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Since 2023, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures has backed 6 African startups across 7 disclosed funding rounds totaling $106.1M, most heavily in Egypt and Fintech.
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) is a $60 million pan-African venture capital firm investing in tech-enabled, growth-stage companies. Managed alongside Verod, a leading African private equity investor, VKAV is based in Lagos, Nigeria, and Nairobi, Kenya. The firm focuses on inefficiency solvers, homegrown innovation, and infrastructure, providing capital and operational expertise to exceptional founders across Africa. VKAV has invested $129.1 million across 8 funding rounds from April 2023 to October 2025, primarily at Series A (5 rounds), with additional venture rounds and debt financing. It targets countries including Egypt (4 investments), Morocco (2), Kenya (1), and Nigeria (1), spanning sectors such as e-commerce and retail, real estate and property, energy and utilities, HR and talent, health tech, and travel and mobility. Portfolio companies include Tagaddod (Egypt, energy), Chari (Morocco, e-commerce), Nawy (Egypt, real estate), Workpay (Kenya, HR), Chefaa (Egypt, health tech), and Shuttlers (Nigeria, travel). VKAV frequently co-invests with partners like Plug and Play, Partech, and e& capital, supporting scalable tech solutions addressing Africa's key challenges.
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Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures has backed 6 African startups across 7 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $106.1M since 2023.
Mostly Series A: 5 of its 7 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture (Round not Specified) (2).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (2), Real Estate & Property (2), Energy & Utilities (1), and 3 more sectors.
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures most often shares rounds with Plug and Play (4 shared deals), Endeavor Catalyst (2 shared deals), VentureSouq (2 shared deals).
Portfolio companies include Tagaddod (Egypt, energy), Chari (Morocco, e-commerce), Nawy (Egypt, real estate), Workpay (Kenya, HR), Chefaa (Egypt, health tech), and Shuttlers (Nigeria, travel). These investments total $129.1 million across 8 rounds.
The firm is based in Lagos, Nigeria (21 Lugard Avenue) and Nairobi, Kenya (JAHAZI 154, James Gichuru Road). It manages a $60 million fund for pan-African tech investments.