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Since 2023, ELEA has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $2.8M, most heavily in Tanzania and Agri Tech.
elea is a Swiss philanthropic impact investor that exists to fight absolute poverty with entrepreneurial means. It operates through the elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization, an impact focused investment organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. The foundation invests capital in and provides long term support to entrepreneurially led ventures that create lasting social impact for people living in absolute poverty. In Africa, elea invests in early stage ventures, including seed stage rounds, that are building scalable business models in sectors such as agricultural value chains, last mile retail and services, and employable skills. Its recent activity includes seed investments in MazaoHub in Tanzania and PricePally in Nigeria, reflecting a focus on agri tech, e commerce and retail solutions that connect smallholder farmers, wholesalers, and low income consumers to markets and essential goods. Across its portfolio, elea pursues impact investments that combine patient capital with strategic support to help build sustainable enterprises. The organization focuses on business models that enable access to employment, markets, and value chains for people living in poverty, and it collaborates with a range of co investors and partners who share its commitment to measurable and lasting social impact.
Data updated · May 29, 2026
ELEA has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $2.8M since 2023.
Mostly Seed: 3 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Agri Tech (1), E-commerce & Retail (1), Health Tech (1).
ELEA most often shares rounds with Mercy Corps Ventures (1 shared deal), Impacc (1 shared deal), Catalyst Fund (1 shared deal).
elea is a philanthropic impact investor operating through the elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization. It invests capital in and provides strategic support to entrepreneurially led ventures that aim to create lasting social impact for people living in absolute poverty.
elea is based in Zurich, Switzerland, where it operates as an impact investment organization focused on fighting absolute poverty through entrepreneurial solutions.