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title: "Equitable Ventures"
description: "Equitable Ventures is a Mauritius based venture capital firm focused on early stage fintech startups in Africa. The firm is headquartered at The Junction Business Hub in Calebasses, Mauritius and provides a diversified access point for investors to the African fintech ecosystem. Equitable Ventures targets seed and pre seed stage companies and other early funding rounds, backing high caliber entrepreneurs who are building digital financial infrastructure and payment solutions across the continent. Its activity includes investments in South Africa and Nigeria, with a particular focus on fintech and related compliance solutions, as reflected in portfolio companies such as Happy Pay, TurnStay and Startbutton. The firm aims to combine financial returns with measurable impact by supporting solutions that address real world problems at scale, promote financial inclusion and leverage Africa’s maturing technology ecosystems. Equitable Ventures often invests alongside other African and global venture firms, contributing sector expertise and a focus on equitable, impactful growth."
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# Equitable Ventures

Equitable Ventures is a Mauritius based venture capital firm focused on early stage fintech startups in Africa. The firm is headquartered at The Junction Business Hub in Calebasses, Mauritius and provides a diversified access point for investors to the African fintech ecosystem. Equitable Ventures targets seed and pre seed stage companies and other early funding rounds, backing high caliber entrepreneurs who are building digital financial infrastructure and payment solutions across the continent. Its activity includes investments in South Africa and Nigeria, with a particular focus on fintech and related compliance solutions, as reflected in portfolio companies such as Happy Pay, TurnStay and Startbutton. The firm aims to combine financial returns with measurable impact by supporting solutions that address real world problems at scale, promote financial inclusion and leverage Africa’s maturing technology ecosystems. Equitable Ventures often invests alongside other African and global venture firms, contributing sector expertise and a focus on equitable, impactful growth.

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## Summary

Equitable Ventures is a Mauritius based venture capital firm focused on early stage fintech startups in Africa. The firm is headquartered at The Junction Business Hub in Calebasses, Mauritius and provides a diversified access point for investors to the African fintech ecosystem. Equitable Ventures targets seed and pre seed stage companies and other early funding rounds, backing high caliber entrepreneurs who are building digital financial infrastructure and payment solutions across the continent. Its activity includes investments in South Africa and Nigeria, with a particular focus on fintech and related compliance solutions, as reflected in portfolio companies such as Happy Pay, TurnStay and Startbutton. The firm aims to combine financial returns with measurable impact by supporting solutions that address real world problems at scale, promote financial inclusion and leverage Africa’s maturing technology ecosystems. Equitable Ventures often invests alongside other African and global venture firms, contributing sector expertise and a focus on equitable, impactful growth.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Happy Pay | /happy-pay | Seed | 5000000 | 2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Startbutton | /startbutton | Venture Round | 100000 | 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| TurnStay | /turnstay | Seed | 1900000 | 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Happy Pay | /happy-pay | Pre-Seed | 1800000 | 2024-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Happy Pay | /happy-pay | Seed | 1800000 | 2024-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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