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VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)

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Lagos · Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked

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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.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
Lagos, NG
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2022
AUM
$60M
Tracked investments
27
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website
Karabo Maelane· Head of Investor Relations & Communications
Ori Rewane· Head of Investor Relations & Communications

Leads investor relations and communications for Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures.

What they invest in

from 21 of 27 portfolio companies

Fintech ×12Enterprise Software ×6Marketplaces ×4SaaS ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Mobility & Transportation ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Consumer ×2

HQs:Egypt×4Nigeria×4Côte d’Ivoire×2Morocco×2United Kingdom×1Japan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies
36%
solo founders
5 of 14 mapped founding teams
65%
repeat founders
of 20 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data

Harvard Business School Online ×3The American University in Cairo ×3Cairo American College ×2Columbia Business School ×2ESCP ×2The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×2University of Lagos ×2University of Oxford ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×7Computer Science ×4Engineering ×4Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×2Uber ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×4

backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 3 founders

Investments · 27 tracked

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Autochekautochek.africa

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-investors4DX VenturesCapria VenturesEndeavor CatalystEnza CapitalLateral CapitalMSA Novo+7 more

Brixiesbrixies.co

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

Ceviantceviant.coin𝕏

Ceviant is a B2B2C fintech group offering financial services across the UK and Nigeria, including business financing, asset and investment management, FX and cross-border payments, and a payment gateway.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Gbenga(Leadership (formerly COO at VFD Group))

Co-investorsLoftyInc CapitalTimon CapitalMusha Ventures

Charichari.comin𝕏

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 VenturesSPE Capital PartnersUM6P VenturesY Combinator

Charichari.coin𝕏

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

Chefaachefaa.comin𝕏

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 ArefinRasha Radyin

Co-investors500 GlobalAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Global BrainLoftyInc CapitalNewtown PartnersVision Ventures+2 more

Chefaachefaa.health𝕏

Integrated online pharmacy serving consumers and pharmacies in Egypt.

Co-investors500 GlobalFlat6LabsGlobal BrainNewtown Partners

Cloudlineflycloudline.comin

Cloudline develops autonomous airships powered by solar and battery technology for carbon-free aerial operations.

Climate TechDeep TechRobotics

Co-investors4Di CapitalAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Enza CapitalPerivoli InnovationsThe Raba PartnershipTimon Capital+1 more

Djamodjamo.comin𝕏

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)inFlinde Regis Herve Bamba(Director)Flinde Herve Bamba(Director)

BoardSebastien Nony(Director)inTidjane Deme(Director)Eric Scaramozzino(Director)

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupEnza CapitalKima VenturesP1 VenturesThe Raba PartnershipY Combinator+4 more

Julayajulaya.coin𝕏

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

Mathias Léopoldie(Founder)in

Co-investors50 PartnersEQ2 VenturesSaviu Ventures

KOKO Networkskokofuel.com

End-to-end supply chain for bio-ethanol cooking stoves offering a cleaner alternative to charcoal in Africa.

Co-investorsCapria Ventures

Moove Africamoove.ioin

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-investorsAccelerate AfricaAfricInvestClocktower VenturesDCM VenturesEndeavor CatalystFuture Africa+11 more

Movirtumovirtu.comMar 2024 · $8.5M

An affiliate comparison site that ranks and reviews Canadian-facing online casinos offering no deposit and welcome bonuses, explaining wagering terms, payment methods and game selection for players in Canada.

ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGray Ghost VenturesAlter GlobalEndeavor CatalystFlourish VenturesTLcom Capital

mTek-Servicesmtek-services.comacquired by bolttech

The site presents insurance and device protection services, offering support, insurance quotes, and device repair.

InsurTech

Nawynawy.comin𝕏

Nawy operates a real estate platform for buyers, sellers, and investors, offering property search and data-driven real estate services.

FintechMarketplacesPropTech

Mostafa Beltagy(Co-founder & CEO)inAbdel-Azim Osman(Co-founder & CMO)inAhmed Rafea(Co-founder & CBDO)inAly Rafea(Co-founder & CCO)inMohamed Abou Gha...(Co-founder & COO)

Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystOutliers VCShorooq PartnersVentureSouq

NowPaynowpay.cashin

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 Ashourin

Co-investors4DX Ventures500 GlobalCapria VenturesMSA NovoBECO CapitalEndure Capital+4 more

NowPaynowpay.com

Egypt's leading financial wellness fintech enabling employee wage access

Co-investorsFoundation Ventures500 GlobalEndure Capital

SCM Capitalscmcapitalng.com𝕏

SCM Capital is an investment banking firm that provides capital market services including IPO issuance, underwriting, fund management, and financial advisory to companies in Nigeria.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLagos, NG

Shuttlersshuttlers.ngin𝕏

Shuttlers provides transportation and shuttle bus services for commuters.

Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsConsonance Investment ManagersRising Tide Africa (RTA)VestedWorld

Tagaddodtagaddod.com

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

Taiyo Holdingstaiyo-hd.co.jp

Taiyo HD is a diversified holding company with operations across electronics, medical and pharmaceuticals, information and communication technology, fine chemicals, energy, and food sectors.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSector Agnostic

Co-investorsDIC

Trellatrella.appin

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+5 more

Workpaymyworkpay.comin𝕏Jun 2024

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)

BoardNgetha Waithaka(Director)inRyosuke Yamawaki(Director)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAcadian Ventures Management, LlcNorrsken22P1 VenturesSaviu VenturesLaunch Africa Ventures+2 more

Zonezonenetwork.comin𝕏

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)in

Co-investorsAlter GlobalCapria VenturesDigital Currency GroupLateral CapitalTimon CapitalTLcom Capital+1 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

C2C Global Education JapanKoko

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

mTek-Servicesacq. by bolttech

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) made?
VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) has 27 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
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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