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Since 2021, Babs Ogundeyi has backed 5 African startups across 5 disclosed funding rounds totaling $15.8M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
Babs Ogundeyi is an individual angel investor and the cofounder and Group CEO of Kuda, a fintech company focused on making financial services more accessible and affordable for Africans. He is based between Lagos and London through his leadership of Kuda Technologies, which operates offices in both cities. In his professional profiles he describes himself as an investor alongside his roles as founder and CEO. As an angel, Babs Ogundeyi focuses on early stage technology companies in Africa, with a particular emphasis on financial services. Between May 2021 and February 2023 he participated in five seed rounds for Nigerian startups, committing a total of 15.8 million dollars. His portfolio in Africa includes Curacel, Maplerad, Klump, Casava, and Mono, spanning fintech, insurtech, and AI and analytics. All of these investments are in Nigeria, reflecting a clear geographic concentration on the country’s technology ecosystem. Across these deals, Babs Ogundeyi frequently invests alongside other prominent African and global technology investors, including repeat co investors such as Olugbenga Agboola, Opeyemi Awoyemi, Entrée Capital, and several international venture funds. His activity complements his work at Kuda, where he leads a regulated digital banking platform that has itself raised substantial institutional capital, positioning him as an experienced operator backing the next generation of African financial technology founders.
Data updated · Aug 3, 2026
Babs Ogundeyi has backed 5 African startups across 5 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $15.8M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 5 of its 5 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Babs Ogundeyi's tracked rounds are concentrated in Nigeria (5).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (3), AI & Analytics (1), Insurtech (1).
Babs Ogundeyi most often shares rounds with Olugbenga Agboola (2 shared deals), Opeyemi Awoyemi (2 shared deals), Entrée Capital (2 shared deals).
Babs Ogundeyi has backed African companies such as Curacel, Maplerad, Klump, Casava, and Mono. These startups operate in areas including claims automation, cross border payments, installment payments, digital microinsurance, and bank account connectivity for data and payments.
In the five seed rounds recorded between May 2021 and February 2023, Babs Ogundeyi invested a total of 15.8 million dollars. These investments were all in Nigerian technology companies at the seed stage across fintech, insurtech, and AI and analytics.