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Periscope VC

VC
Nairobi, Kenya

Periscope VC is a Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$500K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
9 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Nairobi, Kenya
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-18

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage fund targeting startups improving informal logistics, payments, and last-mile operations in Africa.

How Periscope VC invests

Periscope VC is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other.

Periscope VC typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.

Periscope VC has backed 2 companies in our records, including Lula, Sendbox.

Partners & Team

OM

Oualid Manoussi

Chief Risk Officer

GL

Grace Lim

Chief Financial Officer

CM

Christine McNerney

Portfolio Manager

SE

Stephen Elgee

Chief Investment Officer

investment strategy
arbitrage across Canada & U.S.
multi-asset portfolio construction
ML

Mikhail Lebedzeu

Director of Engineering

MG

Mike Galbraith

Chief Operating Officer

MW

Mike Wang

Portfolio Manager

portfolio management
trading & execution
arbitrage opportunity identification
SC

Stephen Church

Lead Portfolio Manager

cross-asset portfolios
niche arbitrage strategies
managing portfolio implementation
JW

Jamie Wise

CEO

multi-strategy alternative asset management
niche Canadian & U.S. arbitrage opportunities

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

LU

Lula

Mobility Tech
SE

Sendbox

Logistics Tech
How to pitch Periscope VC
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Oualid Manoussi, Chief Risk Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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