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Since 2016, Seaya has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $150M, most heavily in Quick Commerce.
Seaya Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain. The firm invests in early-stage technology companies, primarily in Europe and Latin America, managing over €650 million in assets across multiple funds. During its active investment period from August 2016 to July 2018, Seaya participated in three funding rounds totaling $150 million, all in the Pan-African logistics and supply chain sector. These investments spanned Series A, Series B, and Series C stages, demonstrating flexibility across early to growth phases.[data] Seaya backed Glovo, a company delivering food, groceries, and essentials, in all three rounds: $5 million Series A in August 2016, $30 million Series B in September 2017, and $115 million Series C in July 2018. Co-investors included Rakuten, Cathay Innovation, and Entrée Capital across multiple rounds.[data]
Data updated · Apr 30, 2026
Seaya has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $150M since 2016.
Mostly Series C: 1 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series B (1).
Companies Seaya has backed operate in Côte d'Ivoire (3), Kenya (3), Morocco (3), and 3 more markets. Each figure counts the rounds behind companies serving that market, so a company operating in several markets counts in each of them.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Quick Commerce (3).
Seaya most often shares rounds with Rakuten (2 shared deals), Cathay Innovation (2 shared deals), Entrée Capital (2 shared deals).
Seaya Ventures backed Glovo in three Pan-African funding rounds focused on logistics and supply chain. These include a Series A in 2016, Series B in 2017, and Series C in 2018.[data]
Seaya Ventures is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with an address at Calle Alcalá, 54 – 1º dcha, Madrid, 28014.