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title: "Newfund Capital"
description: "Newfund Capital is a French American venture capital firm that focuses on early stage technology startups. It is an entrepreneurial VC firm dedicated to financing seed stage companies that are driving global change. Newfund operates across France and the United States, with a strong cross border orientation. In Africa, Newfund Capital has invested across seed, Series A, and Series B stages, with activity recorded between 2019 and 2025. Its African portfolio includes FairMoney in Nigeria at both Series A and Series B, reflecting a focus on fintech and digital banking, as well as OKO Finance in Mali in the insurtech sector and Nucleon Security in Morocco in cybersecurity. These investments illustrate a concentration on financial services and security technologies in Nigeria, Mali, and Morocco. Newfund’s published philosophy emphasizes backing startups with an international mindset and acting quickly on investment decisions. The firm highlights FairMoney as a notable portfolio company, alongside other technology driven businesses, and positions itself as an investor that supports globally oriented founders with capital and operational guidance at the seed stage and beyond."
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# Newfund Capital

Newfund Capital is a French American venture capital firm that focuses on early stage technology startups. It is an entrepreneurial VC firm dedicated to financing seed stage companies that are driving global change. Newfund operates across France and the United States, with a strong cross border orientation. In Africa, Newfund Capital has invested across seed, Series A, and Series B stages, with activity recorded between 2019 and 2025. Its African portfolio includes FairMoney in Nigeria at both Series A and Series B, reflecting a focus on fintech and digital banking, as well as OKO Finance in Mali in the insurtech sector and Nucleon Security in Morocco in cybersecurity. These investments illustrate a concentration on financial services and security technologies in Nigeria, Mali, and Morocco. Newfund’s published philosophy emphasizes backing startups with an international mindset and acting quickly on investment decisions. The firm highlights FairMoney as a notable portfolio company, alongside other technology driven businesses, and positions itself as an investor that supports globally oriented founders with capital and operational guidance at the seed stage and beyond.

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## Summary

Newfund Capital is a French American venture capital firm that focuses on early stage technology startups. It is an entrepreneurial VC firm dedicated to financing seed stage companies that are driving global change. Newfund operates across France and the United States, with a strong cross border orientation. In Africa, Newfund Capital has invested across seed, Series A, and Series B stages, with activity recorded between 2019 and 2025. Its African portfolio includes FairMoney in Nigeria at both Series A and Series B, reflecting a focus on fintech and digital banking, as well as OKO Finance in Mali in the insurtech sector and Nucleon Security in Morocco in cybersecurity. These investments illustrate a concentration on financial services and security technologies in Nigeria, Mali, and Morocco. Newfund’s published philosophy emphasizes backing startups with an international mindset and acting quickly on investment decisions. The firm highlights FairMoney as a notable portfolio company, alongside other technology driven businesses, and positions itself as an investor that supports globally oriented founders with capital and operational guidance at the seed stage and beyond.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nucleon Security | /nucleon-security | Seed | 4000000 | 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| FairMoney | /fairmoney | Series B | 42000000 | 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| OKO Finance | /oko-finance | Seed | 1200000 | 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| FairMoney | /fairmoney | Series A | 11100000 | 2019-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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