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title: "FirstCheck Africa"
description: "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

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.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Investors](/investors)
- [FirstCheck Africa](/investors/firstcheck-africa)

## Summary

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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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jumba | /jumba | Seed | 4500000 | 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Bumpa | /bumpa | Seed | 4000000 | 2022-10-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Jumba | /jumba | Seed | 1000000 | 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| FoondaMate | /foondamate | Seed | 2000000 | 2022-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Tushop | /tushop | Seed | 3000000 | 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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