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Impact investorWashington · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
FINCA Ventures invests in high-impact, early-stage businesses solving challenges faced by communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. It backs entrepreneurs building solutions that meaningfully grow income and social resilience for smallholder farmers, microbusinesses, and families. Since 2018 the team has invested in 32 companies in resilience sectors including agriculture, financial inclusion, health, and education, offering both capital and hands-on support. The firm partners with ambitious founders pursuing transformational business models and inclusive growth at scale, aiming to help startups grow faster and reach low-income populations more effectively and responsibly.
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What they invest in
from 25 of 30 portfolio companiesImpact & Social Good ×15AgTech ×10Fintech ×7SaaS ×7Climate Tech ×6FoodTech ×5Circular Economy ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3
HQs:United States×6Kenya×4South Africa×3Nigeria×2Canada×1Ghana×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×63 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Georgia Institute of Technology ×2University of Cape Town ×2Yale University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×10Business & Management ×7Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 18 founders with career history
YPO ×2Zoona ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 22019 · 32018 · 19 dated
Affinity Africa is a digital banking platform offering personal and SME accounts, savings, payments, loans, and investment services to unbanked and underserved individuals and businesses in Ghana.
ConsumerFintechImpact & Social GoodAccra, GH
Tarek Mouganie(Founder)inAbdul-Jaleel Hussein(Head of Commercial Clients)
Co-investorsEnza CapitalGrazia Equity GmbH8VCAttijariwafa VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalPear VC+3 more
Amped makes a mobile application for discovering live events and purchasing tickets.
Media & Entertainment
Kiran BellubbiKyle Oba
Co-investors500 Global
Amped Innovation designs and manufactures off-grid solar systems and appliances aimed at solar-rich markets, selling through distribution partners to households and small businesses.
CleantechEnergyHardwareImpact & Social GoodPalo Alto, US
Kurt Kuhlmann(Executive Officer, Director)inWhitney Goodwin(Executive Officer, Director)Andrea Kleissner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationGlobal PartnershipsSilicon Valley
Bankingly provides a SaaS digital banking platform for banks, credit unions, and regulated financial institutions, offering digital channels, onboarding, payments, AI-based fraud prevention, and compliance tools on an API-first architecture.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMontevideo, UY
Martin Naor(Founder)in
Co-investors2080 VenturesDalus CapitalFirst Check VenturesKube VCElevar EquitySixThirty Ventures
CassVita uses a process to extend the shelf-life of cassava from 3 days to 18 months and processes the crop in automated facilities into fufu, flour, starch, and animal feed, which it sells to multinationals including Nestle.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Pelkins Ajanoh(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsDorm RoomMulago FoundationSBXi
Chanzi uses Black Soldier Fly larvae to convert food waste into protein for animal feed.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate Tech
Cinch builds purpose-built irrigated farms to supply raw materials, offering participants a way to earn returns.
AgTechSector Agnostic
Co-investorsBeyond Capital Ventures
Builds cold-chain infrastructure linking rural farmers to urban vendors in East Africa.
Co-investorsCeniarthElea Foundation for Ethics in GlobalizationShell FoundationBeyond Capital
Elucid improves healthcare access and outcomes for farming communities in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, integrating health programs with agricultural development initiatives.
AgTechDigital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Samuel Knauss(Managing Director (Product) & Co-Founder)inJulius(Managing Director (Operations) & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsIBB VenturesPAI PartnersElea Foundation for Ethics in GlobalizationIAG Capital Partners
FINCA is a global nonprofit organization that provides microfinance and financial services to help people in low-income communities build sustainable livelihoods and escape poverty.
FintechImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces
Andreé Simon(CEO)in
Floatpays offers an integrated financial wellness platform for employers to provide their staff with earned wage access, payroll-linked automated savings, pension-backed home loans, employee rewards, and financial wellness tools.
FintechHR TechSaaS
FloatPays is a financial services provider offering credit and payments solutions, regulated in South Africa as a financial intermediary and payments provider.
FintechHR TechSaaSCape Town, ZA
Simon Ward(Founder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesFounders Factory AfricaThe Raba PartnershipY CombinatorBase CapitalBase Partners+6 more
Helps financial institutions invest in smallholder farmers in Ghana via cashless input loans and digital loan management.
National Geographic is an educational and media organization that produces content exploring science, geography, nature, and conservation.
Climate TechEdTechImpact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentWashington, US
National Geographic Society (established by 33 prominent scholars and scientists)
Goodnature Agro works with smallholder farmers to grow legume seed and commodities, providing training, input loans, and a guaranteed market for their produce.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodLusaka, ZM
Carl Jensen(Executive Officer, Director)inKellan Hays(Director)
BoardChristopher Roberts(Director)Sunday Silungwe(Director)
Co-investorsCeniarthGlobal PartnershipsGoodwell Investments
Provides hyper-local tropical weather forecasts via SMS to help farmers make smarter planting decisions.
