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Since 2020, Launch Africa has backed 37 African startups across 42 disclosed funding rounds totaling $37.7M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
Launch Africa Ventures is a pan-African venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Zachariah George and Janade Du Plessis. Its official site lists a primary office in Mauritius. Launch Africa invests in early-stage startups across Africa, with a stated focus on the seed and pre-Series A landscape. Its portfolio and recent activity show investments across fintech, health tech, logistics and supply chain, agri tech, AI, developer tools, energy, insurtech, and marketing software, with activity concentrated in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Egypt, Cameroon, Tunisia, South Africa, and other African markets. The firm describes itself as pan-African and sector-agnostic, while also backing B2B and B2B2C business models. Its published portfolio includes companies such as Moove, Awabah, Zanifu, Waspito, Wattnow, and Fincart.
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Launch Africa has backed 37 African startups across 42 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $37.7M since 2020.
Mostly Venture (Round not Specified): 13 of its 42 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture Round (10).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (14), Health Tech (7), Logistics & Supply Chain (5), and 10 more sectors.
Launch Africa most often shares rounds with Angel investors (4 shared deals), 54 Collective (ex-FFA) (3 shared deals), Ingressive Capital (2 shared deals).
Yes. The available portfolio data shows investments in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Egypt, Cameroon, Tunisia, South Africa, and several other African countries.
Its published portfolio includes Moove, Awabah, Zanifu, Waspito, Wattnow, Fincart, Growwr, and Yamify, among others. These reflect a mix of fintech, health tech, logistics, and early-stage technology startups.