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Future Africa — 2021 Investments

9 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Afriexafriexapp.com𝕏Mar 2021 · $1.2M

Afriex provides a remittance service enabling immigrants to transfer money to over 25 countries at low costs with rapid settlement.

FintechSan Francisco, US

Tope Alabi(Founder)inJohn Obirije(Founder)inEugene Baah(Head of Product)

Co-investorsAdaverseBrightstone Venture CapitalDragonflyFoundersGaingelsMetastable+10 more

ElectricFishelectricfish.coin𝕏Apr 2021

Electric Fish builds products for a decentralized electric grid system to enable energy independence.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechEnergyMobility & TransportationFremont, US

Anurag KamalinVince Wong(Founder)inLeonardo Mattiazzi(President)inFolasade Olanrewaju Ayoola(Director, Promoter)Nelio Batista(Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveE8 AngelsGener8torTechstarsThird DerivativeVoyager Partners

Indicinaindicina.coin𝕏Sep 2021

Indicina provides financial analytics and credit infrastructure for credit providers in Africa, including a white-label loan origination platform, a credit decisioning engine accessible via dashboard or API, and a consumer repayment/shopping tool.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNorth Houston, US

Yvonne Johnson(Founder)inOlayemi Ajao(Director)Yvonne Oyetakin(Executive Officer, Director)Carlos del Carpio(Founder)Jacob Ayokunle(Founder)Yemi Ajao(Founder)

Co-investorsTarget GlobalUnicorn Growth VenturesMAGIC Fund

Nexford Universitynexford.orgin𝕏Seed · Jun 2021 · $11M

Nexford University offers online MBA and Master's degree programs in finance, data analytics, digital transformation, and AI technology management, alongside bachelor's and associate degrees with AI specialization.

AI & Machine LearningEdTech

Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeCapria VenturesFuture of Learning FundGlobal VenturesLearn CapitalNew Markets Venture Partners

Releaf Earthreleaf.africain𝕏Seed · Sep 2021 · $3M

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(CEO)inUzoma Ayogu(CTO)inIkenna Nzewi(Founder)Isaiah UdotongAda Umendubuisi(Recruiter)Kingsley Neequaye(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersFINCA VenturesFlori VenturesY CombinatorBreakthrough Energy VenturesMetis Capital

RxAllrxall.netin𝕏Apr 2021

RxAll uses testing technology to detect counterfeit and substandard medicines, helping healthcare companies, pharmacies, and patients access verified high-quality drugs.

Digital HealthFintechHealthtechNew Haven, US

Adebayo Alonge(Founder & CEO)inAmy Kao(Co-Founder & CMO)in

BoardDuncan Turner(Director)in

Co-investorsFounders Factory AfricaLoftyInc CapitalPlug and Play VenturesSOSVHAXKSK Fund+2 more

Smile Identityusesmileid.cominJul 2021

Smile ID provides AI-based identity verification using biometrics, device and network intelligence, and document verification against government databases.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintechSilicon Valley, US

William BaresinMark Straub(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors500 GlobalBeta.VenturesCRE Venture CapitalIntercept VenturesLocalGlobeNimble Partners+13 more

Supliassuplias.comin𝕏Seed · Aug 2021

Suplias is a business services platform that simplifies business operations across Africa.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesLagos, NG

Sefa Ikyaator(Founder)inStephen IgwueMichael Adesanya

Co-investorsDFS Lab FrontierY CombinatorAsymmetric Capital PartnersAsymmetry VenturesAtacama VenturesChandaria Capital+9 more

Wowziwowzi.coin𝕏Dec 2021 · $3.2M

Wowzi provides an AI-powered platform for end-to-end influencer marketing campaign management, including creator discovery, audience insights, analytics, and automated contracting, payments, and compliance.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMarketplacesNairobi, KE

Brian Mogeni(Founder)inAdele Dumont-Bergeron(Founder)Hassan Bashir(Founder)Jeff Mancy(Founder)Mike Otieno(Founder)

Co-investors4DX VenturesLoftyInc CapitalGolden Palm

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.