Top investors in Africa and Middle East
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Kepple Africa Ventures
Kepple Africa Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in Tokyo, Japan, that provides seed-, early-, and later-stage financing to African startups, with a focus on information technology, fintech, and consumer sectors.
Made 35 investments in Africa and Middle East
Launch Africa Ventures
Launch Africa Ventures is a Mauritius-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 that focuses on early-stage investments in Africa, targeting seed and pre-Series A rounds. The firm seeks opportunities across fintech, healthtech, climate tech, agritech, edtech, transportation and logistics, e-commerce, software as a service, artificial intelligence, big data and analytics, and supports portfolio companies across multiple African countries. It employs a high-touch, high-scale approach to provide capital and strategic guidance to startups, aiming to close the continent's funding gap and foster growth and innovation across the region.
Made 70 investments in Africa and Middle East
Societe Generale
Societe Generale is a European financial services group offering a broad range of banking and financial services, including retail, corporate, and investment banking, as well as securities services, asset management, and payment and cash management. The group serves individuals, businesses, financial institutions, and public sector clients through a global network and emphasizes sustainable finance and the energy transition, financing renewable energy, infrastructure, and related projects. Its activities cover advisory, capital markets, structured finance, and financing solutions across sectors such as energy, infrastructure, technology, and financial services. The company pursues responsible innovation and strong governance, with focus on risk management, compliance, and transparency. By leveraging digital solutions and cross-asset expertise, Societe Generale aims to deliver stable, long-term value for clients while promoting financial inclusion and stakeholder engagement.
Made 29 investments in Africa and Middle East
OurCrowd
OurCrowd is an Israel-headquartered independent venture investing platform that gives accredited investors and institutions access to venture capital and private equity opportunities. The platform vets and selects opportunities, invests its capital, conducts due diligence, and provides market insights and reporting to help users build diversified portfolios. It supports portfolio companies with mentorship, strategic introductions, and access to a global network for co-investment, talent, and follow-on opportunities. Operating globally, OurCrowd targets sectors such as healthcare, transport, energy, technology, fintech, cybersecurity, AI, software, and IoT, and facilitates investments across Israel, the United States and other markets. The company emphasizes education and investor resources and partners with institutional and high-net-worth investors to expand deal flow.
Made 145 investments in Africa and Middle East
F6 Ventures
F6 Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on empowering founders in the Middle East and Africa to scale internationally. It provides early capital along with strategic support and a broad network to help portfolio companies reach key milestones, such as acquiring initial customers and attracting follow-on funding. The firm operates across multiple emerging markets and has backed hundreds of startups, managing around $90 million in assets under management across several funds. Its portfolio spans diverse sectors and emphasizes social impact, including a notable share of female-led ventures. Based in the region, F6 Ventures aims to extend its startups' reach beyond borders by pairing capital with hands-on guidance and ecosystem access.
Made 129 investments in Africa and Middle East
Global Ventures
Global Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, focused on investing in growth-stage companies and founders from emerging markets across the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2018, the firm has backed more than 70 companies across 12 markets in sectors such as FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, Agritech, and Enterprise SaaS, and manages about $400 million in assets. Global Ventures differentiates itself with a hands-on approach, providing capital, strategic guidance, and access to networks to help portfolio companies scale and build transformative businesses.
Made 44 investments in Africa and Middle East
Middle East Venture Partners
Middle East Venture Partners is a Dubai-based venture capital firm with offices in Beirut, Dubai, Bahrain and Riyadh that backs early and growth-stage technology startups across the GCC, Levant, and adjacent markets. It focuses on sectors such as cloud-based software, fintech, e-commerce, mobility, education technology, and digital services, pursuing cross-border investments in the Middle East and North Africa and Turkey. The firm emphasizes patient capital and strategic partnerships, supporting portfolio companies with governance guidance, market access, and operational mentoring in addition to funding. With a regional footprint and a track record of investments in mobility, financial inclusion, software, and consumer platforms, MEVP aims to help startups scale regionally and internationally. It manages more than USD 260 million in assets under management and typically takes minority stakes while leveraging its network to accelerate growth and expansion for its portfolio companies.
