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Since 2015, Michael Seibel has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $2.2M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
Michael Seibel is an American entrepreneur and angel investor, known for his long involvement with the Y Combinator startup community and his work with founders globally. According to his official website, he has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2006 and currently serves as a Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator, where he previously led the accelerator. In Africa, Michael Seibel has been active as an early stage investor, with a particular focus on Nigerian startups. Based on disclosed investment data, between 2015 and 2020 he participated in three funding rounds in Nigeria, primarily at the seed stage and in one later venture round. His sector exposure in the region includes fintech through Paystack, communication and internet services through Wifi.com.ng, and crypto and Web3 through Spring in Africa. Across these African investments, Seibel has often invested alongside institutional and individual co investors, including Y Combinator and several international venture firms. His activity reflects a preference for backing technology driven companies that enable payments, connectivity, and cross border financial access within the Nigerian market.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
Michael Seibel has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $2.2M since 2015.
Mostly Seed: 2 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture (Round not Specified) (1).
Michael Seibel's tracked rounds are concentrated in Nigeria (3).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (2), Telecom & Connectivity (1).
Michael Seibel most often shares rounds with Y Combinator (2 shared deals), Samurai Incubate (1 shared deal), Mozilla (1 shared deal).
Michael Seibel is an angel investor and entrepreneur who has been closely involved with Y Combinator. His official website states that he works as a Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator and previously led the accelerator.
Michael Seibel has backed Paystack, a payments company, Wifi.com.ng, an internet service provider, and Spring in Africa, a platform that enables users to receive money globally. All of these companies are based in Nigeria.