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Kepple Africa Ventures

VC
Tokyo, Japan

Kepple Africa Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan investing in Other, Fintech, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 50 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Portfolio
50 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Fintech, SaaS, Enterprise, Healthcare, Developer Tools, Consumer, AI / ML, Climate / Energy, Marketplace
HQ
Tokyo, Japan
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-10

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Portfolio

50+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Japan-linked venture firm investing in African startups, frequently in fintech and B2B platforms.

How Kepple Africa Ventures invests

Kepple Africa Ventures is a vc firm based in Tokyo, Japan. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, SaaS, Enterprise, Healthcare.

Kepple Africa Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.

Kepple Africa Ventures has backed 50 companies in our records, including Jumo, Lori Systems, Wapi Pay.

Partners & Team

T(

Takahiro (Taka) Kanzaki

General Partner

seed-stage investing
Japan-Africa strategic partnerships
venture capital in early-stage tech
OO

Ory Okolloh

Partner, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures

growth-stage tech startups
build-out of governance, strategy, policy
impact and infrastructure sectors
SS

Satoshi Shinada

Partner, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures; Co-founder & General Partner, Kepple Africa Ventures

early-stage / seed startups
growth-stage / Series A & B investments
tech-enabled sectors (fintech, e-commerce, logistics, infrastructure)
RY

Ryosuke Yamawaki

Partner, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures; Co-founder & General Partner, Kepple Africa Ventures

tech-enabled startups in Africa
Series A & B growth-stage
cross-border expansion involving Japanese-Africa collaboration
OG

Olivia Gao

Principal, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures

leading deal execution
growth-stage investments
portfolio oversight

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
SaaS
Enterprise
Healthcare
Developer Tools
Consumer
AI / ML
Climate / Energy
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (50)

Other

JU

Jumo

Fintech
LO

Lori Systems

B2B platform
WA

Wapi Pay

Cross-border payments

Fintech payment gateway

KI

Kick Space Technologies

SU

SUiCTE

A-

A-wave

NO

NOT A HOTEL

SM

Smart Craft

YO

YOAKE entertainment

PI

PIAZZA

How to pitch Kepple Africa Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Takahiro (Taka) Kanzaki, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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