# Top 40 Travel Startup Investors in Africa in October 2023 ## SEEK - Type: VC Fund - Location: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Human Resources, Recruiting, Software SEEK is a diverse group of companies that have a unified purpose to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organizations succeed. The Group encompasses a strong portfolio of employment, education, and volunteer businesses which span across Australia, New Zealand, China, South East Asia, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, andBangladesh. SEEK makes a positive impact on a truly global scale, operating in a total of 18 countries with market-leading positions in 14 countries. It creates world-class product technology solutions to address the needs of job seekers and hirers and facilitate the matching between job seekers and hirers across our online employment marketplaces. Online Education Services (‘OES’) offers leading online education and SEEK Learning offers trusted advice in relation to career-related education. SEEK’s commitment to having a positive impact on society is reflected through the diverse range of initiatives which its businesses across the globe partake in to support the communities they operate within. In Australia and New Zealand SEEK Volunteer is each country’s largest single source of volunteering opportunities offering not-for-profit organizations free access to post volunteer opportunities. This free marketplace is something SEEK is exceptionally proud of. Over its 20 years of operation, SEEK continues to innovate within the markets it operates in. It provides a culture of excellence and acceptance in our workplaces and celebrates the diversity of employees that contribute to the success of the organization. ## Microtraction - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 2 - 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 ## LoftyInc Capital Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Carmel, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - 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......... ## CRE Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## 4 Decades Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Travel, Big Data 4 Decades Capital is a venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. ## ODBA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Port Louis, Port Louis, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Financial Exchanges We invest in people and stories, which are at the heart of everything we do. ## Launch Africa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Niche Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce Venture Capital firm ## Blanford Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Travel, Car Sharing, Mobile Apps Blanford Capital is a global investment company. ## Darshan Chandaria - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, B2B, Marketplace Darshan Chandaria is the Group CEO and Director of Chandaria Industries. He previously worked at Pentland Brands Plc as a Graduate Trainee. Darshan Chandaria attended Harvard Business School. ## M & Y Growth Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: California City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Hospitality, Internet m&y growth partners is the hands-on VC fund focusing on IT/Mobile investments in any stage in any country. ## Roselake Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Transportation, SaaS, Travel An early-stage venture fund, Roselake invests in tech companies in emerging markets across Africa and Asia. ## Mo Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Moka, Moka, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Travel, Car Sharing, Mobile Apps Mo Angels is the first Angel Investment Group in Mauritius. We source and screen startups, allowing you to focus on adding value to your portfolio companies. ## Goodwater Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Burlingame, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce Goodwater empowers exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for the better. They believe consumer technology is a force on earth, shaping culture and transforming the global economy at unprecedented speed and scale. They invest in promising entrepreneurs to solve pressing problems. As a combined force, Goodwater companies are aglobal force for change, poised to measurably improve billions of lives. ## XA Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Information Technology, Financial Services XA Network provides smart capital to startups in Southeast Asia. We believe startups in Southeast Asia deserve a better breed of angels - genuinely wanting to go beyond capital. ## UNCOVERED FUND - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Banking, Financial Services UNCOVERED FUND is a venture capital firm that leads the creation of industries in Africa and other emerging countries. ## Gullit - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Reservations, Public Transportation Gullit advises and finances scalable early-stage tech firms in Africa. Additionally, Gullit provides funding for startups during the seed, pre-seed, debt acquisition, and restructuring phases. ## Five35 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gauteng, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Wellness Five35 Ventures is committed to unlocking capital and growth opportunities for female-focused early-stage African technology startups. ## Change Com - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Travel, FinTech, Software Change Com AS is an Oslo-based advisory and investment company,founded by long-term Telenor research scientist, business developer and senior project manager Endre Skolt. ## Artha Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, E-Commerce Artha India Ventures' league of member Angel Investors mentor and invest in nascent ventures with business ideas that create value by participating in the entrepreneurial process. AIV have invested in more than 47 start-ups and has diversified portfolio ranging from last minute hotel bookings (HotelsAroundYou.com), to classes aggregators(FindUrClass.com), cosmetic ecommerce (Purplle.com) and at home salon services (The Home Salon). From microfinance credit rating platforms (Inventure) to online interview platforms (Talview), electronic repair & insurance companies (PickMeIndia.com), Cloud