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PANI Ventures

VC
Lagos, Nigeria

PANI Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria investing in Fintech, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Fintech, Other
HQ
Lagos, Nigeria
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-09

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

African-focused VC investing in early-stage startups driving financial inclusion and SME empowerment through FinTech solutions.

How PANI Ventures invests

PANI Ventures is a vc firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other.

PANI Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

PANI Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Paystack, Trove.

Partners & Team

DB

Devesh Bharadwaj

General Partner

AI / machine learning
operations intelligence
water treatment plant efficiency
decarbonization through water sector

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

PA

Paystack

Payments
TR

Trove

Consumer Finance
How to pitch PANI Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Devesh Bharadwaj, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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