Co-investorsNovastar Ventures
Jibu is a for-profit social enterprise that finances, equips, and trains entrepreneurs in emerging markets to run franchises producing safe drinking water through multi-step filtration, along with other essential products such as LPG and fortified porridge.
CleantechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesColorado Springs, US
Randall Scot Welsch(Executive Officer)Galen Michael Welsch(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)
Kentaste processes coconut from smallholder farmers in Kenya, adding value to a previously neglected crop and enabling farmers to generate reliable household income through formal market channels.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodKenya, KE
Andrew Massaroin
Co-investorsAHL Venture PartnersDOB Equity
Kuunda provides liquidity solutions and credit access for agents, small businesses, and consumers in emerging economies across Africa and Asia.
B2B MarketplacesFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Andy Milne(Founding team member)inSam Brawerman(Founding team member)inMorne van der Westhuizen(Founding team member)
Co-investorsAccion Venture Lab4Di CapitalAccionE4E AfricaFuture AfricaSeedstars+1 more
Kwara provides modern banking software for credit unions (SACCOs), enabling staff to manage operations and members to save, borrow, and earn returns.
Cloud ComputingFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSNairobi, KE
Cynthia(Founder & Chairperson of the Board)inEmilie(COO & CPO)in
Co-investorsE4E AfricaFuture AfricaHoaQSoftBank Investment Advisers’ Emerge ProgramThe Raba Partnership
Pan-African eyewear brand expanding access to affordable eye care across 10 countries with 134+ stores.
Co-investorsAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Beyond Capital VenturesEQ2 VenturesSaviu VenturesAfricInvestProparco
MDaaS builds digital health infrastructure and services for healthcare providers across Africa.
Digital HealthHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Oluwasoga Oni(CEO)inGenevieve Barnard Oni(Founder)inJoe McCord(Founder)in
BoardMobolaji Adeoye(Director)
Co-investorsConsonance Investment ManagersFuture AfricaNewtown PartnersTechstarsVentures PlatformAruwa Capital
Meridia offers a Verify API that embeds automated risk assessment and mitigation capabilities into supply chain platforms, enabling companies to evaluate and manage deforestation, conversion, and legality risks across farm plots and suppliers.
AgTechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Thomas Vaassen(Founder)inSimon Ulvund(Founder)
Co-investorsCerulean VenturesMercy Corps VenturesRegeneration.VCIntercontinental ExchangeSAGANA
Penda Health operates a network of medical centers in Nairobi providing outpatient, home-based, specialist, and diagnostic care, along with telemedicine, to patients and corporate partners.
Digital HealthHealthtechNairobi, KE
Co-investorsGlobal PartnershipsNovastar Ventures
Releaf builds tools to enhance climate resilience for smallholder farmers in Africa, drawing on expertise in supply chain management, agronomy, and agricultural technology.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsAngaza CapitalConsonance Investment ManagersFlori Ventures
Releaf builds climate-resilient agriculture solutions for smallholder farmers in Africa through supply chain, agronomic expertise, and hardware-software integration.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechCircular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social GoodLagos, NG
Kenna Nzewi(Founder/CEO)inUzoma Ayogu(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersFlori VenturesFuture AfricaY CombinatorBreakthrough Energy VenturesMetis Capital
Rising Academies develops evidence-based educational solutions to strengthen teaching and learning within public education systems.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsMulago Foundation
Sanivation provides hands-on consulting and support to help water utilities in secondary cities build sustainable, safely managed sanitation systems.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Emily Woods(Cofounder)inAndrew Foote(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveSilicon ValleySorenson Impact Foundation
Designed Hemafuse, a manual autotransfusion device that recycles blood during internal bleeding without electricity.
Carolyn Yarina(Cofounder)
Co-investorsMaryland TEDCOTEDCOCamden PartnersRevolutionRise of the Rest Seed
YYTZ Agro-Processing operates a mechanized cashew processing facility in Tanzania that sources raw cashews locally and processes them for export.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechFoodTechToronto, CA
Co-investorsGlobal Partnerships
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKuunda · fintech.global · Oct 16, 2025
Good Nature Agro · goodnatureagro.com · Sep 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has FINCA Ventures made?
- FINCA Ventures has 30 tracked investments.
- What stage does FINCA Ventures invest at?
- FINCA Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does FINCA Ventures focus on?
- FINCA Ventures focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is FINCA Ventures located?
- FINCA Ventures is headquartered in Washington, US.
- Who does FINCA Ventures co-invest with?
- FINCA Ventures most often shares deals with Future Africa, Global Partnerships, Silicon Valley, among 46 tracked co-investors.
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