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Since 2018, Orange Ventures has backed 12 African startups across 21 disclosed funding rounds totaling $166.9M, most heavily in Morocco and Fintech.
Orange Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the Orange Group, a global telecommunications company. Established as an independent legal entity in January 2021, Orange Ventures combines the agility and decision-making speed of a traditional venture capital firm with access to Orange Group's technological expertise, commercial networks, and customer reach. The firm manages €350 million in assets under management and maintains offices in Paris and Dakar, with a commitment to supporting entrepreneurs across multiple continents. Orange Ventures focuses on early-stage technology startups in Africa and the Middle East, alongside more mature companies in Europe and the United States. In Africa, the firm has deployed significant capital across fintech, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and developer tools sectors, with particular strength in West and East African markets including Morocco, Nigeria, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, and South Africa. The firm invests up to €20 million per financing round and typically responds to funding requests within 30 days, maintaining an average investment period of five years. Orange Ventures operates dedicated investment streams for different regions and stages, including a Middle East and Africa initiative with €50 million under management focused on seed-stage and growth-stage companies. The firm works closely with portfolio companies post-investment, leveraging Orange's ecosystems and technical resources to accelerate growth and create value for both startups and the broader Orange Group.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
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Orange Ventures has backed 12 African startups across 21 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $166.9M since 2018.
Mostly Seed: 14 of its 21 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (2).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (9), Cybersecurity (2), Health Tech (2), and 7 more sectors.
Orange Ventures most often shares rounds with Plug and Play (4 shared deals), Saviu Ventures (4 shared deals), Launch Africa Ventures (4 shared deals).
Orange Ventures has backed notable African startups including Yoco (South Africa fintech), Chari (Morocco e-commerce), Youverify (Nigeria fintech and cybersecurity), Africa's Talking (Kenya developer tools), Julaya (Côte d'Ivoire fintech), and Shipblu (Egypt e-commerce and logistics), among others.
Orange Ventures aims to respond to funding requests within an average of 30 days. The firm accepts applications through dedicated links on its website for different investment streams across Europe, the US, Africa, and the Middle East.