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Celo Ecosystem Fund

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Celo Ecosystem Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, Fintech, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 50 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

50+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

The Celo Ecosystem Fund supports projects building on the Celo blockchain that advance blockchain payments, commerce, and inclusive finance globally.

How Celo Ecosystem Fund invests

Celo Ecosystem Fund is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Consumer.

Celo Ecosystem Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

Celo Ecosystem Fund has backed 50 companies in our records, including Valora, Mento, Celo.

Meet the Team

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Elizabeth Peng

Chief Operating Officer

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Charlie Havens

Brand Marketing Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (50)

Other

VA

Valora

Fintech
ME

Mento

DeFi/Stablecoins·TBA·Celo Ecosystem Fund

Stablecoin protocol providing ERC-20 stable assets on Celo

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Celo

Blockchain Infrastructure·IEO (Apr 2020)·Celo Ecosystem Fund

Carbon-negative blockchain for payments and financial inclusion

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Resource Finance

Crowdfunding/Lending·IDO/IEO (Nov 2021)·Celo Ecosystem Fund

Crowdfunding and lending platform

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Celo Gold

Finance/Governance·IEO (May 2020)·Celo Ecosystem Fund

Governance asset for Celo network transactions

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Bitmama

Fintech/Payments·Grant (Mar 2021, $50K)·Celo Ecosystem Fund

Blockchain-based remittance and payment platform

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Kotani Pay

Remittances·Celo Ecosystem Fund

Mobile-first crypto wallet and payment solution

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Yellow Card

CeFi/Exchanges·Seed (Aug 2020, $1.5M)·Celo Ecosystem Fund

Crypto exchange and on/off-ramp for African markets

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VendEase

E-commerce/Supply Chain·Seed (Mar 2021, $125K)·Celo Ecosystem Fund

B2B vending and distribution platform using blockchain

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Flowcarbon

Blockchain Service/ReFi·Series A (May 2020, $70M)·Celo Ecosystem Fund

Carbon credit tokenization and blockchain service

How to pitch Celo Ecosystem Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Elizabeth Peng, Chief Operating Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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