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Lynett Capital

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Lynett Capital is an early-stage investment firm founded in 2015. The firm is based in Austin, United States, with key team members including Founder and General Partner Ben Lynett, Investor Alex Portin, and Partner Rebecca Clauson. It manages multiple closed funds and focuses on empowering technology companies. Lynett Capital invested a total of $4.5M across three seed-stage funding rounds between May 2016 and February 2019. The firm targeted e-commerce and retail (two investments) and fintech (one investment), with a geographic focus on Kenya (two rounds) and Nigeria (one round). Investments included Wasoko, a same-day delivery service for essential goods to local shops in Kenya, and Send App, which enables instant international transfers to banks, mobile money, and cash in Nigeria. Lynett Capital frequently co-invested with Golden Palm Investments across all three rounds, alongside 4DX Ventures and Village Global in two rounds each.

Total Invested

$4.8M

Active Since

May 2016

Latest Investment

Feb 2019

Top Stage

Seed

Lynett Capital Investment Regions

🇰🇪 Kenya (2)🌍 Pan-African (1)🇳🇬 Nigeria (1)

Lynett Capital Investment Sectors

E-commerce & Retail (2)Fintech (2)

Lynett Capital Investment Timeline

Favicon of WasokoWasokoSeed$2.5MFeb 2019
with4DX VenturesVillage GlobalOutlierz VenturesGolden Palm Investments
Favicon of WasokoWasokoSeed$2MJul 2018
with4DX VenturesVillage GlobalGolden Palm InvestmentsOutlierz Ventures
Favicon of FlutterwaveFlutterwaveSeed$230,000Aug 2016
withY CombinatorGreen Visor CapitalZillionizeGolden Palm InvestmentsDCVC+6 more
Favicon of Send AppSend AppSeed$50,000May 2016
withRayyan IslamArab Angel FundVC FinTech AcceleratorGreen Visor CapitalGolden Palm Investments+2 more

Products Backed by Lynett Capital

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Wasoko🇰🇪
Order essential goods with same-day delivery for local shops
E-commerce & Retail
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Flutterwave🌍
Accept and send payments across Africa and beyond
Fintech
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Send App🇳🇬
Instant international transfers to banks, mobile money, and cash
Fintech

Investors Similar to Lynett Capital

Golden Palm Investments (4)4DX Ventures (2)Village Global (2)Outlierz Ventures (2)Y Combinator (2)Green Visor Capital (2)Zillionize (1)DCVC (1)

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