Made 46 investments in Africa and Middle East
4DX Ventures
4DX Ventures is a Brooklyn, New York-based venture capital firm that concentrates on early-stage technology companies with an Africa focus. The firm partners with ambitious founders to build transformative businesses across Africa and pan-African markets, funding ventures in climate, edTech, healthtech, fintech, and e-commerce, among other sectors. With more than a decade of experience, 4DX Ventures has invested in over 50 portfolio companies spanning 20+ countries, and supports its companies with strategic guidance and hands-on collaboration to accelerate growth. Notable investments include Flutterwave, Andela, mPharma, Wasoko, and MaxAB, reflecting a commitment to impactful, scalable technology solutions. The firm aims to foster regional tech leadership and drive positive economic development by backing capable teams with a growth mindset and credible execution plans.
Made 41 investments in Africa and Middle East
Orbit Ventures
Orbit Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on emerging and frontier markets across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, investing in technology companies that digitize traditional industries and raise living standards in sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics. The firm provides hands-on, end-to-end support through a structured program covering partnerships, business development, fundraising, and growth, along with rapid iteration and operational guidance to accelerate portfolio companies. It leverages a network of mentors and hosts events to foster innovation and collaboration in global digitalization efforts.
Made 21 investments in Africa and Middle East
Microtraction
Microtraction is a Lagos-based venture capital firm that funds early-stage technology startups across Africa, with a focus on technical founders leading software, fintech, SaaS, and broader technology ventures. Founded in 2017, the firm invests in pre-seed and seed rounds and supports portfolio companies toward larger funding by connecting them with later-stage investors and accelerators. It emphasizes capital-efficient business models, clear product-market fit, and teams of two to three founders, often validated in large markets. Microtraction aims to empower African founders to build enduring companies and seeks to help them reach unicorn-scale potential in sizable markets.
Made 39 investments in Africa and Middle East
VentureSouq
VentureSouq is a Dubai-based venture capital firm with a global portfolio, focusing on FinTech and ClimateTech. The firm invests primarily in early-stage technology startups across the GCC and other regions, covering sectors such as fintech, cryptocurrency, banking, payments, risk and compliance tech, asset management, lending, and climate tech. It supports portfolio companies through its global network and ecosystem initiatives, aiming to foster regional entrepreneurship and cross-border growth.
Made 55 investments in Africa and Middle East
Enza Capital
Enza Capital is a Nairobi-based venture capital firm that invests in African technology companies across fintech, logistics, health, human capital, education, energy and climate-smart solutions, AI and cybersecurity. It operates across multiple stages from pre-seed to Series B, with initial checks typically ranging from $250k to $5m, and a sweet spot of $500k to $2m. It often leads or co-leads investments and provides value beyond capital, including board or observer seats. The firm emphasizes selecting strong founding teams, market validation, and technological innovation, and seeks to support portfolio companies with strategic guidance and subsequent financing as opportunities arise. Founded in 2019 in Nairobi, Enza Capital pursues a collaborative approach and seeks co-investment opportunities within Africa.
Made 25 investments in Africa and Middle East
Ventures Platform
Ventures Platform is a venture capital firm based in Abuja, Nigeria, that backs technology startups across Africa at the early stages. Founded in the mid-2010s, it focuses on mission-driven founders building capital-efficient platforms that address infrastructural gaps, connect underserved communities, and improve livelihoods, while providing portfolio companies with strategic resources and guidance beyond capital. The firm primarily pursues seed and early-stage investments, often through acceleration programs, and maintains a Pan-African footprint with activity across several markets from bases in Abuja and Lagos. Its portfolio spans fintech, e-commerce, and logistics, reflecting a broad effort to foster innovation and inclusive prosperity on the continent.
Made 52 investments in Africa and Middle East
Pitango Venture Capital
Pitango Venture Capital is a Herzliya-based venture capital firm founded in 1993 with offices in Israel and the United States. It manages multiple funds and backs startups across early-stage to growth, spanning information technology, artificial intelligence, digital health, health tech, cybersecurity, IoT, Web3, biotech, fintech, and other technology sectors. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships, providing strategic guidance, hands-on support, and access to a broad network of customers, partners, and industry leaders to help portfolio companies scale toward IPOs. Pitango operates internationally with investments in Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other regions, leveraging its ecosystem to connect entrepreneurs with customers, partners, and corporate collaborators. It is recognized for sector expertise and a track record of supporting founders from inception through scale.
