Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $500K
$350M
11+ companies
7 partners
Investment Thesis
Focuses on early-stage African tech startups, especially within fintech and payments sectors.
How Tide Africa Fund invests
Tide Africa Fund is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other. It does not invest in Consumer.
Tide Africa Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $350M in assets under management.
Investing since at least 2017, Tide Africa Fund has backed 11 companies in our records, including Autochek, Okra, uLesson. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2021.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (11)
Other
Cellulant
Shara
Grant is enabling informal merchants to extend credit to their customers
Terragon
Kudi
Pula
Rose and Thomas are bringing insurance to smallholder farmers
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 – $500K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Maurizio Caio, Managing Partner.
- •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 Tide Africa Fund is a match for your startup
Upload your pitch deck to see how well you match with Tide Africa Fund and 10,000+ other investors.
Is this your profile? Request a correction or removal