Lagos · Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked
Investment thesis
VKAV invests in growth-stage technology companies across Africa, focusing on businesses that build critical infrastructure, solve market inefficiencies, or create new markets. Its portfolio emphasizes fintech, mobility, cleantech, logistics, proptech, e-commerce and healthtech, with an eye toward companies addressing gaps in financial access, transport, clean energy and supply chains. Backed by a blend of venture capital thinking and proven private equity operational experience, VKAV provides dedicated support in talent and people operations, legal, ESG/impact and finance, and facilitates access to funding, strategic partnerships and exit opportunities. The firm also connects founders through curated forums and links portfolio companies with key players in the African venture ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 23 of 30 portfolio companiesFintech ×15Mobility & Transportation ×5SaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×4Marketplaces ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Consumer ×2
HQs:Egypt×4Nigeria×4Morocco×3Côte d’Ivoire×2United Kingdom×1Japan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
Columbia Business School ×2ESCP ×2Harvard Business School Online ×2The American University in Cairo ×2The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×2University of Lagos ×2University of Oxford ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
McKinsey & Company ×2Uber ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAutochek 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-investors4DX VenturesCapria VenturesEndeavor CatalystEnza CapitalLateral CapitalMSA Novo+5 more
Brixies provides a library of 900+ free and premium layouts and components for the Bricks Builder page builder for WordPress, using a design-agnostic, BEM-based structure.
Developer ToolsSaaS
Ceviant offers a unified technology platform providing financial services to businesses, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals, including business financing, investment advisory, remittance and FX solutions, and payment processing.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsLoftyInc CapitalTimon CapitalMusha Ventures
Chari is a fintech app available in Morocco that provides mobile money services including phone recharges, bill payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and Visa card issuance.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechFoodTechCasablanca, MA
Ismael Belkhayat(Founder)inSophia Alj(Founder)in
Co-investorsReflect VenturesY Combinator
Chari is a mobile financial services app for Moroccan users that combines digital wallet, Visa card, money transfers, bill payments, phone top-ups, and cash deposit/withdrawal services.
FintechCasablanca, MA
Co-investorsKhwarizmi VenturesP1 Ventures
Chari is a Moroccan mobile financial app offering an electronic wallet with a local IBAN, a physical and virtual Visa card, money transfers, phone top-ups, bill payments, gift cards, and cash deposit/withdrawal through partner agencies.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsSPE Capital PartnersUM6P Ventures
Chefaa is a digital pharmacy platform in Egypt that connects users with pharmacies and enables prescription medication ordering, delivery to home, refill reminders, and health management services.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureE-commerceHealthtechMarketplacesEgypt, EG
Doaa ArefRasha Rady
Co-investors500 GlobalAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Global BrainLoftyInc CapitalNewtown PartnersVision Ventures+2 more
Cloudline develops autonomous airships powered by solar and battery technology for carbon-free aerial operations.
Climate TechDeep TechRobotics
Co-investors4Di CapitalEnza CapitalPerivoli InnovationsThe Raba PartnershipTimon Capital
Djamo is a mobile fintech app offering banking services including current accounts, savings accounts, investment funds, short-term credit, and VISA cards for users in the UEMOA zone.
FintechAbidjan, CI
Hassan Bourgi(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupEnza CapitalThe Raba PartnershipY CombinatorFinance in MotionJANNGO Capital+1 more
Julaya offers a professional account and platform for African businesses and public institutions to manage their finances, enabling transfers to mobile money, mobile banking and bank accounts, instant bill payments, and cash collection via mobile money networks.
FintechSaaSAbidjan, CI
Co-investors50 PartnersEQ2 VenturesSaviu Ventures
Co-investorsLateral CapitalWaarde CapitalNovastar Ventures
End-to-end supply chain for bio-ethanol cooking stoves offering a cleaner alternative to charcoal in Africa.
Co-investorsCapria Ventures
Moove provides vehicle financing and mobility solutions for entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
FintechImpact & Social GoodMobility & Transportation
Ladi Delano(Founder)inJide Odunsi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelerate AfricaAfricInvestLeft Lane CapitalLoftyInc CapitalPalm Drive CapitalRaptor Group+1 more
Moove provides vehicle financing that lets drivers own cars, bikes, or lorries and start their own businesses through partner mobility platforms.
FintechImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Ladi Delano(Founder)inJide Odunsi(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesDCM VenturesEndeavor CatalystLoftyInc CapitalQuona CapitalRaptor Group+1 more
InsurTech
Nawy is a real estate platform for searching and comparing over 15,000 properties across 800+ compounds, offering developer and resale units, financing, and fractional property ownership through Nawy Shares.
FintechMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystOutliers VCShorooq PartnersVentureSouq
NowPay is a financial wellness platform offered to companies as an employee benefit, giving workers on-demand access to their earned salary, instant bill payments, money transfers, gold and silver investing, and shopping plans through an app.
FintechHR TechWellness & Fitness
Mostafa Ashour
Co-investors4DX Ventures500 GlobalCapria VenturesMSA NovoBECO CapitalPlug and Play Ventures+1 more
Egypt's leading financial wellness fintech enabling employee wage access
Co-investorsFoundation Ventures
SCM Capital is a financial services and investment firm that publishes daily market reports.
Fintech
Shuttlers provides transportation and shuttle bus services for commuters.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsConsonance Investment ManagersVestedWorld
Shuttlers provides transportation and shuttle services aimed at improving the commuting and travel experience for its users.
Mobility & Transportation
Co-investorsRising Tide Africa (RTA)
Tagaddod collects and aggregates renewable feedstocks such as used cooking oil, acid oils, and waste oils and fats, supplying them to the global biofuels industry through digital collection platforms and traded supply chains.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyCairo, EG
Co-investorsA15LoftyInc CapitalFMO
Trella operates a digital freight marketplace connecting shippers with vetted carriers for trucking and logistics across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesCairo, EG
Omar Hagrass(Founder)inAli El Atrash(Founder)inPierre Saad(Founder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesFlucas VenturesFoundation VenturesLoftyInc CapitalMaersk GrowthNext Billion Capital Partners+4 more
Workpay provides HR, payroll, compliance, and benefits administration services for businesses with remote and local teams across Africa.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSNairobi, KE
Paul Kimani(Founder)inJackson Kibigo Kungu(Founder)inEdwin Njuguna Mwangi(Executive Officer)David Maina Kariuki(Executive Officer)Paul Njoroge Kimani(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNgetha Waithaka(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAcadian Ventures Management, LlcNorrsken22P1 VenturesSaviu VenturesLaunch Africa Ventures+2 more
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
Obi Emetarom(Co-Founder & CEO)inWale Onawunmi(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAlter GlobalCapria VenturesDigital Currency GroupLateral CapitalTimon CapitalTLcom Capital+1 more
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfoliomTek-Servicesacq. by bolttech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Moove · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Djamo · itweb.africa · Jul 8, 2026
NowPay · weetracker.com · Jan 27, 2026
Chari · technext24.com · Oct 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) made?
- VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) has 30 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) invest at?
- VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) focus on?
- VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, HR Tech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
- Where is VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) located?
- VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) is headquartered in Lagos, NG.
- Who does VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) co-invest with?
- VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) most often shares deals with LoftyInc Capital, Capria Ventures, Timon Capital, among 53 tracked co-investors.
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