Made 118 investments in Africa and Middle East
Kaleo Ventures
Kaleo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on technology startups across Africa, with a faith-aligned investment ethos. Founded in 2023 and based in Dallas, Texas, with a presence in Lagos, Nigeria, it concentrates on pre-seed and seed-stage ventures addressing core needs. It supports entrepreneurs with mentorship and access to peer communities within African and US tech ecosystems and leverages relationships with US and European investors to help portfolio companies access later-stage capital.
Made 24 investments in Africa and Middle East
Golden Palm Investments
Golden Palm Investments is a Ghana-based investment firm founded in 2008 that invests across Africa in venture, early-stage and growth opportunities. It targets technology-enabled sectors, including financial technology, digital healthcare, and marketplaces, and also engages in real estate and agribusiness. The firm operates with investment management and advisory capabilities, guided by an experienced management team and an advisory board, with a long-term, impact-focused approach intended to build world-class businesses and deliver positive outcomes for shareholders, businesses, communities and employees. Headquartered in Accra, Ghana, the firm seeks to contribute to Africa's economic growth through strategic, sustainable investments across sectors.
Made 38 investments in Africa and Middle East
Partech
Partech is a global venture capital firm headquartered in Paris with offices in Berlin, Dakar, Dubai, Nairobi, and San Francisco. Born in San Francisco and with about four decades of activity, Partech combines capital with operational experience and strategic support to back founders from seed to growth. It manages roughly €2.5 billion in assets and has a portfolio of some 220 companies across 40 countries on four continents. The firm backs technology-enabled companies across software, cybersecurity, fintech, healthtech, mobility and other TMT sectors, investing across Europe, Africa and North America. Partech emphasizes long-term partnerships, leveraging a global network and strategic collaborations to help portfolio companies scale, enter new markets and build sustainable competitive advantage.
Made 31 investments in Africa and Middle East
Ingressive Capital
Ingressive Capital is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups across Africa. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, it targets pre-seed to seed rounds and invests in sectors including fintech, software as a service and cloud, internet, health tech, and agritech. The firm operates Pan-Africanly with interests across Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria, and emphasizes active partnership, strategic advisory, and access to industry insights to help founders scale. It seeks to be a valuable partner on the founders' cap tables, supporting growth and entrepreneurship within Africa's expanding digital economy.
Made 37 investments in Africa and Middle East
Peregrine Ventures
Peregrine Ventures is an Israeli healthcare venture capital firm that concentrates on advancing medical innovation across biotech, digital health, medical devices, and pharma. The firm provides end-to-end support to portfolio companies throughout their life cycle—from seed-stage opportunities to growth companies—combining capital with strategic guidance, regulatory counsel, business development, and team recruitment. Peregrine operates multiple investment vehicles and programs, including seed and early-stage funds, an incubator, and a growth fund, to accelerate the development and commercialization of medical technologies and improve patient outcomes on a global scale.
Made 66 investments in Africa and Middle East
Renew Capital
Renew Capital is a pan-African venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology-enabled startups across Africa, focusing on impact and technology sectors. It connects investors—including individuals, family offices, and institutions—with promising ventures and provides capital, management development, and market access support. The firm supports ecosystem development and blended-finance initiatives to strengthen trade and investment ties, including partnerships with international programs such as Canada's Global Affairs Canada. As of April 30, 2026, Renew Capital has invested in 50+ portfolio companies with an average investment size of $224,000, creating about 3,400 jobs across 13 countries, with 74% of those roles held by women. The firm’s aim is to grow businesses and create lasting impact across the continent.
Made 26 investments in Africa and Middle East
Future Africa
Future Africa is a Lagos, Nigeria based venture capital firm and a collective of mission‑driven founders and funders focused on building and supporting ambitious African startups. It invests in early‑stage ventures across sectors such as data and artificial intelligence, agriculture and environment, fintech, e‑commerce and consumer goods, health, education, mobility, and food and hospitality, with the aim of solving Africa’s biggest challenges and fostering entrepreneurship, job creation, and economic growth. The firm backs portfolio companies that have demonstrated traction and transformative potential, including Andela, Moove, Releaf, Flutterwave, Jumba, and Itana, reflecting a pattern of scalable technology and innovative business models across the continent.
