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HealthCap Africa
Venture capital · Lagos, Nigeria · Middle East and Africa
HealthCap Africa is a pan-African venture capital firm based in Lagos that invests in early-stage fintech and healthtech startups. It has invested in more than 16 startups operating across 10+ African countries.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechFintech
In its own wordsfintechhealthtechafricaearly-stageimpactgender-diversity
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Or find every investor that fitsHealthCap Africa lists 17 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (41%), Fintech (27%) and AI & Machine Learning (9%). 69% of its companies are based in Nigeria. It invests most often alongside LoftyInc Capital, Microtraction and Y Combinator.
No funding round on record names HealthCap Africa yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not HealthCap Africa's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 17. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 41% | 15% |
| Fintech | 27% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 5% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
| Climate & Energy | 5% | 1% |
| Legal & Compliance | 5% | 2% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| LoftyInc Capital | 4 |
| Microtraction | 4 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| Consonance Investment Managers | 2 |
| Serunjogi Ventures | 2 |
| Techstars | 2 |
| Ventures Platform | 2 |
| 4DX Ventures | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 44th | 17 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 | 74th | 41% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1694%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company16%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with LoftyInc Capital
Compare HealthCap Africa head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
17 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Response Africa is a healthcare technology company that manages medical emergencies in Africa, beginning in Nigeria. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| GetEquity provides a platform for businesses to manage fundraising and ownership, and for investors to access curated investment opportunities. | FintechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Healthtracka provides lab testing services, including at-home testing and walk-in lab services, with doctor consultations to explain results. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Helium Health provides digital tools and financing to healthcare providers and decision makers in Africa | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Infiuss Health builds medical digital twins from real-world and historical data to rehearse how a protocol performs across thousands of virtual patients | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a teleradiology platform for hospitals and diagnostic centers in Africa. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Koniku grows living neurons on silicon and engineers them with receptors to turn their signals into data that software can use | AI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kyshi provides payment solutions and services for businesses expanding into African markets | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company runs a chain of pharmacies as well as a chronic disease management program. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| MDaaS Global builds and operates a technology-powered healthcare network in Africa | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Nestcoin is building a modern banking app for creators, builders and innovators. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
FintechClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | |||
| Reelfruit sells various fruit products, including dried fruits and fruit combos, online. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Sygen manufactures over 16 categories of products in their world-class ISO and NAFDAC approved manufacturing facilities | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Termii processes transactions and provides a platform for sending and receiving messages and notifications across multiple channels | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Vesti provides online legal services in Nigeria and global talent visas | Legal & Compliance | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- healthcap.co
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 17
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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