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Total investments 157
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$1M
Portfolio companies 116
Lead investments 9
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.25
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Information Technology
  • E-Commerce
  • Logistics

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Bosso

$400K31 May 2024 Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Maad

Analytics
B2B
E-Commerce Platforms
Information Technology
SaaS
Wholesale
$2M13 May 2024 Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

BFree

Debt Collections
Financial Services
Service Industry
$3M05 Feb 2024 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Lengo

Artificial Intelligence
Consumer Goods
Information Services
SaaS
04 Oct 2023 Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

Fixit45

Automotive
Information Technology
Service Industry
$1M20 Sep 2023 Newark, Delaware, United States

Zanifu

Commercial Lending
Credit
Financial Services
FinTech
Lending
$14M21 Aug 2023 Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Termii

Digital Marketing
Digital Media
Email Marketing
Marketing Automation
Messaging
SMS
$3M09 Jun 2023 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Shop Zetu

E-Commerce
Fashion
Information Services
$1M01 Jun 2023 Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Balad

Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
08 May 2023 Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

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Total investments 157
Average round size 1M
Peak activity year 2022
Lead investments 9
Follow on index 0.25
Group Appearance index 0.68

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Bosso

$400K31 May 2024 Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Maad

Analytics
B2B
E-Commerce Platforms
Information Technology
SaaS
Wholesale
$2M13 May 2024 Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

BFree

Debt Collections
Financial Services
Service Industry
$3M05 Feb 2024 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Lengo

Artificial Intelligence
Consumer Goods
Information Services
SaaS
04 Oct 2023 Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

Fixit45

Automotive
Information Technology
Service Industry
$1M20 Sep 2023 Newark, Delaware, United States

Zanifu

Commercial Lending
Credit
Financial Services
FinTech
Lending
$14M21 Aug 2023 Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Termii

Digital Marketing
Digital Media
Email Marketing
Marketing Automation
Messaging
SMS
$3M09 Jun 2023 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Shop Zetu

E-Commerce
Fashion
Information Services
$1M01 Jun 2023 Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Balad

Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
08 May 2023 Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
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