Investors / Microtraction
Microtraction
Venture capital
Microtraction is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African startups at the pre-seed stage, typically writing first checks of $100,000 for 7% equity. It also provides mentorship and community support to its portfolio companies.
Invests inFintech
In its own wordssector agnostictechnologypre-seedafricatechnical founders
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Or find every investor that fitsMicrotraction lists 48 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (38%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (11%) and Enterprise Software (10%). 50% of its companies are based in Nigeria. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Ventures Platform and HealthCap Africa.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Microtraction, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Microtraction's whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 48. 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.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 83th | 49 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 54th | 2% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 70th | 38% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 91th | 8 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 38% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 11% | 6% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Legal & Compliance | 8% | 2% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 7% | 18% |
| Education | 4% | 7% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 4% | 7% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 6 |
| Ventures Platform | 5 |
| HealthCap Africa | 4 |
| LoftyInc Capital | 4 |
| Timon Capital | 4 |
| Fintech Nation | 3 |
| Resilience17 | 3 |
| Samurai Incubate Inc. | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4798%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- 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 togetherCompare Microtraction head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Microtraction| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Microtraction
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Microtraction's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
48 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfriSkaut helps recruit top African athletes using data and AI | Enterprise SoftwareEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Afropolitan is building a network comprising the best that Africa and the diaspora offer across various sectors | Media & EntertainmentFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Aya Data provides data annotation services and AI consulting for businesses | AI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Baki Beauty sells skincare, haircare, and makeup products in Kenya. | Healthcare & BiotechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Bitsika allows users to top-up mobile games using crypto or debit cards, bypassing app store fees. | GamingFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Blnk Finance provides an open-source immutable ledger for building financial products. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Clafiya provides health and wellness services, including a symptom checker, health savings accounts, and access to medical care and wellness products. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cowrywise provides an online platform for individuals and businesses to save, invest and manage their wealth through various financial products and tools. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cr3dentials handles verification, underwriting, and collections for embedded lending infrastructure for neobanks and fintechs. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Evolve Credit provides a SaaS lending and banking platform for financial institutions | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Famasi connects users to pharmacies in Nigeria to find and order medications | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & BiotechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | |||
| Bumpa provides business tools for inventory, sales, orders, and customer management | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | 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 | ||
| Prospa provides business banking, loans, and expense cards for businesses in Nigeria | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for creators and communities to connect and interact with each other in real-time. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Gradely provides online tutoring and private tutoring services for subjects like maths, English, and science | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Graph provides global payment solutions for businesses, including multi-currency accounts and payouts | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Hadi Finance provides financial solutions to informal retailers and SME suppliers | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Climb Inc advises on transactions and provides services such as capital raising and mergers and acquisitions. | Fintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- microtraction.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Jan 2026
- Companies checked
- 48
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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