Saviu Ventures

Saviu Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2018 and headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage startups across Africa, focusing on sectors such as commercial products, commercial services, retail, e-commerce, fintech, and mobility. Saviu Ventures aims to make minority investments in companies at various stages of development, including seed and early-stage ventures, supporting innovative businesses that have the potential to drive growth and create value in the African market.

Cynthia Mandjek

Principal

Genco Sanli

Venture Partner

Samuel Touboul

Managing Partner

36 past transactions

Userguest.com

Seed Round in 2024
Userguest.com BV is a technology company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in providing innovative marketing tools and data-driven recommendations to hotels, aimed at optimizing their online revenue. Founded in 2018, the company offers a suite of solutions designed to enhance the user experience on hotel websites. These solutions include personalized notifications, social proof messages, smart pop-ups, and an interactive dashboard, all of which contribute to improving conversion rates and increasing direct bookings. By leveraging RevMarketing Automation, Userguest effectively matches user booking intent with hotel inventory priorities, displaying tailored incentives that drive revenue growth for hotels.

Workpay

Series A in 2024
Workpay, established in 2017 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, specializes in providing cloud-based payroll, benefits, and human resource management software tailored for small and medium-sized businesses in Africa. Its comprehensive solution includes time and attendance tracking, HR and payroll processing, employee self-service management, and payment processing, including support for mobile wallets. Workpay simplifies employee management and ensures compliance, enabling businesses to hire both local and remote teams across Africa without the need for local entities.

Doo.africa

Seed Round in 2024
Doo.africa partners with Mobile Money agents to provide essential services in the region.

Waribei

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Waribei is a FinTech company that connects banks, wholesalers, and retailers through a payment tool. It facilitates working capital financing for retailers, enabling them to purchase goods on credit and grow their businesses. Simultaneously, it offers wholesalers a platform to manage payment terms within traditional distribution channels, with banks providing the necessary liquidity.

Waspito

Seed Round in 2023
Waspito Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Douala, Cameroon, founded in 2020. It operates an e-health platform that connects the African healthcare ecosystem through a telehealth application. The platform facilitates access to a range of healthcare services, including online consultations with certified medical doctors across various specialties, electronic prescriptions, and health information. Additionally, Waspito offers a delivery service for medications and laboratory tests, enhancing the convenience and affordability of healthcare for its users. The application also features discussion forums for healthcare professionals, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the medical community. Through its innovative approach, Waspito aims to make basic healthcare more accessible to patients throughout Africa.

Djoli

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Djoli is a goods procurement platform specifically designed to serve restaurants, hotels, and cafes. The company provides a range of products at competitive prices and offers free delivery services, picking up items directly from producers. This approach not only ensures cost-effectiveness but also allows establishments to trace their orders back to the source, enhancing transparency and quality control in the supply chain.

Tajiri

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Tajiri is a SaaS application that designs and improves restaurant management to get profits.

Waspito

Seed Round in 2023
Waspito Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Douala, Cameroon, founded in 2020. It operates an e-health platform that connects the African healthcare ecosystem through a telehealth application. The platform facilitates access to a range of healthcare services, including online consultations with certified medical doctors across various specialties, electronic prescriptions, and health information. Additionally, Waspito offers a delivery service for medications and laboratory tests, enhancing the convenience and affordability of healthcare for its users. The application also features discussion forums for healthcare professionals, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the medical community. Through its innovative approach, Waspito aims to make basic healthcare more accessible to patients throughout Africa.

RubyX

Seed Round in 2023
RubyX is a digital lending platform that specializes in microfinance, providing loans targeted at income-generating activities. The company focuses on serving small businesses in emerging markets by facilitating digital lending for service providers. This allows non-lending entities, such as digital platforms, to seamlessly integrate lending features into their services, thereby enhancing access to financial resources for entrepreneurs in these regions. RubyX's innovative approach aims to foster economic growth by providing crucial financial support to small businesses that often struggle to secure traditional financing options.

Workpay

Seed Round in 2023
Workpay, established in 2017 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, specializes in providing cloud-based payroll, benefits, and human resource management software tailored for small and medium-sized businesses in Africa. Its comprehensive solution includes time and attendance tracking, HR and payroll processing, employee self-service management, and payment processing, including support for mobile wallets. Workpay simplifies employee management and ensures compliance, enabling businesses to hire both local and remote teams across Africa without the need for local entities.

