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Since 2021, Basecamp Fund has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $6.4M, most heavily in Kenya and Fintech.
Basecamp Fund is an early stage venture capital fund that operates under the umbrella of Alumni Ventures. It focuses on building a broad, diversified portfolio of pre seed and seed investments and co invests alongside established seed investors and top tier venture capital firms. Alumni Ventures is headquartered in the United States and Basecamp Fund’s team is distributed across major U.S. cities. According to publicly available investment data, Basecamp Fund has been active in African technology markets at the seed stage. In 2021 it participated in three seed funding rounds, backing Pariti in Kenya, Klasha in Nigeria, and Akiba in South Africa. These investments were concentrated in fintech and HR and talent technology, reflecting activity in digital financial services and tools that help companies source and vet candidates more efficiently. In its published materials, Basecamp Fund describes a sector agnostic approach with interest in areas such as AI, fintech, SaaS, digital health, and climate technology. It typically targets approximately 100 deals per vintage over a 12 to 18 month period and positions itself as a co investor, working alongside experienced lead investors to support portfolio companies with both capital and network access.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
Basecamp Fund has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $6.4M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 3 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Basecamp Fund's tracked rounds are concentrated in Kenya (1), Nigeria (1), South Africa (1).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (2), HR & Talent (1).
Basecamp Fund most often shares rounds with Expert Dojo (2 shared deals), Better Ventures (1 shared deal), Accelerated Ventures (1 shared deal).
Basecamp Fund is an early stage venture capital fund that operates under Alumni Ventures. It focuses on building a diversified portfolio of pre seed and seed stage companies by co investing alongside established seed and venture firms.
Based on confirmed investment data, Basecamp Fund has backed three African companies at the seed stage. These are Pariti in Kenya, Klasha in Nigeria, and Akiba in South Africa.
