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    Goodwell Investments

    Amsterdam, NetherlandsFounded 2006

    Goodwell Investments is a pioneering impact investment firm providing equity to early-growth stage companies delivering essential goods and services to underserved populations in Africa and India. Since 2006, the firm has focused on financial inclusion, food and agriculture, and mobility and logistics through funds including uMunthu and uMunthu II.

    37% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Their most common stage is series-a (47% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $27.3M (across 17 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    14

    Fund Size

    $154M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Els Boerhof

    Els Boerhof

    Managing Partner

    Wim van der Beek

    Wim van der Beek

    Founder and Managing Partner

    Lilian Oyando

    Lilian Oyando

    Partner

    Neo Maruatona Ratau

    Neo Maruatona Ratau

    Associate Partner

    Nico Blaauw

    Nico Blaauw

    Partner of IR and Marketing and Communications

    Michael Marabini

    Michael Marabini

    Director of Operations

    Anthony Wainaina

    Anthony Wainaina

    Investment Associate

    Hlawutelo Khosa

    Hlawutelo Khosa

    Investment Associate

    Kaat Verschuere

    Kaat Verschuere

    Marketing, Communications and Communities Associate

    Sarah Rukunga

    Sarah Rukunga

    Investment, Impact and ESG Analyst

    Tayana Madiro

    Tayana Madiro

    Investment, Impact & ESG Analyst

    Hiram Githuku

    Hiram Githuku

    Senior investment Manager

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    19 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    OmniRetail logoOmniRetailSeries A$20MApr 2025
    OmniRetail logoOmniRetailSeries A$20MJan 2025
    Copia Global logoCopia GlobalSeries C$20MDec 2023
    MFS Africa logoMFS AfricaSeries C$100MJun 2022
    Copia Global logoCopia GlobalSeries C$26MJan 2022
    Onafriq logoOnafriqSeries C$100MNov 2021
    MFS Africa logoMFS AfricaSeries C$100MNov 2021
    SparkMeter logoSparkMeterSeries A$12MAug 2020
    Chicoa Fish Farm logoChicoa Fish FarmSeries A$1.5MJan 2020
    MMAX.ngSeries A$7MJun 2019
    IInclusivity SolutionsSeries A$1.5MJun 2019
    Nomanini logoNomaniniUnknown$1.5MJan 2019
    Onafriq logoOnafriqSeries B—Apr 2018
    WhereIsMyTransport logoWhereIsMyTransportSeed$1.5MJan 2017
    Sendy logoSendySeries A—Jan 2017
    Paga logoPagaSeries B$13MJan 2015
    MFS Africa logoMFS AfricaSeries B$23M—
    Asante logoAsanteSeries A$7.5M—
    Complete Farmer logoComplete FarmerSeries A$10.4M—

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    Last updated: 20 October 2026