Investors / Nigeria / Chrysalis Capital
Chrysalis Capital
Venture capital · Lagos, Nigeria · Middle East and Africa
Chrysalis Capital is an investment management firm focused on early stage tech companies in emerging markets. It works with founders in sectors that cater to fundamental human needs, aiming to help local talent scale globally.
Invests inFintechE-commerce & Marketplaces
In its own wordsemerging marketsearly stagetechnologydiasporageneralist
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Or find every investor that fitsChrysalis Capital lists 12 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (53%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (16%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). 86% of its companies are based in Nigeria. It invests most often alongside CRE Venture Capital, FinTech Collective and Fluent Ventures.
No funding round on record names Chrysalis Capital yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Chrysalis Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 12. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 53% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 16% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 5% | 2% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers12100%
- 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.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 30th | 12 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 86th | 53% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with CRE Venture Capital
Compare Chrysalis Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
12 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Bankly provides personal and business banking services, including payment solutions and accounts | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bitmama is a highly-secure crypto platform to buy, sell or trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether (USDT), Celo, Lisk, Stellar, USDC and other cryptocurrencies at the best rates. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Carrot helps businesses extend a line of credit to their customers collateralized by their digital assets | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces and sells handcrafted and hand-dyed clothing and textiles. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Helium Health provides digital tools and financing to healthcare providers and decision makers in Africa | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bamboo provides an online investment platform for individuals and institutions to invest in various asset classes. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| MAGIC Fund invests in early-stage startups | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Matta operates a marketplace for buying and selling chemicals and raw materials | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Octopus Ventures invests in founders and businesses, providing funding and support to help them grow | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Sabi provides digital infrastructure, optimizing supply chains for diverse market needs. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| SeedFi provides loans, credit, and financial solutions to individuals and businesses. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- thechrysaliscapital.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 12
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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