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Microtraction

VC
Lagos, NigeriaWebsite
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

AUM

$15M

Portfolio

17+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2023Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pre-seed investor focused on Africa’s next generation of tech companies, with strong fintech and B2B software representation.

Meet the Team

AB

Ato Bentsi-Enchill

Investment Principal

YB

Yele Bademosi

Co-Founder

Yele Bademosi co-founded Microtraction in 2017 to bridge the funding gap by providing early financial support and mentorship for entrepreneurs.

KA

Kwamena Afful

Co-Founder

Kwamena Afful co-founded Microtraction in 2017 to bridge the funding gap by providing early financial support and mentorship for entrepreneurs.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
SaaS
AI / ML
Consumer
Healthcare
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (17)

2023

AY

Aya Data

AI / ML·Pre-Seed

2022

AC

Achieve

Fintech·Pre-Seed
AF

Afropolitan Group

Community·Pre-Seed
AR

ARK Frontier

Logistics·Pre-Seed
BA

Bani

Fintech·Pre-Seed

2021

BU

Bumpa

eCommerce·Seed
CL

Clafiya

Health Tech·Pre-Seed
BL

Bloc (TechAdvance)

Fintech·Pre-Seed

2019

BI

Bitsika

Fintech·Seed

2017

CO

Cowrywise

Fintech·Pre-Series A

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