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Since 2015, VNV Global has backed 4 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds totaling $257.7M, most heavily in Egypt and Health Tech.
VNV Global is a publicly listed investment company on Nasdaq Stockholm, Mid Cap segment, under the ticker VNV. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, with teams in Stockholm and Cyprus, it has invested for over 20 years in innovative companies, focusing on network effect businesses that build strong moats. The firm provides patient capital to scalable tech companies, backing mission-driven entrepreneurs solving real-world problems in big markets through technology. It is stage agnostic and invests worldwide, with past themes including Marketplaces, Mobility, Health & Wellness. In Africa, VNV Global participated in seven funding rounds from August 2015 to October 2022, totaling $189.7M. It focused on Egypt (six rounds) and Kenya (one round), targeting Health Tech (four rounds), HR & Talent (two rounds), and E-commerce & Retail (one round). Investments spanned Series A to Series E, including multiple rounds in Vezeeta (Health Tech, Egypt), WUZZUF (HR & Talent, Egypt), and Wasoko (E-commerce & Retail, Kenya).
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VNV Global has backed 4 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $257.7M since 2015.
Mostly Series B: 3 of its 8 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series C (2).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Health Tech (4), HR & Talent (2), E-commerce & Retail (1), and 1 more sector.
VNV Global most often shares rounds with BECO Capital (4 shared deals), Silicon Badia (3 shared deals), Gulf Capital (2 shared deals).
VNV Global has backed Vezeeta in Egypt (Health Tech), WUZZUF in Egypt (HR & Talent), and Wasoko in Kenya (E-commerce & Retail). It participated in multiple rounds for Vezeeta and WUZZUF.