Chalice Ventures
Chalice Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria investing in Other, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $100K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Marketplace
- HQ
- Lagos, Nigeria
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-05-04
Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $500K
2+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Chalice Ventures backs tech entrepreneurs building e-commerce and marketplace solutions in underserved African regions with local operating expertise.
How Chalice Ventures invests
Chalice Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Marketplace. It does not invest in Gaming.
Chalice Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.
Chalice Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Jumia, Konga.
Partners & Team
Ayo Ogun
Founding Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Jumia
Konga
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ayo Ogun, Founding Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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