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Since 2018, Compass Venture Capital has backed 2 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds totaling $8.5M, most heavily in South Africa and AI & Analytics.
Compass Venture Capital is a venture capital fund based in Moka, Mauritius, focusing on high growth startups and small and medium enterprises in Africa and the Indian Ocean region. Public profiles describe it as a Mauritian fund investing in scalable businesses with strong growth potential across markets such as Mauritius, Reunion Island, Kenya, and South Africa. The firm is active at the early stages, with a strong track record in seed and early venture rounds. From February 2018 to July 2021 it invested approximately 8.5 million dollars across eight funding rounds, primarily at the seed stage, with additional venture rounds. Its activity in Africa shows a clear focus on South Africa and Côte d'Ivoire, where it has supported technology companies in AI and analytics as well as fintech infrastructure. In its African portfolio Compass Venture Capital has backed Omnisient, a privacy preserving data collaboration platform for consumer data insights, and HUB2, a payments solution enabling interoperable mobile money transactions for e merchants across Francophone West and Central Africa. The firm regularly co invests alongside regional and international investors, including banks and specialized venture funds, reflecting a collaborative approach to building Africa’s technology ecosystem.
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Compass Venture Capital has backed 2 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $8.5M since 2018.
Mostly Seed: 6 of its 8 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture Round (1).
Compass Venture Capital's tracked rounds are concentrated in South Africa (4), Côte d'Ivoire (4).
Its tracked rounds lean toward AI & Analytics (4), Fintech (4).
Compass Venture Capital most often shares rounds with Nedbank (4 shared deals), Investec Private Capital (2 shared deals), Kepple Africa Ventures (2 shared deals).
Compass Venture Capital is a venture capital fund based in Moka, Mauritius. Public information indicates that it invests in startups and small and medium enterprises with scalable business models and strong growth potential in Mauritius, the Indian Ocean region, and Africa.
Compass Venture Capital has backed Omnisient, a platform for privacy preserving consumer data collaboration, and HUB2, a payments solution enabling interoperable mobile money transactions for e merchants in Francophone Africa. These investments highlight the firm’s interest in AI and analytics and fintech infrastructure across South and West Africa.