Julaya

Seed Round in 2022
Julaya is a fintech company that provides African businesses with a comprehensive digital platform for managing payments and financial transactions. The platform enables businesses to disburse mobile money transactions to employees and suppliers while also offering virtual and physical prepaid cards. Julaya's software facilitates various financial activities, including paying utility bills, reloading credit cards, and transferring money. Additionally, it supports cash collection for fast-moving consumer goods and retailers, and provides access to digital loans. By digitizing operations through its platform, Julaya empowers businesses to utilize new digital payment methods and streamline their financial processes.

Waspito

Seed Round in 2022
Waspito Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Douala, Cameroon, founded in 2020. It operates an e-health platform that connects the African healthcare ecosystem through a telehealth application. The platform facilitates access to a range of healthcare services, including online consultations with certified medical doctors across various specialties, electronic prescriptions, and health information. Additionally, Waspito offers a delivery service for medications and laboratory tests, enhancing the convenience and affordability of healthcare for its users. The application also features discussion forums for healthcare professionals, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the medical community. Through its innovative approach, Waspito aims to make basic healthcare more accessible to patients throughout Africa.

Paps

Seed Round in 2022
Paps is a transport and logistics company based in Dakar, Senegal, founded in 2016. It provides innovative distribution and delivery solutions for businesses and merchants through its e-commerce platform, which allows real-time scheduling and tracking of deliveries. Paps specializes in the transportation of documents and parcels, secure storage, and the insured delivery of packages either to relay points or through last-mile services. The company’s logistics application features live tracking, an intelligent address system, and automatic dispatch, ensuring a fully digitalized postal logistics service that facilitates timely movement of shipments. Additionally, Paps offers professional services, including cash on delivery management, courier provision, return management, collection, and periodic reporting, catering to a wide range of logistical needs.

Zanifu

Seed Round in 2022
Zanifu is a regulated financial technology company that specializes in inventory financing for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company develops a microlending platform designed to enhance efficiency in supply chain operations, allowing small retailers and wholesalers to access working capital for inventory procurement. With a mobile-first approach, Zanifu's platform is tailored for environments with low internet penetration, enabling users to secure financing and pay suppliers at a later date. By facilitating access to necessary resources, Zanifu supports the growth and sustainability of MSMEs within the consumer goods value chain.

ANKA

Seed Round in 2022
ANKA is an e-commerce platform dedicated to the discovery, buying, and selling of African fashion, arts, and crafts. Founded with the mission to connect creators and enthusiasts of African culture, ANKA enables users to engage with a diverse range of products, including clothing, jewelry, and art. The platform serves as a marketplace that facilitates direct transactions between buyers and sellers globally, ensuring a user-friendly and secure experience. ANKA aims to support African creators by providing them with opportunities to thrive in their crafts while allowing customers worldwide to appreciate and acquire unique African creations. Based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ANKA has established itself as a significant player in promoting and celebrating African artistry.

Swyft

Venture Round in 2022
Swyft is an IT solutions company that specializes in providing a comprehensive delivery fleet platform designed for businesses across various industries. Its platform facilitates the assignment and tracking of orders while integrating customer support and point of sale systems with logistical operations. This enables clients to enhance their sales performance and gain valuable insights into customer behavior through a centralized logistics service. By streamlining the delivery process, Swyft aims to support businesses in optimizing their operations and improving overall efficiency.

Kamtar

Series A in 2021
Kamtar is an online logistics platform operating in West Africa that facilitates the transportation of goods by connecting verified drivers with customers in need of transportation services. The platform addresses the challenges of logistics in the region by allowing load providers to access a network of independent transporters, enabling them to select appropriate vehicle types and book their services directly. Kamtar aims to enhance transparency in delivery operations while reducing costs by eliminating intermediaries and streamlining the negotiation process for delivery services. Through its innovative approach, Kamtar seeks to simplify the logistics experience for both transporters and clients in West Africa.

Julaya

Series A in 2021
Julaya is a fintech company that provides African businesses with a comprehensive digital platform for managing payments and financial transactions. The platform enables businesses to disburse mobile money transactions to employees and suppliers while also offering virtual and physical prepaid cards. Julaya's software facilitates various financial activities, including paying utility bills, reloading credit cards, and transferring money. Additionally, it supports cash collection for fast-moving consumer goods and retailers, and provides access to digital loans. By digitizing operations through its platform, Julaya empowers businesses to utilize new digital payment methods and streamline their financial processes.

