Lateral Capital — Full Portfolio

Aside is an AI-powered browser that enables autonomous agents to complete web-based tasks across logged-in websites without integrations, including payments, messaging, and internal tools.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

JKJun Kim(Founder)inCLChanhee Lee(Founder)inSLSanghun Lee(Founder)inAlejandro Crosa(Director)Adam Nash(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatJohn Lilly· per SEC Form D · $7.5M raise · filed Aug 2025

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorPIPioneerTHThe Ventures CoAMAmplify CapitalBABass InvestmentBIBitwise Asset Management+7 more

4G Capital provides business loans, financial training, and digital financial services to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa, using mobile money for loan disbursement and repayment.

AI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social GoodSt Helier, JE

Co-investorsCACapria VenturesCECeniarthGLGlobal Innovation Fund

Aperia develops tire management technology that monitors and maintains tire inflation and predictive maintenance for commercial fleets and consumers.

HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainBurlingame, US

JCJOSHUA CARTER(Executive Officer, Director)inBRBRANDON RICHARDSON(Executive Officer)in

BoardJFJACK FUCHS(Director)inHAL KRUTH(Director)ANDREW SMITH(Director)STEPHEN GRAND(Director)

Co-investorsAUAugment VenturesBLBlackhorn VenturesELeLab VenturesENEnerTech CapitalTRTrucks VCEHEhukai Investments

Asoko Insight provides research, data analytics, and compliance solutions for businesses operating in African markets, leveraging proprietary datasets and in-country research capabilities across 25+ African countries.

AgTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsCACapria VenturesNONorth Base Media

Autochek is an automotive technology company that builds solutions for auto loans, vehicle maintenance and after-sales services, warranties, and transactional marketplaces within Africa's automotive sector.

FintechMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

Iyamu Mohammed(Founder)inEtop Ikpe(Founder)inMohammed Iyamu(Founder)

Co-investors4D4DX VenturesCACapria VenturesENEndeavor CatalystENEnza CapitalMOMobility 54MSMSA Novo+10 more

Lanre Oyedotun(Founder)in

Co-investorsATAtlantica VenturesCACapria VenturesFUFund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LPVEVelocity Digital

Carry1st provides payment processing, game distribution, and marketing services for publishers entering African and Middle Eastern markets.

B2B MarketplacesFintechGaming

Lucy Hoffman(Founder)inCordel Robbin-Coker(Founder)Tinotenda Mundangepfupfu(Founder)

Co-investorsBIBitkraft Esports VenturesSOSony Ventures CorporationALAlumni VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzAVAvenir Growth CapitalCACapria Ventures+18 more

Nelly Chatue Diop(Founder)inNelly Chatue-Diop(Founder)

Co-investorsADAdaverseCACapria VenturesCICircle VenturesLOLoftyInc CapitalMEMercy Corps VenturesANAnthemis Venture

INOVUES makes non-invasive glazing retrofit systems that upgrade existing building facades and windows to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions without replacing the original components.

CleantechClimate TechPropTechHouston, US

AAAnas Al Kassas(Executive Officer, Director)inAhmad Atwan(Director)inJohn Paulos(Director)

Co-investorsCECentral Texas Angel NetworkE8E8 AngelsR/R/GA VenturesSASaint-Gobain NOVA

Iris Automation develops artificial intelligence software that enables industrial drones to operate autonomously, with a focus on collision avoidance capabilities for safer operations.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSan Francisco, US

AHAlexander Harmsen(Founder)inJHJames Howard(Founder)in

Co-investorsARARC Angel FundBEBessemer Venture PartnersFLFlucas VenturesLILigo Partners LLCSOSony Ventures CorporationY Y Combinator+14 more

Kashier is a digital payment platform that lets businesses accept online payments from customers and partners through tools such as payment links, e-invoicing, e-commerce integrations, QR code payments, and subscriptions.

E-commerceFintechSaaSCairo, EG

KRKhaled Raslan(Founder)in

Co-investorsCACapria VenturesDIDigital Currency GroupFIFirst CircleSASawari VenturesTHThe Fintech Fund

San Francisco, US

CHChristopher Hale(Founder)inCNCatherine Nomura(Founder)in

BoardSTEVEN SCHOW(Director)

Co-investorsCACapria VenturesMSMS&AD VenturesBOBootstrapLabs

Eric Muli(Founder)Michael Maina(Founder)

Co-investorsCACapria VenturesFOFounders Factory AfricaSESeedstarsMUMusha VenturesSOSOSV

Lynk was a Nairobi-based online marketplace connecting households and businesses with verified domestic workers, artisans, and other informal-sector professionals via an app.

Adam Grunewald(Founder)in

Co-investorsCACapria VenturesBRBrewer Lane VenturesMAMassMutual VenturesN4N49PSASamsung NextTRTribe Capital

Mesh++ manufactures wireless mesh networking hardware with low-loss routing protocols for fast, automatic connections across difficult-to-serve areas.

