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Baobab Network

VC
London, UKWebsite

Baobab Network is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Other. The firm typically writes $25K–$50K checks and has 67 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$25K – $50K

Portfolio

67+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Baobab Network supports African tech startups building B2B infrastructures across e-commerce and delivery logistics through scalable tech solutions.

How Baobab Network invests

Baobab Network is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other.

Baobab Network typically writes checks of $25K–$50K per investment.

Baobab Network has backed 67 companies in our records, including SendSprint, Tendo, Lemonade Payments.

Meet the Team

NB

Niama Bassunie

Managing Partner

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Toby Hanington

Co-Founder

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Nicola Gubb

Director of Capital Solutions

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Tom Fairburn

Co-Founder

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Art Chupeau

Managing Partner

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Niama El Bassunie

Managing Partner

Niama El Bassunie is mentioned as the Managing Partner at Baobab Network, with experience in building world-class startups in Africa.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (67)

Other

SE

SendSprint

Logistics Tech
TE

Tendo

E-commerce Enablement
LE

Lemonade Payments

HA

Hadi Finance

NE

Nesti

TE

Terminal

TR

Triply

AD

Adafri

AK

Aktivate

AL

Alal

How to pitch Baobab Network
  • Raising at Pre-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 $25K – $50K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Niama Bassunie, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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