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Unicorn Group

VC
Lagos, NigeriaWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $250K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

MB

Marc Bivona

Director

JD

John Dinkel

Director

CH

Christopher Helmrath

President - SC&H Capital (Trusted Advisor)

BB

Bob Barry

President and CEO of Zips Dry Cleaners, LLC (Trusted Advisor)

JA

John Aggrey

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

RL

Robert Lawrence, Ph.D.

Director

AH

Ambassador Howard Gutman

Managing Partner of The Gutman Group (Trusted Advisor)

WH

Willie Hensley

Director

IB

Ingrid Beckles

Founder and CEO of The Beckles Collective, LLC (Trusted Advisor)

GU

Gossy Ukanwoke

Founder

technology solutions
Africa

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
EdTech
Healthcare
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

ED

EduTech

education-tech
HE

HealthConnect

health-tech
How to pitch Unicorn Group
  • 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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