One guide per fund: who they invest in, how to apply, and what to have ready before you reach out.
How to apply to 212 Founders (CDG Invest): Seed and Series A investor writing Up to ~$1.3M (13 MDH) per company cheques. What African founders need to prepar...
2 Aug 2026
How to apply to 216 Capital Ventures: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing $100K -- $250K cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to 3IF Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series B+ investor writing Not publicly disclosed cheques. What African founders need to prepare before app...
How to apply to 4DX Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $100K – $500K cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to A15: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing $100K -- $1M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to AAIC Investment: Seed, Series A, and Growth investor writing $500K -- $5M (estimated range across stages) cheques. What African founders need...
How to apply to Acumen (ARAF): Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $300K -- $4M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to AfricInvest (Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund): Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing $1M -- $10M cheques. What African founders n...
How to apply to AHL Venture Partners: Seed, Series A, and Growth investor writing Varies by instrument (equity legacy + new credit fund) cheques. What Africa...
How to apply to Ajim Capital: Pre-Seed and Seed cheques of $100K -- $500K for Fintech startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Al Mada Ventures: Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing $500K -- $6M (follow-on up to $10M) cheques. What African founders need to p...
How to apply to Algebra Ventures: Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing $500K – $5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Alitheia Capital: Seed, Series A, Series B+, and Growth investor writing $1M -- $8M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before app...
How to apply to All On: Seed and Series A cheques of $500K -- $2M for Climate startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Anara Impact Capital: Seed and Series A investor writing $500K -- $5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Apis Partners: Growth investor writing $30M -- $50M+ (growth equity scale) cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Aruwa Capital Management: Seed, Series A, and Growth investor writing $1M -- $3M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Atlantica Ventures: Seed and Series B+ investor writing Not publicly disclosed cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Azur Innovation Fund: Seed and Series A investor writing Up to $2M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Beltone Venture Capital: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+, and Growth investor writing $200K -- $3M (estimated, varies by stage and struct...
How founders realistically reach British International Investment: bilateral growth-equity deals plus the indirect route through BII-backed fund GPs.
3 Aug 2026
How to apply to Camel Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing Not publicly disclosed (equity + venture debt) cheques. What African founders n...
How to apply to Catalyst Fund: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing $200K (equity) + venture-building support; follow-on at Seed and Series A cheques. What Afr...
How to apply to Celo Foundation Grants: non-dilutive funding for builders on Celo's stablecoin-native chain, with a real, named African grantee cohort.
How to apply to Chandaria Capital: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $250K -- $5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to reach Coinbase Ventures: no open pitch form, but a real path through the Base Batches accelerator and Coinbase's West Africa ecosystem team.
How to apply to Convergence Partners: Growth investor writing $10M -- $50M+ (growth equity and infrastructure scale) cheques. What African founders need to p...
How to apply to Delta40 / Factor[e] Ventures: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing $100K -- $600K cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Den VC: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing Flexible (from $125K seed to multi-million Series A) cheques. What African founders nee...
How to apply to Digital Africa / Fuzé: Ideation, Pre-Seed, and Seed investor writing €20K -- €100K (Fuzé pre-seed), €300K -- €2M (DA Seed Fund) cheques. What...
How to apply to DisrupTech Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $250K -- $2M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to DOB Equity: Seed and Series B+ cheques of ~$500K -- $2M+ for Agritech startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How founders realistically reach DPI: growth-stage and later-stage private equity, not an early-stage pitch process.
How to apply to E Squared Investments: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Growth investor writing Varies (portfolio-wide, not publicly disclosed) cheques. What African foun...
How to apply to E3 Capital: Seed and Series A cheques of $500K -- $3M for Climate startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to E4E Africa: Series A cheques of $500K -- $3M for sector-agnostic startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Egypt Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing Not publicly disclosed cheques. What African founders need to prepare before ap...
How to apply to EmergingTech Ventures (EmTech): Series A investor writing $500K -- $3M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Endure Capital: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series B+ investor writing $1M -- $5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Enza Capital: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Growth investor writing $250K -- $5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Equator: Seed and Series A investor writing $750K -- $2M ($750K-$1M seed, ~$2M Series A) cheques. What African founders need to prepare befor...
How to apply to Fireball Capital: Seed cheques of $100K -- $1M for Fintech startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to First Circle Capital: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing Not publicly disclosed cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Flat6Labs / F6 Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $50K – $500K cheques. What African founders need to prepare before app...
How to apply to Flourish Ventures: the fair-finance fintech investor that led FairMoney's Series A and keeps a standing African fintech thesis.
How to apply to Foundation Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing ~$300K average (with follow-on capacity) cheques. What African founders ne...
How to apply to Future Africa: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing ~$50K -- $150K (initial); ~$110K (follow-on) cheques. What African founders need to prepare...
How to apply to Goodwell Investments: Seed, Series A, and Growth investor writing $1M -- $10M+ (varies by fund and stage) cheques. What African founders need...
How to apply to Google's Black Founders Fund Africa: a non-dilutive $150K cash grant plus Cloud credits, awarded in annual cohorts to Black-founded African startups.
How to apply to Haske Ventures: Ideation, Pre-Seed, and Seed investor writing Up to $700K per venture cheques. What African founders need to prepare before a...
How to apply to HAVAÍC: Seed and Series B+ investor writing ~$1M+ (based on recent deals) cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Helios Digital Ventures: Series A, Series B+, and Growth investor writing $5M -- $20M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before a...
