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Afritech Seed Fund

VC
Nairobi, KenyaWebsite

Afritech Seed Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Other, EdTech, Fintech. The firm typically writes $150K–$1.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$150K–$1.0M
Portfolio
6 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, EdTech, Fintech, Consumer, SaaS
HQ
Nairobi, Kenya
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-02

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$150K – $1.0M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in tech startups that connect and empower African diaspora communities through niche market platforms.

How Afritech Seed Fund invests

Afritech Seed Fund is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, EdTech, Fintech, Consumer, SaaS. It does not invest in Fintech.

Afritech Seed Fund typically writes checks of $150K–$1.0M per investment.

Afritech Seed Fund has backed 6 companies in our records, including eCampus, Rural Farmers Hub, Herconomy.

Partners & Team

CK

Chinedu Kalu

Founding Partner

Women-Led
Emerging Markets
JD

Jean-Pierre Dubois

Managing Partner

Africa Business
Tech
Financial Intelligence

Experienced leader with a deep understanding of the African market.

IM

Isabelle Moreau

Principal

Tech
Financial Intelligence

Focused on identifying and investing in promising tech startups.

DN

David Nkosi

Principal

Africa Business
Tech

Expert in African business development and technology trends.

SL

Sophie Leclerc

Managing Partner

Financial Intelligence

Responsible for managing the fund's investments.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
EdTech
Fintech
Consumer
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Fintech

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

EC

eCampus

Edtech·Accelerator·Startupbootcamp AfriTech / ASIP Accelerator Program

An education-focused startup in Africa.

RU

Rural Farmers Hub

Agtech·Pre-seed·Startupbootcamp AfriTech / ASIP Accelerator Program

A platform serving farmers and agricultural value chains.

HE

Herconomy

Fintech·Accelerator·Startupbootcamp AfriTech / ASIP Accelerator Program

A financial-services platform for women.

AG

Agrix Tech

Agtech·Accelerator·Startupbootcamp AfriTech / ASIP Accelerator Program

An agriculture technology company.

AF

Afrilearn

Edtech·Accelerator·Startupbootcamp AfriTech / ASIP Accelerator Program

An education and learning technology company.

DI

DiasporaConnect

E-commerce
How to pitch Afritech Seed Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, EdTech, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $150K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chinedu Kalu, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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