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4DX Ventures

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Capital-risque d'amorçage et série A pour les start-up technologiques africaines.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 8 recorded deals

Investor type
Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type
Venture capital (inferred from deals)
Observed ticket
2.7 M$ – 83 M$, median 6.5 M$ (8 disclosed amounts)
Countries
Nigeria (3), Kenya (2), South Africa (2)
Activities
Online marketplaces (2), Data and AI (1), Electric mobility (1)
Instruments
Equity (8)
Stages
Seed (4), Pre-Seed (3), Growth (1)
Recent activity
1 deal in 12 months, latest Jun 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

  • Sectors: 75% of its deals within its stated thesis
  • Countries: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket
n/a
Instruments
Equity
Preferred sectors
Fintech, SaaS, E-commerce, Digital health, Logistics, Energy*
Target geographies
West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, North Africa

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Reference deals

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AethexAI

June 2026 · Nigeria
Pre-Seed3 M$EquitySaaSCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Enza Capital

Activity : Data and AI

Voice AI infrastructure company building customer-support automation for emerging markets, including Africa.

Why they invested

  • Build voice AI infrastructure for Africa and the Middle East
  • Automate enterprise customer interactions
  • Deploy voice models at scale across emerging markets

Co-investors 26 Fund, Dorm Room Fund, Mojo Ventures, Stanford GSB ’26 Fund

Source : tech.eu

HoneyCoin

August 2025 · Kenya
Seed4.9 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside TLcom Capital

Activity : Money transfer and remittances

Vehicle : TIDE Africa Fund II

HoneyCoin builds stablecoin-powered payment rails covering collections, treasury, settlements and FX across Africa.

Why they invested

  • High-traction cross-border payment infrastructure
  • Early positioning on stablecoins in Africa
  • Strategic partnerships (Visa, Interswitch)

Co-investors Antler, Flourish Ventures, Lava, Musha Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation, Visa

Source : techcabal.com

Zeno

September 2024 · Kenya
Seed9.5 M$EquityEnergyCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Lowercarbon Capital

Activity : Electric mobility

Zeno, an e-mobility startup founded by Michael Spencer in 2022, has raised USD 9.5 M in seed funding to further its efforts in transforming transportation across East Africa through swappable battery technology.

Co-investors Active Impact, Advantedge, MCJ, RedBlue, Toyota Ventures

Source : weetracker.com

Maka

December 2023 · Ghana
Pre-Seed2.65 M$EquityE-commerceCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Janngo Capital

Activity : Online retail

Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund

Maka is a social commerce platform enabling fashion and beauty purchases through user-generated video content, active in Ghana and Nigeria.

Why they invested

  • Experienced founder (former CEO of Jumia Ghana, former CCO of Jumia Kenya)
  • Over 500,000 app downloads
  • Addresses a trust gap in African fashion/beauty e-commerce
  • Creator monetization model

Co-investors Jonathan Shipman (angel), Palm Drive Capital, Wolt executives (angels)

Source : techcrunch.com

Autochek

October 2021 · Nigeria
Seed13.1 M$EquityE-commerceCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Enza Capital

Activity : Online marketplaces

Pan-African automotive company combining an automotive marketplace, digital services and vehicle financing solutions.

Why they invested

  • Build a pan-African automotive platform
  • Address growing automotive demand across Africa
  • Expand financing and distribution services

Co-investors ASK Capital, Golden Palm Investments, Lateral Capital, Mobility 54, TLcom Capital

Source : techcrunch.com

Yoco

July 2021 · South Africa
Growth83 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Partech Africa

Activity : Payments and mobile money

Vehicle : Partech Africa

Yoco provides a payment and business software platform for South African small businesses, processing over $1 billion in annual card payments.

Why they invested

  • Digitizing point-of-sale payments for African SMEs
  • Existing investor since the 2018 Series B
  • Over 150,000 merchants served in South Africa

Co-investors Breyer Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, HOF Capital, Orange Ventures, Quona Capital, Raba Partnership, TO Ventures, Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures

Source : partechpartners.comN1 · Primary source

Autochek

November 2020 · Nigeria
Pre-Seed3.4 M$EquityE-commerceCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside TLcom Capital

Activity : Online marketplaces

Vehicle : TIDE Africa Fund I

Autochek provides automotive-industry technology enabling financing and services around vehicle sales, active in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya.

Why they invested

  • Digitization of a fragmented, informal African automotive market
  • Rapid multi-country expansion from pre-seed stage

Co-investors Golden Palm Investments, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, Lateral Capital, MSA Capital

Source : disruptafrica.com

In short

4DX Ventures invests across the following sectors: Fintech, SaaS, E-commerce, Digital health, Logistics, and Energy, in the following areas: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and North Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.