Learn more about us at AfriGloCal VC
Introducing AfriGloCal VC
Unlocking Africa’s potential through early investment in critical digital rails, Powered by Global Expertise and Local Market mastery
AfriGloCal Venture Capital invests in pre-seed to seed-stage startups driven by founders building scalable digital infrastructure, cross-border fintech, consumer financial enablement, and SME enabler solutions, while applying a gender lens to unlock inclusive growth.
We invest at the intersection of innovation and value where solutions bridge unmet financial and infrastructural needs across value chains where cutting edge technology is disrupting industries and creating impact for future societies.
Our mission is Profit and Purpose driven, driving trade, commerce and accessibility of local markets to meet Global appeal. We are focused on industries where we can add value that are exploding with growth, leveraging the opportunities within the fasted growing urbanising region and consumer market in the world.
About the Firm
We combine global investment excellence with local market mastery and guided by execution clarity.
Uniquely, our early-stage investments leverage the successes of startups from our strategically aligned (non-equity investing) accelerator Knight Ventures that primes winning startups via Incubation and acceleration offerings. We provide founders who are thesis-aligned with capital that drives growth, impact, and GloCal exposure opportunities across the African continent. We apply a Gender Balance Lens investment approach in our investment strategy towards promoting women's entrepreneurship.
AfriGloCal provides venture capital investments into technology-enabled African startups driven by visionary entrepreneurial teams and connects them to an ecosystem that accelerates their scalability and growth towards follow-on investments. We have a mission to invest in 100 high-growth tech enabled startups to scale and profitability.
We identify most overlooked opportunities in the venture capital and startup community. Currently, very little investment goes into fund managers that Invest in female founders, building great startups. We particularly look for intersections where FinTech and digital infrastructure are enabling the productivity of future societies and has large opportunities for profitability and wealth creation. Our Gender Balance Lens investment approach identifies skill sets that bring diversity and innovation driven by local understanding capable of solving global needs.
We identify most overlooked opportunities in the venture capital and startup community. Currently, very little investment goes into fund managers that Invest in female founders, building great startups. We particularly look for intersections where FinTech and digital infrastructure are enabling the productivity of future societies and has large opportunities for profitability and wealth creation. Our Gender Balance Lens investment approach identifies skill sets that bring diversity and innovation driven by local understanding capable of solving global needs.
Our focus areas
- Fintech
- Digital Infrastructure
Meet Our Team
Bolaji Sofoluwe
Venture Partner
Sara Haq
Advisor
Abidemi Abiodun
Chief of Staff / Snr Associate
Adeleke Adekoya
Board Advisor
Abimbola Olufore-Wycliffe
Board Advisor
We are a Female Led Venture Capital Firm applying a gender balance lens approach towards investing in startup solutions for the emerging future society
We aim to increase the amount of capital going into female founded startups and gender balanced teams. We particularly invest in overlooked opportunities driven by underrepresented teams that highlight contributions of women either as the founder or impacting women via value chains
Our Portfolio
Farmers 1st
A FinTech/AgriTech digital infrastructure Platform providing farmers direct access to markets as well as lending and farm inputs across value chains to enable scale and production targets.
Nomad
Better Business Banking for MSME
Sync
A simple to use collaboration and project management tool for team leader, small businesses and freelancers
Thembani Africa
A digital lending platform designed specifically for public and selected corporate employees
Tribease
Tribease is the first Pan African cardless credit charge platform that allows customers to freely consume products and services from registered merchants. Tribease’s mission is to ensure a safe, simple and efficient yet very secure way of paying and clearing your bills. Our promise is to make bill payment and Utility payment stress-free and convenient for our users.
Zencey
AI-driven Preventative Healthcare and telemedicine platform, transforming the healthcare infrastructure channels to reach critical audiences that require healthcare in timely, affordable and efficient manners.
