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Rainforest Ventures

VC
Nairobi, KenyaWebsite

Rainforest Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Fintech, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $25K–$100K checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$25K – $100K

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Rainforest Ventures is dedicated to assisting early-stage fintech companies that enable financial inclusion across East Africa.

How Rainforest Ventures invests

Rainforest Ventures is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Fintech, Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Heavy Industry.

Rainforest Ventures typically writes checks of $25K–$100K per investment.

Rainforest Ventures has backed 3 companies in our records, including Rainforest Pay, Finance2020, VirtualKits.

Meet the Team

TA

Tunde Afolabi

Managing Partner

Fintech
East Africa

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Heavy Industry

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

RA

Rainforest Pay

FI

Finance2020

Personal Finance
VI

VirtualKits

Fintech
How to pitch Rainforest Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $25K – $100K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tunde Afolabi, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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