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Since 2025, Lisk has backed 4 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds totaling $1.1M, most heavily in Nigeria and Media & Entertainment.
Lisk is a growth platform for emerging market founders that combines a venture fund, tailored programs, and a blockchain infrastructure layer. According to its official description, Lisk focuses on enabling entrepreneurs across Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America to build locally and scale globally through capital, support, and technology. The platform is closely linked to the Lisk EVM Layer 2, which is designed to power Web3 applications. In Africa, Lisk has been an active early stage investor, with recorded participation in seed and venture rounds, as well as other early financing structures. Its portfolio in the region covers media and entertainment, fintech, crypto and Web3, and ecommerce and retail, reflecting a broad interest in digital and consumer facing innovation. Lisk has backed companies such as Jamit in Nigeria, Konnadex in Nigeria, and Lov.cash in South Africa, and has participated in a total of three funding rounds between October 2025 and February 2026. Across its work with African startups, Lisk has co invested alongside firms such as Microtraction, Crypto Valley Venture Capital, The Batchery, and LAVA. This collaborative approach connects founders to a wider network of investors and ecosystem partners while aligning with Lisk’s stated mission to support emerging market founders with both capital and infrastructure.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
Lisk has backed 4 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $1.1M since 2025.
Mostly Seed: 1 of its 4 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Other (1).
Lisk's tracked rounds are concentrated in Nigeria (2), South Africa (1), Rwanda (1).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Media & Entertainment (1), Crypto & Web3 (1), E-commerce & Retail (1), and 1 more sector.
Lisk most often shares rounds with Microtraction (1 shared deal), Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) (1 shared deal), The Batchery (1 shared deal).
Lisk is a growth platform for emerging market founders that combines a venture fund, local support programs, and an EVM Layer 2 blockchain infrastructure. It operates as an early stage technology investor while also providing tools and infrastructure for Web3 applications.
Lisk has backed Jamit, a platform for immersive audio stories in Nigeria, Konnadex, a decentralised finance focused platform in Nigeria, and Lov.cash, which digitises FMCG supply chains with instant cashback rewards in South Africa.