# Top 50 Enterprise Startup Investors in Nigeria in October 2023

## Ventures Platform
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 21
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet

Ventures Platform Fund is a discovery fund that invests early in mission-driven founders that are building capital-efficient platforms that democratise prosperity, plug infrastructural gaps, connect underrepresented communities, solve for non-consumption, and improve livelihoods in Africa.

## Future Africa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 14
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology

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.

## LoftyInc Capital Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Carmel, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors.........

## Microtraction
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

We invest in Africa's most remarkable teams with technical founders at the earliest stage of their venture

## Launch Africa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology

Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa.

## Consonance Investment Managers
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech

We are an investment company focused on helping early and growth-stage entrepreneurs build successful companies in Africa.

## Kepple Africa Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Kepple Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.

## EchoVC Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Software

EchoVC Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on financing and cross-pollinating leading technologies, teams, business models, and knowledge across North America, Africa, and SE Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of thebusiness.

## VestedWorld
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Agriculture, E-Commerce, Financial Services

VestedWorld is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging markets companies that have the potential to generate competitive financial returns while contributing towards the growth and development of the markets in which they are located. The firm supports these businesses through the infusion of capital, active involvement incorporate governance, and by providing direct strategic and operational assistance.

## Idris Ayodeji Bello
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program. Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges.

## Golden Palm Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, FinTech, Health Care

Golden Palm Investments is an investment holding and advisory company.

## HoaQ
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Financial Services, Internet, E-Commerce

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## Musha Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Seed capital for technology startups globally.

## Ingressive Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology

Ingressive Capital they provide services in business development, partnerships, and financial support.

## CRE Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Founded in 2015, CRE Venture Capital invests in early stage tech companies that are levered to Africa. CRE is headquartered in the New York metro area, with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria.

## GreenHouse Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments

GreenHouse Capital’s Founding Partners took their own fintech company Venture Garden Group (VGG) from a 7 employee, ₦30 million revenue startup to a 200 employees, ₦2 billion power house in just 4 years and raised an attention grabbing Series A round from Convergence Partners of South Africa. The uniqueness of their position was not lost on thefounders who then cultivated Garden Institute of Business Entrepreneurs (GIBE) to identify, incubate, and invest in young and innovative tech startups solving global challenges in Emerging Markets. GIBE was created to build a world class talent management hub for young and passionate entrepreneurs while creating a pool of technology inclined businesses and innovation oriented leaders.

## Michael Seibel
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Michael Seibel is the Managing Director and Group Partner of Y Combinator. He previously worked at Socialcam as a CEO. Michael Seibel attended Yale University.

## Blockchain Founders Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.

## Lateral Frontiers
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

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## Harambeans
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Grant
- Focus: Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Information Technology

Harambeans are African innovators who have pledged to “work together as one” to build Africa’s future. Over the last decade, Harambeans has spawned a series of tech-enabled ventures such as Andela, Flutterwave, and Yoco, which have collectively generated over 3000 jobs, and raised over $700m from Google Ventures, CRE Ventures and Accel.

## Chinook Capital Limited
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Retail, Home Services

Chinook Capital is focused on investments in seed- and pre-stage companies in internet software, services, and media sectors.

## 4DX Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Information Technology, Financial Services

4DX Ventures is a Pan-Africa Focused Venture Capital Firm. Our mission is to connect people, ideas, and capital to create a vibrant African community. 

## Lynett Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Wireless, Mobile

Lynett Capital is an early stage investment firm dedicated to the empowering technology companies.

## Allen and Ollys International Limited -
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: FinTech, Insurance, Blockchain

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## Beta.Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, B2B

Beta.Ventures invests in driven, early-stage entrepreneurs scaling tech and tech-enabled startups to become market leaders. They are focused on the opportunities made available by a 1.2 billion-person, mobile phone enabled Africa.Beta.Ventures works closely with founders and teams from product idea to product launch through to the next stage ofcompany development. We are focused on the opportunities made available by a 1.2 billion-person, mobile phone enabled Africa.We are experienced entrepreneurs ourselves and are able to share what has proven to work for product and service scaling, revenue growth and fundraising.Operations is key to success at early stage companies, and our environment often faces a dearth of experience scaling opportunities; Beta.Ventures focuses intensely on the operations of a company, adding value through several levers we know, from experience, will enable a company to succeed.Our partners, affiliates, and mentors lead some top technology companies locally and internationally and we encourage you to partner with us to take advantage of our experience building great products/services, negotiating partnerships and deals, leading teams, and raising money.

