Proseware Energy
Pay-as-you-go solar for small shops
- Stake
- Minority investor
- Entry
- Series A · 2024
- Base
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Climate
- Fintech
Companies I’ve backed, from majority stakes to early minority cheques.
6 investments
4 active
2 exited
2 rounds led
Sector
Adatum Shield
Attack-surface monitoring for early-stage startups
- Stake
- Majority owner
- Entry
- Buyout · 2023
- Base
- Remote
Bought a majority stake from the founders and chair the board.
- Security
Wingtip Health
Pharmacy stock and delivery for neighbourhood clinics
- Stake
- Minority investor
- Entry
- Seed · 2022
- Base
- Accra, Ghana
- Healthtech
- Logistics
Tailspin Pay
Cross-border payouts for African freelancers
- Stake
- Early minority investor · led the round
- Entry
- Pre-seed · 2021
- Base
- Lagos, Nigeria
Led the pre-seed round and helped land the first marketplace partners.
- Fintech
- Africa
Litware Learn
Cohort-based engineering bootcamp
- Stake
- Early minority investor · led the round
- Entry
- Pre-seed · 2020
- Exit
- Acquired by Contoso Education · 2024
- Base
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Edtech
Northwind Freight
Freight marketplace for West African truckers
- Stake
- Early minority investor
- Entry
- Seed · 2019
- Exit
- Sold in a secondary · 2023
- Base
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Logistics
- Marketplaces
6 companies · 4 active · 2 exits · 2 rounds led
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