Orbit Startups

Orbit Startups is an accelerator and venture capital program focused on technology companies in emerging and frontier markets. It operates as part of Orbit Ventures and traces its roots to the former MOX and Chinaccelerator programs that were consolidated under the Orbit Startups brand. Official information identifies Orbit’s corporate office and primary base in Singapore. Orbit Startups invests in early stage companies and helps them scale across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. In Africa, available data shows activity at the seed stage, including six funding rounds between September 2022 and January 2025. The firm has backed companies in Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria across logistics and supply chain, marketing and CRM, travel and mobility, and ecommerce and retail. African portfolio companies include Fincart and Bekia in Egypt, Weego Lines in Morocco, Tappi in Kenya, and PricePally in Nigeria. Orbit Startups collaborates with a wide network of co investors and partners. Documented African rounds involve co investors such as SOSV, Plus Venture Capital, Jedar Capital, Plug and Play, Mercy Corps Ventures, Chui Ventures, Norrsken Impact Accelerator, GrowX Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Resilience17, Renew Capital, and Reflect Ventures. These partnerships support Orbit Startups’ model of combining capital with mentorship and ecosystem access for founders in high growth markets.