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Launch Africa Ventures

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite

Launch Africa Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in Other, Fintech, SaaS. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$500K
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
9 listed
AUM
$103M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Fintech, SaaS
HQ
Cape Town, South Africa

Last verified: 2026-07-17

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

AUM

$103M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pan-African pre-seed/seed fund and syndicate backing a high volume of early-stage African startups, including fintech and SaaS.

How Launch Africa Ventures invests

Launch Africa Ventures is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, SaaS.

Launch Africa Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $103M in assets under management.

Launch Africa Ventures has backed 3 companies in our records, including OkHi, Lipa Later, Kippa.

Partners & Team

MK

Mohamed Karar

Venture Partner

FB

Florence Bavanandan

Director of Platform and Operations

PS

Pier Spinazze

Director of Strategy

KS

Kartik Sharma

Chief Exit Officer

LK

Lina Kacyem

Investment Manager

JP

Janade Plessis

Fund Manager

VM

Vuyo Mzini

Portfolio Manager

NA

Natnael Asmerom

Investment Manager

UU

Uwem U.

Director of Investments

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

OK

OkHi

Identity/location verification fintech
LI

Lipa Later

Fintech
KI

Kippa

SMB fintech
How to pitch Launch 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 $50K – $500K check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mohamed Karar, Venture Partner.
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