Investors

VCs, angels, and accelerators backing African startups. Filter by type and country, then click through for full profiles and websites.

200 results

Filtered investors
Name	Type	Country	Website
1752vc	accelerator	US	https://www.1752.vc
2048 Ventures	vc	US	https://2048.vc
2150	vc	GB	https://www.2150.vc
216 Capital	vc	TN	https://www.216capital.vc
4DX Ventures	vc	US	https://www.4dx.vc
500 Global	vc	USA	https://500.co
8VC	vc	US	https://www.8vc.com
a16z speedrun	accelerator	US	https://speedrun.a16z.com
Absa Group	—	ZA	https://www.absa.africa
Accelerate Africa	accelerator	Nigeria	https://www.acceler8.africa/
Afore Capital	vc	USA	https://www.afore.vc/
Afreximbank	—	EG	https://www.afreximbank.com
Africa50	—	MA	https://www.africa50.com
Africa Equity Group	vc	Rwanda	—
Africa Go Green Fund	—	—	—
Africa’s Business Heroes	grant	Rwanda	https://africabusinessheroes.org/en/
AfricInvest	vc	TN	https://www.africinvest.com
Afrigreen Debt Impact Fund	—	FR	—
AI House	accelerator	US	https://aihouse.vc
Alchemist Accelerator	accelerator	US	https://alchemistaccelerator.com
All Aboard Fund	vc	—	https://allaboard.vc
Alliance	vc	—	—
All On	vc	Nigeria	https://www.all-on.com
Al Mada Ventures	cvc	MA	https://almadaventures.com
Also Capital	vc	US	https://alsocapital.com
Alta Semper Capital	—	GB	https://www.altasemper.com
Andreessen Horowitz	vc	US	https://a16z.com
Angel Invest	angel	DE	https://angelinvest.ventures
Anti Fund	vc	US	https://antifund.com
Antler Nairobi	accelerator	KE	https://www.antler.co/nairobi
Aptos Foundation	grant	United States	https://aptosfoundation.org
Arkin Bio Ventures	vc	IL	https://arkin.com
Aruwa Capital Management	vc	Nigeria	https://www.aruwacapital.com
Attijariwafa Ventures	cvc	MA	https://www.attijariwafabank.com
Autodesk Foundation	grant	USA	https://www.autodesk.org/
b2venture	vc	DE	https://www.b2venture.vc
Balnord	vc	—	https://balnord.com
BasharSoft	cvc	EG	https://www.basharsoft.com
Basis Set	vc	US	https://www.basisset.com
Beltone Venture Capital	vc	EG	https://www.beltoneholding.com
Berkeley SkyDeck	accelerator	US	https://skydeck.berkeley.edu
Better Tomorrow Ventures	vc	US	https://btv.vc
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	grant	US	https://www.gatesfoundation.org
BlueOrchard	—	CH	https://www.blueorchard.com
Boost VC	vc	US	https://boost.vc
Botswana Tech Fund	vc	BW	https://botswanatech.com/
BoxGroup	vc	US	https://boxgroup.com
Brainworks Ventures	vc	US	https://brainworks.vc
Breakout Ventures	vc	US	https://breakout.vc
Breega	vc	FR	https://www.breega.com
Britam	cvc	KE	https://www.britam.com
British International Investment	—	GB	https://www.bii.co.uk
byFounders	vc	DK	https://byfounders.vc
Capitec	—	ZA	https://www.capitecbank.co.za
Cascador	accelerator	NG	https://cascador.org
Catalpa Ventures	vc	LU	https://catalpa.vc
Catalyst Fund	vc	US	https://www.catalyst-fund.org
Catalyst Partners Middle East	—	EG	—
CAVU Consumer Partners	vc	US	https://cavuconsumer.com
CDG Invest	accelerator	MA	https://www.cdginvest.ma
CEI Africa	grant	Germany	https://cei-africa.com
Celo Africa Dao	accelerator	—	https://www.celoafricadao.xyz/