## Social Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, SaaS

At Social Capital, we make big bets on transformational ideas, technology, and people.

## Enza Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Logistics, E-Commerce, B2B

Venture investor in high-growth Founders and Teams using technology to solve large and meaningful problems across Africa

## TLcom Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Information Technology

TLcom Capital, is an Africa focused tech VC, with offices in Lagos, Nairobi and London. TLcom had been investing since 1999 in Tech, Media, Mobil and Internet companies across Europe, US and Africa, which is the exclusive focus of its most recent TLcom TIDE Africa funds.
TLcom manages total commitments of approximately 300 million USD in thesesectors via a series of dedicated investment vehicles. Our investment strategy is to identify, back and assist world class entrepreneurs and management teams with disruptive technologies and business models, compelling intellectual property and deep market knowledge.
We primarily target companies focused on Africa as a prime market, in the following investment themes: Access to Data Service; Financial Services; eCommerce; B2C applications (including but not limited to: health, education, energy, media and entertainment); and Software solutions to corporates and SMEs.

## Justin Kan
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce

Justin Kan is the Co-Founder of Fractal. He attended Yale University.

## MaC Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors.

## Yves Guillemot
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Logistics, E-Commerce Platforms, Location Based Services

Fresh out of business school, Yves Guillemot and his brothers embarked on an adventure in the nascent video game industry and founded Ubisoft in 1986. Early on, Yves understood that creating original content in-house and growing proprietary brands would be key to Ubisoft’s success. His vision to use technological breakthroughs as an opportunity toinnovate, create brands and win over market share proved hugely successful over the years. With a strong focus on organic growth and efficiency, he has developed an organization recognized for its unrivalled collaborative mindset and for being highly competitive, with over two thirds of production based in cost-competitive countries.Yves has led Ubisoft’s evolution over the years with player engagement at the core of the company’s development. Ubisoft is one of the pioneers and a leader of the open world genre, which has become one of the industry’s most popular gaming segments. Ubisoft also develops successful multiplayer games and delivers state-of-the-art live operations that engage fans in the long term.Under Yves’ tenure, Ubisoft launched three of the world’s four best new videogame brands of all time ─ with Tom Clancy’s The Division leading the way ─ a remarkable achievement. The company’s unique capacity as a creator of blockbuster entertainment franchises has created massive value for Ubisoft’s shareholders.As the owner of its brands, Ubisoft today is in a unique position to broaden its franchises’ reach to a much wider audience through movies, TV shows, theme parks and consumer products. Under Yves’ direction, the company is taking an innovative approach by keeping creative control over its major projects ─ a first in the industry ─ to ensure consistency with the franchises’ DNA.Over the past 30 years Yves has led Ubisoft in its evolution from a local video game distributor, to a global entertainment leader. Yves has grown alongside the industry and has a deep understanding of what it takes to survive in a fast-moving, high-risk environment, at the crossroads of creation and technological disruption. His strong business acumen is sought out by multinationals such as Lagardère and Rémy Cointreau whose boards he sits on. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2009, and Glassdoor elected him one of the Top 3 most beloved CEOs in France in 2015.

## Oui Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Belmont, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Transportation, Information Technology, B2B

Oui Capital is an Africa-focused VC firm backing tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed & seed stage.

## Atlantica Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, B2B, Health Insurance

Are you looking for start-up funding for your business? Get in touch with Atlantica Ventures to get the kick-start your start-up needs.

## Olumide Soyombo
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Olumide Soyombo holds a BSc in Systems Engineering from University of Lagos, Nigeria and an MSc (Distinction) in Business and Information Technology from the Aston Business School, Birmingham, England; earning membership into the Beta Gamma Sigma Society for his high scholastic achievement.Olumide co–founded Bluechip Technologies Ltd in 2008 andhas grown the organisation from an organization with two employees to an organization with over 80 consultants spread across Lagos, Accra and Lusaka, Zambia.In 2014, Olumide setup Leadpath as a seed fund investing in local tech startups. He has invested in startups like Pushcv.com, Paystack, Piggybank.ng, Fashpa, Heels.com.ng , Delivery Science, Gloo.ng, and Cosign.co.

## Loyal VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce

Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 500+ advisors, we are Loyal to the world with 250+ investments in 50+ countries.