Paps

Seed Round in 2021
Paps is a transport and logistics company based in Dakar, Senegal, founded in 2016. It provides innovative distribution and delivery solutions for businesses and merchants through its e-commerce platform, which allows real-time scheduling and tracking of deliveries. Paps specializes in the transportation of documents and parcels, secure storage, and the insured delivery of packages either to relay points or through last-mile services. The company’s logistics application features live tracking, an intelligent address system, and automatic dispatch, ensuring a fully digitalized postal logistics service that facilitates timely movement of shipments. Additionally, Paps offers professional services, including cash on delivery management, courier provision, return management, collection, and periodic reporting, catering to a wide range of logistical needs.

Oze

Seed Round in 2020
Oze is a technology company focused on bringing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa into the digital age. It offers an application that allows businesses to easily track sales, expenses, and customer information. By analyzing this data, Oze provides tailored recommendations and business education to help entrepreneurs improve their operations. The platform also connects users with Oze Coaches for additional support, enhancing their learning experience. With over 150,000 registered users, Oze claims to be the largest online community of SMEs in West Africa. The company leverages machine learning to assess credit risk, enabling it to offer affordable capital through banking partners. Notably, 97% of businesses that have utilized Oze for at least nine months report growth or profitability, indicating the effectiveness of its services in fostering business success.

FCB.ai

Seed Round in 2020
FCB.ai specializes in developing conversational artificial intelligence platforms tailored for the financial industry. The company aims to enhance customer engagement for financial service providers by creating an interactive and enjoyable experience through intelligent, human-like conversations. Its technology facilitates a more intuitive customer journey, which helps clients acquire and retain customers effectively. By enabling financial institutions to interact seamlessly with numerous potential and existing clients, FCB.ai's platform significantly improves conversion rates and overall customer satisfaction.

Spring in Africa

Seed Round in 2020
Spring in Africa is a fnacial service offering firm that provides banking alternatives to make transection efficient.

FCB.ai

Seed Round in 2020
FCB.ai specializes in developing conversational artificial intelligence platforms tailored for the financial industry. The company aims to enhance customer engagement for financial service providers by creating an interactive and enjoyable experience through intelligent, human-like conversations. Its technology facilitates a more intuitive customer journey, which helps clients acquire and retain customers effectively. By enabling financial institutions to interact seamlessly with numerous potential and existing clients, FCB.ai's platform significantly improves conversion rates and overall customer satisfaction.

Zanifu

Seed Round in 2020
Zanifu is a regulated financial technology company that specializes in inventory financing for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company develops a microlending platform designed to enhance efficiency in supply chain operations, allowing small retailers and wholesalers to access working capital for inventory procurement. With a mobile-first approach, Zanifu's platform is tailored for environments with low internet penetration, enabling users to secure financing and pay suppliers at a later date. By facilitating access to necessary resources, Zanifu supports the growth and sustainability of MSMEs within the consumer goods value chain.

ANKA

Seed Round in 2020
ANKA is an e-commerce platform dedicated to the discovery, buying, and selling of African fashion, arts, and crafts. Founded with the mission to connect creators and enthusiasts of African culture, ANKA enables users to engage with a diverse range of products, including clothing, jewelry, and art. The platform serves as a marketplace that facilitates direct transactions between buyers and sellers globally, ensuring a user-friendly and secure experience. ANKA aims to support African creators by providing them with opportunities to thrive in their crafts while allowing customers worldwide to appreciate and acquire unique African creations. Based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ANKA has established itself as a significant player in promoting and celebrating African artistry.

Kamtar

Seed Round in 2020
Kamtar is an online logistics platform operating in West Africa that facilitates the transportation of goods by connecting verified drivers with customers in need of transportation services. The platform addresses the challenges of logistics in the region by allowing load providers to access a network of independent transporters, enabling them to select appropriate vehicle types and book their services directly. Kamtar aims to enhance transparency in delivery operations while reducing costs by eliminating intermediaries and streamlining the negotiation process for delivery services. Through its innovative approach, Kamtar seeks to simplify the logistics experience for both transporters and clients in West Africa.

Lapaire

Seed Round in 2019
Lapaire Glasses Kenya Ltd. is a manufacturer and retailer of eyewear products, including prescription glasses and sunglasses, aimed at making eye care accessible and affordable for the lower and middle-income populations in Africa. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company utilizes innovative technology to provide free vision tests and a range of eyewear options to the estimated 550 million Africans in need of corrective lenses. Lapaire operates an online shop and offers accommodating services such as 24/7 online chat, mobile clinics for free vision testing, free delivery, and flexible payment plans. In addition to its operations in Kenya, Lapaire serves customers in Uganda, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Mali, with a commitment to improving eye health and vision across the continent.

