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Since 2023, ELEA has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $2.8M, most heavily in Agri Tech.
elea is a philanthropic impact investor and foundation focused on backing entrepreneurially led ventures that create social impact. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and the team also operates from Johannesburg and Mexico City. elea invests philanthropic capital in early-stage ventures, with investments centered on agricultural value chains, last-mile retail and services, employable skills, and climate and livelihoods. The activity data provided shows recent seed-stage investments in Africa across Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ghana, including MazaoHub, PricePally, and Elucid.
Data updated · Sep 1, 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.
Companies ELEA has backed operate in Côte d'Ivoire (1), Ghana (1), Madagascar (1), and 2 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 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).
The backed African companies listed in the data are MazaoHub, PricePally, and Elucid. They were funded in seed rounds and operate in Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ghana respectively.
The provided records show three African funding rounds between September 2023 and September 2025. Those rounds were all at seed stage.
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