Top investors in Sub Saharan Africa
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Inspired Evolution Investment Management
Inspired Evolution Investment Management is a Cape Town-based private equity and venture capital firm focused on sustainable environmental and energy technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2007, it targets growth across energy generation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, water treatment, waste management, green chemistry and related infrastructure, with a pan-African footprint that includes Southern Africa and other regional markets. The firm engages across multiple growth stages, often acting as a lead investor, and takes significant minority or majority stakes while providing advisory services. It relies on a multidisciplinary team with a track record of aligning development goals with commercial returns, leveraging a broad regional network to support portfolio companies and accelerate clean energy deployment and resource efficiency projects. Its presence spans offices in Africa and Europe, reflecting its pan-African reach.
Made 12 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Silvertree Internet Holdings
Silvertree Internet Holdings is a South Africa-based holding and operating company that conceives, launches, operates, and invests in early- and mid-stage businesses targeting South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. It relies on technology to reach African consumers, focusing on simple or proven business models with clear revenue streams that leverage mobile and Internet opportunities in growing markets. The company structures its operating brands into verticals and pursues large, growing but inefficient sectors, using technology to leapfrog traditional channels. It emphasizes capital efficiency and operational discipline, grows its brands through rapid expansion while developing new ventures and acquiring existing ones. Through operational synergies and sharing best practices, Silvertree Internet Holdings aims to enhance performance across its portfolio.
Made 14 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
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 18 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
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 17 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
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 7 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Crossfin Technology
Crossfin Technology is a growth and expansion investment firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, focusing on fintech and related information technology and financial services sectors. The company seeks to invest in high-growth and established cash-generative businesses, offering investors a blended exposure to technology investments in fintech. It operates primarily in Africa, with offices in Durban and Johannesburg, and targets companies in the information technology and financial services sectors. Through its fintech investments, Crossfin aims to enable growth for economies in Africa and beyond by supporting scalable, cash-generative businesses.
Made 7 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Swedfund
Swedfund is Sweden’s development finance institution, established in 1979 and based in Stockholm. It mobilizes private capital to support sustainable private-sector growth in developing markets, with the aim of reducing poverty and advancing Agenda 2030. The organization finances a broad range of opportunities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, including investments in Swedish SMEs seeking to scale internationally. It provides risk capital in multiple forms, such as equity, loans, guarantees, and other financing instruments, and it engages in both direct investments and fund-related structures to deploy capital where private finance is scarce. Swedfund emphasizes sustainable outcomes, job creation, improved access to essential goods and services, and resilience to geopolitical and climate risks. Through its activities it seeks to attract private investment, foster market development, and build lasting impact in developing economies while maintaining careful risk management and governance.
Made 19 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Athena Capital
Athena Capital is a private equity investment firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, with additional offices in Johannesburg and London. It focuses on growth and innovation, investing in sectors including fast-moving consumer goods, business services, and inclusive tech-enabled financial services, with a preference for opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm supports its portfolio companies with operational, strategic and financial resources and seeks board representation. Its investment activity spans early-stage to growth scenarios, including platform acquisitions, and it maintains a track record across notable companies such as Vida, JUMO, Zibo Containers and Kwikspace. In addition to its core investment business, Athena Capital operates an advisory arm offering private equity and debt and equity finance advisory services, including services to residential property clients. The firm emphasizes responsible investment and leverages a network of sector experts to accelerate growth.
GreenHouse Capital
GreenHouse Capital is a corporate venture capital firm and the venture arm of Venture Garden Group, based in Ikeja, Nigeria. It focuses on fintech and big data startups in sub-Saharan Africa and on foreign ventures targeting the African market. The firm provides strategic support beyond funding, leveraging its network to help founders scale, navigate challenges, and pursue international expansion by connecting portfolio companies with corporates and investors. It has built a broad portfolio across multiple countries and is actively raising its second fund with a planned commitment to back about 20 companies.
Made 8 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
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 11 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Quona Capital
Quona Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in financial technology companies aiming to expand financial access for underserved individuals and small businesses in emerging markets. The firm backs fintech startups across regions including Latin America, India and Southeast Asia, and Africa with a focus on disruptive innovations that improve the quality, accessibility, and affordability of financial services. Investments span digital lending, payments, remittances, insurance, and related financial products, as well as platforms and software that extend distribution and efficiency in financial services. Quona takes a hands-on approach, partnering with entrepreneurs to scale solutions that serve customers who lack access to traditional banking. Founded in 2014 and based in Washington, DC, it maintains a global footprint with multiple offices to support early-stage to growth-stage opportunities in financial inclusion.
