Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, largest gender-equal African tech fund. Assets under management: ≈ USD 78m.
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CreditChek
June 2026 · NigeriaSeed600 k$EquityFintechLead
Activity : Digital lending and scoring
Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund
CreditChek aggregates multi-source credit data and provides a unified API allowing lenders to assess borrower risk in real time.
Why they invested
- Critical credit-access infrastructure for West and East Africa
- East Africa expansion funded by this round
- Existing investor (Assembly Investors) reinvesting
- Scalable API model for fintechs and financial institutions
Co-investors Assembly Investors, Unipeg Capital, Vastly Valuable Ventures
Source : janngo.comN1 · Primary source
GoCab
February 2026 · Côte d'IvoireSeed15 M$EquityFinancial servicesCo-Lead
Activity : Vehicle and productive-asset finance
Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund
GoCab offers a drive-to-own vehicle financing model for ride-hailing and delivery drivers in Abidjan, with daily payments leading to full ownership within three years.
Why they invested
- $17 million ARR and over 1,000 vehicles already financed
- Integrated model (financing + maintenance + insurance) creating multiple revenue streams
- Addresses a massive need for formal mobility in West Africa
- Complementary $30 million in debt to scale the vehicle portfolio
Co-investors Cumberland, Cur8 Capital, E3 Capital, KawiSafi Ventures
Source : techpoint.africa
GoCab
February 2026 · Côte d'IvoireDebt45 M$Senior debtFinancial servicesCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside E3 Capital
Activity : Vehicle and productive-asset finance
GoCab , a pan-African mobility and financial services platform founded in 2024 by Azamat Sultan and Hendrick Ketchemen, has closed a USD 45 M financing round to scale ‘ethical’ vehicle financing for gig-economy workers.
Co-investors Cur8 Capital, KawiSafi Ventures
Source : weetracker.com
April 2025 · Côte d'Ivoire Series B17 M$EquityFintechLead
Activity : Neobank and digital banking
Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund
Djamo is an Ivorian neobank with over one million users across Francophone Africa, offering digital accounts, cards and savings products.
Why they invested
- Valuation doubled since the 2022 Series A
- Over 1 million users and strong traction across Francophone Africa
- Planned expansion of financial services across Francophone West Africa
- Largest VC round ever raised in Côte d'Ivoire
Co-investors Enza Capital, Oikocredit, Partech Africa, SANAD Fund for MSMEs, SANAD Fund for MSMEs, Y Combinator
Source : techcrunch.com
Capi Money
February 2025Series A17.9 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Creandum
Activity : Payments and mobile money
Fintech startup Capi Money has secured €17.2 million ($17.9 million) in a Series A funding round.
Co-investors 4Cities, Algorithmic Strategies, Firstminute Capital, Kara Investments, Maiora, Raba Partnership, Rebel Fund, Y Combinator
Source : launchbaseafrica.com
Series A4.6 M$EquitySaaSLead
Activity : Martech and communications platforms
Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund
LAfricaMobile is a cloud communication platform enabling large-scale SMS, USSD, voice and WhatsApp campaigns, connecting over 60 telecom operators across 15+ African countries.
Why they invested
- Leader in cloud communication in Francophone Africa, ~100 million transactions processed
- Network of 60+ telecom operators across 15+ countries
- Central Africa expansion and AI integration funded by the round
- High-profile investors including Expensya founders and international athletes
Co-investors Ciwara Capital, SouthBridge Investments
Source : janngo.comN1 · Primary source
Susu
December 2023 · Côte d'IvoireSeed4.9 M$EquityDigital healthLead
Activity : Health platforms and software
Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund
Susu offers health insurance bundles, a digital platform connecting patients with providers, and innovative financing models (diaspora, employers) across Francophone Africa.
Why they invested
- Over 7,000 clients served with ~40 employees across 4 cities (Paris, Abidjan, Douala, Dakar)
- Addresses a structural healthcare-access gap in Francophone Africa
- Innovative diaspora and employer-based financing model
- Strong health/impact investor syndicate (INCO, Al Mada, Health54/CFAO)
Co-investors Al Mada Ventures, Five35 Ventures, Health54 (CFAO Healthcare), INCO Ventures, Launch Africa Ventures, Open CNP, Plug and Play Ventures
Source : janngo.comN1 · Primary source
Maka
December 2023 · GhanaPre-Seed2.65 M$EquityE-commerceCo-Lead
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 4DX Ventures, Jonathan Shipman (angel), Palm Drive Capital, Wolt executives (angels)
Source : techcrunch.com
StarNews Mobile
October 2023 · Côte d'IvoireSeries A3 M$EquityMedia & entertainmentLead
Activity : Marketing, media and communication
Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund
StarNews Mobile connects African content creators to over 4 million mobile subscribers through telecom partnerships (MTN, Orange), launched in Abidjan.
Why they invested
- Over 4 million active subscribers across six African countries
- Over 120 content creators monetized via mobile subscription
- Strong telecom partnerships (MTN, Orange)
- Total raised reaching ~$8 million, backed by high-profile athletes
Co-investors Expert Dojo, Graph Ventures, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), LoftyInc Capital, Mike Maignan, Snap (via Yellow Accelerator)
Source : techcrunch.com
Series B38 M$EquityE-commerceCo-Invest
Activity : B2B e-commerce
Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund
Sabi connects over 300,000 informal merchants to suppliers and financial services through a B2B commerce platform in Nigeria.
Why they invested
- Annualized GMV above $1 billion
- Over 300,000 merchants on the platform, >20% month-on-month growth
- Positioned on Africa's informal retail trade, a massive underdigitized market
- Valuation reaching $300 million at the round
Co-investors CommerzVentures, CRE Venture Capital, Fluent Ventures, Norrsken22, Proof VC
Source : techcrunch.com
SeedUndisclosed amountEquityLogisticsCo-Invest
Activity : Supply chain software
Instrument : Tour d'amorçage de 3 M EUR
Fleeti develops a SaaS platform enabling companies to collect, centralise and analyse data from vehicles, machinery and equipment to improve operational efficiency, safety and environmental performance.
Why they invested
- Innovative technology solution improving employee safety.
- Improved operational efficiency and optimisation of logistics costs.
- Reduction of CO2 emissions.
- Senegal-born startup already expanded across nine African countries.
Co-investors Newfund, PG Dev, Proparco
Source : janngo.comN1 · Primary source
November 2022 · Côte d'Ivoire Series A14 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Partech Africa
Activity : Neobank and digital banking
Vehicle : Partech Africa
Djamo offers a mobile banking app for Francophone Africa (Visa card, virtual accounts, automatic savings, salary deposit) to drive financial inclusion.
Why they invested
- Largest-ever equity round for a startup in Côte d'Ivoire
- Targets a market where fewer than 25% of adults have a bank account
- Over 500,000 customers, Y Combinator-backed
Co-investors Axian CVC, Enza Capital, Launch Africa Ventures, Oikocredit, P1 Ventures
Source : partechpartners.comN1 · Primary source
Janngo Capital invests tickets ranging from 200 k$ to 17 M$, across the following sectors: Fintech, Logistics, E-commerce, SaaS, Digital health, Media & entertainment, and Financial services, in the following areas: Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.