Chandaria Capital	vc	KE	https://www.chandariacapital.com
Citrine Venture Partners LLC	vc	US	https://citrinevc.com
CoFound Partners	vc	US	https://cofound.vc
CommerzVentures	cvc	DE	https://www.commerzventures.com
Concept Ventures	vc	GB	https://concept.vc
Corazon Capital	vc	US	https://corazon.com
COTU Ventures	vc	AE	https://www.cotuventures.com
CRE Venture Capital	vc	South Africa	https://www.cre.vc/
Cyberstarts	vc	IL	https://cyberstarts.com
daphni	vc	—	https://www.daphni.com
Daybreak Ventures	vc	US	https://daybreakventures.com
DBA	vc	US	https://dba.xyz
Deep33 Ventures	vc	US	https://www.deep33.com/
Development Bank of Southern Africa	—	ZA	https://www.dbsa.org
Development Partners International	—	GB	https://www.dpi-llp.com
DFS Lab	accelerator	Kenya	https://dfslab.net
Digital Africa	vc	Pan-African	—
DOB Equity	vc	NL	https://www.dobequity.nl
Dragonfly Capital	vc	US	https://dragonfly.xyz
e2VC	vc	NL	https://e2.vc
E3 Capital	vc	KE	https://www.e3-cap.com
EBRD	—	GB	https://www.ebrd.com
EchoVC Partners	vc	NG	https://www.echovc.com
Elaia	vc	FR	https://www.elaia.com
Emerald Technology Ventures	vc	CH	https://emerald.vc
Entrepreneurs First	accelerator	GB	https://joinef.com
Enza Capital	vc	KE	https://enza.capital
Epidarex Capital	vc	—	https://epidarex.com
Equitane	cvc	AE	—
Erik Hersman	angel	KE	https://whiteafrican.com
E Squared Investments	vc	South Africa	—
Exeo Capital	—	ZA	https://www.exeocapital.com
Factorial Capital	vc	US	https://factorial.capital
FEDA	—	RW	https://www.fedafund.com
Finnfund	—	FI	https://www.finnfund.fi
FirstCheck Africa	vc	—	https://www.firstcheck.africa/
FIRSTPICK	vc	LT	https://firstpick.kr
Fitz Gate Ventures	vc	US	https://fitzgate.com
Flourish Ventures	vc	US	https://flourishventures.com
Flybridge Capital Partners	vc	US	https://flybridge.com
FMO	—	NL	https://www.fmo.nl
Founders Factory Africa	accelerator	ZA	https://www.foundersfactory.africa
FP Capital	vc	USA	https://fpcapital.vc/
Future Africa	syndicate	NG	https://www.future.africa
FutureFirst Ventures	vc	IL	https://futurefirst.vc/
GHARAGE Ventures	vc	SG	https://gharage.vc
Glasswing Ventures	vc	US	https://glasswing.vc
Globelink	vc	—	—
Goodwell Investments	vc	NL	https://www.goodwell.nl
Gutter Capital	vc	US	https://gutter.cc/
HAVAÍC	vc	ZA	https://www.havaic.com
Helios Digital Ventures	vc	GB	https://www.heliosinvestment.com
HF0	accelerator	US	https://hf0.com
Highland Europe	vc	GB	https://www.highlandeurope.com
Hive Colab	accelerator	uganda	https://hivecolab.org/
Hivemind Capital	vc	—	—
HoaQ	vc	Dublin	https://www.hoaq.co/
Hoxton Ventures	vc	GB	https://hoxtonventures.com
IFC	—	US	https://www.ifc.org
IFU	—	DK	https://www.ifu.dk
Impact Fund Denmark	vc	DK	—
Inspired Evolution	—	ZA	https://www.inspiredevolution.co.za
Investec	—	ZA	https://www.investec.com
JANNGO Capital	vc	CI	https://www.janngo.africa
Jasiri	accelerator	Kenya	https://jasiri.org/
Kalon Venture Partners	vc	South Africa	https://kalon.vc
Kaltroco	—	—	—
KawiSafi Ventures	vc	Kenya	https://kawisafi.com/
KCB Group	—	KE	https://kcbgroup.com
Kepple Africa Ventures	vc	JP	https://www.kepple.africa
Keyo Ventures	vc	ZA	—
