Seedstars Africa Ventures
Seedstars Africa Ventures

Seedstars Africa Ventures

Early-stage VC fund investing in high-growth tech companies across Sub-Saharan Africa.

“Shamba Pride, a Kenyan agritech startup, raised $3.7 million in debt-equity pre-series A funding to boost its…”
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2020VC16 portfolio$80.0M AUMCape Town, South Africa

About

Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm focuses on supporting entrepreneurs who are creating innovative online and offline business models addressing critical product and service needs in the region. They provide initial investments ranging from $250000 to $2000000, with the capacity to reinvest in portfolio companies.

Key facts

At-a-glance profile data

Website
seedstars.com
Type
VC
Headquarters
Cape Town, South Africa
Funds raised
$80M
Portfolio companies
16
Stages
Seed
Series A
Pre-Seed
Sector focus
Fintech
EdTech
SaaS
Climate
Food Systems

Recent investments

Recent funding rounds Seedstars Africa Ventures took part in
DateCompanyRoundAmount
5 Aug 2022Beacon Power ServicesSeed$3M
11 Feb 2020SoundCloudSeries G$75M
1 Aug 2017SoundCloudLate-Stage$170M
1 Jun 2016SoundCloudDebt$70M
1 Jan 2014SoundCloudSeries C$60M
1 Jan 2012SoundCloudSeries B$50M
1 Jan 2011SoundCloudSeries B$10M
1 Jan 2009SoundCloudSeed$600K
1 Jan 2009SoundCloudSeries A$3M
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r/FurtherAfricau/FurtherAfricaJan 21, 2024Positive

“Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) agreed on Wednesday that the B…”

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r/SAtechnewsu/SAtechnewsbotJan 10, 2024Positive

“EIB Global Invests $30 Million In Seedstars Africa Ventures.”

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r/FurtherAfricau/FurtherAfricaJul 28, 2022Positive

“Bizao, a fintech startup located in the Ivory Coast, has acquired $8.2 million in Series A funding to increase its commercialization and enter other African markets. Investors including AfricInvest, Adelie, and Seedstars Africa Ventures par…”

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r/SAtechnewsu/SAtechnewsbotJun 24, 2021Positive

“Seedstars Africa Ventures announces initiatives to drive investments into Africa.”

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Frequently asked

What companies has Seedstars Africa Ventures invested in?

Seedstars Africa Ventures has invested in Beacon Power Services, SoundCloud, Static, Redwood Ventures, Schema and 11 more.