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First Circle Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$250K Checks)

VC

First Circle Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm investing in Fintech, Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $100K–$250K checks and has 39 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$250K
Portfolio
39 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Fintech, Other, Developer Tools, Consumer
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-01

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $250K

Portfolio

39+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specialist early-stage fund seeding African fintech startups that build infrastructure and applications to improve financial inclusion and digital financial services across the continent.

How First Circle Capital invests

First Circle Capital is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other, Developer Tools, Consumer.

First Circle Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$250K per investment.

First Circle Capital has backed 39 companies in our records, including Estafsar, Credpal, Thunders.

Partners & Team

SR

Selma Ribica

Co-Founder

FinTech
Africa
PA

Prosper Atukwatse

Senior Investment Analyst

ND

Not disclosed

GP

African fintech
Financial inclusion
AA

Agnes Aistleitner

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

FinTech
Africa
MS

Ming S. Kwan

Head of Portfolio

FinTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
Developer Tools
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (39)

Other

ES

Estafsar

CR

Credpal

TH

Thunders

PE

Penee

VE

VeendHQ

FL

Flow48

LE

Lenco

YE

Yemaachi Bio

OC

Octamile

GA

Gamp

How to pitch First Circle Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $250K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Selma Ribica, Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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