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Open Capital — Seed VC Firm

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Profile updated October 2026Website

Open Capital is a Seed venture capital firm investing in Enterprise.

Partners
9 listed
AUM
$1.5B
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Enterprise
Check size
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-27

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

AUM

$1.5B

Team

9 partners

Investment Thesis

Invests in and supports businesses and platforms building infrastructure for African markets.

How Open Capital invests

Open Capital is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Enterprise.

Open Capital manages approximately $1.5B in assets. Our records include 3 funds raised by the firm.

Partners & Team

AR

Annie Roberts

Co-CEO

YT

Youssouf Toni

Principal

KB

Katie Brauer

Principal

NW

Neil Wood

Partner

SS

Sophia Sharara

Principal

TD

Tabe Dwinger

Principal

RD

Rene Dornig

Chief Financial Officer

KC

Kigen Chelimo

Principal

DL

Damaris Lilech

Head of People

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise

Funds

Open Capital Fund III

$300M2021
investing

Open Capital Fund II

$150M2017
fully deployed

Open Capital Fund I

$100M2013
fully deployed

Recent Activity

Raised Open Capital Fund III ($300M)

2021 · fund records

Raised Open Capital Fund II ($150M)

2017 · fund records

Raised Open Capital Fund I ($100M)

2013 · fund records

How to pitch Open Capital
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Annie Roberts, Co-CEO.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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