Made 39 investments in Africa and Middle East
Sequoia Capital
Founded in 1972, Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and strategic guidance to a limited number of companies across the idea to growth stages, emphasizing long-term partnerships. The firm invests globally in software, information technology, internet, mobile, TMT, healthcare, financial services, energy, media, and retail sectors, often supporting companies from early formation through scale. Sequoia collaborates with portfolio leadership to help with product development, market expansion, and company building, drawing on deep operating experience and a focus on enduring value creation.
Made 121 investments in Africa and Middle East
STV
STV is a venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on propelling technology companies in the Middle East and North Africa. Established in 2018, STV operates with the backing of STC, the region's largest telecommunications operator, which provides access to assets such as networks, channels, analytics, and a customer base to help portfolio companies scale. The firm has invested in more than 30 startups and has launched initiatives to support its ecosystem, including a $100 million AI fund backed by Google to back AI-native startups in MENA, the STV Alpha program to develop venture capital and entrepreneurship talent, and the NICE funding program to help startups grow without dilution. STV emphasizes accelerating growth for technology ventures across the region and seeks to equip founders with capital, strategic resources, and partnerships to achieve scale.
Made 42 investments in Africa and Middle East
Musha Ventures
Musha Ventures is a New York-based Africa-focused micro venture capital firm and angel investor. It funds early-stage information technology startups in Africa, the United States, and Europe, with an emphasis on opportunities in education, healthcare, fintech, agriculture, and supply chain. The firm supports ventures that use technology to improve access, efficiency, and outcomes across markets, and positions itself as a specialized investor at the intersection of African innovation and global tech ecosystems.
Made 54 investments in Africa and Middle East
SOSV
SOSV is a global venture capital firm focused on deep tech investments that address human and planetary health, backing seed-to-growth startups and delivering hands-on programs that accelerate product development, customer acquisition, and fundraising. It operates accelerator-like facilities for deep tech founders, including IndieBio in San Francisco and New York (referred to as SOSV SF & NY) and HAX in Newark, offering labs, offices, engineering support, mentorship, and broad access to an investor network. With a large and active portfolio across dozens of countries, SOSV supports hundreds of pre-seed and follow-on investments annually from its New Jersey base and through its global network, emphasizing long-term founder support beyond initial funding and fostering collaboration among portfolio companies and investors.
Made 61 investments in Africa and Middle East
Bossa Invest
Bossa Invest is a São Paulo-based venture capital investment firm that focuses on software as a service opportunities and provides asset management services to clients. It analyzes market trends to guide investment decisions and serves clients across sectors including finance, technology, and real estate. The firm supports startups with capital, mentorship, and access to a wide ecosystem of investors and strategic partners, and it engages in corporate venture activities that link startups with corporate partners. Headquartered in São Paulo, it is described as a leading Latin American VC with a broad portfolio and ecosystem, having invested in more than 1,500 startups and supported over 100 exits, reflecting an active role in scaling early-stage companies across the region.
Made 66 investments in Africa and Middle East
IFU – Investment Fund for Developing Countries
IFU – Investment Fund for Developing Countries is a Danish development finance institution that provides risk capital and advisory services to private-sector projects in developing countries. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Copenhagen, it finances through equity, loans, mezzanine, debt and guarantees, and frequently co-invests with Danish companies alongside local partners. The organization supports creating new companies, setting up joint ventures, and acquiring existing firms, with a focus on climate and agribusiness, renewable energy such as solar and wind, and utilities. It prioritizes investments in OECD DAC-listed countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, and often seeks board participation with exits planned in about five to seven years after repayment or sale. IFU also provides advisory services and can offer additional financing through partnerships, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises with modest revenue and staff. Its activities aim to promote private-sector development and sustainable growth in developing markets.
