Tan Ahmed (Founder & Chief Innovation Officer at @ FundFlex Intelligence + Senior Business Development Manager at Bonham & Brook), has deliberately looked across North, West, East and Southern Africa, as well as funds investing across the continent and shortlised 20 investors worth having on your radar if you’re building a startup in Africa and raising investment:
1. Launch Africa Ventures | Zachariah George
Pan-African | Seed / pre-Series A
https://lnkd.in/eFz89zw5
2. Ventures Platform | Kola Aina
Pan-African | Pre-seed / seed
https://lnkd.in/eQvnwcNr
3. LoftyInc Capital | Idris Ayodeji Bello
Pan-African | Pre-seed to Series A
https://lnkd.in/eYc4ZGG3
4. TLcom Capital | Maurizio Caio
Africa | Seed to growth
https://lnkd.in/excBZapS
5. Algebra Ventures | Tarek Assaad
Egypt / Africa | Seed to Series B
https://lnkd.in/e-zupzJU
6. Partech Africa | Tidjane Dème
Pan-African | Series A / B
https://lnkd.in/enku58dq
7. Janngo Capital | Fatoumata Bâ
Africa | Early / growth
https://lnkd.in/ecXrpCpS
8. Norrsken22 | Lexi Novitske
Africa | Growth
https://lnkd.in/e4gaAD9m
9. Knife Capital | Keet van Zyl
Southern Africa | Seed to Series A
https://lnkd.in/e_VRqakB
10. 4Di Capital | Justin Stanford
Southern / East Africa | Early-stage
https://lnkd.in/eqZi26hd
11. Future Africa | Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Pan-African | Early-stage
https://lnkd.in/eVaAtC3H
12. Ingressive Capital | Maya Horgan Famodu
Africa | Pre-seed / seed
https://lnkd.in/ezJvKrAz
13. EchoVC | Eghosa Omoigui
Africa | Early-stage
https://lnkd.in/eBKp-Z9W
14. Voltron Capital | Olumide Soyombo
Africa | Pre-seed / seed
https://lnkd.in/eQ5qbFH7
15. F6 Ventures | Omar El Sahy
North Africa / MENA | Pre-seed / seed
https://lnkd.in/ejBEfQRp
16. Azur Innovation Fund | Adnane Filali
Morocco / North Africa | Early-stage
https://lnkd.in/edUsUivX
17. Flat6Labs | Dina el-Shenoufy
North Africa / MENA | Early-stage
https://lnkd.in/eTFX7P4d
18. Enza Capital | John Lazar
Africa | Seed / early-stage
https://lnkd.in/eVKdsFE6
19. Novastar Ventures | Steve Beck
East / West Africa | Early / growth
https://lnkd.in/es32kdnF
20. First Circle Capital | Selma Ribica
Africa | Early-stage fintech
https://lnkd.in/eDd4UZ_R
Mr. Ahmed adds:
Don’t send the same deck to all 20.
Pick the five that genuinely fit.
Check their geography, stage, sector, cheque size and recent investments.
Then look at who invested alongside their portfolio companies. One relevant investor can lead you to another 10.
The biggest investor list isn’t the goal.
The right shortlist is.
Hopefully this gives founders across Africa somewhere useful to start.
© Tan Ahmed 2026