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P1 Ventures
Venture capital
P1 Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs African tech founders, often as a first institutional investor. It reports 29 portfolio companies operating across 20 countries.
Invests inFintech
In its own wordsafricafintechhealthcareinsurtechsmb softwareseed
Your fit with P1 Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsP1 Ventures lists 33 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (39%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (12%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, DCG and Enza Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name P1 Ventures, 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 P1 Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 33. 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 | 33% |
| Series A | 67% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 71th | 33 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 64th | 33% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 67th | 6% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 71th | 39% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 98th | 13 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 39% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 12% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 18% |
| Cybersecurity | 7% | 4% |
| Legal & Compliance | 4% | 2% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 8% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 7 |
| DCG | 4 |
| Enza Capital | 3 |
| Norrsken22 | 3 |
| Ventures Platform | 3 |
| AAIC Investment | 2 |
| Capitoria | 2 |
| FireID | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers33100%
- 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 togetherCompare P1 Ventures 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 P1 Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Series A | |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Series A |
Round details for P1 Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in P1 Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
33 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accord Partners invests in and partners with established audit, accounting and advisory firms, providing them with technology, capital and support to grow. | FintechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Amenli provides insurance coverage for various sectors including car, medical, home, and business | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Baloon provides a digital platform for insurers, banks, telecom operators, and fintechs to launch, distribute, and manage digital insurance products across Africa | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Better Auth provides an authentication framework for applications | CybersecurityEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Callab AI develops and provides AI-powered customer service platforms for businesses to manage high volumes of customer calls and messages. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Chari provides an electronic wallet for individuals and businesses to manage financial services such as phone recharges, bill payments, and money transfers. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Djamo provides financial services including current accounts, savings, credit, investments, and payment cards. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gameball provides a customer loyalty platform with gamification for businesses to manage loyalty, engage users, and drive sales. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Rollee provides alternative data for verification of income and work history, and advanced scoring models for various industries. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a workspace for AI agent teams to work together on business goals. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Apr 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| The company provides global money transfers, currency exchange, and payment processing services. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Kotani Pay is the premier gateway connecting Web3 users to local currencies across Africa. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Lami is an end-to-end digital insurance platform enabling insurance agents and brokers to digitize their insurance processes. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Lengo AI provides real-time retail insights in emerging markets using AI | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Mindjoy partners with schools and higher education organizations to create STEM learning experiences using AI-powered learning platforms. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides financing secured by real estate and offers mortgage and car financing services. | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| MoneyBadger enables payments with and acceptance of Bitcoin and crypto in South Africa | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Workpay provides payroll and employee management software solutions for companies in Africa. | FintechHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Nuitée provides APIs and infrastructure for the travel industry, including booking, pricing, and distribution solutions | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Dec 2024Series A | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- p1.ventures
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 18 Dec 2024
- Companies checked
- 33
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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