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Since 2025, Yango Ventures has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $3M, most heavily in Kenya and Fintech.
Yango Ventures is the corporate venture fund of Yango Group, a global technology company focused on bringing daily services tailored to local communities. It is a corporate venture capital investor that supports technology startups in emerging markets. Public profiles indicate that Yango Ventures operates from hubs in the Middle East and Asia, including Dubai and Shanghai. The fund backs early stage companies from Seed to Series B and concentrates on sectors such as fintech, online to offline services, B2B SaaS, e commerce, artificial intelligence, mobility, and related digital infrastructure. Within Africa, Yango Ventures has invested in Kenya and Egypt, participating in multiple funding rounds for fintech and logistics and supply chain startups. Its portfolio in Africa includes Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech platform providing working capital to small and medium enterprises, and Fincart, an Egypt based AI powered e commerce operations and shipping platform. Yango Ventures leverages the broader Yango Group’s technology and operational expertise to provide more than capital, offering strategic support to help portfolio companies scale across Sub Saharan Africa, MENAP, and Latin America. The fund positions itself as a partner for founders building high impact, data driven platforms in key verticals such as financial services and mobility, and it actively collaborates with other regional and global investors through co investments in African startups.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
Yango Ventures has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $3M since 2025.
Mostly Seed: 1 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture Round (1).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (2), Logistics & Supply Chain (1).
Yango Ventures most often shares rounds with Launch Africa (1 shared deal), Antler MENAP (1 shared deal), Five35 Ventures (1 shared deal).
Yango Ventures is the corporate venture fund of Yango Group, a global technology company. It is a corporate venture capital investor that focuses on supporting tech startups across emerging markets and operates from hubs including Dubai and Shanghai, according to public profiles.
In Africa, Yango Ventures has invested in Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech platform providing working capital to SMEs, and Fincart, an Egyptian AI powered e commerce operations and shipping platform. Public reports also highlight its strategic funding role in mobility and financial services startups across the region.
