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Seedstars Africa Ventures

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Investing in essential services for one billion Africans.

Seedstars Africa Ventures is a Nairobi-based seed-to-Series-A fund investing in companies that expand access to Africa’s essential services – internet, electricity, digital payments, credit and clean mobility – serving 100 million customers and on a path to reach one billion. Part of the Seedstars network, it draws on a decade-plus of emerging-markets experience and a deeply Africa-experienced team. Anchored by the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank on the LBO France platform, it held a $42m first close in December 2024 and already stands at ~2x MOIC less than 2 years in.

Investment & impact strategy: We run a contrarian lead-and-follow strategy – leading rounds, reserving 65% for follow-on – and don’t shy from scalable real-world businesses and infrastructure plays others overlook, with a francophone West and Central Africa tilt where competition is thinnest. Impact: SFDR Article 8, 2X-aligned.

Fund Name: Seedstars Africa Ventures I SLP

Themes: Climate Mitigation | Climate Adaptation | Food & Agriculture | Circular Economy | Financial Inclusion | Education | Health | Tech-enabled Solutions | Mobility & Transport | Energy Solutions

Regions/Countries of activity or interest: Africa & Middle East

Organisation HQ: Kenya

Expected Final Fund Size: USD 80,000,000

Stage of Fund Deployment: Currently Fundraising – First Closing Announced

Deployment Type: Venture Capital

Types of Investors: Family Offices, Foundations, Banks or Asset Managers

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Essential Services for the Next Billion

Across emerging markets, access to essential services remains one of the defining development challenges and one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time.

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