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African Renaissance Ventures

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African Renaissance Ventures is a venture fund that invests in pre-seed and seed East African tech companies with unique datasets and core competencies in digital and financial infrastructure. It works closely with portfolio companies on technology, talent, governance, cross-border market entry, and pricing.

Invests inAI & Machine LearningFintech

In its own wordsdigital infrastructurefintechclimatehealthcareagri-financeeast africa

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5portfolio companies
0funding rounds on record
Pre-seed to Seedstages it states

African Renaissance Ventures lists 5 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (33%), Fintech (22%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). 33% of its companies are based in Uganda. It invests most often alongside Endgame Capital, Impacc and Microtraction.

No funding round on record names African Renaissance Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning33%18%
Fintech22%12%
Healthcare & Biotech11%15%
Climate & Energy11%1%
Space & Defense11%3%
E-commerce & Marketplaces11%6%

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
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Endgame Capital1
Impacc1
Microtraction1
Norrsken Evolve1
Savannah Fund1

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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 5 companiesRecent activity: 0 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 0% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 33% in its largest sectorReach: 3 countriesPortfolio size4th pctRecent activity46th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus62th pctReach58th pct
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African Renaissance Ventures compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size4th5 companies
Recent activity46th0 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th0% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus62th33% in its largest sector
Reach58th3 countries

Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers5100%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company00%
  • Parked or sold domain00%

A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.

Co-investor network

who it backs companies with, and who they back together
2 shared companiesEndgame Capital: 1 shared companiesEndgame Capital1Impacc: 1 shared companiesImpacc1Microtraction: 1 shared companiesMicrotraction1Norrsken Evolve: 1 shared companiesNorrsken Evolve1Savannah Fund: 1 shared companiesSavannah Fund1
Shared portfolio companies with African Renaissance VenturesFirms that also back companies together

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Compare African Renaissance Ventures head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Portfolio

5 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Kubikbuildkubik.com · EthiopiaKubik turns a city's waste into low-carbon commodities for industries
Climate & EnergySpace & Defense
Portfolio page
Charischarisuas.comCharis connects people to their project sites through a smart online platform, giving them total control, visibility and confidence for efficient site management.
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Emataemata.io · UgandaEmata provides digital finance for farmers through the companies they trust and work with
FintechAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Kapsulekapsuletech.comKapsule provides health intelligence data and services for pharmaceutical companies, donors, and advisors in Africa.
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Tembotemboplus.com · TanzaniaTembo provides payment infrastructure for businesses to collect, hold, and move money across African markets.
FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of African Renaissance Ventures, as last read
african-renaissance.com as VCinfo last read it
Site
african-renaissance.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
5 Nov 2026
Companies checked
5

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