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Since 2019, GSR Ventures has backed 2 African startups across 2 disclosed funding rounds totaling $170M, most heavily in Crypto & Web3.
GSR Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Its official site describes the firm as a global investment firm focused on early stage companies. In Africa, GSR Ventures’ recorded activity in this dataset is concentrated in Series B financings. It backed VALR in South Africa and OPay in Nigeria, with one investment in crypto and web3 and one in fintech. Based on the provided records, its Africa exposure spans South Africa and Nigeria and centers on financial technology and digital asset infrastructure.
Data updated · Sep 17, 2026
GSR Ventures has backed 2 African startups across 2 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $170M since 2019.
Mostly Series B: 2 of its 2 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Companies GSR Ventures has backed operate in Egypt (1), Nigeria (1), South Africa (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 Crypto & Web3 (1), Fintech (1).
GSR Ventures most often shares rounds with Alameda Research (1 shared deal), 4Di Capital (1 shared deal), Avon Ventures (1 shared deal).
GSR Ventures’ recorded Africa investments in this dataset include VALR in South Africa and OPay in Nigeria. Both were Series B rounds.
The dataset shows two Africa investments totaling $170.0M across Nov 2019 to Mar 2022. Those investments were split between VALR and OPay.
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