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Since 2015, Kima Ventures has backed 5 African startups across 5 disclosed funding rounds totaling $5.7M, most heavily in Legal and Compliance.
Kima Ventures is an international seed investment firm that describes itself as a highly active business angel investing in startups around the world. It operates as an early stage investment vehicle rather than a traditional multi LP venture fund, and publicly positions itself as one of the most active seed investors globally. Public profiles consistently associate Kima Ventures with Paris, France, although the firm invests internationally. In Africa, Kima Ventures has participated in multiple seed rounds for technology driven companies. Based on confirmed deal data, the firm has backed seed stage startups in Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, and Senegal, with a total of five funding rounds between March 2015 and January 2024. Its African portfolio spans legal and compliance, fintech, edtech, HR and talent, and travel and mobility, including investments in Crealo, Bujeti, LabLabee, Socium, and Heetch. Across these African deals, Kima Ventures has often invested alongside other institutional and angel investors, reflecting a collaborative approach to seed financing. Co investors in these rounds have included firms such as Evolem, 212 Founders, Super Capital, Entrée Capital, Heirloom Investment Management, Voltron Capital, Unpopular Ventures, Y Combinator, Accel, and several individual angels. This pattern underscores Kima Ventures’ role in early stage syndicates supporting technology founders across Francophone and Anglophone African markets.
Data updated · Sep 15, 2026
Kima Ventures has backed 5 African startups across 5 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $5.7M since 2015.
Mostly Seed: 5 of its 5 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Companies Kima Ventures has backed operate in Côte d'Ivoire (2), Morocco (2), Senegal (2), and 9 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 Legal and Compliance (1), Fintech (1), EdTech (1), and 2 more sectors.
Kima Ventures most often shares rounds with Evolem (2 shared deals), Super Capital (1 shared deal), 212 Founders (1 shared deal).
Kima Ventures is an international seed stage investment firm that backs startups around the world and is publicly associated with Paris, France. It positions itself as a highly active business angel style investor, focusing on early stage technology companies.
In Africa, Kima Ventures has co invested with a range of venture firms and angels. Confirmed co investors across its African seed rounds include Evolem, Super Capital, 212 Founders, Entrée Capital, Heirloom Investment Management, Voltron Capital, Unpopular Ventures, Y Combinator, Accel, and several individual angels.