A curated list of funds and angels actively investing in early-stage African startups. Search by sector or filter by stage to find who fits where you are.
34 investors
Abuja-based pan-African fund investing pre-seed through Series A. Fund II hit a $64M first close in late 2025, backed in part by the Nigerian government's iDICE programme.
Read more →One of the earliest dedicated pre-seed funds in Africa. $100K for 7% equity, with follow-on up to $350K. Fund II hit a $15M first close in 2025, 98 investments to date.
Read more →$10M fund writing checks up to $500K for early-stage tech across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Morocco. 63 deals as of late 2025.
Read more →Backs underrepresented founders building across Africa, with a focus on seed-stage companies and a notable portfolio of 18+ active investments.
Read more →Lagos-based fintech-focused fund founded by the Venture Garden Group in 2016, backing seed-stage fintech companies across the continent.
Read more →Nigeria's first organized angel network. 110+ angels have backed 100+ startups since inception, and helped seed other investor groups including Rising Tide Africa.
Read more →An angel network of women investors backing early-stage, often women-led, African startups. Past investments include Bankly, Eden Life, and Shuttlers.
Read more →Founded in 2020 by Flutterwave/Andela co-founder Iyin Aboyeji. Started as a $50K-per-deal angel syndicate; portfolio includes Moove and Itana.
Read more →Nigeria-focused pre-seed fund, co-led Juicyway's $3M pre-seed round alongside Ventures Platform. Looks for "audacious and exceptional founders."
Read more →Early-stage fund with a diversity-focused investment lens, writing checks in the $250K–$500K range per public directory listings.
Read more →Pan-African fund active across 22 countries, pre-seed and seed. Debut fund closed at $36.3M; now advising Botswana's national tech fund.
Read more →Pan-African fund investing seed through Series A, with a dedicated $5M pre-seed vehicle (TAPSI) writing checks up to $200K. Main fund closed at $154M.
Read more →Sector-agnostic, pan-African fund focused on pre-Series A. Fund III raising toward an $80M target, with active 2025 deals in Egypt and Senegal.
Read more →One of the largest pan-African funds, leaning seed through Series A. Fund II closed at €280M; active 2025 deals in Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa.
Read more →Tokyo-rooted, pan-African seed fund writing $50K–$150K checks. Active 2025 deals in Egypt and Morocco.
Read more →Pan-African fund spanning seed to growth. Seed tickets up to $1M, growth tickets $1M–$10M, via the Cathay AfricInvest Innovation vehicle.
Read more →An umbrella network connecting 5,000–7,000+ angels across 37 countries. A good starting point to find a local angel group rather than a direct-check investor itself.
Read more →Nairobi-based fund (also Lagos, London) backing startups serving low-income communities in education, health, agriculture, and water.
Read more →Kenya's first locally licensed climate fund manager, backing climate-smart, gender-inclusive early-stage startups. New Asili Fund writes micro-checks of $10K–$20K.
Read more →Accra-based accelerator and seed fund open to founders from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Kenya. $50K–$250K for graduating teams, plus a new 2025 pre-seed pilot at $100K.
Read more →Accra-based fund backing fintech, health, and marketplace startups at seed through Series A.
Read more →Co-Creation Hub's investment arm, writing modest ₦10M–30M (~$13K–$39K) checks at pre-seed/seed. CcHub overall deployed $4.18M in grants in 2025.
Read more →Self-described gender-equal investor, with 70%+ of capital going to Francophone West Africa. Fund II closed at $78M; led Djamo's $17M round in Côte d'Ivoire.
Read more →Senegal-based corporate VC arm of Orange, a €50M Africa/Middle East slice of a larger global vehicle, targeting 100 African startups by 2025.
Read more →Cape Town fund investing pre-seed through Series A. African Innovation Fund 3 reached a ~$25–30M second close in mid-2025.
Read more →Egypt's seed and Series A fund. Fund II had its first close at $100M; active 2025 deals include Sylndr, enza, and EFreshli.
Read more →Cairo-based accelerator and VC across MENA and Africa. Dedicated Africa Seed Program is a $95M fund writing $150K–$500K checks.
Read more →8-week in-person Lagos residency program, picking founders before they even have a co-founder or finished idea. First cohort selected 24 founders from 7,500+ applicants.
Read more →Nairobi-based fund investing pre-seed through Series A, Africa-wide, focused on climate adaptation. $30M second close on its debut equity fund, 28 climate startups backed to date.
Read more →Nairobi-based, multi-sector fund investing pre-seed through Series B across Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana. Has tripled its North Africa portfolio in two years.
Read more →Gender-lens fund backing women-led and women-serving SMEs across Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, and Lesotho. $100M final close, recent deals include ALMA Clinics.
Read more →Global fund with strong Nigeria/Kenya fintech focus (rebranded from Accion Venture Lab in 2025). Second fund closed at $61.6M, 76 companies backed across 39 countries since 2012.
Read more →Lagos-based fund (founded 2017) backing fintech, health, education, and other sectors from seed through growth stage.
Read more →Women-led impact fund investing seed through Series A across Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, focused on healthcare, agriculture, and fintech.
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This list is researched and updated periodically, not official investor endorsements of Venture Built. Check sizes, focus areas, and open status change often, verify directly with each investor before reaching out. No fund here specifically targets student founders as a category, all generally invest at early stage.