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Since 2025, LAVA has backed 4 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds totaling $7.4M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
LAVA is an early stage investor that focuses on backing technology startups. Public information about the firm is limited and an official website for this specific investor could not be confirmed, so detailed information about its structure or location is not available. Based on disclosed transactions, LAVA has been active in Africa at the pre seed and seed stages. Between January 2025 and February 2026, the investor participated in three funding rounds totaling 2.5 million dollars, all in Nigeria. These include a seed round for Accrue, a company that enables fast money transfers between Africa and the United States, a pre seed round for Paycrest, which is building democratized payment systems, and a seed round for Jamit, a platform for immersive audio stories. Across these deals, LAVA’s African portfolio shows a focus on fintech, crypto and Web3, and media and entertainment, with a concentration in the Nigerian ecosystem.
Data updated · May 23, 2026
LAVA has backed 4 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $7.4M since 2025.
Mostly Seed: 3 of its 4 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Pre-Seed (1).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (2), Media & Entertainment (1), Crypto & Web3 (1).
LAVA most often shares rounds with Microtraction (2 shared deals), Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) (1 shared deal), The Batchery (1 shared deal).
LAVA has invested in three Nigerian companies. These are Jamit, an immersive audio stories platform, Paycrest, which is building democratized payment systems, and Accrue, which enables money transfers between Africa and the United States.
Based on recorded rounds, LAVA has invested a total of 2.5 million dollars in African startups. This capital was deployed across three rounds for Jamit, Paycrest, and Accrue between January 2025 and February 2026.