Top 5 Beauty VC Funds & Investors in Africa (October 2023)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Future Africa
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, United States, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology | $40k–$20M |
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Samata Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Nigeria | Seed, Series A | Beauty, Retail, Consumer | |
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Antler
VC Fund
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1 | Singapore, United Kingdom, Australia | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $100k–$29M |
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igniteXL Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Kenya, Brazil | Seed, Pre-Seed | Fashion, Beauty, Consumer Electronics | $224k–$8.1M |
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CDG Invest
VC Fund
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1 | Morocco, France, Switzerland | Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note | Apps, Software, Internet | $200k–$4M |
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Future Africa is a collective of mission-driven founders and funders building unicorns to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. They are build a future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 80
- Round size: Seed $500k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $40k–$3.7M; Series A $7M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Balad — Balad is Egyptian Cross Border Payout Network primarily serving Money Transfer Operators (MTOs), fintechs and mobile wallets. Targeting sending markets including GCC, EU, US, Canada, and UK
- Anchor — Anchor is a Lagos-based banking-as-a-service platform for African businesses. Anchor provides APIs and infrastructure to build, embed and launch powerful financial products in a secure and scalable way.
- Itana — Talent City’s mission is to build a network of charter cities that focuses on creating technology-enabled jobs within a free trade zone with its own regulation and bylaws.
CREATING a More Inclusive Future Samata Capital accelerates equal access to capital and opportunity for talented entrepreneurs in emerging markets. We inten ...
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- Industry: Beauty, Retail, Consumer
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ReelFruit — On a mission to inspire delightfulness by offering the tastiest snacks in town.
- Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Singapore, United Kingdom, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 363
- Round size: Seed $510k–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1M; Series A $600k–$29M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- FitFlo — FitFlo brings to life the connected gym experience for Operators, Trainers and Members.
- Mole — Mole is a digital business card and mobile website software. Connect with your clients, promote your business online and much more. Comes with free customised NFC business card.
- Optacloud — Fostering a global AI powered ecosystem to achieve 100% cloud efficacy-> effortlessly, economically and eco-consciously. Dev tools stack for automating the entire development lifecycle of cloud apps across- Build, Deploy & Optimize.
WELLNESS TO THE WORLD igniteXL Ventures is a global seed fund investing in game-changing founders at the intersection of technology, beauty
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- Industry: Fashion, Beauty, Consumer Electronics
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Kenya, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $1M–$8.1M; Pre-Seed $224k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $10M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- buywith — buywith is an online shopping Livestream marketplace for retailers & brands, where influencers and experts can broadcast online shopping sessions with their followers & make them buy via a highly engaging experience. We help brands generate more revenues from their e-commerce activity and increase their ROI.
- Lion Pose — Daily Skincare Products for People of Color
- Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
CDG Invest is the investment branch of the CDG group. CDG Invest acts both as an investment manager for its own account following both financial and strategic logic, as well as as a fund manager for third parties. CDG Invest intervenes in various key sectors of the Moroccan economy: industry, agro-food, digital/digital, renewable energy, andterritorial PPP and with various segments of companies.
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- Industry: Apps, Software, Internet
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Morocco, France, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $294k–$4M; Pre-Seed $200k–$200k
- Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cathedis — Cathedis has been a partner of e-merchants, adapting to the evolutions of the e-commerce market. Taking into account the trends and needs of e-merchants and e-buyers, as the constraints of their business. Their offers are always more important, competitive, personalized, and innovative.
- Oncorad groupe — Oncorad groupe is a health care organization that specializes in oncology and radiology services for the prevention and treatment of cancer.
- Freshcut Morocco — Freshcut Morocco is an agro-industrial firm.
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