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Emerging Markets Ventures

VC
Lagos, NigeriaWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $150K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Emerging Markets Ventures specializes in startups leveraging technology to build scalable solutions for underserved industries across Africa and other emerging markets.

How Emerging Markets Ventures invests

Emerging Markets Ventures is a vc firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Marketplace, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Goods.

Emerging Markets Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$150K per investment.

Emerging Markets Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including EventNow, VendorMatch.

Meet the Team

CA

Chinelo Agwu

Principal

Event Tech
Marketplace

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Goods

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

EV

EventNow

Event Tech
VE

VendorMatch

Marketplace
How to pitch Emerging Markets Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $150K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chinelo Agwu, Principal.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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