How to apply to Hlayisani Capital: Series A investor writing R10M -- R100M (~$600K -- $6M) cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to HoaQ Fund: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $25K -- $50K (fund); variable (syndicate) cheques. What African founders need to pre...
How to apply to I&P (Investisseurs & Partenaires): Seed, Growth, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing €30K -- €3M (€30K-€300K via IPDEV2 seed funds, €300...
How founders realistically reach IFC: institutional financing for banks and financial institutions directly, or indirectly through IFC-backed fund managers like First Circle Capital.
How to apply to Injaro Investments: Series A and Growth investor writing $500K -- $3M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Janngo Capital: Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing €50K -- €5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Kalon Venture Partners: Seed and Series A investor writing R5M -- R25M (~$300K -- $1.5M) cheques. What African founders need to prepare befor...
How to apply to Katapult Africa: Pre-Seed and Seed cheques of $150K -- $500K for Climate startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Knife Capital: Series A and Series B+ investor writing ~$3M initial (with follow-on reserve from $50M fund) cheques. What African founders ne...
How to apply to Lateral Frontiers: Seed and Series A investor writing $100K -- $1M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Launch Africa Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $250K -- $500K initial (follow-on up to $1M) cheques. What African foun...
How to apply to LAVA: operator-led Web3 fund writing $100K to $500K cheques for African founders building financial and trust infrastructure.
How to apply to LeapFrog Investments: Growth investor writing $30M -- $70M (growth equity and PE scale) cheques. What African founders need to prepare before...
How to apply to LoftyInc Capital: Seed and Series A investor writing $500K -- $5M (initial ~$1M, follow-on up to $5M) cheques. What African founders need to ...
How to apply to Magic Fund: Pre-Seed and Seed cheques of $100K -- $300K for Fintech startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Mercy Corps Ventures: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing $50K -- $2M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Microtraction: Pre-Seed investor writing $100K for 7% equity (optional top-up to $350K) cheques. What African founders need to prepare before...
How to apply to Musha Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $25K -- $500K cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Nclude: Seed, Series A, and Series B+ cheques of $500K -- $5M for Fintech startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Norrsken22: Series A, Series B+, and Growth investor writing $5M -- $16M (average ~$10M) cheques. What African founders need to prepare befor...
How to apply to Novastar Ventures: Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing $1M -- $8M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Nubia Capital: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $100K -- $1.5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Oasis Capital: Growth cheques of $500K -- $5M for Edtech startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Oui Capital: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing Up to $750K (Fund II) cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to P1 Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $500K -- $1.5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Plus VC: Seed and Series A investor writing ~$100K initial (seed), up to $500K follow-on cheques. What African founders need to prepare befor...
How founders realistically reach Prosus Ventures: the South African-rooted global corporate VC behind M-KOPA, AutoTrader, and Thndr.
How to apply to QED Investors: the fintech-exclusive US VC firm now actively backing Nigerian, South African, and Egyptian fintech at Series A and beyond.
How to apply to Quona Capital: the inclusion-focused fintech fund with a Cape Town office and a portfolio spanning Yoco, Lulalend, Wasoko, and Cowrywise.
How to apply to Raba Partnership: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing $100K -- $3M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before...
How to apply to Rally Cap Ventures: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing $200K -- $500K cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Renew Capital: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing Not publicly disclosed (small early-stage cheques) cheques. What African founders need to p...
How to apply to Sahel Capital: Growth cheques of $3M -- $15M for Agritech startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Saviu Ventures: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing EUR 500K - EUR 3M (Fund II); $50K - $850K historical (Fund I) cheques. What Afr...
How to apply to Sawari Ventures: Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing $1M -- $10M+ (varies by stage and fund) cheques. What African founders need t...
How to apply to Secha Capital: Growth cheques of $2M -- $5M for sector-agnostic startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Seedstars Africa Ventures: Seed, Series A, and Series B+ investor writing $250K - $2M initial; up to $5M follow-on per company cheques. What ...
How to apply to Teranga Capital: Seed and Growth investor writing 50 -- 300 million FCFA (~$80K -- $500K) cheques. What African founders need to prepare befo...
How to apply to The Baobab Network: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing $100K for 12.5% equity cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Timon Capital: Seed and Series A investor writing ~$125K -- $5M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to UM6P Ventures: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing Not publicly disclosed cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Uncovered Fund: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $100K -- $500K initial; $1M -- $2M follow-on cheques. What African founders nee...
How to apply to Ventures Platform: Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor writing $100K -- $1M cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures: Series A and Series B+ investor writing $1M -- $3M (with follow-on capacity) cheques. What African founders nee...
How to apply to VestedWorld: Seed and Series A cheques of $50K -- $2M for sector-agnostic startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.
How to apply to Village Capital: MVP, Pre-Seed, and Seed investor writing $50K -- $500K cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Voltron Capital: Pre-Seed and Seed investor writing $20K -- $100K cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to WIC Capital: Seed and Growth investor writing €100,000 -- €2,000,000 cheques. What African founders need to prepare before applying.
How to apply to Y Combinator: Ideation, MVP, Pre-Seed, and Seed investor writing $500,000 (standard deal, every company) cheques. What African founders need ...
How to apply to Zedcrest Capital: Seed and Series A cheques of Undisclosed for Fintech startups, application path, and what African founders should prepare.