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EQ2 Ventures

Public data, unclaimed profile

Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member. Assets under management: ≈ USD 72m.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 4 recorded deals

Investor type
Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type
Venture capital (inferred from deals)
Observed ticket
1.4 M$ – 1.6 M$, median 1.5 M$ (2 disclosed amounts)
Stated ticket : 250 k$ – 2 M$
Countries
Kenya (3), Côte d'Ivoire (1)
Activities
Cosmetics and beauty (1), Martech and communications platforms (1), Medical devices and equipment (1)
Instruments
Equity (4)
Stages
Seed (4)
Recent activity
1 deal in 12 months, latest Apr 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

  • Sectors: 50% of its deals within its stated thesis
  • Countries: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis
  • Ticket: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket
250 k$ – 2 M$
Instruments
Equity
Preferred sectors
Healthcare, Fintech, Manufacturing*, SaaS*
Target geographies
Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Seed

Reference deals

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Afrilens

April 2026 · Kenya
SeedUndisclosed amountEquityHealthcareLead

Activity : Medical devices and equipment

Kenyan manufacturer of prescription ophthalmic lenses serving opticians, retail chains, hospitals, clinics and distributors across East and Central Africa.

Why they invested

  • Expand access to vision care in Africa
  • Manufacture ophthalmic lenses locally
  • Serve East and Central African markets

Source : cbinsights.com

Sukhiba

August 2024 · Kenya
Seed1.55 M$EquitySaaSLead

Activity : Martech and communications platforms

Kenyan social commerce startup Sukhiba Connect has successfully raised a $1.55 million seed extension round, almost a year after initially securing $1.5 million in seed funding aimed at expanding beyond the East African region.

Co-investors Accion Venture Lab, CRE Ventures, Musha Ventures, Quona Capital

Source : techinafrica.com

Uncover

July 2024 · Kenya
Seed1.4 M$EquityManufacturingLead

Activity : Cosmetics and beauty

Uncover, a Kenyan marketplace for skin care products, has raised $1.4 million in seed funding to expand into the US, Ghana, and Uganda.

Co-investors Chui Ventures, IgniteXL Ventures, Samata Capital

Source : techcabal.com

Julaya

September 2022 · Côte d'Ivoire
SeedUndisclosed amountEquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Speedinvest

Activity : Payments and mobile money

Vehicle : Speedinvest

Julaya enables companies to move funds between mobile-money wallets and traditional bank accounts.

Why they invested

  • High mobile-money adoption in West Africa
  • Underserved SME and corporate interoperability needs
  • Potential to expand into cards, lending and treasury services
  • Speedinvest's first investment in Francophone Africa

Co-investors Orange Ventures, Saviu Ventures

Source : speedinvest.comN1 · Primary source

In short

EQ2 Ventures invests tickets ranging from 250 k$ to 2 M$, across the following sectors: Healthcare, Fintech, Manufacturing, and SaaS, in the following areas: Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.