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Since 2015, Female Founders Fund has backed 2 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds totaling $94M, most heavily in Kenya and Fintech.
Female Founders Fund is an early-stage venture fund focused on investing in the next generation of transformational technology companies founded by women. The firm says it launched in 2014, and its website describes it as investing in category-defining female leaders. In Africa, the confirmed investment data shows activity in Kenya across four rounds, with investments spanning Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C. The firm’s verified portfolio in the region includes Amini AI in a Seed round and Tala Loan across Series A, B, and C rounds. The confirmed sector exposure in Africa includes fintech and AI and analytics.
Data updated · Aug 30, 2026
Female Founders Fund has backed 2 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $94M since 2015.
Mostly Seed: 1 of its 4 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series C (1).
Companies Female Founders Fund has backed operate in Kenya (4), Côte d'Ivoire (1), Morocco (1). 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 (3), AI & Analytics (1).
Female Founders Fund most often shares rounds with Lowercase Capital (3 shared deals), DCVC (3 shared deals), Collaborative Fund (2 shared deals).
Female Founders Fund is an early-stage venture fund that invests in transformational technology companies founded by women. Its website says it has been investing since 2014.
The confirmed African portfolio companies provided are Amini AI and Tala Loan. Tala Loan appears in Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C rounds, while Amini AI appears in a Seed round.
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