Africa Tech Ventures
Africa Tech Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Other, AI / ML, Food / AgTech. The firm typically writes $100K–$250K checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $100K–$250K
- Portfolio
- 12 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML, Food / AgTech, Consumer, Fintech, EdTech
- HQ
- Nairobi, Kenya
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-13
Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $250K
12+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Invests in tech-enabled innovations that drive financial inclusion and economic growth across Africa.
How Africa Tech Ventures invests
Africa Tech Ventures is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Food / AgTech, Consumer, Fintech. It does not invest in Hardware.
Africa Tech Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$250K per investment.
Africa Tech Ventures has backed 12 companies in our records, including PayAfrica, Twiga Foods, Cellulant.
Partners & Team
Naomi Sanga
Investment Manager
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (12)
Other
PayAfrica
Twiga Foods
Tech-enabled B2B food and grocery supply platform connecting farmers and suppliers to informal retailers in Kenya.
Cellulant
Pan-African payments and digital financial services provider serving banks, businesses, and consumers.
Pezesha
Digital lending and credit-scoring platform providing working-capital loans to MSMEs in Africa.
FarmDrive
Uses mobile technology and alternative data to assess creditworthiness of smallholder farmers and connect them with lenders.
Eneza Education
Mobile-based education platform delivering curriculum-aligned learning content via basic phones and online channels.
mSurvey
Mobile-first customer experience and feedback platform collecting consumer data via SMS and other channels.
Sendy
Tech-enabled logistics platform offering last-mile delivery and fulfillment services.
Software Technologies
Enterprise software provider (e.g., document management and business applications) based in East Africa.
Barefoot Power
Provides affordable solar-powered lighting and energy solutions for low-income households and businesses.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Food / AgTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $250K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Naomi Sanga, Investment Manager.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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