Pre-Seed
$50K – $250K
7+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Sherpa Ventures backs early-stage African entrepreneurs building scalable digital solutions to solve local problems.
How Sherpa Ventures invests
Sherpa Ventures is a vc firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, EdTech, Fintech.
Sherpa Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment.
Sherpa Ventures has backed 7 companies in our records, including Andela, PiggyVest, Sphere Semi.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (7)
Other
Andela
PiggyVest
Sphere Semi
AI-designed analog chips, starting with RF components and mixed-signal blocks
Curio
AI enabled toys that spark curiosity, engage, and educate
Harmattan AI
Empowering the armed forces of liberal democracies and their allies with autonomous defense systems
Canopy
Mission-critical staff safety and real-time location awareness platform for healthcare systems
Muon Space
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Shervin Pishevar, Co-Founder.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
Featured In
Browse More Investors
Fundraising resources
Frequently Asked Questions
See if Sherpa Ventures is a match for your startup
Upload your pitch deck to see how well you match with Sherpa Ventures and 10,000+ other investors.
Is this your profile? Request a correction or removal