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Sahara Soft Fund

VC
Nairobi, KenyaWebsite

Sahara Soft Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in AI / ML, SaaS, Fintech. The firm typically writes $100K–$250K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $250K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in African startups leveraging AI and SaaS to optimize business operations and financial transactions.

How Sahara Soft Fund invests

Sahara Soft Fund is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, SaaS, Fintech. It does not invest in Media.

Sahara Soft Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$250K per investment.

Sahara Soft Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including DataSat.

Meet the Team

LK

Leila Karanja

GP

AI
B2B SaaS
FN

Full Name

Investment Focus

Sustainable Development Goals
Community Empowerment
Extrapreneurship

Our investment focuses has evolved from increasing access to energy and promoting sustainable environments to Building Sustainable Communities through EXTRApreneurship. Our goal remains improving lives and livelihood one community at a time.

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
SaaS
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

DA

DataSat

AI
How to pitch Sahara Soft Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, SaaS, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $250K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Leila Karanja, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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