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title: "Hustle Fund"
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# Hustle Fund

Hustle Fund is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in founders at the pre seed and seed stages. According to its official materials, Hustle Fund is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and also has a presence in Singapore. The firm focuses on backing “hilariously early” software enabled startups and provides capital, mentorship, and networks to help founders accelerate execution. In Africa, Hustle Fund has been an active early stage investor across pre seed, seed, angel, and other early rounds. Between January 2021 and October 2025, the firm participated in 15 funding rounds in the region, primarily at the seed and pre seed stages. These investments span multiple sectors, including fintech, e commerce and retail, health tech, crypto and web3, legal and compliance, communication and social, and energy and utilities. Hustle Fund’s African portfolio includes companies such as MidLyr in Egypt, Fusepay in Seychelles, Clafiya and Healthtracka in Nigeria, Fingo Africa and HoneyCoin in Kenya, and Akiba and Thola in South Africa. Within Africa, Hustle Fund’s capital has been concentrated in high growth markets, with a particular focus on Nigeria, as well as activity in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, and Seychelles. The firm often invests alongside other early stage investors, including regional seed funds and global pre seed firms. Its African investments reflect Hustle Fund’s broader strategy of backing fast moving founders in financial services, digital commerce, health, and emerging crypto and web3 infrastructure at the earliest stages of company building.

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## Summary

Hustle Fund is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in founders at the pre seed and seed stages. According to its official materials, Hustle Fund is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and also has a presence in Singapore. The firm focuses on backing “hilariously early” software enabled startups and provides capital, mentorship, and networks to help founders accelerate execution. In Africa, Hustle Fund has been an active early stage investor across pre seed, seed, angel, and other early rounds. Between January 2021 and October 2025, the firm participated in 15 funding rounds in the region, primarily at the seed and pre seed stages. These investments span multiple sectors, including fintech, e commerce and retail, health tech, crypto and web3, legal and compliance, communication and social, and energy and utilities. Hustle Fund’s African portfolio includes companies such as MidLyr in Egypt, Fusepay in Seychelles, Clafiya and Healthtracka in Nigeria, Fingo Africa and HoneyCoin in Kenya, and Akiba and Thola in South Africa. Within Africa, Hustle Fund’s capital has been concentrated in high growth markets, with a particular focus on Nigeria, as well as activity in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, and Seychelles. The firm often invests alongside other early stage investors, including regional seed funds and global pre seed firms. Its African investments reflect Hustle Fund’s broader strategy of backing fast moving founders in financial services, digital commerce, health, and emerging crypto and web3 infrastructure at the earliest stages of company building.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MidLyr | /midlyr | Pre-Seed | 2500000 | 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Fusepay | /fusepay | Seed | 350000 | 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Clafiya | /clafiya | Seed | 610000 | 2023-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Fingo Africa | /fingo-africa | Seed | 4000000 | 2023-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Healthtracka | /healthtracka | Seed | 1500000 | 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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