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    DealFindrInvestorsThe Baobab Network
    DATABASE 02 • INVESTOR PROFILE
    Venture Capital

    The Baobab Network

    Africa-focused early-stage investor and accelerator backing technology companies across Africa, with offices…

    Main Office: Nigeria
    Ethiopia,Kenya,Tanzania,Uganda,Nigeria,Senegal
    20 Portfolio Companies
    Investment Range
    $100k - $100k

    Typical check size per portfolio investment

    Instruments
    Equity

    Structure of deployed capital

    Technical Assistance
    Yes — Provided & Supported

    Offers advisory, capacity building, or strategic post-investment support

    Target Stages
    Idea
    Seed

    Company maturity & growth phase

    About the Funder

    Africa-focused early-stage investor and accelerator backing technology companies across Africa, with offices in Nairobi, Lagos and London; invests early and supports companies long term

    Investment Thesis & Eligibility

    Target Entities

    Companies

    Mandate & Scope

    Combines direct financial capital with technical assistance and governance support.

    Regional & Geographic Scope

    Active mandate covering Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Senegal. Operates across 6 African countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, and 1 more. Primary operational footprint anchored in Nigeria.

    Portfolio & Backed Ventures (20)

    Verified Backed

    Aktivate

    Lagos-based creator marketing platform for brands and agencies to discover, manage and pay African influencers, with campaign tracking and analytics.

    NigeriaProfile

    Alal

    Senegalese fintech platform for Yango partner drivers and SMEs to recharge accounts, pay Yango bills, and manage Mastercard business cards with transparent fees.

    SenegalProfile

    BeBlocky

    Ethiopian kids coding platform where children learn HTML, JavaScript and Python in-browser, with dashboards for teachers and schools to run classes.

    EthiopiaProfile

    BrandDrive

    Nigerian business operating system for African SMEs combining accounting, POS, inventory, invoicing, payments, payroll and AI in one platform.

    NigeriaProfile

    Bunce

    Nigerian data-driven customer engagement platform that helps businesses cut involuntary churn and grow retention and revenue, including SMS marketing use cases.

    NigeriaProfile

    Buyam

    Cameroonian hyper-local e-commerce app that lets shoppers search nearby stores, compare prices, bargain with vendors by chat, and buy directly.

    CameroonProfile

    Colis.ma

    Moroccan cross-border parcel logistics service for shipping and tracking packages between Morocco, West Africa and Europe.

    MoroccoProfile

    Community Wolf

    South African company building data infrastructure for physical safety, with products (SIA, Namola, Buzzer, Outpost) that turn on-the-ground safety signals into intelligence for apps, insurers and security operators.

    South AfricaProfile

    ConDigital

    Ethiopian enterprise and project-management software for construction and other companies, covering site diaries, procurement, inventory, HR, finance and CRM.

    EthiopiaProfile

    CreditChek

    African credit intelligence platform offering credit-bureau APIs, bank-statement analysis, BVN/KYC verification and direct debit for lenders in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda.

    NigeriaProfile

    Drugstore.ng

    Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy marketplace, comparing prices across 900+ registered pharmacies with nationwide and same-day Lagos delivery of medicines and medical equipment.

    NigeriaProfile

    Edusko

    Nigerian education marketplace helping families find and compare K-12 schools, access education finance, and enrol children across sub-Saharan Africa.

    NigeriaProfile

    EnvoyX

    Embedded credit infrastructure for platforms and corporates to finance merchants and suppliers across West and Central Africa, with operations in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria.

    Cote d'IvoireProfile

    Glade (Gladefinance)

    Nigerian trade-finance fintech providing importers and exporters with working capital, invoice financing, letters of credit, multi-currency payments and spend management via stablecoin and fiat rails.

    NigeriaProfile

    Hadi Finance

    Nigerian fintech providing digital working-capital and trade-credit solutions to informal retailers and SME suppliers.

    NigeriaProfile

    Jacaranda

    Curated collection of independent boutique hotels across Africa (including Kenya, Morocco and Ghana), with hotel applications and a traveller club waitlist; bookings launching soon. A Baobab Network company.

    KenyaProfile

    Kakbima

    Nairobi-based omnichannel insurance management and distribution software for buyers, agents, brokers, micro-insurers and insurers.

    KenyaProfile

    Kawu

    Ugandan youth fintech for students and parents: pocket-money transfers, fingerprint canteen payments, savings and financial literacy across schools.

    UgandaProfile

    Lemonade Payments

    East African payments platform for businesses and individuals offering pay-ins, transfers, multi-currency accounts, invoicing and related financial operations, with Kenyan support lines.

    KenyaProfile

    Medikea

    Seed

    Tech-powered outpatient care network providing affordable, digitized medical consultations and diagnostics.

    TanzaniaProfile
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    At-a-Glance DetailsVenture Capital
    Ticket Size$100k - $100k
    InstrumentsEquity
    Tech AssistanceYes
    StagesIdea, Seed
    Invests InCompanies
    Main CountryNigeria
    Focus Sectors
    Financial Services
    Logistics
    Technology
    Education
    Health
    e-commerce
    Geographies
    Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Senegal
    Ethiopia
    Kenya
    Tanzania
    Uganda
    Nigeria
    Senegal