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Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures
Venture capital · Lagos, Nigeria · Middle East and Africa
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures is a $60 million pan-African venture capital firm investing in tech-enabled, growth-stage companies. It was founded through a partnership between Verod Capital Management and Kepple Africa Ventures and provides operational support alongside capital.
Invests inFintech
In its own wordstech-enabledgrowth-stageinfrastructurefinancial serviceslogisticsconsumer
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Or find every investor that fitsVerod-Kepple Africa Ventures lists 15 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (39%), AI & Machine Learning (14%) and Mobility & Logistics (11%). It invests most often alongside Launch Africa, BYLD and LoftyInc Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Verod-Kepple Africa 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 Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 15. 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 | 0% |
| Series A | 100% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 39th | 15 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 69th | 7% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 72th | 39% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 39% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 11% | 1% |
| Human Resources | 7% | 1% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 5% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 4% | 3% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 4% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Launch Africa | 6 |
| BYLD | 3 |
| LoftyInc Capital | 3 |
| Timon Capital | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| 4DX Ventures | 2 |
| British International Investment | 2 |
| DCG | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers15100%
- 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 Verod-Kepple Africa 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 Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2025 | Series A |
Round details for Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
15 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autochek builds solutions to enable and enhance commerce in the automotive sector, including auto loans and transactional marketplaces. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Ceviant provides financial services and solutions for businesses and individuals, including lending, investment, asset management, foreign exchange, and payments. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Chari provides an electronic wallet for Moroccans to manage various financial services, including phone recharges, bill payments, and money transfers, through a single app. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| CompleteFarmer Technologies provides a platform for stakeholders in agriculture to connect and conduct business | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Djamo provides financial services including current accounts, savings, credit, investments, and payment cards | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cloudline develops and operates autonomous airships for various applications, including aerial advertising, environmental monitoring, and surveillance of energy, infrastructure, and minerals, using solar-powered propulsion and helium lifting gas for safer and more environmentally friendly operations. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Julaya provides payment and collection solutions for businesses | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Moove finances and owns mobility assets, designs and manages infrastructure, and runs city-level operations for mobility platforms. | Mobility & LogisticsFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Workpay provides payroll and employee management software solutions for companies in Africa. | FintechHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Nawy is a company that allows users to buy, sell, rent, and invest in premium real estate in Egypt | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| NowPay provides financial wellness solutions, including salary access, bill payments, and money transfers, to individuals through their employers. | FintechHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Shuttlers provides transportation services, including daily shuttles, vehicle rentals, and event transportation. | Mobility & LogisticsRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Tagaddod collects and recycles used cooking oil to produce biofuels | EducationEducation | Oct 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Trella connects shippers with thousands of vetted carriers for reliable, on-time moves across Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. | Legal & ComplianceMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| The company builds a regulated blockchain network for moving and managing money in a compliant and transparent way. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- vkav.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 6 Oct 2025
- Companies checked
- 15
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