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Pan-African Venture Labs

VC
Lagos, NigeriaWebsite

Pan-African Venture Labs is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria investing in Marketplace, SaaS, Consumer. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.5M checks and has 14 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.5M

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage startups in Africa with high growth potential in the marketplace and B2B SaaS sectors.

How Pan-African Venture Labs invests

Pan-African Venture Labs is a vc firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, SaaS, Consumer, Enterprise.

Pan-African Venture Labs typically writes checks of $100K–$1.5M per investment.

Pan-African Venture Labs has backed 14 companies in our records, including TradeGrid, International Bank (Liberia) Limited, Insurance Company of Africa.

Meet the Team

CO

Chinwe Okeke

GP

Marketplace
B2B SaaS
OC

Oliver Cashin

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
SaaS
Consumer
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

TR

TradeGrid

Marketplace
IN

International Bank (Liberia) Limited

IN

Insurance Company of Africa

DE

Deenam Biomass

GR

GridX Africa

EL

ElandX

DA

Databank Group

AV

Avsat

BL

Black Rhino

CH

Chai Bora

How to pitch Pan-African Venture Labs
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, SaaS, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chinwe Okeke, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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