Investor Network
A curated list of investors actively providing capital to high-growth Nigerian startups
4Dx Ventures
Pan-African VC backing high-growth tech companies connecting Africa to the world.
500 Global
Top-tier global accelerator and seed fund with a strong track record in Africa.
Accion Venture Lab
Global impact investor funding innovative inclusive fintech startups.
Action Hero Ventures
Founder-led fund backing bold entrepreneurs and early-stage tech ideas.
Acumen
Patient capital investor tackling poverty through sustainable business models.
Adlevo Capital
Growth-stage PE firm backing technology-enabled champions in Africa.
AJIM Capital
Pre-seed and seed VC backing Africa's best tech companies with $10M Fund I and raising $25M Fund II for digital infrastructure, AI, and fintech.
AHL Venture Partners
Impact-focused venture fund investing in scalable African businesses.
All On
Impact investor scaling off-grid energy solutions for Nigeria.
AlphaMundi
Impact fund providing debt and equity to scalable social enterprises.
Asia Africa Investment and Consulting (AAIC)
Japanese fund bridging Asia and Africa with a strong focus on healthcare.
Aruwa Capital Management
Female-founded gender lens investment fund closing the funding gap for women-led enterprises in Nigeria and Ghana, with $60M AUM across two funds.
Better VC
Angel-led fund backing early-stage founders with high-conviction checks.
Beyond Capital
Impact VC investing in social enterprises improving lives in emerging markets.
Bold Angel Fund
Angel syndicate writing the first cheques for bold African founders.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates-backed fund investing in innovations to reach net-zero emissions.
Capria Ventures
Global South specialist investing in tech startups via a network of local funds.
CDC Group (British International Investment)
UK's development finance institution backing large-scale private sector growth.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Philanthropic investment arm backing startups solving systemic challenges.
Chandaria Capital
Family office funding scalable businesses with synergy to their industrial group.
Chanzo Capital
Firm investing in high-growth tech startups in the 'K-O-P' (Kenya/Nigeria) axis.
Consonance Investment Managers
Early-stage investor focused on access to essential services in Africa.
Cornerstone Enterprises
Nairobi-based firm investing in scalable African SMEs and tech startups.
CRE Ventures
Leading Pan-African VC backing category-defining tech companies.
Crystal Stream Capital
Beijing-based VC occasionally backing high-potential emerging market tech.
CVentures
Corporate VC of CIB Egypt, investing in transformative fintech across MENA/Africa.
DDF (DraperDarkFlow)
Silicon Valley-tied fund backing African founders with global ambitions.
Deciens Capital
Specialized fintech investor backing the next generation of financial services.
DFS Lab
Investor and accelerator focused on digital commerce in Africa.
Digital Currency Group
The epicenter of the bitcoin and blockchain industry investing globally.
Draper VC
Tim Draper's global fund investing in revolutionary ideas.
DST Global
One of the world's leading late-stage investors in internet companies.
EchoVC
Seed-to-growth technology fund backing underrepresented founders and markets.
Energy Access Ventures (EAV)
Fund dedicated to energy access and smart infrastructure in Africa.
Equitable Ventures
Backing diverse teams building equitable and sustainable tech solutions.
Factor[e] Ventures
Venture builder and investor for hard tech solutions in emerging markets.
Fast Forward
Accelerator and fund exclusively for tech non-profits scaling social impact.
Fifty Years
San Francisco seed fund backing founders solving the world's biggest problems.
FirstCheck Africa
Female-led angel fund backing women entrepreneurs in African tech.
Fledge
Global network of conscious company accelerators and seed funds.
Flourish Ventures
Spin-out of Omidyar, focused exclusively on fair financial systems.
Founders Factory Africa
Venture builder and investor providing hands-on operational support.
Frontier Digital Ventures
Operator-investor focused on online classifieds businesses in emerging markets.
Future Africa
Platform connecting mission-driven innovators with capital and coaching.
FuturePerfect Ventures
Leading early-stage fund investing in the decentralization of the web.
