Capital-risque (Omidyar) : fintechs qui améliorent la santé financière des particuliers et des PME.
At a glance
Based on observed investment behaviour: 7 recorded deals
- Investor type
- Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
- Capital type
- Venture capital (inferred from deals)
- Observed ticket
- 200 k$ – 9.5 M$, median 5.4 M$ (6 disclosed amounts)
- Countries
- Kenya (2), South Africa (2), Cameroon (1)
- Activities
- Money transfer and remittances (2), Vertical software (2), Enterprise software (SaaS) (1)
- Instruments
- Equity (7)
- Stages
- Seed (5), Pre-Seed (1), Series A (1)
- Recent activity
- 4 deals in 12 months, latest Sept 2026
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors: 57% of its deals within its stated thesis
- Countries: 86% of its deals within its stated thesis
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Paysika
September 2026 · CameroonPre-Seed200 k$EquityFintechCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Madica
Activity : Neobank and digital banking
Instrument : US$200k pre-seed round led by Madica
Central African neobank: virtual and physical debit cards for individuals and SMEs; Gabon expansion planned.
Why they invested
- Madica's first investment in Cameroon
- Previously funded founders (2021 pre-seed)
Source : disruptafrica.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : TechCabal, WeeTracker
Cauridor
May 2026 · GuineaSeed2 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Proparco
Activity : Money transfer and remittances
Cauridor , a Guinea-founded fintech building remittance infrastructure, has secured a USD 2 M investment from Proparco as part of its ongoing Series A round, bringing total funding to USD 13 M.
Co-investors LoftyInc Capital
Source : weetracker.com
Lua
April 2026 · KenyaSeed5.8 M$EquitySaaSCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Norrsken22
Activity : Enterprise software (SaaS)
Lua has raised $5.8 million in a seed round led by Norrsken22, with participation from Flourish Ventures, 20VC, P1 Ventures, Phosphor Capital, and Y Combinator, alongside angel investors including Privy CEO Henri Stern, Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian, and Nuitee CEO Med Benmansour.
Co-investors 20VC, P1 Ventures, Phosphor Capital, Y Combinator
Source : techinafrica.com
littlefish
March 2026 · South AfricaSeries A9.5 M$EquitySaaSCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Partech Africa
Activity : Vertical software
Vehicle : Partech Africa
littlefish is a merchant operating system integrating point-of-sale, back-office CRM, merchant portal, payments and APIs, enabling African banks to deliver digital merchant services.
Why they invested
- Already serves tier-1 banks (Standard Bank, FNB, Absa)
- 30x monthly recurring revenue growth since seed round
- Expansion plan into 10+ additional African markets
Co-investors Proparco, TLcom Capital
Source : partechpartners.comN1 · Primary source
HoneyCoin
August 2025 · KenyaSeed4.9 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside TLcom Capital
Activity : Money transfer and remittances
Vehicle : TIDE Africa Fund II
HoneyCoin builds stablecoin-powered payment rails covering collections, treasury, settlements and FX across Africa.
Why they invested
- High-traction cross-border payment infrastructure
- Early positioning on stablecoins in Africa
- Strategic partnerships (Visa, Interswitch)
Co-investors 4DX Ventures, Antler, Lava, Musha Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation, Visa
Source : techcabal.com
littlefish
September 2024 · South AfricaSeedUndisclosed amountEquitySaaSCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside TLcom Capital
Activity : Vertical software
Vehicle : TIDE Africa Fund II
littlefish builds a digital platform helping banks, insurers and fintechs better serve South African SMEs.
Why they invested
- TLcom's first South African investment
- Underserved SME banking market (80 million SMEs across Africa)
- Strategic partnership with Visa
Source : launchbaseafrica.com
Zone
March 2024 · NigeriaSeed8.5 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside TLcom Capital
Activity : Fintech infrastructure (APIs, open banking, BaaS)
Vehicle : TIDE Africa Fund II
Zone operates a blockchain network powering fiat transactions and, eventually, CBDC/crypto payments for Nigerian banks and fintechs.
Why they invested
- Redesigning Africa's payment rails via blockchain
- First VC round after becoming a standalone business in 2022
- Early positioning on decentralized payment rails
Co-investors Alter Global, Digital Currency Group, Endeavor Catalyst, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures
Source : techpoint.africa
Flourish Ventures invests across the following sectors: Fintech, Financial services, and SaaS, in the following areas: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and Cameroon. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.