FirstCheck Africa
FirstCheck Africa is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria investing in Other, Marketplace, Fintech. The firm typically writes $25K–$1.0M checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed
$25K – $1.0M
$12M
13+ companies
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in African startups with women founders or co-founders at the earliest stages, with a focus on marketplaces and e-commerce models.
How FirstCheck Africa invests
FirstCheck Africa is a vc firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Marketplace, Fintech, EdTech, Healthcare.
FirstCheck Africa typically writes checks of $25K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $12M in assets under management.
FirstCheck Africa has backed 13 companies in our records, including BitPowr, Cleva, Knabu.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
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Portfolio Companies (13)
Other
BitPowr
Cleva
Cleva provides USD banking products for remote workers and freelancers in emerging markets.
Knabu
Knabu builds settlement infrastructure for fintechs and banks, enabling them to process transactions securely and efficiently.
Kola Market
Kola Market is a full-stack B2B e-commerce platform providing sales as-a-service, smart inventory and product financing to SMEs.
Jumba
Jumba is a B2B platform that simplifies the purchasing and financing of construction materials for retailers and independent contractors.
Uncover
Uncover is a digital-first skincare brand that combines cutting-edge Korean technology with premium African ingredients to formulate innovative, affordable products made for African women.
Akiba Digital
Akiba Digital enables lending to SMEs and thin-filed customers with embedded finance solutions and alternative credit scoring.
MoneyHash
MoneyHash is building a super API for payments that enables merchants to provide a unified checkout experience for their customers and access data through a central dashboard.
Pivo
Pivo is a digital bank that’s creating tailored credit products and banking services for SMEs serving Africa’s major supply chains.
Foondamate
Foondamate brings the internet, through WhatsApp and Facebook chatbots, to students with limited data access in developing markets.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $25K – $1.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Eloho Omame, Co-Founder & General Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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