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Since 2022, Twelve Below has backed 1 African startup across 5 disclosed funding rounds totaling $47.9M, most heavily in Nigeria and Energy & Utilities.
Twelve Below is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in New York, with a focus on seed-stage investing. The firm was launched by Taylor Greene and Byron Ling, both of whom previously held investing roles at Collaborative Fund, Lerer Hippeau, Canaan, and Primary Venture Partners. In Africa, Twelve Below’s recorded activity centers on Nigeria and the energy and utilities sector. Based on the investment data provided, it participated in five funding rounds for Odyssey Energy Solutions, spanning seed and Series A stages from July 2022 to May 2023. This suggests a concentrated investment pattern in distributed renewable energy infrastructure and repeated support across multiple rounds. Its public materials describe the firm as backing founders building defensible, software-enabled businesses, which is consistent with its early-stage focus. The firm’s known portfolio activity also shows repeated co-investment alongside several other venture investors, including Founder Collective, Abstract Ventures, Equal Ventures, and Union Square Ventures.
Data updated · Jul 31, 2026
Twelve Below has backed 1 African startup across 5 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $47.9M since 2022.
Mostly Seed: 3 of its 5 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (2).
Twelve Below's tracked rounds are concentrated in Nigeria (5).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Energy & Utilities (5).
Twelve Below most often shares rounds with Equal Ventures (5 shared deals), Founder Collective (5 shared deals), Abstract Ventures (5 shared deals).
Odyssey Energy Solutions is the Africa-backed company listed in the provided data. It operates in distributed renewable energy and was backed by Twelve Below across multiple rounds.
The provided records show five funded rounds in Africa, all tied to Odyssey Energy Solutions in Nigeria. The rounds span seed and Series A between July 2022 and May 2023.