Made 8 investments in Africa and Middle East
EQ2 Ventures
EQ2 Ventures is a Dubai-based venture capital firm established in 2015 as the corporate VC arm of the Choueiri Group, originally Equitrust, and evolved in 2020 into an evergreen venture holding guided by an independent Investment Committee. It focuses on seed to Series A/B investments in the Middle East and Africa, with sector emphasis on Ad-tech, e-commerce, marketplaces, ed-tech, fintech, and AI-powered SaaS, prioritizing long-term partnerships with founders to build sustainable companies. The firm has seven active investments and seven exits, with metrics including about $30 million contributed since inception, a portfolio NAV of $71.8 million as of December 2024, over $420 million in annual portfolio revenue, around 2,900 jobs created, and returns of 17% net IRR and 2.6x MOIC; notable exits include Homzmart, Invygo, Abwaab, ArabyAds, and Eyewa.
Made 15 investments in Africa and Middle East
BECO Capital
BECO Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that backs seed and early-stage technology companies in the Middle East and North Africa. The firm targets sectors such as mobile, Internet of Things, software as a service, and broader technology, and supports portfolio companies beyond capital through business development assistance, debt and equity fundraising, and hands-on operational mentorship. BECO Capital emphasizes founders with conviction and execution in the region's growth drivers, and aims to accompany ventures from inception to growth and exit, leveraging a thesis-driven, region-focused approach to identify opportunities with potential for regional and international expansion.
Made 36 investments in Africa and Middle East
The Fund for Export Development in Africa
The Fund for Export Development in Africa is an impact investment arm of the African Export-Import Bank that supplies equity, quasi-equity, and debt to bridge the multi‑billion‑dollar funding gap in Africa’s trade sector. It targets a broad range of sectors, including intra‑African trade, value‑added export development, manufacturing, financial services, technology, consumer and retail goods, transport and logistics, agribusiness, and supporting trade‑enabling infrastructure such as industrial parks. The fund seeks to transform the continent’s trade landscape by providing capital where it is most needed.
Made 9 investments in Africa and Middle East
Class 5 Global
Class 5 Global is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests across seed, early, and later stages in consumer products and services, information technology, e-commerce, SaaS, and other technology-enabled sectors. It pursues a global reach, backing entrepreneurs in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on emerging markets. The firm differentiates itself through its people-centric, network-driven approach, prioritizing high-quality human capital and collaboration over traditional asset-based models. By leveraging its ecosystem of founders, mentors, and partners, Class 5 Global seeks to support ambitious entrepreneurs who can drive scalable growth across global markets.
Made 13 investments in Africa and Middle East
SEEDRA Ventures
SEEDRA Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on supporting entrepreneurs and disruptive innovations across the region. The firm uses a venture-builder model, providing capital and hands-on development support to startups from pre-seed to Series-B, and targets sectors including PropTech, Fintech, and SaaS/E-Commerce. Investments span Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, with a broader aim to drive regional economic transformation by financing new products, technologies, and processes while collaborating with founders to scale ventures.
Made 23 investments in Africa and Middle East
Flourish Ventures
Flourish Ventures is a global early-stage venture capital firm focused on fintech and financial health. It backs entrepreneurs whose innovations improve prosperity for individuals and small businesses, with an emphasis on digital banking, embedded finance, insurtech, regtech, and frontier infrastructure. The firm has a patient, long-term approach and supports portfolio companies with deep domain expertise, strategic guidance, and hands-on involvement. Its global reach spans Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States, and its network includes more than 70 fintech founders and ecosystem partners in research, policy, and regulation. Flourish also emphasizes inclusive growth, mobility for female founders, and ongoing thought leadership through insights and events. Through collaboration with founders and partners, it aims to create fairer financial systems and sustained value for stakeholders.
Made 17 investments in Africa and Middle East
Vision Ventures
Vision Ventures is an early-stage investment firm based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, with activities in Dammam, Riyadh, Cairo, and Amsterdam. It aims to be a lead investor and provides active managerial and operational advisory to portfolio companies. The firm invests across insurtech, healthtech, fintech, SaaS, and cybersecurity, with a focus on startups addressing large target markets, prioritizing minimum viable products and incorporation into legal entities. Its team comprises founding partners and professionals with experience in finance, technology, and business development, offering hands-on support in marketing, sales, product development, financial planning, management, expansion, and growth strategy. Vision Ventures highlights a track record of successful investments and notable performance in 2024.
