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Hustle Fund Africa

VC
Nairobi, KenyaWebsite

Hustle Fund Africa is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Fintech, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $150K–$750K checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$150K – $750K

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Hustle Fund Africa seeks to invest in African early-stage startups with disruptive fintech solutions targeting financial inclusion and stability.

How Hustle Fund Africa invests

Hustle Fund Africa is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Fintech, Other, SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML.

Hustle Fund Africa typically writes checks of $150K–$750K per investment.

Hustle Fund Africa has backed 3 companies in our records, including Lipa Later, Ramani, Vendease.

Meet the Team

BN

Brian Nichols

Co-Founder

EY

Elizabeth Yin

Co-founder

EB

Eric Bahn

Co-Founder

PW

Patrick Wameyo

GP

fintech
tokenized assets
JS

Janel Spilker

Business Development Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
SaaS
Enterprise
AI / ML
Food / AgTech
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

LI

Lipa Later

fintech
RA

Ramani

B2B retail/fintech-style SaaS for CPG distribution·Seed·Not disclosed

Software platform building a cloud network of micro-distribution centers for Africa’s consumer-packaged-goods supply chain.

VE

Vendease

B2B food supply / agrifood-tech·Seed·Not disclosed

Digital platform that enables African restaurants and food businesses to procure food supplies and related services directly from suppliers.

How to pitch Hustle Fund Africa
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $150K – $750K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Brian Nichols, Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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