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Emergence West

VC
Accra, GhanaWebsite

Emergence West is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Accra, Ghana investing in Fintech, Food / AgTech, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $20K–$100K checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$20K – $100K

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Emergence West specializes in early-stage investments across fintech and agtech sectors, with a focus on supporting scalable solutions for financial and agricultural innovation in West Africa.

How Emergence West invests

Emergence West is a vc firm based in Accra, Ghana. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Food / AgTech, Enterprise, SaaS, Healthcare. It does not invest in Retail.

Emergence West typically writes checks of $20K–$100K per investment.

Emergence West has backed 7 companies in our records, including AgroPay, Emergence Health Network, Zoom Video Communications.

Meet the Team

KB

Kwame Boateng

Founding Partner

Fintech
AgTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Food / AgTech
Enterprise
SaaS
Healthcare
Other

Does Not Invest In

Retail

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

AG

AgroPay

Fintech
EM

Emergence Health Network

ZO

Zoom Video Communications

Enterprise Software / Collaboration·Series C·Emergence Capital Partners III, L.P.

A cloud-based video communications platform.

VE

Veeva Systems

HealthTech / Enterprise SaaS·Series A·Emergence Capital Partners II, L.P.

Cloud-based software provider specifically tailored for the global life sciences industry.

BO

Box

Enterprise Software / Cloud Storage·Series B·Emergence Capital Partners II, L.P.

A cloud content management, workflow, and file-sharing platform for businesses.

BI

Bill

FinTech / SaaS·Series A·Emergence Capital Partners II, L.P.

Cloud-based software that automates back-office financial operations and accounts payable/receivable for SMBs.

SA

Salesloft

SalesTech / Enterprise SaaS·Series B·Emergence Capital Partners IV, L.P.

A sales engagement platform that helps revenue teams automate and personalize digital communication.

How to pitch Emergence West
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Food / AgTech, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $20K – $100K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kwame Boateng, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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