Launch Africa Ventures
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
Pre-Seed, Seed
$50K – $500K
$103M
3+ companies
9 partners
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
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (3)
Other
OkHi
Lipa Later
Kippa
- •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.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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