Made 52 investments in Africa and Middle East
Norrsken22
Norrsken22 is a Cape Town-based growth equity firm focused on Africa, providing growth capital and strategic support to technology startups across the continent. The firm targets sectors including medical technology, education technology, finance technology, and broader information technology, backing ventures across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. It seeks to partner with entrepreneurs expanding internationally and scaling operations, typically investing in multiple rounds and supporting as many as twenty portfolio companies with investments ranging from 10 to 60 million USD. The team draws on experience from African tech, investment banking, and venture capital, and is supported by a network including the Norrsken Foundation. The approach combines capital with value-added guidance to accelerate growth and impact.
Made 13 investments in Africa and Middle East
Maverick Ventures Israel
Maverick Ventures Israel is a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that concentrates on early-stage technology startups across Israel, supported by international investors interested in Israeli entrepreneurship.
Made 17 investments in Africa and Middle East
TLcom Capital
TLcom Capital is an Africa-focused technology venture capital firm with offices in Lagos, Nairobi and London, founded in 1999 to back early to growth-stage technology companies across Europe, Israel, the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa, with Africa as a prime market, targeting sectors including data services, financial services, e-commerce, consumer applications and software solutions for enterprises and SMEs, and aiming to support entrepreneurs through disruptive technologies, strong intellectual property and deep market insight, while partnering with management teams to help portfolio companies scale regionally and globally, leveraging a pan-African and international footprint to accelerate growth.
Made 28 investments in Africa and Middle East
P1 Ventures
P1 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 and focused on technology startups across Africa. Based in Cairo, Egypt, the firm backs African tech ventures at the early stage and provides hands-on support, including strategic guidance and connections to other investors to help portfolio companies scale.
Made 18 investments in Africa and Middle East
Lateral Frontiers
Lateral Frontiers is a New York-based venture capital firm with offices in New York, Johannesburg, Nairobi, and Lagos. It backs technology-enabled businesses in Africa and the Global South at early and growth stages, providing debt and equity financing. The firm focuses on sectors such as financial services, healthcare, education, energy, agriculture, housing, logistics, and mobility, with a particular emphasis on cleantech and fintech. It follows a hands-on investment approach, combining rigorous due diligence with strategic guidance, fundraising support, and market insights to help portfolio companies scale and navigate local challenges while pursuing global opportunities.
Made 26 investments in Africa and Middle East
The Raba Partnership
The Raba Partnership is a venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, focused on African technology companies in logistics, supply chains, and financial services. It partners with founders building technology companies that tackle hard problems in emerging African ecosystems and is backed by a select group of venture capitalists, technology entrepreneurs, and families with global business experience.
Made 27 investments in Africa and Middle East
EchoVC Partners
EchoVC Partners is a Lagos, Nigeria-based venture capital firm that backs seed and early-stage technology startups. It operates as a stage-agnostic investor, funding opportunities across North America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, with a focus on underserved founders and geographies. The firm invests in internet platforms, consumer internet, media and digital content, smart data and semantic technologies, ambient sensing, and enterprise software including cloud infrastructure and SaaS, as well as e-health and related tech sectors. Typical deal sizes span from tens of thousands up to several millions of dollars, depending on stage and capital needs. EchoVC emphasizes support for bold, technology-driven ideas in diverse markets.
Made 25 investments in Africa and Middle East
Impact46
Impact46 is an asset management and advisory firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on alternative investments for regional institutions and high-net-worth investors. Operating two core pillars: Venture Capital, investing in early to growth-stage tech startups in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region, and Credit Advisory, structuring and executing sukuk and credit fund solutions for mid-market corporates, it provides investment management, fund operations, and arranging activities. The firm serves local and international institutions, family offices, endowments, and high-net-worth investors, and is licensed by the Capital Market Authority. Impact46 has facilitated substantial financing activity, including loans and landmark IPOs, and it publishes industry reports on sectors such as gaming and FinTech to inform market insight. The firm emphasizes enabling entrepreneurs and driving lasting value through innovative investment products and services.
Made 34 investments in Africa and Middle East
OrbiMed
OrbiMed is a global healthcare investment firm focused on supporting the development of therapies, medical devices, diagnostics, and health IT. Established in 1989, it manages a broad investment platform across venture capital, private equity, and public equity, targeting opportunities from early-stage startups to mature companies. The firm backs companies across biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life sciences, and digital health, providing financing and strategic resources to accelerate innovation. With a multinational presence and offices in New York, San Francisco, Mumbai, Herzliya, Shanghai, and beyond, OrbiMed pursues a diversified portfolio of healthcare companies worldwide.
