Novastar Ventures — Full Portfolio
37 tracked investments · listed companies and verified rows first
Arc Waste Compactors manufactures waste and recycling equipment including self-contained, stationary, apartment, and vertical compactors, as well as cardboard balers for commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyHardware
Co-investorsH.I.G. CapitalNorrsken22Proparco
BasiGo provides electric buses designed for African public transport, along with a pay-as-you-drive leasing model that removes the high upfront cost of ownership and a charging and service network.
CleantechClimate TechMobility & TransportationClaymont, US
Jonathan Green(CFO & Co-Founder)inAbhijit Bhattacharya(Executive Officer, Director)Jit Bhattacharya(CEO & Co-Founder)inMoses Nderitu(Kenya Managing Director)inDoreen Orishaba(Chief Product Officer)in
BoardAkira Wada(Director)
Co-investorsKeiki CapitalMoxxie VenturesNimble PartnersTrucks VC
Breadfast is a delivery app offering groceries, fresh bakery items, fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat meals, beauty, pharmacy, and household products, along with financial features like cashback and rewards.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationCairo, EG
Muhammad Habib(Founder)inAbdallah Nofal(Founder)inMostafa Aminin
Co-investors4DX Ventures500 GlobalOutliers VCShorooq PartnersVershina CapitalVNV Global+5 more
Chowdeck is a food delivery platform in Africa that connects customers with restaurants and delivery riders.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesLA, NG
Femi Aluko(Founder)inOlumide Ojo(Founder)inLanre Yusuf(Founder)in
BoardBrian Waswani Odhiambo(Director)in
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalGFR FundHoaQPalm Drive CapitalRocketship.vcVelocity Digital+1 more
Elephant provides digital health infrastructure for public healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries, offering an offline-capable EHR (ElephantOS), clinical guidance tools (Elephant Nudge), and an AI-driven platform to integrate third-party healthcare tools into clinical workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechUK, ZA
Michael D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalManta Ray VenturesPUSH Ventures
Komaza is a forestry company in Kenya that uses a smallholder microforestry model, partnering with thousands of small farmers to grow trees on distributed land pockets rather than large plantations.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodNairobi, KE
Tevis Howard(Founder)inAyesha Wagle(Executive Officer)inJoris de Vries(Director)
BoardSteve Beck(Director)in
Co-investorsCeniarth
MAX is a mobility fintech platform that provides financial services, vehicle ownership solutions, and support services to informal transport operators across Africa.
B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLagos, NG
Co-investorsAlitheia CapitalBreakthrough Energy VenturesGoodwell InvestmentsOlive Tree CapitalShell FoundationWaarde Capital
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLagos, NG
Chinedu Azodoh(Executive Officer, Director)inAdetayo Bamiduro(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesTechstarsEndeavor CatalystGlobal VenturesProparcoTriple Jump
MoKo manufactures and sells furniture, including TV stands designed with modern storage and display features for residential living rooms.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechNairobi, KE
Moniepoint provides banking, payments, credit, and cross-border payment services along with business management tools for African businesses and individuals, with a focus on MSMEs.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCapria VenturesDevelopment Partners InternationalNew VoicesOui CapitalQED InvestorsInternational Finance Corporation+4 more
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
Co-investors4DX VenturesBreyer CapitalOTVPeregrine VenturesThe Raba PartnershipTimon Capital+2 more
PayGo develops smart metering technology for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution, enabling pay-as-you-go billing for cookstove users in emerging markets.
CleantechEnergyHardwareIoTNairobi, KE
Fausto MarcigotMark O'KeefeNick Quintong
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-investorsFINCA VenturesGlobal Partnerships
Regen Organics produces organic fertilizer products to address food insecurity and climate change in emerging economies.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social GoodKilifi, KE
Ani Vallabhaneni(Co-founder and CEO)inDavid Auerbach(Co-founder and President)in
Life Ride offers non-emergency medical transportation with door-to-door assistance for people with mobility challenges, including wheelchair users and those recovering from injury.
HealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLivingston, US
Co-investorsKli CapitalBritish International InvestmentInternational Finance CorporationMirovaNorrsken22Proparco
The Sanergy Collaborative is a network of partner organizations addressing the sanitation crisis in densely populated cities through a circular economy approach: building safe sanitation systems, collecting and treating waste, and upcycling it into products like organic fertilizer, ecofuels, and animal feed.
Circular EconomyCleantechImpact & Social GoodNairobi, KE
Sistema.bio manufactures prefabricated, modular tubular biodigesters that convert animal dung into biogas for small and medium-sized farms.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechEnergyMexico City
Alexander Eaton(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inCamilo Pagés(Founder)in
BoardThibault Couturier(Director)Liesbet Mijlemans(Director)inMarcus Watson(Director)inJoyce Cacho(Director)
Co-investorsDila CapitalFactor[e] VenturesShell Foundation
San Francisco, US
Michael Ukpong(Executive Officer, Director)inRuke Awaritefe(Executive Officer, Director)Chukwunenye Onyekachi Izukanne(Executive Officer, Director)Onyekachi Izukanne(Founder)in
BoardTidjane Deme(Director)inCyril Collon(Director)in
Co-investorsMSA NovoSahel CapitalPartech Ventures
Turaco provides embedded insurance products—including hospital cash, credit life, funeral, micro-property, and accident cover—that businesses can integrate to offer to their customers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTechWilmington, US
Ted Pantone(Co-Founder & CEO)Charles Welden(Director)Rachel Levenson(Director)Peter Gross(Director)Brekly Pantone(Director)
Co-investorsAfricInvestAmbassadors Impact NetworkEnza CapitalGlobal PartnershipsMercy Corps VenturesMusha Ventures+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
GreenPathGreenpathfoodGreenWheelsIgnitiaIprocuiProcureKOKO NetworksNewGlobePayGoPayGo EnergyPendapoa! InternetPoa.CoSOKOSolarNowSure Chill
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.