over 135 countries and specializes in advanced technologies such as application development, artificial intelligence, cloud & DevOps, and data engineering. The company has earned the trust of prominent global brands, including GitHub, Mastercard Foundry, and Mindshare.

HelpMum

Grant in 2018
HelpMum is a digital social enterprise that leverages mobile technology and low-cost innovation to tackle maternal and infant mortality in underprivileged and remote areas, primarily in Nigeria. The company provides clean birth kits to women in need and employs a vaccination tracker and AI-driven adviser to ensure babies receive timely immunizations. By using these tools, HelpMum aims to improve health outcomes for both mothers and infants.

Andela

Series C in 2017
Andela is a global technology company founded in 2014, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It specializes in recruiting, training, and connecting top-tier software developers from Africa and other emerging markets with global companies. Andela's platform streamlines the hiring process, enabling businesses to quickly and cost-effectively augment their teams with skilled talent. The company's unique model involves rigorous screening to select the top 1% of developers, providing them with mentorship and continuous learning opportunities, and managing all aspects of borderless hiring, from compliance to payroll. This allows clients to engage with fully managed teams or select individual roles, up to 66% faster and at a 30-50% cost reduction compared to traditional methods. Andela's diverse talent pool spans over 135 countries and specializes in advanced technologies such as application development, artificial intelligence, cloud & DevOps, and data engineering. The company has earned the trust of prominent global brands, including GitHub, Mastercard Foundry, and Mindshare.

Siyavula Education

Grant in 2017
Siyavula Education is an education technology company focused on enhancing high school students' performance in mathematics and science through personalized, technology-driven learning solutions. The company has developed innovative software that allows learners to practice subjects such as Maths, Physics, and Chemistry in an adaptive manner, catering to individual needs and providing targeted feedback to help students master essential concepts and skills. Additionally, Siyavula offers openly licensed, curriculum-aligned textbooks that facilitate online learning, making quality education more accessible to learners and teachers across South Africa.

Desktop Metal

Series C in 2017
Desktop Metal, Inc. is a manufacturer of additive manufacturing solutions, specializing in 3D printing technologies for metal and carbon fiber. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including the Production System for industrial manufacturing, the Shop System for machine and job shops, the Studio System designed for office use, and the Fiber desktop 3D printer. Desktop Metal serves a variety of industries such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, consumer products, heavy industry, machine design, and research and development. Its innovative systems, materials, and software facilitate on-demand digital mass production, providing the speed, cost-efficiency, and part quality necessary for modern manufacturing. The company markets its solutions across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from the Americas.

Andela

Series B in 2016
Andela is a global technology company founded in 2014, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It specializes in recruiting, training, and connecting top-tier software developers from Africa and other emerging markets with global companies. Andela's platform streamlines the hiring process, enabling businesses to quickly and cost-effectively augment their teams with skilled talent. The company's unique model involves rigorous screening to select the top 1% of developers, providing them with mentorship and continuous learning opportunities, and managing all aspects of borderless hiring, from compliance to payroll. This allows clients to engage with fully managed teams or select individual roles, up to 66% faster and at a 30-50% cost reduction compared to traditional methods. Andela's diverse talent pool spans over 135 countries and specializes in advanced technologies such as application development, artificial intelligence, cloud & DevOps, and data engineering. The company has earned the trust of prominent global brands, including GitHub, Mastercard Foundry, and Mindshare.

SES Networks

Series H in 2015
O3b Networks Limited specializes in satellite communications by operating a fiber-based satellite network that delivers global broadband connectivity. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in St Helier, Jersey, with an operational office in The Hague, Netherlands, the company provides internet and mobile connectivity services to a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, internet service providers, enterprises, and government entities across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. O3b Networks employs a Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellation designed to enhance communication capabilities, offering improved speed, affordability, and flexibility to meet the various capacity and network demands of its clients in 177 countries. Since August 2016, O3b Networks has operated as a subsidiary of SES, S.A.

Andela

Series A in 2015
Andela is a global technology company founded in 2014, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It specializes in recruiting, training, and connecting top-tier software developers from Africa and other emerging markets with global companies. Andela's platform streamlines the hiring process, enabling businesses to quickly and cost-effectively augment their teams with skilled talent. The company's unique model involves rigorous screening to select the top 1% of developers, providing them with mentorship and continuous learning opportunities, and managing all aspects of borderless hiring, from compliance to payroll. This allows clients to engage with fully managed teams or select individual roles, up to 66% faster and at a 30-50% cost reduction compared to traditional methods. Andela's diverse talent pool spans over 135 countries and specializes in advanced technologies such as application development, artificial intelligence, cloud & DevOps, and data engineering. The company has earned the trust of prominent global brands, including GitHub, Mastercard Foundry, and Mindshare.

Transphorm

Private Equity Round in 2015
Transphorm, Inc. is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) field effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion applications. Founded in 2007 and based in Goleta, California, the company provides a range of products suitable for sectors such as server and storage systems, photovoltaic inverters, automotive applications, and motor control. Transphorm's offerings include JEDEC and AEC-Q101 qualified GaN devices, combined with design and application support tailored to meet the needs of its expanding customer base across the Americas, EMEA, Japan, China, Korea, ASEAN, and Taiwan. Its vertically integrated approach fosters innovation throughout all stages of development, from design to fabrication and application support.