HardwareIoTChicago, US

Danny Gardner(Founder)in

Co-investorsCACapria VenturesFIFirst Leaf CapitalILIllinois VenturesMAMana VenturesANAnorak VenturesGAGAN Ventures+2 more

Minka builds payments infrastructure that lets clearinghouses, banks, and fintechs network and clear payments in real time.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBogota, US

Domagoj Rozic(Chief Executive Officer)Paola Sánchez(Founder)Kai Schmitz(Director)Jorge Kuljis(Director)

Co-investorsTITiger Global ManagementCACapria VenturesCOCollab+CurrencyCOColle Capital PartnersKAKaszek Ventures

Mono provides financial data access, identity verification, and direct bank payments for businesses in Africa through an open banking platform.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLagos, NG

AHAbdulhamid Hassan(Founder)inPSPrakhar Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorCACapria VenturesENEntrée CapitalHOHoaQINIngressive CapitalLOLoftyInc Capital+7 more

Mono provides payment infrastructure for enterprises, including payouts, Bre-B transfers, branded wallets, and Visa cards through a single API integration.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBogotá, CO

SOSebastian Ortiz(Founder)inJCJuan Camilo Poveda(Founder)inAbdul Hassan(Founder)AHAbdulhamid Hassan(Founder)inPrakhar Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorTITiger Global ManagementMAMagma PartnersATAtlas VenturesBVBVCDVDVC+16 more

Octavia is a Web3-native AI assistant and local-first autonomous agent platform for research, automation and on-chain actions.

Co-investorsCACastrum CapitalE4E4E AfricaRERenew Capital

Octavia Carbon develops solutions to address climate change, with a team focused on sustainability initiatives.

CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech

Duncan Kariuki(Founder)Martin Freimuller(Founder)Mike Bwondera(Founder)

Co-investorsCOCollaborative FundE4E4E AfricaTHThird DerivativeLALaunch Africa VenturesRERenew Capital

Pngme provides alternative data analytics and creditworthiness assessment solutions for financial institutions in Africa and Asia.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech

Lorraine(CEO)Rob(VP of Growth)Philip(CTO)

Co-investorsBEBeresford VenturesCACapria VenturesCOConsenSys MeshFUFuture AfricaOCOctopus VenturesRARaptor Group+5 more

Qore provides a digital banking platform and operating system that enables financial institutions to digitize and automate their operations.

Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS

Co-investorsGRGreen Visor CapitalSISilverton PartnersTATAU Ventures

Rhaeos develops FlowSense, a noninvasive wireless wearable skin patch that monitors fluid flow in the body, initially targeting hydrocephalus patients who depend on implantable shunts for cerebrospinal fluid management.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesEvanston, US

Dr. Chad WebbJAJohn A. Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)RGRoozbeh Ghaffari(Director)inALAnna Lisa Somera(Executive Officer)inChad Seaver(Director)R. Chad Webb(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCRCreative VenturesPOPortal InnovationsSTSteele Foundation for Hope

Seamless HR provides financial solutions for employees, including earned wage access, term loans, and salary advances, delivered as workplace benefits to enhance employee retention and financial wellbeing.

FintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSLagos, NG

EOEmmanuel Okeleji(Founder)inDLDeji Lana(Founder)in

Co-investorsARArgonautic VenturesCACapria VenturesCOConsonance Investment ManagersENEnza CapitalHEHelios Digital VenturesINIngressive Capital+5 more

SparkMeter provides metering and low-voltage transformer-sensing hardware combined with software for billing, payments, prepaid metering, customer and asset management, and grid management.

CleantechEnergyHardwareWashington, US

DSDaniel Schnitzer(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDGDaniel Goldman(Director)inBunmi Adekore(Director)TITokunboh Ishmael(Director)inRaymond Jay Dunn(Director)Allison Archambault(Director)

Co-investorsALAlitheia CapitalBRBreakthrough Energy VenturesCACapria VenturesENEndgame CapitalCLClean Energy VenturesFAFactor[e] Ventures+1 more

Lateral Frontiers is a venture capital firm that invests in founders in frontier and developing markets, particularly across Africa.

CleantechFintechSector AgnosticNairobi, KE

RobSteven

BoardSam

Wattnow provides circuit-level energy measurement and software for industrial facilities to identify waste, verify utility bills, optimize load scheduling, and detect equipment faults.

CleantechEnergyIoTSaaSTunis, TN

Co-investors21216 CapitalE3E3 CapitalOCOcterra CapitalSASatgana

Workstyle Serviced Offices Limited operates furnished, shared office spaces in Westlands, offering flexible membership plans, amenities, and a community network for businesses to work, meet, and collaborate.

Future of WorkPropTechNairobi, KE

Co-investorsCACapria Ventures

Zone operates a regulated blockchain network and payment infrastructure that routes and settles transactions directly between financial institutions without a central intermediary.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLagos, NG

OEObi Emetarom(Founder)inWOWale Onawunmi(Founder)inEmeka Emetarom(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlter GlobalCACapria VenturesDIDigital Currency GroupTITimon CapitalTLTLcom CapitalTOTofino Capital+1 more