Kindred Ventures	vc	US	https://kindredventures.com
Knife Capital	vc	South Africa	https://www.knifecap.com
KongaPay	cvc	NG	https://www.kongapay.com
Kuzana	accelerator	Kenya	https://kuzana.co/
Lattice	vc	—	—
LAUNCH	vc	US	https://launch.co
Launch Africa Ventures	vc	MU	https://www.launchafrica.vc
Layer Global	vc	US	https://www.layerglobal.com
LeapFrog Investments	—	GB	https://leapfroginvest.com
Lightrock	vc	GB	https://www.lightrock.com
Lightspeed Venture Partners	vc	US	https://lsvp.com
LocalGlobe	vc	GB	https://localglobe.vc
LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund	vc	NG	https://www.loftyincltd.com/afropreneurs-fund
Lux Capital	vc	US	https://www.luxcapital.com
Madica	vc	—	https://www.madica.vc/
MAGIC Fund	vc	US	https://www.magic.fund
Magnify Ventures	vc	US	https://magnify.vc
Mantis Venture Capital	vc	US	https://mantisvc.com
Masna Ventures	vc	SA	https://masnaventures.com
Mastercard Start Path	cvc	US	https://startpath.mastercard.com
MAYA Capital	vc	BR	https://www.maya.capital
Mendoza Ventures	vc	US	https://mendoza-ventures.com
mentorDay	accelerator	ES	https://mentorday.es/
Mercy Corps Ventures	vc	USA	https://www.mercycorpsventures.com/
Metis Capital Partners	vc	NG	https://www.metiscapitalpartnersltd.com
Microtraction	vc	Nigeria	https://microtraction.com
Mirova	—	FR	https://www.mirova.com
Mischief Ventures	vc	US	https://mischiefvc.com
Monashees	vc	BR	https://www.monashees.com
Mubadala	vc	AE	https://www.mubadala.com
Multimodal Ventures	vc	US	https://multimodal.vc
Musha Ventures	vc	US	https://www.mushaventures.com/
Nairobi Business Angel Network	syndicate	KE	https://naiban.co
Navam Capital	vc	IN	https://navamcapital.com
Nedbank	—	ZA	https://www.nedbank.co.za
Neo Residency	vc	US	https://neo.com
Newion	vc	NL	https://www.newion.com
NewTrails Capital	vc	China	http://www.newtrailscapital.com/
NFX	vc	US	https://nfx.com
Nithio	—	US	https://www.nithio.com
NOEMIS Ventures	vc	US	https://noemisventures.com
NordSpace Ventures	cvc	CA	https://nordspace.vc
Norfund	—	NO	https://www.norfund.no
Norrsken22	vc	SE	https://www.norrsken22.com
Novastar Ventures	vc	KE	https://novastarventures.com
Nuwa Capital	vc	AE	https://www.nuwacapital.io
NXTP	vc	AR	https://www.nxtp.vc
Nyca Partners	vc	US	https://www.nyca.com
Obvious Ventures	vc	US	https://obvious.com
Oikocredit	—	NL	https://www.oikocredit.coop
Omidyar Network	syndicate	USA	https://omidyar.com/
ONEVC	vc	BR	https://www.onevc.vc
Oui Capital	vc	NG	https://www.ouicapital.vc
Oyster Ventures	vc	US	https://www.oyster.vc
P1 Ventures	vc	EG	https://www.p1.ventures
Pangea Accelerator	accelerator	NO	https://www.pangeatrust.org
Partech Africa	vc	FR	https://partechpartners.com
Patient Square Capital	—	US	https://www.patientsquarecapital.com
PayPal Ventures	cvc	US	https://www.paypal.vc
Peak XV Partners	vc	IN	https://peakxv.com
Pear VC	vc	US	https://pear.vc
Picus Capital	vc	DE	https://www.picuscap.com
PLG Ventures	vc	US	https://www.plgventures.com
Point72 Ventures	vc	US	https://p72.vc
Primary Venture Partners	vc	US	https://primary.vc
Proparco	vc	France	https://www.proparco.fr
Propel Venture Partners	vc	US	https://propel.vc