Made 7 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
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 15 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Savannah Fund
Savannah Fund is a venture capital firm based in Ebene, Mauritius, established in 2012. It focuses on seed-stage technology startups across sub-Saharan Africa, including sectors such as agtech, fintech, e-commerce, edtech, enterprise software, healthcare, and logistics. The firm provides early-stage capital and strategic guidance, leveraging a mentor network and regional and international connections to help portfolio companies grow and scale toward regional and global markets. By combining capital with support from experienced entrepreneurs and investors, Savannah Fund seeks to bridge the early-stage funding gap for African tech ventures and to foster sustainable, job-creating growth across the region.
Made 16 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Gaia Impact
Gaia Impact is a Paris-based impact investment firm focused on building a zero-carbon economy by funding companies that deploy decentralized renewable energy solutions, with a primary focus on accelerating the energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. It supports SDGs 7 and 13 and reports impact such as 1.9 million people gaining energy access, 440,000 tonnes of CO2 avoided, and 1,542 jobs created or supported through January 2024. Investments follow SFDR Article 9 requirements and are overseen by an independent Impact Committee to validate results. Gaia Impact maintains a presence in Paris and Nairobi.
Made 7 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Sunu Capital
Sunu Capital is a Nairobi-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in companies across the global south. It seeks to back ventures that aim to create a more prosperous, inclusive, and self-sustaining future, providing tailored capital and leveraging its network to help portfolio companies grow, access follow-on funding, and seize opportunities. The firm emphasizes swift and responsive engagement and commits to long-term partnerships with founders to support growth and scale.
Made 3 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
TLG Capital
TLG Capital is a London-based private equity and private credit investment firm focused on Sub-Saharan Africa. It provides growth capital and flexible financing across the capital structure to SMEs, with investments spanning healthcare, finance, consumer goods and real estate. The firm pursues equity and debt opportunities, often taking minority or majority stakes and pursuing restructurings, while prioritizing impact, governance protections, and ESG standards. It partners with development institutions and advisory networks to build value, support job creation, and improve lives in SSA. Since its founding in 2009, it has completed dozens of deals across many African countries and maintains offices in Lagos, Accra, Johannesburg, Kampala, Port Louis, and London to cover the region.
Made 15 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
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 15 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Africa Media Ventures Fund
Africa Media Ventures Fund is a venture capital firm headquartered in Almere, Netherlands, that invests in media-focused ventures and small to mid-sized African media companies, providing capital and business development support, with investments typically between 20,000 and 200,000. It focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya and Ghana, and its investors are experienced media entrepreneurs who participate in the management of portfolio companies through visits and board roles.
Made 1 investment in Sub Saharan Africa
VestedWorld
VestedWorld is a Chicago-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in agribusiness, consumer products and services, and technology-enabled companies across Sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on emerging markets, particularly Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, aiming to generate competitive returns while promoting growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to provide capital, governance involvement, and strategic and operational support to scale businesses in sectors such as fintech, consumer goods, agri-food, and enabling technologies, with emphasis on gender equity and inclusive growth.
Made 7 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Investisseurs & Partenaires
Investisseurs & Partenaires is an impact investment firm focused on Africa. Founded in 2002, it provides long-term capital and strategic, managerial, and technical support to small and medium-sized enterprises across Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm targets multiple sectors, aims to create local value, long-term employment and measurable social, environmental and governance impact. It builds long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs to strengthen business strategy, governance and operations. I&P maintains a pan-African footprint with offices in several countries and manages multiple cross-border investment funds that finance growth initiatives and electricity access projects. Through its investments, the firm seeks to maximize sustainable development outcomes on the continent.
Made 46 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Persistent
Persistent is a Nairobi-based venture builder and investment firm focused on accelerating climate solutions across Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2012, it provides customized venture-building support alongside equity and debt investment to early-stage climate ventures, enabling growth through strategic and operational services such as corporate structuring, CFO support, and international expansion. The firm concentrates on Africa’s emerging energy and low-carbon markets and backs portfolio companies including Altech, Ecobodaa and TRÍ. By combining hands-on venture building with capital, Persistent aims to deliver financial returns while delivering social and environmental impact, expanding access to sustainable energy and other climate solutions across the continent.