Gaia Impact Fund
French impact fund dedicated to renewable energy startups in Africa.
Gaorong Capital
China-based VC backing technology and consumer growth globally.
General Catalyst (GC Fund)
Top US VC firm investing in powerful, positive change that endures.
Global Innovation Fund (GIF)
Impact-first investment fund backing innovations that improve lives.
Global Partnerships
Impact investor expanding opportunity for people living in poverty.
Golden Palm Investments
Ghana-based investment firm backing category leaders across Africa.
Goodwell Investments
Impact investment firm focused on inclusive growth in emerging markets.
Google Ventures (GV)
Alphabet's venture capital arm, investing in bold new technology.
Grand Challenges Canada
Funding bold ideas with big impact in global health and development.
GreatPoint Ventures
San Francisco firm helping founders build world-changing companies.
GreenHouse Capital
African fintech investment holding company and accelerator.
GreenTec Capital
German investor providing operational support and capital to African startups.
Greycroft
US VC with a history of backing global and emerging market leaders.
GSR Ventures
Early-stage VC investing in transformative AI and fintech companies.
Hack VC
Web3-focused venture capital firm backing protocol and infrastructure builders.
Hillhouse Capital
Long-term investor backing businesses that stand the test of time.
IDG Capital
Global private equity and venture capital firm with deep tech roots.
Ingressive Capital
Pan-African VC with $10M fund targeting pre-seed to seed tech-enabled startups, early investor in Paystack and 54gene.
IFC Venture Capital
World Bank Group member investing in high-impact tech across emerging markets.
JengaX
Specialized firm backing African blockchain and web3 innovation.
Kepple Africa Ventures
Active Japanese VC investing in early-stage tech startups across Africa.
Khosla Ventures
Silicon Valley firm backing 'black swan' ideas with massive impact.
Lateral Capital
Mission-driven firm backing founders solving critical infrastructure gaps.
Liquid 2 Ventures
Joe Montana's seed fund backing diverse tech startups globally.
LoftyInc Capital
Veteran African VC backing early-stage founders building essential tech.
Lynett Capital
Early-stage firm investing in capital-efficient software businesses.
MAGIC Fund
Founders-backing-founders early-stage VC with $30M fund investing globally, with dedicated African focus on fintech and healthcare.
Mercy Corps Ventures
Impact investor backing resilience-building solutions for underserved markets.
MEST Africa
Pan-African training program, incubator, and seed fund for tech entrepreneurs.
Microtraction
First-check investor backing Africa's most remarkable technical founders.
Musha Ventures
Seed fund investing in software-driven companies globally and in Africa.
Newfund Capital
Cross-border VC connecting France and North America, active in Africa.
Newtown Partners
Vinny Lingham's firm investing in supply chain and deep tech startups.
Norfund
Norwegian investment fund for developing countries, creating sustainable jobs.
Novastar Ventures
VC backing businesses serving the many, not just the few, in Africa.
Omidyar Network
Philanthropic investment firm backing social change innovators.
Outlierz Ventures
Morocco-based fund backing African founders solving fundamental problems.
P1 Ventures
High-conviction investor backing African founders with global vision.
Pacer Ventures
Firm investing in solutions to Africa's most difficult challenges.
QED Investors
Premier global fintech VC with $4B+ AUM, made first African investment in 2022, backing disruptive financial services across five continents.
Pantera Capital
First US institutional asset manager focused exclusively on blockchain.
Partech Partners
Global tech investment firm with a dedicated, major African fund.
Precursor Ventures
Classic seed stage firm investing in people before the product is proven.
Raptor Group
Family office backing diversified growth companies globally.
Redpoint Ventures
Top-tier firm backing founders defining new markets.
ResponsAbility
Impact asset manager investing in companies for sustainable development.
Rise Capital
Global fund for internet market leaders in emerging economies.
Samsung Next
Investment arm of Samsung, backing software and services innovation.
Samurai Incubate
Japanese fund accelerating African startups solving social issues.
Savannah Fund
One of Africa's pioneering seed funds, focused on high-growth tech.
