Musha Ventures
Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Musha Ventures, founded in 2011, focuses on seed-stage investments and backs companies globally, having invested across more than 18 countries. The firm's name draws from its founder's family and means 'home' in Shona (Zimbabwe). The firm reflects the founder's background building software across Europe, the USA, and Africa, and prior experience in early-stage venture investing.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 39 of 86 portfolio companiesFintech ×23B2B Marketplaces ×9Logistics & Supply Chain ×8Enterprise Software ×7SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×2AgTech ×2
HQs:Nigeria×9United States×8Kenya×6South Africa×3United Kingdom×2Tunisia×2
Investments · 86 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathApollo Agriculture provides financing, farm inputs, insurance, and agricultural training to smallholder farmers, using machine learning credit models to make instant lending decisions.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFintechOakland, US
Earl Joseph St. Sauver(Director)Seth Todd Silverman(Director)Eli John Pollak(Executive Officer, Director)Eli Pollak(Co-founder & CEO)Benjamin Njenga(Co-founder)Earl St Sauver(Co-founder)
InsurTechLiberty Twp, US
BuyPower operates a bill payment platform serving African individuals and businesses, offering consumer energy bill payment, vendor payment services for businesses, and an energy data product for lenders conducting credit assessments.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechFintechFederal Capital Territory, NG
OJIMA BENJAMIN UFARUNA(Founder/CEO)inAsehinde Oladipo(Founder/Chief Operations Officer)in
New York, US
Mitchell James Riley(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Watson(Director)
Convoy operates a freight marketplace platform that connects brokers and carriers to match and execute truckload transactions.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSeattle, US
Brian Kreiner(Executive Officer)Anu Hariharan(Director)Grant Goodale(Executive Officer, Director)Hadi Partovi(Director)Diankha Linear(Executive Officer)Ali Rowghani(Director)
FinAccess provides digitization platform (Grobox) and financial services for farmer cooperatives in Africa, enabling produce collection management, payments, cooperative operations, and carbon credit participation.
AgTechClimate TechFintech
Flutterwave provides payment processing infrastructure and tools that enable businesses and financial institutions across Africa to send and receive payments securely and efficiently.
FintechLagos, NG
Gtxn provides corporate treasury management, FX advisory, and securitization services for cross-border transactions in Africa, with a focus on reducing costs and operational complexity for corporates and investors in Kenya.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechKenya, KE
Daniel Kleinbaum(Group CEO & Founder)Kennedy Osano(CEO (East Africa))Martin Cichowski(COO & CTO)Mehdi Raki(CSO & Head of Investments)
Guidewheel builds a FactoryOps platform that helps factory teams reduce downtime, improve output, and optimize performance through a simple, scalable solution.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Lauren Dunford(CEO)Weston McBride(CTO)
Kaya offers an AI-powered platform that connects procurement, owner-furnished equipment tracking, and last-mile delivery coordination into a single system.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechLogistics & Supply Chain
Kobo360 operates a platform connecting manufacturers and cargo owners with truck operators for freight movement across Africa, using data analytics and AI to optimize routing, reduce delivery inefficiencies, and provide supply chain visibility.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainLagos, NG
Ife Oyedele II(Founder)inObi Ozor(Founder)inOlawale Ayeni(Director)Ozor Obiora Mathias(Executive Officer, Director)Omobola Johnson(Director)Ndubuisi Ekekwe(Director)
Lori operates a technology platform that matches cargo shippers with vetted trucking partners to move full truck loads across Africa, handling order matching, shipment tracking, documentation, and payment.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSavannah, US
Liming Huang(Director)Mengqiu Wang(Director)Sandler Joshua(Executive Officer, Director)
M-KOPA provides affordable smartphones and digital financial services including loans, health insurance, device protection, and data bundles to customers across East and Southern Africa.
B2B MarketplacesEnergyFintechKilimani, Nairobi, KE
Arun Gore(Director)Oliver Karius(Director)Jesse Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Hughes(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Larson(Executive Officer, Director)Les Baillie(Director)
mPharma operates a network of pharmacies across Africa that uses technology to negotiate lower drug prices with manufacturers and manage prescription information and payments.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
A chocolate hazelnut spread brand that emphasizes ethical sourcing and sustainable ingredients, positioning itself as a conscientious alternative to conventional mass-market spreads with heavy palm oil content.
ConsumerFoodTech
Opareta provides software to automate commercial operations across agent networks, offering tools for float and cash liquidity management, real-time performance analytics, digital KYC, and fraud monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Musha Ventures invest at?
- Musha Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Musha Ventures's typical check size?
- Musha Ventures typically writes checks of $25K – $500K.
- What sectors does Musha Ventures focus on?
- Musha Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Musha Ventures located?
- Musha Ventures is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Does Musha Ventures lead rounds?
- Musha Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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