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AAIC Investment

VC
Tokyo, JapanWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $200K

AUM

$87M

Portfolio

47+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

AAIC focuses on empowering African founders through investments in microfinance, healthcare, and impactful financial inclusion solutions to drive development.

Meet the Team

SH

Shigeru Handa

Managing Partner

Financial Inclusion
Africa

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (47)

Other

MF

MFS Africa

FinTech
YA

YAPU Solutions

Microfinance
DE

DeepEcho

healthcare-technologies·early

DeepEcho is a health-tech startup based in Morocco using AI to automate fetal ultrasound analysis and improve prenatal care.

FO

Fourth Valley Concierge Corporation

hr-technologies·growth

Support for the recruitment and training of foreign talent worldwide.

CL

Cloudline

mobility·early

Developing an airship-type drone in South Africa that is less expensive than existing drones and helicopters.

WA

Waspito Inc.

healthcare-technologies·early

Operates the country’s largest digital healthcare platform, providing remote diagnostics and medicine delivery.

YE

Yemaachi Biotechnolog

healthcare-technologies·early

Provides precision medicine in the field of cancer using state-of-the-art technology.

HY

Hyrax Biosciences (Pty) Ltd

healthcare-technologies·early

Provides an automated platform to simplify complex DNA sequencing analysis.

WE

Wellahealth Technologies Limited

healthcare-technologies·early

Provides a system service where users can order pharmaceutical products for major insurance companies.

UB

Ubie, Inc.

healthcare-technologies·growth

Develops and provides 'Ubie', which guides patients from symptoms to appropriate medical care.

How to pitch AAIC Investment
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $200K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Shigeru Handa, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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