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Since 2021, Berrywood Capital has backed 5 African startups across 7 disclosed funding rounds totaling $9.4M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
Berrywood Capital is a family office based in Lagos, Nigeria. It describes itself as investing in tech-enabled startups, Black-led businesses, and early-stage companies focused on creating change in Africa. Based on the investment data provided, Berrywood Capital’s activity in Africa has been concentrated in Nigeria, with investments across pre-seed and seed rounds. Its recorded deals are all in fintech and related financial services, including companies such as VeendHQ, Klasha, Bridgecard, Sudo, and Flex Finance. The firm’s tracked activity spans October 2021 through June 2022. The available data also suggests a strong preference for early-stage, Africa-focused fintech investing, with repeated participation alongside investors such as Magic Fund, Future Africa, Seedcamp, Plug and Play, Greycroft Partners, and LoftyInc Capital.
Data updated · Aug 11, 2026
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Berrywood Capital has backed 5 African startups across 7 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $9.4M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 6 of its 7 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Pre-Seed (1).
Companies Berrywood Capital has backed operate in Nigeria (7), Congo (2), Côte d'Ivoire (2), and 11 more markets. Each figure counts the rounds behind companies serving that market, so a company operating in several markets counts in each of them.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (7).
Berrywood Capital most often shares rounds with Magic Fund (2 shared deals), Future Africa (2 shared deals), The Oak Capital (2 shared deals).
Berrywood Capital is described as a family office. Its publicly listed investment focus is on tech-enabled startups, Black-led businesses, and early-stage companies in Africa.
The companies listed in the provided data are VeendHQ, Klasha, Bridgecard, Sudo, and Flex Finance. These deals were all in Nigeria and were all early-stage fintech investments.