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Launch Africa Ventures

Public data, unclaimed profile

Fonds d'amorçage panafricain : tickets de pré-amorçage et d'amorçage dans la tech.

Investment thesis

Investment ticket
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Instruments
Equity
Preferred sectors
Fintech, SaaS, E-commerce, Digital health, Edtech, Logistics, Financial services*
Target geographies
West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Pre-SeedSeedDebt

Reference deals

Recent public deals: they say better than a thesis what the fund actually signs.

Zazu

July 2026 · Afrique du Sud
SeedUndisclosed amountEquityFintechLead

Activity : Neobank and digital banking

South African fintech startup Zazu has secured an undisclosed investment from pan-African venture capital firm Launch Africa Ventures to support its next phase of growth.

Source : weetracker.com

Yamify

June 2026 · DRC
Pre-SeedUndisclosed amountEquitySaaSLead

Activity : Data and AI

Yamify, a young startup born out of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is building directly at that bottleneck — and it has just closed new funding to push forward.

Source : techinafrica.com

Susu

December 2023 · Côte d'Ivoire
Seed4.9 M$EquityDigital healthCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Janngo Capital

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, Open CNP, Plug and Play Ventures

Source : janngo.com

In short

Launch Africa Ventures invests across the following sectors: Fintech, SaaS, E-commerce, Digital health, Edtech, Logistics, and Financial services, in the following areas: West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.