Talent2Africa

Seed Round in 2019
Talent2Africa is a recruitment platform founded in 2016 and based in Mauritius, dedicated to connecting companies with middle managers and executives across Africa. The company focuses on facilitating the hiring of global African professionals, particularly those from the diaspora, by providing a streamlined interface for both candidates and employers. Talent2Africa employs a recruitment algorithm to match candidates with suitable job opportunities, while also offering career advice, coaching, and access to networking events. This approach enhances the job search experience for candidates and supports organizations in finding qualified talent that meets their specific needs.

ANKA

Seed Round in 2019
ANKA is an e-commerce platform dedicated to the discovery, buying, and selling of African fashion, arts, and crafts. Founded with the mission to connect creators and enthusiasts of African culture, ANKA enables users to engage with a diverse range of products, including clothing, jewelry, and art. The platform serves as a marketplace that facilitates direct transactions between buyers and sellers globally, ensuring a user-friendly and secure experience. ANKA aims to support African creators by providing them with opportunities to thrive in their crafts while allowing customers worldwide to appreciate and acquire unique African creations. Based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ANKA has established itself as a significant player in promoting and celebrating African artistry.

Kamtar

Seed Round in 2019
Kamtar is an online logistics platform operating in West Africa that facilitates the transportation of goods by connecting verified drivers with customers in need of transportation services. The platform addresses the challenges of logistics in the region by allowing load providers to access a network of independent transporters, enabling them to select appropriate vehicle types and book their services directly. Kamtar aims to enhance transparency in delivery operations while reducing costs by eliminating intermediaries and streamlining the negotiation process for delivery services. Through its innovative approach, Kamtar seeks to simplify the logistics experience for both transporters and clients in West Africa.

Lapaire

Seed Round in 2018
Lapaire Glasses Kenya Ltd. is a manufacturer and retailer of eyewear products, including prescription glasses and sunglasses, aimed at making eye care accessible and affordable for the lower and middle-income populations in Africa. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company utilizes innovative technology to provide free vision tests and a range of eyewear options to the estimated 550 million Africans in need of corrective lenses. Lapaire operates an online shop and offers accommodating services such as 24/7 online chat, mobile clinics for free vision testing, free delivery, and flexible payment plans. In addition to its operations in Kenya, Lapaire serves customers in Uganda, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Mali, with a commitment to improving eye health and vision across the continent.

Lapaire

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Lapaire Glasses Kenya Ltd. is a manufacturer and retailer of eyewear products, including prescription glasses and sunglasses, aimed at making eye care accessible and affordable for the lower and middle-income populations in Africa. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company utilizes innovative technology to provide free vision tests and a range of eyewear options to the estimated 550 million Africans in need of corrective lenses. Lapaire operates an online shop and offers accommodating services such as 24/7 online chat, mobile clinics for free vision testing, free delivery, and flexible payment plans. In addition to its operations in Kenya, Lapaire serves customers in Uganda, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Mali, with a commitment to improving eye health and vision across the continent.

Kamtar

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Kamtar is an online logistics platform operating in West Africa that facilitates the transportation of goods by connecting verified drivers with customers in need of transportation services. The platform addresses the challenges of logistics in the region by allowing load providers to access a network of independent transporters, enabling them to select appropriate vehicle types and book their services directly. Kamtar aims to enhance transparency in delivery operations while reducing costs by eliminating intermediaries and streamlining the negotiation process for delivery services. Through its innovative approach, Kamtar seeks to simplify the logistics experience for both transporters and clients in West Africa.

Seekewa

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Seekewa is a digital community platform dedicated to supporting small farmers through innovative financing solutions. By facilitating 0% microloans, Seekewa enables individuals and organizations to invest directly in agricultural projects, receiving discounts on the food produced as a return. The platform eliminates unnecessary middlemen, fostering a direct connection between farmers and consumers. In addition to financial support, Seekewa offers technical and business assistance, ensuring that smallholder farmers have the resources they need to thrive. Through strategic partnerships and advanced technology, Seekewa promotes trust, transparency, and shared value within the agricultural sector, embodying the farm-to-fork concept effectively.

ICT4dev ci

Venture Round in 2017
ICT4dev.ci is a startup founded in 2012 and incorporated in July 2014, specializing in the development and integration of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions aimed at addressing the daily challenges faced by African populations. The company provides a range of services, including web portal development, mobile distribution systems for agricultural pricing, and virtual marketplaces for agricultural customers. Its focus spans various sectors such as agriculture, health, education, and commerce, effectively leveraging technology to enhance e-agriculture, eHealth, e-Learning, and e-Commerce initiatives. By offering these ICT services, ICT4dev.ci aims to empower rural communities and improve their access to essential information and resources.
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