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Since 2021, Orange DAO has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $3.9M, most heavily in Uganda and Crypto & Web3.
Orange DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization and accelerator program for crypto and Web3 founders. It operates as the largest community of over 1,300 venture-backed entrepreneurs, primarily from Y Combinator and a16z alumni, offering personalized guidance and mentorship. The program provides up to $300,000 in funding through Orange Fund, along with a 10-12 week intensive fellowship focused on product-market fit, go-to-market strategies, and investor readiness, culminating in a Demo Day. Orange DAO has participated in three seed-stage funding rounds in Africa between July 2021 and November 2023, totaling $3.9M. Investments targeted crypto & Web3 and fintech sectors, with a geographic focus on Uganda (two rounds in Acctual, which enables same-day crypto invoice payments) and Nigeria (one round in Flux, a cross-border money transfer and crypto investment platform). Co-investors included Soma Capital, Ligature, and others like Alchemy and IDEO CoLab.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
Orange DAO has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $3.9M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 3 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Crypto & Web3 (2), Fintech (1).
Orange DAO most often shares rounds with Soma Capital (2 shared deals), Ligature (2 shared deals), Nonagon Capital (1 shared deal).
Orange DAO is the largest community of crypto founders with over 1,300 members, offering an accelerator program that provides up to $300K in funding, mentorship from venture-backed entrepreneurs, and access to a Demo Day for Web3 startups.
Orange DAO backed Acctual, a Uganda-based crypto invoicing platform, in two seed rounds, and Flux, a Nigeria-based fintech for cross-border transfers and crypto investments, in one seed round.
