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Since 2020, Magic Fund has backed 9 African startups across 10 disclosed funding rounds totaling $15.4M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
Magic Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in pre-seed and seed startups. It has participated in 7 funding rounds, deploying a total of $12.3M from July 2020 to December 2024. The fund focuses primarily on seed-stage investments (6 rounds), with one venture round. Its investments target fintech (4 companies), alongside e-commerce & retail, health tech, and productivity & workspace sectors. Geographically, it prioritizes Nigeria (5 investments), followed by Tanzania and Ghana. Notable portfolio companies include Juicyway and Klasha in Nigeria's fintech space, Getbumpa for e-commerce, and Kuunda in Tanzania.
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Magic Fund has backed 9 African startups across 10 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $15.4M since 2020.
Mostly Seed: 8 of its 10 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Pre-Seed (1).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (7), E-commerce & Retail (1), Health Tech (1), and 1 more sector.
Magic Fund most often shares rounds with Future Africa (4 shared deals), Microtraction (2 shared deals), Ventures Platform (2 shared deals).
Magic Fund has backed 5 companies in Nigeria: Juicyway (fintech), Klasha (fintech), Getbumpa (e-commerce & retail), Klump (fintech), and Eden (productivity & workspace).
Magic Fund's investments focus on Nigeria (5 companies), Tanzania (1), and Ghana (1). All investments are in African countries.