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title: "Kepple Africa Ventures"
description: "Kepple Africa Ventures is a seed stage venture capital firm that backs early stage technology startups across Africa. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with additional offices in Nairobi and Lagos, and focuses on supporting African founders while building bridges to Japanese partners. The firm primarily invests at pre seed and seed stages, with selective follow on participation in later rounds. Based on available investment data, Kepple Africa Ventures has been active across a wide range of sectors including fintech, energy and utilities, HR and talent, AI and analytics, real estate and property, e commerce and retail, media and entertainment, logistics and supply chain, health tech, and telecom and connectivity. Its portfolio spans key African markets such as Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, Senegal, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Algeria. Kepple Africa Ventures has built one of the most active portfolios of African startups, backing companies like Fuzu, Amini AI, Carry1st, Beacon Power Services, SESO Global, Cartona, Sudo, Kashier, MoneyHash, Paps, Kuunda, WapiPay, PawaPay, TeamApt, Omnisient, Minly, TIBU Health, Numida, Tagaddod, Termii, Athlst, Curacel, Bitnob, Mawingu, Floatpays, Autochek, Workpay, and PayGo Energy. The firm is known for its Japanese backing and its focus on connecting African startups with Japanese corporate and strategic investors, supporting technology enabled solutions that address structural inefficiencies and create new markets across the continent."
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# Kepple Africa Ventures

Kepple Africa Ventures is a seed stage venture capital firm that backs early stage technology startups across Africa. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with additional offices in Nairobi and Lagos, and focuses on supporting African founders while building bridges to Japanese partners. The firm primarily invests at pre seed and seed stages, with selective follow on participation in later rounds. Based on available investment data, Kepple Africa Ventures has been active across a wide range of sectors including fintech, energy and utilities, HR and talent, AI and analytics, real estate and property, e commerce and retail, media and entertainment, logistics and supply chain, health tech, and telecom and connectivity. Its portfolio spans key African markets such as Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, Senegal, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Algeria. Kepple Africa Ventures has built one of the most active portfolios of African startups, backing companies like Fuzu, Amini AI, Carry1st, Beacon Power Services, SESO Global, Cartona, Sudo, Kashier, MoneyHash, Paps, Kuunda, WapiPay, PawaPay, TeamApt, Omnisient, Minly, TIBU Health, Numida, Tagaddod, Termii, Athlst, Curacel, Bitnob, Mawingu, Floatpays, Autochek, Workpay, and PayGo Energy. The firm is known for its Japanese backing and its focus on connecting African startups with Japanese corporate and strategic investors, supporting technology enabled solutions that address structural inefficiencies and create new markets across the continent.

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## Summary

Kepple Africa Ventures is a seed stage venture capital firm that backs early stage technology startups across Africa. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with additional offices in Nairobi and Lagos, and focuses on supporting African founders while building bridges to Japanese partners. The firm primarily invests at pre seed and seed stages, with selective follow on participation in later rounds. Based on available investment data, Kepple Africa Ventures has been active across a wide range of sectors including fintech, energy and utilities, HR and talent, AI and analytics, real estate and property, e commerce and retail, media and entertainment, logistics and supply chain, health tech, and telecom and connectivity. Its portfolio spans key African markets such as Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, Senegal, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Algeria. Kepple Africa Ventures has built one of the most active portfolios of African startups, backing companies like Fuzu, Amini AI, Carry1st, Beacon Power Services, SESO Global, Cartona, Sudo, Kashier, MoneyHash, Paps, Kuunda, WapiPay, PawaPay, TeamApt, Omnisient, Minly, TIBU Health, Numida, Tagaddod, Termii, Athlst, Curacel, Bitnob, Mawingu, Floatpays, Autochek, Workpay, and PayGo Energy. The firm is known for its Japanese backing and its focus on connecting African startups with Japanese corporate and strategic investors, supporting technology enabled solutions that address structural inefficiencies and create new markets across the continent.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fuzu | /fuzu | Series B | 3900000 | 2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Amini AI | /amini-ai | Pre-Seed | 2000000 | 2023-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Carry1st | /carry1st | Venture (Round not Specified) | 27000000 | 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| SESO Global | /seso-global | Seed |  | 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cartona | /cartona | Series A | 12000000 | 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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