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Partnering with founders building Africa's defining companies

We invest at pre-seed and seed in exceptional African and Diaspora founders building category-defining technology companies.

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Backed by tiphub capital

Paystack Andela Flutterwave Kuda Bamboo
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Q4 2024: Led $2.5M seed round in Lagos-based climate fintech Verdant Energy March 2024: Hosted inaugural Diaspora Demo Day in Washington, DC — 400+ attendees January 2024: Portfolio company Kuda reaches 7M users milestone
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Investing at the frontier of African innovation

We back exceptional founders at pre-seed and seed stage who are building the infrastructure for Africa's digital economy. Our thesis is simple: the best founders win, and proximity matters.

  • Pre-seed & Seed — First checks of $100K–$500K into companies with early traction
  • Hands-on Partnership — We open doors, recruit talent, and help you scale into new markets
  • Africa & Diaspora Focus — Deep networks across 12 markets and the global African Diaspora
50+
Founders Backed
12
African Markets
$2B+
Follow-on Capital Raised
9
Exits to Date

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Companies we're proud to back from the earliest stages

Fintech

Paystack

Payments infrastructure for African businesses. Acquired by Stripe for $200M+ in 2020 — the largest startup acquisition in African history.

Lagos, Nigeria Seed · 2016
Talent

Andela

Global talent marketplace connecting companies with vetted engineers from Africa. Raised $200M+ Series E at $1.5B valuation.

Lagos, Nigeria Pre-seed · 2015
Fintech

Flutterwave

Pan-African payments technology company simplifying cross-border transactions for businesses across the continent. Valued at $3B.

San Francisco / Lagos Seed · 2017
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"tiphub didn't just write a check — they opened doors that fundamentally changed the trajectory of our company. From introductions to tier-1 VCs to hands-on product strategy, they were true partners from day one."
Adewale Okonkwo Co-founder & CEO, Verdant Energy (Lagos)

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