Made 9 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
KawiSafi Ventures
KawiSafi Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on impact investments that accelerate access to clean and affordable energy in sub-Saharan and East Africa. It supports innovative, fast-growing companies in the off-grid energy sector that leverage renewable energy and mobile payment solutions to reach underserved communities. The firm provides patient capital and collaborates with entrepreneurs to spur market growth, develop talent, and attract follow-on investment, with the aim of addressing energy poverty and advancing social and environmental outcomes across the regional energy ecosystem.
Made 4 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Novo Capital
Novo Capital is a Singapore-based investment and special situations firm that serves as the venture capital arm of MSA Capital. It seeks to invest in seed- to growth-stage tech startups in emerging markets, applying hands-on operational engagement to unlock value. The firm targets opportunities across Southeast Asia, India, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and other global markets, and emphasizes responsible investing through an ESG framework integrated into its investment process. Novo Capital conducts systematic sourcing, benchmarking, and value optimization to deliver returns, supported by rigorous diligence and active portfolio involvement.
Made 3 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Serengeti Capital
Serengeti Capital is a private investment firm based in Accra, Ghana, specializing in venture capital and private equity across Africa. It invests in early-stage, seed and growth opportunities, including family-owned businesses, with a typical three- to five-year exit horizon. The firm operates as an investment house and merchant bank, offering asset management, brokerage, investments, and corporate finance services across sub-Saharan Africa, and it maintains an advisory arm that delivers financial advisory, corporate restructuring, and equity and debt capital-raising services. Serengeti Capital focuses on sectors such as manufacturing, commercial services, forestry materials, and impact-oriented opportunities, aiming to create positive economic impact and long-term value for clients while maintaining strong regulatory compliance with authorities in Ghana.
Africa Angels Network
Africa Angels Network is a venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, that focuses on investing in startups, primarily within the technology sector. The firm targets companies located in Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to support and nurture innovative entrepreneurial ventures in the region. Through its investments, Africa Angels Network seeks to contribute to the growth of the tech ecosystem in Africa, fostering development and creating opportunities for emerging businesses.
Energy Access Ventures
Energy Access Ventures serves as an advisor to the Energy Access Venture Fund, an unlisted vehicle focused on improving access to sustainable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Kukula Capital
Kukula Capital is a Lusaka-based investment firm specializing in venture finance and private equity. It operates through fund management and advisory services, investing in small and growing businesses in Zambia and the region with capital and strategic guidance. The firm leverages local networks to identify opportunities, supports portfolio companies with governance and market insight, and offers transaction advisory, asset management, market research, and due diligence work for institutional investors. With regional reach across Sub-Saharan Africa, it has deployed over $37 million in direct investments across around 15 portfolio companies, reflecting a focus on sustainable growth and capital stewardship.
Made 3 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Ajim Capital
Ajim Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 and based in Austin, Texas, that backs early-stage technology companies building core infrastructure and B2B software across Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed rounds, investing in sectors such as fintech, logistics, vertical SaaS, AI, and developer tools, with an emphasis on Africa’s digital transformation. Ajim Capital pursues a founder-first approach, providing direct support and access to a global network of investors, partners, and operators, to help portfolio companies scale in markets characterized by rapid growth and unique challenges.
Made 1 investment in Sub Saharan Africa
Nefco
Nefco is the Nordic Green Bank, an international financial institution owned by the Nordic countries and established in 1990. It finances the initial scale-up of Nordic green solutions in international markets, supporting energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean water and sanitation, waste management, and cleaner industrial processes. Nefco provides loan financing and financial support for small and medium-sized green investments, often partnering with other financial institutions and co-financiers to de-risk projects. It acts as an implementing agency and uses its own capital to advance the green transition, prioritizing impact, transparency, and measurable results while aligning with global environmental objectives. The organization supports SME growth and has global reach across regions including Europe, Ukraine, the Baltic region, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Made 1 investment in Sub Saharan Africa
Assiduity Capital
Assiduity Capital is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that invests in healthcare-focused companies. The firm pursues opportunities across Sub-Saharan Africa, supporting healthcare enterprises in the region.
Halogen Ventures
Halogen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage consumer technology startups founded and led by women. The firm backs pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, with a hands-on approach that supports founders through their lifecycle, helping with networks, brand exposure, talent, fundraising, and strategy toward acquisition or IPO. It emphasizes partnerships with founders and provides access to expertise and connections. With a portfolio of more than 100 companies and a track record generating substantial market value, Halogen Ventures operates as a resource for female entrepreneurs in the consumer technology space.
