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Since 2019, Story Ventures has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $13.5M, most heavily in Nigeria and Cybersecurity.
Story Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City. Its official site lists the firm at 54 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010. In Africa, Story Ventures has backed companies at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, based on the investment data provided. Its Africa portfolio in the records includes cybersecurity and legal and compliance companies, with investments in Nigeria and Egypt. The firms backed include Smile ID in Nigeria and MidLyr in Egypt. The available records show repeated participation alongside other venture investors, including Intercept Ventures and ValueStream Ventures on multiple rounds. This suggests the firm has taken part in follow-on financing as well as early-stage investments in African startups.
Data updated · Aug 1, 2026
Story Ventures has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $13.5M since 2019.
Mostly Pre-Seed: 1 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (1).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Cybersecurity (2), Legal and Compliance (1).
Story Ventures most often shares rounds with Intercept Ventures (2 shared deals), ValueStream Ventures (2 shared deals), Silicon Badia (1 shared deal).
Story Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City. Its official site lists its office at 54 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010.
The companies listed in the records are Smile ID and MidLyr. Smile ID appears twice in the record set, in a seed round in 2019 and a Series A round in 2021.
