Mercy Corps Ventures

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Impact investing arm of Mercy Corps: pre-seed and seed investments in start-ups building resilience for underserved populations in Sub-Saharan Africa (inclusive fintech, agriculture, energy, climate adaptation).

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: 2 M$ – 8 M$, median 5 M$ (2 disclosed amounts); Stated ticket : 100 k$ – 1 M$
Countries: Cameroon (1), Mali (1), Nigeria (1)
Activities: Agritech (1), Commercial & industrial energy (1), Insurtech (1)
Instruments: Equity (3)
Stages: Pre-Seed (2), Seed (1), Series A (1)
Recent activity: 2 deals in 12 months, latest Jun 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Sectors: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis
Countries: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis
Ticket: 0% of its deals within its stated thesis

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket: 100 k$ – 1 M$
Instruments: Equity
Preferred sectors: Fintech, Agribusiness, Energy, Financial services
Target geographies: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Central Africa
Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals): Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Website: https://www.mercycorpsventures.vc/

Reference deals

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OKO

June 2026 · Mali

SeedUndisclosed amountEquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Jambaar Capital

Activity : Insurtech

Instrument : Seed investment · Vehicle : Jambaar Capital Fund I

Insurtech providing index-based and parametric agricultural insurance to smallholder farmers.

Why they invested

Make agricultural insurance accessible to smallholders
Use mobile money for faster payouts
Address agricultural climate risks
Leverage embedded distribution through MFIs, agribusinesses and input suppliers

Co-investors Catalyst Fund

Source : linkedin.comN1 · Primary source

PowerLabs

April 2026 · Nigeria

Pre-SeedUndisclosed amountEnergyCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Breega

Activity : Commercial & industrial energy

PowerLabs builds Pai Enterprise, an AI-enabled energy orchestration platform that coordinates in real time the distributed energy sources (grid, generators, solar, batteries) of businesses across Nigeria and West Africa.

Why they invested

Intelligent orchestration is essential to solving Africa's energy reliability challenge (Tosin Faniro-Dada, Breega)
Commercial and industrial customers with an immediate energy-cost problem

Team

Tobechukwu (Tobe) Arize — CEO, Co-Founder
David Adebiyi — CTO, Co-Founder

Co-investors Catalyst Fund, Kaleo Ventures

Source : launchbaseafrica.com

MazaoHub

September 2025 · Tanzania

Pre-Seed2 M$EquityAgribusinessCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Catalyst Fund

Activity : Agritech

Tanzanian agri-tech startup MazaoHub has raised USD 2 M in an oversubscribed pre-seed round to expand its AI-powered, climate-smart farming platform across Africa.

Co-investors Impacc, Livelihood Impact Fund, Nordic Impact Fund

Source : weetracker.com

Ejara

November 2022 · Cameroon

Series A8 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Anthemis

Activity : Épargne et investissement crypto

Instrument : Série A de 8 M USD co-menée par Anthemis et Dragonfly

Cameroonian crypto savings and investment app active in nine francophone countries.

Co-investors Bpifrance, Circle Ventures, CoinShares Ventures, Dragonfly (Co-Lead), Emurgo, HashKey Group, Lateral Capital, Moonstake

Source : innovation-village.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : Innovation Village

In short

Mercy Corps Ventures invests tickets ranging from 100 k$ to 1 M$, across the following sectors: Fintech, Agribusiness, Energy, and Financial services, in the following areas: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and Central Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.

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