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NextWave Africa Fund

VC
Cape Town, South Africa

NextWave Africa Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed, bootstrapped venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in Fintech, SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$750K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$750K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed, bootstrapped
Sectors
Fintech, SaaS, Other
HQ
Cape Town, South Africa
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-27

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, bootstrapped

Check Size

$100K – $750K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on B2B African startups building mission-critical fintech solutions, particularly in card issuance, compliance, and digital finance APIs.

How NextWave Africa Fund invests

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

NextWave Africa Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$750K per investment.

NextWave Africa Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including Okra, Mono.

Partners & Team

SN

Sipho Nkosi

Founding Partner

APIs
Fintech
African Startups

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
SaaS
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

OK

Okra

Fintech APIs
MO

Mono

Digital Banking APIs
How to pitch NextWave Africa Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, bootstrapped? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $750K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sipho Nkosi, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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