FI

FirstCheck Africa

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

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$25K – $1.0M

AUM

$12M

Portfolio

13+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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.

Meet the Team

EO

Eloho Omame

Co-Founder & General Partner

technology
female-led startups
financial services
education
healthcare
retail/commerce
OE

Odunayo Eweniyi

Co-founder

Marketplace
E-commerce

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace
Fintech
EdTech
Healthcare
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (13)

Other

BI

BitPowr

Fintech
CL

Cleva

Financial Services·Pre-Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Cleva provides USD banking products for remote workers and freelancers in emerging markets.

KN

Knabu

Financial Services·Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Knabu builds settlement infrastructure for fintechs and banks, enabling them to process transactions securely and efficiently.

KO

Kola Market

Commerce·Pre-Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Kola Market is a full-stack B2B e-commerce platform providing sales as-a-service, smart inventory and product financing to SMEs.

JU

Jumba

Commerce·Pre-Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Jumba is a B2B platform that simplifies the purchasing and financing of construction materials for retailers and independent contractors.

UN

Uncover

Personal Care·Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

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.

AK

Akiba Digital

Financial Services·Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Akiba Digital enables lending to SMEs and thin-filed customers with embedded finance solutions and alternative credit scoring.

MO

MoneyHash

Financial Services·Pre-Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

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.

PI

Pivo

Financial Services·Pre-Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Pivo is a digital bank that’s creating tailored credit products and banking services for SMEs serving Africa’s major supply chains.

FO

Foondamate

Education·Pre-seed and Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Foondamate brings the internet, through WhatsApp and Facebook chatbots, to students with limited data access in developing markets.

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