
FintechE-Commerce & MarketplaceHealthcareLogistics & Supply ChainData & AnalyticsAIEducationClimate & EnergyMobility & Transportation
Launch Africa Ventures is a Pan-African venture capital fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa. The firm primarily invests in B2B and B2B2C technology startups across the continent, with ticket sizes ranging from $250,000 to $1 million.
30% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 7 prior). Their most common stage is seed (51% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $5.2M (across 90 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
72
Fund Size
$36.3M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Jeffery Akemu
Portfolio Associate
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
101 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | $2.8M | Jan 2026 | |
| Pre-Seed | $1.8M | Oct 2025 | |
| Seed | $1.5M | Jul 2025 | |
| Series A | $17M | Apr 2025 | |
| AAffinity Africa | Seed | $8M | Feb 2025 |
| Seed | $8M | Feb 2025 | |
| Pre-Seed | — | Feb 2025 | |
| Series A | $7.5M | Jan 2025 | |
| Seed | $8M | Jan 2025 | |
| Pre-Seed | $1M | Nov 2024 | |
| Seed | $3.9M | Oct 2024 | |
| Series A | — | Sep 2024 | |
| Seed | $3.2M | May 2024 | |
| Seed | $3.2M | May 2024 | |
| Unknown | $3.0M | Feb 2024 | |
| Seed | $3.2M | Jan 2024 | |
| OOctavia | Seed | $3.9M | Jan 2024 |
| Pre-Seed | $1.9M | Sep 2023 | |
| Seed | $10.4M | Sep 2023 | |
| Seed | $11.2M | Aug 2023 | |
| Pre-Seed | $1M | Jun 2023 | |
| Seed | $3.6M | Jun 2023 | |
| Seed | $4M | May 2023 | |
| Seed | $2.5M | Mar 2023 | |
| Series A | $2.7M | Feb 2023 |
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Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator11 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center10 shared
Orange Ventures9 shared
Future Africa9 shared
P1 Ventures8 shared
Seedstars8 shared
Enza Capital7 shared
54 Collective6 shared
Proparco5 shared
Consonance5 shared
Form Ventures4 shared
MAGIC Fund4 shared
AAIC Investment4 shared
Uncovered Fund4 shared
Avid Ventures4 shared
Five35 Ventures4 shared
Reflect Ventures4 shared
Rising Tide Africa4 shared
Techstars4 shared
Greenoaks Capital3 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026