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Pineapple Ventures — Seed & Pre-Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.5M Checks)

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Lagos, NigeriaWebsite

Pineapple Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria investing in Fintech, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.5M checks.

Check size
$250K–$2.5M
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Fintech, Other
HQ
Lagos, Nigeria
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-18

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.5M

Team

3 partners

Investment Thesis

We focus on early-stage Fintech and Blockchain startups that are tackling fundamental financial challenges in Africa.

How Pineapple Ventures invests

Pineapple Ventures is a vc firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other. It does not invest in Biotech, Media.

Pineapple Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.5M per investment.

Partners & Team

MS

Mike Shah

Managing Director

AK

Aakash Kumar

Senior Associate

JO

James Okocha

GP

Emerging Markets
Blockchain

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Does Not Invest In

Biotech
Media
How to pitch Pineapple Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Pre-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 – $2.5M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mike Shah, Managing Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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