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Since 2014, Anthemis Group has backed 3 African startups across 5 disclosed funding rounds totaling $56M, most heavily in Cameroon and Fintech.
Anthemis Group is a venture capital firm that invests to architect the digital economy. The firm partners with founders from pre-seed to growth stages, harnessing finance and technology to drive high-growth and high-impact outcomes. It deploys financial, human, and intellectual capital to support companies embedding finance in their core. Anthemis has been active in Africa from January 2014 to November 2022, participating in 5 funding rounds totaling $56 million. It focused on Seed and Series A stages, with one Series B investment, primarily in fintech (3 rounds) and agritech (2 rounds) across Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa. Notable investments include Ejara in Cameroon, Apollo Agriculture in Kenya, and JUMO in South Africa. The firm has co-invested alongside partners such as Mercy Corps Ventures, Lateral Frontiers, CoinShares Ventures, Flourish Ventures, and Leaps by Bayer.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
Anthemis Group has backed 3 African startups across 5 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $56M since 2014.
Mostly Series A: 2 of its 5 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Seed (2).
Anthemis Group's tracked rounds are concentrated in Cameroon (2), Kenya (2), South Africa (1).
Anthemis Group most often shares rounds with Mercy Corps Ventures (2 shared deals), Lateral Frontiers (2 shared deals), CoinShares Ventures (2 shared deals).
Anthemis Group has backed Ejara in Cameroon (fintech), Apollo Agriculture in Kenya (agri tech), and JUMO in South Africa (fintech). These investments span seed, series A, and series B rounds from 2014 to 2022.