Seedstars
Global group investing in and building companies in emerging markets.
Seedstars Africa Ventures
Dedicated $80M Africa fund (separate from parent Seedstars) backed by EIB and AfDB, investing in climate, food systems, and financial inclusion.
Sequoia Capital
Legendary VC firm now actively scouting and investing in African talent.
ShEquity
Gender-lens investor providing smart capital to African female founders.
Sherpa Ventures
Supporting African founders with capital and strong operational guidance.
Social Capital
Chamath Palihapitiya's mission to advance humanity by solving hard problems.
Softbank Asia
Massive global tech investor occasionally participating in African growth.
Speedinvest
European VC with a dedicated focus on emerging markets fintech.
SunFunder (Mirova)
Leading debt provider for solar energy enterprises in Africa.
SUNU Capital
Investment arm of SUNU Group, focused on financial sector synergies.
Target Global
European VC with €3B+ AUM investing across tech lifecycle from pre-seed to pre-IPO, active in African fintech and edtech.
Team Africa Ventures
Angel fund backing promising African founders with capital and networks.
Techammer
Investment vehicle of Idris Bello, backing 'Afropreneurs' since 2010.
The Baobab Network
Accelerator providing funding and support to early-stage African tech.
The Catalyst Fund
Impact VC and accelerator backing climate resilience and adaptation tech startups in Africa, evolved from inclusive fintech focus to climate solutions.
The Chrysalis Capital
Investment firm focused on early-stage tech companies in Africa and the Diaspora, specializing in profitable strategies with social impact.
The Rise Fund (TPG)
TPG's massive global impact fund investing in measurable social change.
Timon Capital
Thesis-driven firm backing capital-efficient B2B startups.
TLcom Capital
London/Lagos/Nairobi VC investing in Africa's tech scale-ups.
Transsion (Future Hub)
Investment arm of the phone maker (Tecno/Infinix), backing mobile ecosystem.
TVC Labs
Support organization and fund for innovative Nigerian startups.
Unconventional Capital
Revenue-based financing platform for early-stage businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, offering 10-50K EUR with no dilution or collateral.
Uncovered Fund
Japanese VC backing early-stage African founders with long-term vision.
Valor Capital Group
Cross-border firm (Brazil/US) expanding focus to emerging markets.
Velocity Capital
Global fintech specialist investor, early backer of Flutterwave.
Venture Garden Group
Nigerian tech holding company deploying equity and debt to fintech-enabled ventures, invested in 15+ companies across 5 continents.
Venture Kinetics
Catalytic investment firm focused on solving founder pain points.
Ventures Platform
Pan-African VC championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs.
Verod Kepple Africa Ventures
Joint venture backing scalable, tech-enabled post-revenue businesses.
VestedWorld
Investment fund targeting labor-intensive industries in early markets.
Village Global
Network-driven VC backed by tech titans like Gates, Bezos, and Zuckerberg.
Villgro Africa
Incubator and investor for health and life science startups.
Village Capital
World's largest seed-stage impact investor using peer selection model, backing startups in agriculture, energy, financial inclusion, and climate resilience.
Voltron Capital
Pan-African pre-seed firm led by operators, backing 30+ startups/year.
Vostok Emerging Finance (VEF)
Publicly traded investment company focused exclusively on emerging fintech.
Y Combinator
The world's premier startup accelerator.
Zrosk Investment Management
Investment firm deploying proprietary capital into high-growth African SMEs.
Adaverse
Cardano-backed accelerator and fund for African Web3/Crypto startups.
Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF)
Access Bank's innovation hub accelerating and funding fintech startups.
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB)
Africa's leading innovation center supporting startups from idea to scale.
Genesys Tech Hub
Enugu-based hub fueling innovation and talent in South-East Nigeria.
Passion Incubator
Incubator and investor partnering with corporates to launch startup programs.
She Leads Africa
Community and accelerator program empowering African female entrepreneurs.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation
Philanthropic program offering training and non-refundable seed capital.
Wennovation Hub
Pioneer innovation hub focusing on social impact and sustainable startups.
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