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Since 2018, Village Global has backed 4 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds totaling $33.5M, most heavily in Kenya and E-commerce & Retail.
Village Global is a network-driven venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups with funding, mentorship, and networks from successful entrepreneurs and investors. The firm leads pre-seed and seed rounds globally across sectors. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Village Global has invested $32.9M across 7 funding rounds from July 2018 to February 2022, primarily at the seed stage (6 rounds) with one Series A. The firm focused on fintech (3 investments), productivity & workspace (2), and e-commerce & retail (2), with a geographic emphasis on South Africa (3), Nigeria (2), and Kenya (2). Companies backed include Stitch (enterprise payments in South Africa), Eden (home services in Nigeria), and Wasoko (e-commerce delivery in Kenya). Village Global frequently co-invested with firms like First Minute Capital, CRE Venture Capital, and Future Africa (each in 3 rounds), alongside others such as 500 Global and PayPal Ventures.
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Village Global has backed 4 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $33.5M since 2018.
Mostly Seed: 7 of its 8 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (1).
Village Global's tracked rounds are concentrated in Kenya (3), South Africa (3), Nigeria (2).
Its tracked rounds lean toward E-commerce & Retail (3), Fintech (3), Quick Commerce (2).
Village Global most often shares rounds with Musha Ventures (3 shared deals), First Minute Capital (3 shared deals), CRE Venture Capital (3 shared deals).
Village Global backed Stitch (South Africa, fintech), Eden (Nigeria, productivity), and Wasoko (Kenya, e-commerce). Investments spanned multiple seed rounds and one Series A.