Made 1 investment in Sub Saharan Africa
Sathguru Catalyser Advisors
Sathguru Catalyser Advisors is the asset management company for the Innovation in Food & Agriculture Fund, focusing on investments in innovation-driven growth enterprises within the food and agriculture sectors. As the venture capital arm of Sathguru Management Consultants, the firm specializes in early-stage and growth capital, targeting companies that use technology to address food, nutrition, and agricultural challenges. Its investments cover energy, industrials, environmental and facilities services, agricultural products, and life sciences tools and services, with emphasis on crop yield and trait improvement, animal and human nutrition, and value-added food ingredients. The firm prefers opportunities in India and also pursues opportunities across North and Sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, typically committing around eight million dollars for minority equity stakes. Based in Hyderabad, India.
TEAMFund
TEAMFund is an impact investor and advisor transforming global access to MedTech and digital health innovations, initially focusing on India and Sub-Saharan Africa to serve resource-constrained populations. It operates a hybrid model that pairs a for-profit impact investment fund with nonprofit programming informed by rigorous research, delivering wraparound expertise to help health tech innovators succeed. The organization is supported by more than 80 executive-level advisors. Its impact to date includes 107.3 million patients impacted and 153.6 million services delivered across 148 countries, demonstrating the potential of its digital-first solutions for non-communicable diseases in underserved regions. TEAMFund offers investments, grants, mentorship, and incubator opportunities to MedTech and digital health innovators to build sustainable ecosystems worldwide. It is based in Reston, Virginia.
Spice Private Equity
Spice Private Equity is a Swiss private equity and venture capital firm that makes direct investments in privately held companies and, when appropriate, acquires shares of publicly listed companies to exert influence over management. It also participates in primary and secondary investments in private equity funds and makes co-investments. The firm targets growth-oriented opportunities across consumer goods, telecommunications, education, financial services, infrastructure, and healthcare services, with a geographic focus on Asia Pacific (50–60%), Sub-Saharan Africa (20–30%), and Latin America (20–30%). Typical deal sizes range from $10 million to $60 million and the firm can invest in assets denominated in foreign currencies. Spice Private Equity operates from its base in Zug, Switzerland, with additional offices in Bermuda, London, Singapore, and the United States, and began operations in 1999.
Berkeley Energy
Berkeley Energy is an infrastructure-focused investor, developer and operator of renewable power assets in developing markets. Founded in 2007, the firm provides engineering, project management and financial support to renewable projects and partner companies to deliver profitable clean energy. It positions itself as a bankable sponsor for renewable power initiatives and operates across multiple countries in regions such as Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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 33 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
E Squared Investments
E Squared Investments is a South African impact investor that supports high-growth businesses, fund managers, and social enterprises by delivering commercial returns alongside measurable social outcomes. Through direct investments, a fund of funds, and post-investment support, the company aims to drive economic development and transformation across Africa, with a focus on startups, early-stage ventures, and established companies. It emphasizes responsible entrepreneurship and prioritizes opportunities that create jobs and support majority Black Economic Empowerment owned businesses, including Allan Gray Fellows. The company operates in partnership with Allan Gray Philanthropies and Gill Gray Philanthropies, and participates in initiatives such as Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards to promote sustainable growth. The firm provides both financial backing and hands-on guidance to help founders scale while maintaining an ethical foundation across diverse sectors.
Made 14 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
HAVAÍC
HAVAÍC is a venture capital firm and advisor focused on early-stage, high-growth technology companies across Africa, with a base in Cape Town. The firm backs startups in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, seeking disruptive innovations with global potential. It provides strategic support and capital raising expertise, complemented by advisory services and local market knowledge, to help portfolio companies scale internationally. By combining on-the-ground insight with international reach, HAVAÍC aims to maximize value for both investors and portfolio companies while accelerating local tech ecosystems.
Made 6 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Enygma Ventures
Enygma Ventures is a Cape Town-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that focuses on funding women-led businesses in the Southern African Development Community. The firm provides flexible capital and strategic support to early- and growth-stage companies, leveraging a broad network to connect portfolio companies with mentors, expertise, and access to markets in Africa, Europe, and North America. Enygma emphasizes collaborative partnerships and win-win outcomes for investors and entrepreneurs, aiming to accelerate growth while advancing diversity and inclusion. By combining capital with tailored guidance, Enygma helps founders scale across sectors and build sustainable businesses in the SADC region and beyond.
