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Since 2021, FirstCheck Africa has backed 6 African startups across 9 disclosed funding rounds totaling $17.6M, most heavily in E-commerce & Retail.
FirstCheck Africa is an early stage venture capital fund that invests in technology driven startups in Africa with at least one female founder or co founder. The firm is based in Lagos, Nigeria, and was founded in 2021 by Eloho Omame and Odunayo Eweniyi. Its official website is firstcheck.africa. FirstCheck Africa backs female led and female co founded technology startups primarily at the pre seed and seed stages. The firm invests across key African markets including Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt, with a focus on sectors such as financial services, education, healthcare, and retail or commerce. The investment record provided reflects this strategy, with nine funding rounds between August 2021 and February 2023 totaling 17.6 million dollars, concentrated in seed and angel rounds in e commerce and retail, edtech, fintech, and health tech. FirstCheck Africa began as a female led angel fund designed to “invest ridiculously early” in women in African tech and has since evolved into a dedicated venture capital fund with a debut pool of institutional capital. The firm positions itself as an early believer in African women in technology and entrepreneurship, aiming to advance equity, capital, and leadership for a generation of women in Africa. It also builds a community of female investors who can participate by writing smaller checks into venture backed startups.
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FirstCheck Africa has backed 6 African startups across 9 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $17.6M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 6 of its 9 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Angel (3).
Companies FirstCheck Africa has backed operate in Kenya (5), Nigeria (5), South Africa (3), 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 E-commerce & Retail (5), EdTech (2), Fintech (1), and 1 more sector.
FirstCheck Africa most often shares rounds with Seedstars (2 shared deals), Enza Capital (2 shared deals), LocalGlobe (2 shared deals).
FirstCheck Africa is an early stage venture capital fund based in Lagos, Nigeria. Official profiles and its own communications describe it as a fund investing in technology driven startups in Africa with at least one female founder or co founder.
Based on confirmed portfolio information, FirstCheck Africa has backed startups such as Jumba, Bumpa, FoondaMate, Tushop, MoneyHash, and Healthtracka. These companies operate in e commerce and retail, edtech, fintech, and health tech and are based in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt.
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