Made 49 investments in Africa and Middle East
Jerusalem Venture Partners
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) is an Israeli venture capital firm founded in 1993 and based in Jerusalem. It invests in early- and growth-stage technology companies across cybersecurity, big data, fintech, AI, climate tech, insurtech, digital health, enterprise software, storage, mobile, media, and IoT, often taking significant ownership in portfolio firms. The firm has raised about US$1.4 billion and backed more than 140 companies, with activities spanning Israel, the U.S. East Coast and international expansion into North America, Europe and Asia. JVP operates specialized incubators, including JVP Media Labs and JVP Cyber Labs, offering seed funding, hands-on management, workspace and strategic guidance, plus access to a global network of partners to help companies scale and attract follow-on funding. The firm emphasizes building category-leading companies and has supported exits and Nasdaq listings through its portfolio.
Made 77 investments in Africa and Middle East
Oraseya Capital
Oraseya Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm that serves as the venture arm of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority. Founded in 2023, it invests in UAE-based startups at early stages, from pre-seed to Series B, across sectors including fintech, education technology, digital health, logistics, future of work, artificial intelligence, machine learning, consumer products and ecommerce. The firm emphasizes customer validation and long-term partnerships, and supports portfolio companies through strategic guidance and mentorship; it also operates the SANDBOX accelerator to accelerate investor-readiness and growth for early-stage tech ventures.
Made 20 investments in Africa and Middle East
Aleph
Aleph is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2013. It partners with Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and global brands, investing across software, services, healthcare, financial services, deep tech and consumer internet. With about $850 million under management, Aleph provides high-touch, partner-level support and operates Ampliphy, the Aleph Value Generation Platform, to help startups with talent recruitment, business development and follow-on funding at scale. The firm contributes to the Israeli tech ecosystem by helping portfolio companies grow on the global stage.
Made 44 investments in Africa and Middle East
Expert DOJO
Expert DOJO is a Santa Monica-based accelerator and venture capital firm that supports early-stage startups through structured programs, mentorship, and capital. Founded in 2014, it operates internationally and focuses on pre-seed and seed technology companies, often with diverse leadership including minority and women-led teams. The firm provides early investments typically in the range of $50,000 to $100,000 per startup, with potential follow-on funding, and guides cohorts through Growth and Investment Programs that offer training, perks, and investor access. Its portfolio spans hundreds of ventures worldwide, united by a focus on visionary companies and rapid scaling rather than a specific sector. The company emphasizes founder-centric support to help startups gain traction and move toward Series A funding.
Made 28 investments in Africa and Middle East
Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures is a technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, the firm invests in technology companies across sectors such as application software, IT infrastructure, consumer internet and mobile services, industrial technologies, and life science tools. It pursues growth equity and buyout opportunities, supporting portfolio companies through periods of scale and transformation. Battery Ventures emphasizes partnering with founders and management teams, offering expertise in talent acquisition, business development, marketing, and growth strategy to accelerate long-term value creation.
Made 45 investments in Africa and Middle East
BYLD Ventures
BYLD Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2022 that focuses on early-stage technology investments, with an emphasis on financial technology in Africa and the Middle East. It operates globally with offices in Dubai, Muscat, and London, and targets opportunities across Africa and the Middle East. The firm acts as an active early-stage investor, aiming to be a lead investor in a majority of its portfolio companies, and supports founders with experience-driven guidance to help them navigate the challenges of building innovative businesses.
Made 4 investments in Africa and Middle East
Alter Global
Alter Global is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco that makes early-stage investments in technology startups across emerging markets including Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. The firm backs B2B, B2C, and other technology ventures, partnering with founders to provide capital, expertise, and access to a global network. It focuses on high-character founders who build companies and communities and seeks to catalyze tech ecosystems by supporting role-model founders and catalyzing job creation and economic transformation. As of today, Alter Global has 40 portfolio companies operating across 14 cities, and its Alter Fellows program reportedly saves about 500 employee hours per portfolio company. The firm stresses a global approach and connectors to talent and investments worldwide.
Made 3 investments in Africa and Middle East