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Atlantica Ventures

Venture capital

College Park · Seed–Growth · 9 people tracked

Also known as ATLANTICA VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Atlantica Ventures backs the next generation of African technology and tech-enabled entrepreneurs, investing from Seed through Series B. The firm seeks founders with strong product and market vision, technical expertise, proven execution ability, and a mission to create positive impact. Beyond capital, it positions itself as a long-term growth partner, leveraging deep African and global partnerships to support portfolio companies as they scale within their markets, across Africa, and globally. Its team combines technology, data science, operational, and investment experience, supporting founders through growth cycles, pivots, expansion, and fundraising efforts until exit.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
College Park, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Private fund assets
$49.5M
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
13

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Iheanyichukwu Kanu· General Partner
Juliana Rotich· Venture Partner
Kathleen Siminyu· Technology Specialistin
Nnamdi Nwanze· Data Scientistin

What they invest in

from 10 of 13 portfolio companies

SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Fintech ×4Cybersecurity ×3Enterprise Software ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2InsurTech ×2

HQs:Nigeria×4South Africa×2United Kingdom×1South Korea×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 6 portfolio companies
50%
repeat founders
of 10 founders with career history

Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data

Creative Destruction Lab ×2University of the Witwatersrand ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×6Business & Management ×5Engineering ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ×2University of the Witwatersrand ×2

Investments · 13 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 32021 · 12020 · 15 dated

Sendmarcsendmarc.comin𝕏Aug 2023

Sendmarc provides DMARC, email authentication, and breach detection solutions to protect businesses against phishing, spoofing, domain impersonation, and email-based attacks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSJohannesburg, ZA

Sam Hutchinson(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inKeith Thompson(Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inSacha Matulovich(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inRichard Rose(Executive Officer)in

BoardClive Butkow(Director)

Board seatAniko Szigetvari· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKalon Venture Partners4Di CapitalCapria VenturesMozilla Ventures

B54b54.co

Lanre Oyedotun(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesLateral CapitalVelocity Digital

Curacelcuracel.coin𝕏

Curacel builds insurance infrastructure and distribution technology to provide risk protection for people in emerging markets who lack access to traditional insurance products.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB

Henry Mascot(Founder)inJohn Flash Dada(Founder)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Capria VenturesCo-Creation Hub (CcHUB)Consonance Investment ManagersElefundOlive Tree Capital+1 more

Cybervergentcybervergent.comin𝕏

Cybervergent provides a unified platform that consolidates compliance, risk, data security, and audit functions across on-premise and cloud environments with real-time posture visibility.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Adetokunbo Omotosho(Founder)in

Co-investorsVentures Platform

FIGORRfigorr.comin

Figorr provides cold chain management tools for businesses handling temperature-sensitive goods, including real-time monitoring of temperature, humidity, and location, inventory management software, and cold room and cold truck rentals.

InsurTechIoTLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsCapria VenturesVelocity DigitalVestedWorldKatapult Africa

Gricdgricd.comMay 2023 · $1.5M

Cold chain solutions for storage, transport, and monitoring of temperature-sensitive medical and agricultural items.

Co-investorsCo-Creation Hub (CcHUB)Rising Tide Africa (RTA)KatapultVestedWorld

Lelapalelapa.aiin𝕏

Lelapa AI builds resource-efficient language models and systems designed to operate under real-world constraints including limited compute and fragmented data, with a focus on enabling multilingual AI across underserved regions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Pelonomi Moiloa(CEO)inJade Abbott(CTO)inVukosi Marivate(CIO)in

Co-investorsMozilla Ventures

Nosiblenosible.aiin𝕏

NOSIBLE runs a web-scale intelligence platform that crawls, indexes, and enriches global events into dated, point-in-time signals for AI agents and quantitative models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech

OnePipeonepipe.ioin𝕏Mar 2023 · $3.5M

OnePipe provides an API gateway that aggregates banking and fintech services into a single standardized integration point for fintechs and banks seeking to expand partnerships and reduce integration overhead.

FintechSaaSLagos, NG

Ope Adeoye(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesFuture Perfect VenturesIngressive CapitalLoftyInc CapitalTechstarsThe Raba Partnership+7 more

Sabisabi.amin𝕏Aug 2021

Sabi provides infrastructure and platform services for the distribution of goods and services across Africa's supply chain, offering businesses access to supply chain logistics, financial services, and market insights.

B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Anu Adasolum(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesCommerzVenturesCRE Venture CapitalFluent VenturesLoftyInc CapitalNimble Partners+5 more

Salussalus.cloudin𝕏

A cloud platform that provides runtime, delivery, AI-native operations, and enterprise control capabilities for running containerized workloads, managing deployments, and operating infrastructure with AI assistance.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Andrew Mori(Founder)in

Co-investorsLoftyInc CapitalP1 Ventures

Sendysendy.aiinJan 2020 · $20M

Sendy provides a freight and delivery transport service in Korea, connecting customers with drivers for moving goods and household items.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationBusan, KR

Co-investorsLotte VenturesWe VenturesBNK Venture CapitalCoolidge Corner InvestmentEnza CapitalGoodwell Investments+2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Atlantica Ventures made?
Atlantica Ventures has 13 tracked investments.
What stage does Atlantica Ventures invest at?
Atlantica Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does Atlantica Ventures focus on?
Atlantica Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
Where is Atlantica Ventures located?
Atlantica Ventures is headquartered in College Park, US.
Who does Atlantica Ventures co-invest with?
Atlantica Ventures most often shares deals with Capria Ventures, LoftyInc Capital, Mozilla Ventures, among 27 tracked co-investors.

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