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Overview

Africa-focused investment firm connecting businesses to impact investors.

Founded

2007

Deals ยท 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Italy
Kenya

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
Information Technology
...

Investment portfolio

5rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Affinity
Feb 2025Participated
$8 MSeed
Octavia Carbon
Oct 2024Participated
$4 MSeed
Bosso
Jun 2024Participated
$0.40 MSeed
Roam
Feb 2024Participated
$24 MSeries A
Buupass
Feb 2023Participated
$1 MSeed
Affinity
Feb 2025Participated
$8 MSeed
Octavia Carbon
Oct 2024Participated
$4 MSeed
Bosso
Jun 2024Participated
$0.40 MSeed
Roam
Feb 2024Participated
$24 MSeries A
Buupass
Feb 2023Participated
$1 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Renew Capital: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Renew Capital: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed04
Series A01

Monthly Deal Activity

Renew Capital: 5 deals are recorded across 45 months.All available history.
Renew Capital: 5 deals are recorded across 45 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Renew Capital: Hardware & Robotics is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Renew Capital: Hardware & Robotics is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Hardware & Robotics2
Manufacturing2
Clean Energy & Sustainability2
Transportation & Logistics2
Travel & Hospitality1
Fintech1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

Renew Capital: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Renew Capital: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Renew Capital: Kenya has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Renew Capital: Kenya has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Kenya3
Europe1
Ghana1
Renew Capital: 20 co-investors are shown, with Launch Africa sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Investment Strategy

Renew Capital: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Renew Capital: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating5100%
Renew Capital: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Renew Capital: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Diana N Njuguna

Investment Manager

Matthew Davis

Partner & CEO

Nihal GRII, PhD.

Investment Ecosystem Development Manager