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Since 2010, Sequoia Capital has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $30.5M, most heavily in Health Tech.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm. Its official website is sequoiacap.com. The available verified information identifies Menlo Park, California, as its headquarters. The investment records provided list three African investments: one seed round and two venture rounds with no round specified. The companies span health tech, fintech, and communication and social, and are based in South Africa and Nigeria. The listed investments are HealthLeap and Clickatell in South Africa, and LemFi in Nigeria.
Data updated · Oct 16, 2026
Sequoia Capital has backed 3 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $30.5M since 2010.
Mostly Venture (Round not Specified): 2 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Seed (1).
Companies Sequoia Capital has backed operate in Nigeria (2), South Africa (2), Benin (1), and 18 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 Health Tech (1), Fintech (1), Communication & Social (1).
Sequoia Capital most often shares rounds with First Round Capital (1 shared deal).
The records list LemFi, a Nigerian fintech company, as an investment. They describe LemFi as enabling international money transfers with competitive exchange rates.
The records list HealthLeap and Clickatell in South Africa, and LemFi in Nigeria. The companies represent health tech, communication and social, and fintech.
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