## Rising Tide Africa
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Information Technology, Finance

About Us Rising Tide Africa functions as part of a Global movement of The Rising Tide Program for Africa. It constitutes a group of women angel investors harnessing their power, network, passion and capital to positively impact and actively create a New Africa. Learn More Our Pillars Investment Access to High Potential Early Stage Co-investment

## Zrosk Investment Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments

Zrosk Investment Management is an investment firm that invests in early-stage startups. We invest across the pre-seed to series A spectrum. We typically target at least 10% ownership in businesses we invest in and tend to maintain that position until series A providing much-needed early follow-on capital for our portfolio companies. Our commitmentis to provide more than just capital and to be one of the most prominent value-added investors on a company's cap table.

## Tayo Oviosu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Tayo is the Founder & Group CEO of Paga (www.paga.com), Nigeria’s leading mobile money service. Prior to Paga, Tayo was Vice-President at Travant Capital Partners, a private equity fund in West Africa. Prior to joining Travant, Tayo was a Manager, Corporate Development, at Cisco Systems in San Jose California. Tayo’s work at Paga has beenrecognized globally - in 2014 CNBC selected Tayo as the Entrepreneur of the Year West Africa, and in 2015 the African Leadership Network selected Paga as the outstanding growing company of the year in Africa. Tayo is also the co-founder of Kairos Angels, an angel investment club.Tayo earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, from the University of Southern California, and also has a Masters in Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

## Greycroft
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

Venture capital and technology investments

## Edmond Nonie
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Construction

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## Tencent
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce

Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services. Its communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Tencent has maintained steady growth under its user-oriented operatingstrategies. It provides value-added internet, mobile, and telecom services, as well as online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services." Tencent’s Internet platforms in China – QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), WeChat, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay – aim to address the various needs of internet users, including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce, and others.In September 2013, Tencent's market valuation rose to $101 billion, and as of November 21, 2013, QQ had 2 billion active users and WeChat had 650 million monthly active users. The numbers of active users for QQ mail, Qzone, Tencent Weibo, and QQ news were 274 million, 626 million, 220 million, and 150 million, respectively.Tencent was founded in November of 1998. In April 2000, the IDG and PCCW invested a total of $2.2 million dollars in the company. Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) on June 16, 2004. Baidu, Alibaba, and Netease are Tencent's major competitors.

## Octerra Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Banking, FinTech

Octerra Capital is a venture capital firm.

## Janngo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abidjan, Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Other, Transportation, Internet

Janngo supports entrepreneurs who leverage technology to massify three impacts on the continent:
1/ Essential services & products for African consumers,
2/ Growth acceleration of African SMEs, and
3/ Job creation, in particular for women & youth

## Interswitch
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Transportation, Logistics, Apps

Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis. The company started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processingcompany that builds and manages payment infrastructure as well as deliver innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent.

## Walid Aradi
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Transportation, IT

## Breakthrough Energy Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Sustainability, Energy, Science/Engineering

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor-led fund made up of members of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, guided by scientific and technological expertise and committed to investing patiently in developing new ways to live, eat, travel, and build. Breakthrough Energy provides reliable and affordable power without contributing to climate change.Breakthrough Energy invests in new technologies that make power reliable and affordable for everyone while not warming the planet.

## Flexport
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Transportation, Software, Commerce/Shopping

Flexport moves freight globally by air, ocean, rail, and truck for the world's leading brands. Only Flexport delivers deep visibility and control, low and predictable supply chain costs, and faster and more reliable transit times.

## Alitheia Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Delivery

Impact investor providing both social and financial returns

## Waarde Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Convertible Note, Series B
- Focus: B2B, Manufacturing, Information Technology

Waarde Capital is an investment company founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. As such, they are well positioned to identify and support best companies with strong entrepreneurs.With three active funds under management, including LBO, growth equity, and venture fund, it invests practically on every stage of the business lifecycle, and do itglobally. Waarde invests in Europe, US, Israel, Russia, and Southeast Asia.Waarde Capital brings funding and assists in the strategic development of portfolio companies and, if necessary, offers debt financing that may significantly increase the value of the co-owned equity.Waarde Capital invests in Russia, Europe and the USA.Waarde Capital’s management team brings about 150 years of accumulated business experience of it's partners in Russia and other countries. Managing partners are skilled entrepreneurs who became professional investors.

## Timon Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Other, Transportation, Internet

At Timon Capital, they have tremendous respect for the entrepreneurial journey—especially in emerging markets. As former entrepreneurs, they have built companies and gone through the frustration of trying to manage wayward investors. They decided to hold themselves to a higher standard and named ourselves Timon: a Greek word that means ‘the oneinfluenced by honor’ as well as ‘fairly priced.’

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