Telephone (Exotel.com) and Cab Aggregators (BookMyCab.com) the portfolio has it all. ## Ajim Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Austin, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed We are investing in the next generation of exceptional African founders. ## Hlayisani Growth Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fourways, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Education, Apps, SaaS Hlayisani Growth Fund is focussed on mid-market, high growth private equity investments focussed on South Africa with an allowance for Sub-Saharan Africa and East African countries. ## Jedar Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Delivery VC venture capital investing in early stage startups from seed to series A in fintech, insurtech, marketplaces, foodtech, SaaS, healthtech and agritech ## EchoVC Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Axel Peyriere - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Delivery, E-Commerce, Retail Startups - Mentoring - Advising - Emerging Markets. I am a enthusiastic entrepreneur and angel investor working with startups all around the world. Have worked / mentored / coached / partnered / invested in more than 200 startups around the world. Specially keen on online marketplaces and emerging and frontier markets. ## Ventures Platform - Type: VC Fund - Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Maroc Numeric Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Online Portals, Enterprise Software, FinTech Maroc Numeric Fund is a tech VC fund investing in Morocco. ## FrontEnd Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Reservations, Public Transportation FrontEnd Ventures is a venture capital fund committed to supporting local and diverse founder teams that are ridiculously passionate about innovating and changing their value chains. ## Jonomi Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Travel, Car Sharing, Mobile Apps Jonomi Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on emerging markets particularly Middle East, Africa and Asia. ## Unpopular Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services The best companies, off the beaten path. ## Norfund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing - Focus: Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy Norfund is the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries with 24.9 bill. NOK in total commitments (2019). ## Flat6Labs Tunisia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Education Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming theirinstitutional co-founders. ## AfricInvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Financial Services, FinTech AfricInvest was founded in 1994 and is part of Integra Group, an investment and financial services company based in Tunisia.Uniquely positioned as one of the most experienced private equity investors on the continent, AfricInvest has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and employs 66 professionals based inseven offices.AfricInvest manages USD1 billion across 16 funds and benefits from strong, long-term support from both local and international investors, including leading development finance institutions in the United States and Europe.Having co-founded the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) as well as the Middle East North Africa Private Equity Association (MENAPEA) and the Euromed Capital Forum, the firm is an active promotor of the private equity industry in the region.Since 1994, AfricInvest has invested in 135 companies across 25 African countries in a variety of high growth sectors and maintains a broad network of high quality executives across Africa, offering extensive expertise in key growth industries, including financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education and healthcare. ## Savannah Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Information Technology Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects toachieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund.The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies.They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact. ## Tritech Global - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Travel, Big Data Tritech Global is a technology investment holding company spanning a number of market leading business verticals in multiple geographic jurisdictions around the world. ## Federico Pirzio-Biroli - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Non Profit, Software, Venture Capital Fede started out as an angel investor in 2010. His portfolio quickly grew, so he built a team around him and thus Playfair Capital was born. We have since gone on to become one of Europe’s most active and well-known early-stage VC funds. Before becoming a technology investor Fede worked for several NGOs in Africa, with a particular focus on aidtransparency. He recently renewed his focus on Africa by relocating to Kenya and becoming an angel investor in East Africa’s burgeoning startup ecosystem. He maintains an active role at Playfair and continues to lead our investment team. ## daba - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Reservations, Public Transportation Provider of a fintech platform intended to access investment analysis and build wealth by investing in the African private and public capital markets. The company's platform offers an application for investing and trading the best African startups, stocks, and digital assets at once, enabling users to get all the latest news and curatedupdates in one place to maximize their investments. ## Kalon Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Mobile Apps, Software A growing number of South Africans are investing in venture capital companies that operate under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act. Contact us now. ## Helena Riese Harstad - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital Helena Riese Harstad is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Optimizer Foundation. She previously worked at SBAB Bank as a Project Specialist. Helena Riese attended Stockholm University. ## BKR Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Travel, Car Sharing, Mobile Apps BKR Capital, a venture firm capital built with the objective of investing in promising Black founders in the technology space. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co