Made 7 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
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 4 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
REdimension Capital
REdimension Capital is a venture capital firm focused on the built environment, specializing in PropTech and clean technology to advance sustainability and efficiency in real estate. Based in Johannesburg, the firm blends investment with advisory support to help innovative technology companies scale and align with real estate stakeholders across the value chain. It operates as a licensed financial services provider under regulatory standards, emphasizing professional conduct and compliance as it aims to reshape the South African real estate sector through collaborative, sustainability-driven initiatives.
Made 1 investment in Sub Saharan Africa
FiTech Ventures
FiTech Ventures is a South Africa based venture capital firm focused on early-stage fintech and technology companies that advance financial inclusion. Founded in 2018 and based in Johannesburg, it provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs seeking to turn innovative ideas into scalable businesses. The firm emphasizes ethical disruption and profit with a purpose, aligning its investments with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Its approach combines fundraising guidance and networking to help ambitious management teams execute growth plans, aiming to back startups with potential to broaden access to financial services and drive social impact.
Made 2 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Digital Africa Ventures
Digital Africa Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that supports early-stage African technology startups. It provides seed capital, strategic guidance, and access to a network of partners to help founders scale in sectors such as information technology, software as a service, internet of things, big data, fintech, healthtech, and mobility. The firm emphasizes collaborative partnerships, calculated risk-taking, authenticity, and trust to build African technology success stories. It combines capital with mentorship, operational support, and connections to assist founders in realizing their vision. Digital Africa Ventures has been recognized for its contributions to the industry, including a VC of the Year award in 2023.
Made 2 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
iKineo
Founded in 2000, iKineo is a venture studio based in Cape Town, South Africa. It focuses on technology startups, with a preference for B2B, SaaS, travel tech, digital assets, cryptocurrency, fintech, and digital healthcare sectors.
Made 2 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Growth Grid Venture Capital Partners
Growth Grid Venture Capital Partners is a Cape Town-based venture capital firm that provides growth capital, mentorship, and post-investment support to small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa. It connects portfolio companies with commercial networks and market access to foster sustainable, inclusive growth and enhance long-term success.
Made 2 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
R-Ventures
Established in 2020 and headquartered in Cape Town, R-Ventures is a global investment holding company focusing on seed-stage and early growth-stage investments. It specializes in emerging market startups developing high-impact, technology-driven solutions.
Made 2 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Kalon Venture Partners
Kalon Venture Partners is a Johannesburg-based venture capital firm focused on investing in technology-enabled startups with potential for scalable impact in Africa and beyond. The firm concentrates on post-revenue, technology-driven ventures across sectors such as technology, banking, insurance, retail, media, and entertainment, prioritizing those that address African challenges while offering global scalability. It aims to provide smart capital and support to growth-stage companies, leveraging a team with extensive experience in technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurship to pursue both financial and non-financial returns. The firm is known for disruptive technology investments and a portfolio approach geared toward institutions and their customers. It was established in 2016.
Made 9 investments in Sub Saharan Africa
Dazzle Angels
Dazzle Angels is a South African angel investment group that supports early-stage, women-led businesses. Based in Sandton, the organization was founded in 2018 and focuses on South African registered companies. The group comprises experienced female entrepreneurs and experts who provide capital along with mentorship, skills development, and access to networks to help portfolio companies grow. It emphasizes the Zebras concept—profitable and socially impactful businesses built with resilience and efficiency—and actively seeks promising ventures and promotes collaboration among entrepreneurs. Dazzle Angels offers resources, business and pitching tools, and maintains a portfolio of five companies to help scale female-led ventures in South Africa.
Made 1 investment in Sub Saharan Africa
Paper Plane Ventures
Paper Plane Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa, focusing on investing in aviation-related products and services and seeking to identify and support startups operating in the aviation sector.
Made 1 investment in Sub Saharan Africa
88mph
88mph is a seed fund and accelerator focused on early-stage web and mobile startups in Africa. Based in Nairobi with offices in Cape Town and Lagos, it invests up to $100,000 in selected startups and runs a three-month accelerator program that combines funding with hands-on mentorship, product guidance, go-to-market support, hiring assistance, and extensive networking. The firm targets ventures addressing mobile internet needs across the continent and supports entrepreneurship and scalable digital businesses in markets such as financial services, travel, and content platforms. Its portfolio includes ventures like Mdundo, illustrating its emphasis on Africa's tech-enabled growth.
Made 23 investments in Sub Saharan Africa