Pre-Seed
$50K – $250K
2+ companies
10 partners
Investment Thesis
Unicorn Group creates sustainable ecosystems that enable early-stage African founders to raise smart capital and scale globally.
How Unicorn Group invests
Unicorn Group is a vc firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, EdTech, Healthcare, AI / ML.
Unicorn Group typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment.
Unicorn Group has backed 2 companies in our records, including EduTech, HealthConnect.
Meet the Team
Marc Bivona
Director
John Dinkel
Director
Christopher Helmrath
President - SC&H Capital (Trusted Advisor)
Bob Barry
President and CEO of Zips Dry Cleaners, LLC (Trusted Advisor)
Ambassador Howard Gutman
Managing Partner of The Gutman Group (Trusted Advisor)
Willie Hensley
Director
Ingrid Beckles
Founder and CEO of The Beckles Collective, LLC (Trusted Advisor)
Gossy Ukanwoke
Founder
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
EduTech
HealthConnect
- •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.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Marc Bivona, Director.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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