Backing Africa’s most ambitious founders

We invest early in African startups building the future of trade, work, and payments.

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Trade moves Africa.

Trade is the engine of economic growth. We fund platforms that connect producers to markets and remove the barriers that slow economic mobility.

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Commerce

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Backing African founders before they build the future

We get behind founders at the earliest stages with capital, mentorship, and a network built to help them scale across Africa and beyond.

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How founders get funded

Three steps. No runaround. We keep things simple so you can get back to building.

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Share your story

Fill out a focused application with your product, traction, and founding story.

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Deep dive

If there is a fit, we jump on a working session to understand your market, metrics, and roadmap.

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Decision in days

You get a clear yes or no and next steps within 48 hours. Not weeks.

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Voices from our founders

Experiences from founders building their companies alongside Velocity digital.

Femi Aluko

"Velocity came into our friends and family round, helped prepare us for YC, they're one of the first investors to reply to our investor updates, and they are always happy to help with introductions. They are definitely one of my most valuable investors."

Femi Aluko

Co-founder/CEO

Desayo Tomi-Solanke

"Velocity backed us twice and they have been one of our most helpful investors. They spent time working with us before we made it to Techstars. They have been super supportive and consistent."

Desayo Tomi-Solanke

Co-founder/COO

Kayode Oyewole

“Ayo was one of our earliest backers when my idea was a different name and different product before we even wrote a line of code. He's a day one investor and has remained consistent in opening up his network.”

Kayode Oyewole

Co-founder

Nathan Nwachukwu

“Velocity backed me when I was building Klas and wrote our first check into Terra. The team has always made themselves available to jump ideas off of. They're great examples of what to look for in early stage investors.”

Nathan Nwachukwu

CEO

Backing the best Founders

Read how the startups in our portfolio are solving real problems across the continent.

Terra Industries:

African defense tech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional...

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Talstack:

An investor, an operator, and their plan to upskill...

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Waza:

Waza comes out of stealth with $8M to power ...

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Chowdeck:

Profitable Nigerian food delivery Chowdeck lands $9M from Novastar, Y Combinator...

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