Exodus

Funding Round in 2015
Exodus is a multi-asset software wallet designed to simplify access to cryptocurrency and digital assets for users of all experience levels. By prioritizing user-friendly design, Exodus provides a platform for individuals to secure, manage, and exchange a wide variety of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, across more than 10,000 asset pairs. The wallet is available on both desktop and mobile devices, offering a non-custodial solution that ensures users maintain complete control over their funds. The platform operates with a focus on privacy and security, as all sensitive information is encrypted locally on users' devices. Exodus has a global presence, serving customers in various regions, including Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America.

Tala

Seed Round in 2014
Tala is a global financial technology company focused on delivering accessible financial services to underserved populations in emerging markets, including Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India. The company operates a mobile application that provides users with instant access to a range of financial services, such as credit, payments, savings, and transfers, effectively integrating digital and cash economies. Tala employs advanced data science and machine learning techniques to evaluate creditworthiness in real-time, allowing individuals without formal credit histories to receive personalized credit lines. This innovative approach helps bridge the financial inclusion gap for those in need of essential financial resources.

Magnify Digital

Seed Round in 2013
Magnify Digital is a boutique strategy agency based in Vancouver, Canada, focused on helping businesses establish meaningful online and mobile presences. The agency provides a range of services, including digital strategies, online advertising, and audience engagement analytics. By developing systems for creating, implementing, and monitoring online strategies, Magnify Digital enables clients to effectively connect with their target audiences. Their offerings include programmatic advertisements, management of social ad campaigns, and comprehensive campaign result analytics, all aimed at optimizing clients' marketing processes and delivering measurable results. The agency serves a diverse clientele, extending its services from Toronto to Dubai.

SES Networks

Venture Round in 2012
O3b Networks Limited specializes in satellite communications by operating a fiber-based satellite network that delivers global broadband connectivity. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in St Helier, Jersey, with an operational office in The Hague, Netherlands, the company provides internet and mobile connectivity services to a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, internet service providers, enterprises, and government entities across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. O3b Networks employs a Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellation designed to enhance communication capabilities, offering improved speed, affordability, and flexibility to meet the various capacity and network demands of its clients in 177 countries. Since August 2016, O3b Networks has operated as a subsidiary of SES, S.A.

Transphorm

Series D in 2011
Transphorm, Inc. is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) field effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion applications. Founded in 2007 and based in Goleta, California, the company provides a range of products suitable for sectors such as server and storage systems, photovoltaic inverters, automotive applications, and motor control. Transphorm's offerings include JEDEC and AEC-Q101 qualified GaN devices, combined with design and application support tailored to meet the needs of its expanding customer base across the Americas, EMEA, Japan, China, Korea, ASEAN, and Taiwan. Its vertically integrated approach fosters innovation throughout all stages of development, from design to fabrication and application support.

Transphorm

Series C in 2011
Transphorm, Inc. is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) field effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion applications. Founded in 2007 and based in Goleta, California, the company provides a range of products suitable for sectors such as server and storage systems, photovoltaic inverters, automotive applications, and motor control. Transphorm's offerings include JEDEC and AEC-Q101 qualified GaN devices, combined with design and application support tailored to meet the needs of its expanding customer base across the Americas, EMEA, Japan, China, Korea, ASEAN, and Taiwan. Its vertically integrated approach fosters innovation throughout all stages of development, from design to fabrication and application support.

SES Networks

Debt Financing in 2010
O3b Networks Limited specializes in satellite communications by operating a fiber-based satellite network that delivers global broadband connectivity. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in St Helier, Jersey, with an operational office in The Hague, Netherlands, the company provides internet and mobile connectivity services to a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, internet service providers, enterprises, and government entities across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. O3b Networks employs a Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellation designed to enhance communication capabilities, offering improved speed, affordability, and flexibility to meet the various capacity and network demands of its clients in 177 countries. Since August 2016, O3b Networks has operated as a subsidiary of SES, S.A.

MentorWave Technologies

Acquisition in 2010
MentorWave Technologies Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets 3D visualization solutions. The company's product MENTORIA is a visualization platform that enables users to overcome obsolete visual documentation and interact with distant sites. MentorWave Technologies was founded in 2002 and is based in Herzelya, Israel.

AI21 Labs

AI21 Labs, founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, specializes in developing generative artificial intelligence and large language models. The company creates tools designed to enhance the understanding and generation of natural language, effectively transforming how users read and write. Its AI-driven writing companion captures real intelligence, rephrasing text to convey precise meanings while providing summaries that aid in comprehension. These innovations empower users to analyze and visualize complex information more efficiently, facilitating a deeper understanding of abstract knowledge structures. Through the application of deep learning and computer vision algorithms, AI21 Labs aims to significantly improve the efficiency of reading and writing processes.
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