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Since 2020, 212 Founders has backed 7 African startups across 9 disclosed funding rounds totaling $6.4M, most heavily in Morocco and Legal and Compliance.
212 Founders is an investment and support program for startups created by CDG Invest, part of the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion group in Morocco. The program is headquartered in Morocco and focuses on helping entrepreneurs build and scale high potential technology companies. In Africa, 212 Founders is active as an early stage investor, with a strong focus on seed funding. According to available investment data, it has participated in at least nine seed rounds for Moroccan startups between 2020 and 2025, across sectors such as legal and compliance, marketing and CRM, cybersecurity, health tech, productivity and workspace, logistics and supply chain, and services and marketplaces. Its African portfolio includes companies like Nucleon Security, Crealo, Distripha, Userguest, Hsabati, Freterium, and Kifal Auto, all based in Morocco. Backed by CDG Invest, 212 Founders combines funding with structured support for entrepreneurs. Public information describes it as a program that provides both investment and operational support to startups, which aligns with its role in helping seed stage Moroccan companies prepare for growth and larger rounds of financing.
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212 Founders has backed 7 African startups across 9 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $6.4M since 2020.
Mostly Seed: 9 of its 9 tracked rounds are at that stage.
212 Founders's tracked rounds are concentrated in Morocco (9).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Legal and Compliance (2), Marketing & CRM (2), Cybersecurity (1), and 4 more sectors.
212 Founders most often shares rounds with CDG Invest (2 shared deals), Newfund (1 shared deal), LoftyInc Capital (1 shared deal).
212 Founders is an investment and support program for startups established by CDG Invest in Morocco. It focuses on helping technology driven companies grow through a combination of capital and structured support.
According to available records, 212 Founders has backed several Moroccan startups such as Nucleon Security, Crealo, Distripha, Userguest, Hsabati, Freterium, and Kifal Auto. These companies operate in areas including cybersecurity, legal and compliance, health tech, marketing and CRM, productivity tools, logistics, and online marketplaces.