Lateral Capital — Full Portfolio

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 FundIFIFC

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-investorsBLBlackhorn VenturesELeLab VenturesENEnerTech CapitalTRTrucks VCAUAugment Ventures

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 Ventures

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)in

Co-investors4D4DX VenturesCACapria VenturesENEndeavor CatalystENEnza CapitalMSMSA NovoNONorrsken22+6 more

Lanre Oyedotun(Founder)in

Co-investorsATAtlantica VenturesCACapria VenturesVEVelocity Digital

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

B2B MarketplacesFintechGaming

Lucy Hoffman(Founder)in

Co-investorsBIBitkraft Esports VenturesSOSony Ventures CorporationALAlumni VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzAVAvenir Growth CapitalCACapria Ventures+11 more

Nelly Chatue Diop(Founder)in

Co-investorsADAdaverseCACapria VenturesLOLoftyInc CapitalMEMercy Corps Ventures

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 NetworkR/R/GA VenturesE8E8 AngelsSASaint-Gobain NOVA

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

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 VenturesANAnorak VenturesGAGAN VenturesSOSOSV+1 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+6 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)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorTITiger Global ManagementENEntrée CapitalGEGeneral CatalystTATarget Global

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

CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech

Co-investorsE4E4E AfricaLALaunch 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 MeshOCOctopus VenturesRARaptor GroupRIRising Tide Africa (RTA)+3 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 Innovations

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(CEO & Co-Founder)inDLDeji Lana(CTO & Co-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 VenturesGOGoodwell Investments

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-investorsE3E3 CapitalOCOcterra CapitalSASatgana21216 Capital

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(Co-Founder & CEO)inWOWale Onawunmi(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

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