Raba

Raba partners with founders from leading start-ups and companies building technology companies solving hard problems in emerging ecosystems in Africa. Raba is backed by a select group of venture capitalists, technology entrepreneurs, and families who have built global businesses across a wide range of industries.

Aadil Mamujee

Co-Founder and General Partner

Past deals in Sub Saharan Africa

Yellow Card

Series B in 2022
Yellow Card Financial, LLC operates an online cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies without the need for a bank account. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chamblee, Georgia, the company offers a range of services including over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading, payment solutions, and currency exchange. Additionally, Yellow Card provides gift cards for cryptocurrency, aiming to transform the traditional remittance market in Nigeria and other countries. The company also has physical locations in Nigeria, Tanzania, Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa, enhancing its accessibility for customers seeking to engage in cryptocurrency transactions.

Nile.ag

Seed Round in 2022
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.

Stitch

Series A in 2022
Stitch Money provides full API access to financial accounts. Stitch Money allows users to share their transaction history and balances, confirm their identities, and initiate payments.

Busha

Seed Round in 2021
Busha Digital Limited develops an online platform and mobile application software to buy, sell, and manage the cryptocurrency portfolio. It allows customers to manage the cryptocurrency portfolio either by depositing funds into the wallet and start trading in cryptocurrencies or making payment directly through the bank accounts or debit/credit cards. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Stitch

Seed Round in 2021
Stitch Money provides full API access to financial accounts. Stitch Money allows users to share their transaction history and balances, confirm their identities, and initiate payments.

Yellow Card

Series A in 2021
Yellow Card Financial, LLC operates an online cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies without the need for a bank account. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chamblee, Georgia, the company offers a range of services including over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading, payment solutions, and currency exchange. Additionally, Yellow Card provides gift cards for cryptocurrency, aiming to transform the traditional remittance market in Nigeria and other countries. The company also has physical locations in Nigeria, Tanzania, Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa, enhancing its accessibility for customers seeking to engage in cryptocurrency transactions.

Yoco

Series C in 2021
Yoco Technologies Proprietary Limited, known as Yoco, is a South African company based in Cape Town that specializes in providing tools and services for small businesses to facilitate payments and enhance operational efficiency. Established in 2015, Yoco offers a range of products including mobile card machines, payment gateways, point of sale systems, and a business portal, enabling merchants to accept payments in-store, online, and on-the-go. The company aims to simplify the payment process for both buyers and sellers, reducing the complexities associated with managing multiple systems. Yoco currently supports around 100,000 small businesses in South Africa and has been recognized as one of the top 250 most promising fintech companies in recent years.

Stitch

Seed Round in 2021
Stitch Money provides full API access to financial accounts. Stitch Money allows users to share their transaction history and balances, confirm their identities, and initiate payments.

AMMP Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
AMMP Technologies is an Amsterdam-based provider of digital solutions for energy service companies in emerging markets. The AMMP SaaS platform is a vendor-agnostic solution for remote monitoring and management of portfolios of renewable/hybrid energy systems. It enables data-driven operational excellence, leading to higher system uptimes and significant OPEX savings. Since AMMP’s founding in 2018, the company’s operational base has grown to nearly 1,000 systems worldwide. Prior to AMMP, the founding team worked together at E.ON Off Grid Solutions to successfully deploy and operate mini-grids across Sub-Saharan Africa.

54gene

Series A in 2020
54gene develops a pan-African biobank to identify new drug targets, and develop diagnostics and treatments for diseases. The company targets multiple disease states, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neuro-degenerative disease. It also provides genetic testing and molecular diagnostics services. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional offices in Lagos, Nigeria.

Lori Systems

Series A in 2019
Lori Systems Corp. develops, owns, and operates a logistics platform that helps to connect transport with cargo. It serves transporters and cargo owners. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya with additional offices in Mombasa, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; and Lagos, Nigeria.

Kobo360

Seed Round in 2018
Kobo360 is a tech-enabled digital logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations to help cargo owners, truck owners, and drivers, and cargo recipients to achieve an efficient supply chain framework. Through an all-in-one robust logistics ecosystem, Kobo uses big data and technology to reduce logistics frictions, empowering rural farmers to earn more by reducing farm wastages and helping manufacturers of all sizes to find new markets. Kobo enables unprecedented efficiency and cost reduction in the supply chain, providing 360-visibility while delivering products of all sizes safely, on time and in full. The Kobo mission is to build the Global Logistics Operating System that will power trade and commerce across Africa and Emerging Markets. The company is also preparing to enter the agro-trading space by creating a marketplace that links farmers with buyers all over the world. The marketplace will effectively eliminate the high cost of middlemen for smallholder farmers and significantly improve profits. Ife Oyedele ll and Obi Ozor founded it in 2017 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

Twiga Foods

Seed Round in 2016
Twiga Foods Ltd. operates a mobile-based business-to-business supply platform, serving retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls across Africa. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company facilitates the ordering of various supplies, including bananas, pineapples, and tomatoes, through its innovative platform. Twiga Foods aims to streamline the supply chain and enhance access to essential goods for millions of small and medium-sized vendors in urban markets throughout the continent.