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Africa: venture funds and startups in Africa

Fusion42 tracks 21 venture funds in Africa with $3.2B in combined assets under management, and 2 startups that have raised $3M between them. The data below is live from the same database that powers Raise and Scout, and is continuously enriched as new rounds and funds are announced.

Part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database by Fusion42 — the same live data Arthur, Fusion42's AI co-founder, reasons over.

active funds in Africa include Costanoa Ventures, Kima Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Catalyst Fund and Nitro; startups in Africa include Akro and Daya. Each name links through to a full machine-readable profile — its backers, rounds and related Wire analysis — and the tables below list every entity Fusion42 tracks in Africa, refreshed as new rounds and funds are announced.

Funds in Africa (21 tracked)

FundTypeHQ
Costanoa VenturesvcUnited States
Kima VenturesvcFrance
Kindred VenturesvcUnited States
Catalyst FundvcKenya
NitroacceleratorUSA
Base10vcUnited States
Africa Jobs FundvcUnited States
Digital Africa Seed FundvcFrance
GB Venturescorporate vcEgypt
Quona Fund IVvcUnited States
Novastar Africa ImpactvcKenya
Uncovered Fund Monex Africacorporate vcJapan
First Circle CapitalvcMorocco
VP Pan-African Fund IIvcNigeria
3iFvcKenya
Chui VenturesvcKenya
Oui CapitalvcNigeria
Ventures IIIvcUSA
SpeedinvestvcAustria
Aqua-Spark Africa FundvcNetherlands
Speedinvest Africa FundvcAustria

Startups in Africa (2 tracked)

StartupStageHQRaised
Akropre-seedSingapore$1M
Dayapre-seedNigeria$2M

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