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Quona Capital

Public data, unclaimed profile

Capital-risque dédié à l'inclusion financière dans les marchés émergents : fintechs et finance intégrée.

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
1.6 M$ – 83 M$, median 9.2 M$ (4 disclosed amounts)
Countries
Kenya (2), South Africa (2)
Activities
Enterprise software (SaaS) (1), Martech and communications platforms (1), Money transfer and remittances (1)
Instruments
Equity (4)
Stages
Series A (2), Growth (1), Seed (1)
Recent activity
1 deal in 12 months, latest Aug 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

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  • Countries: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket
8.4 M$*
Instruments
Equity
Preferred sectors
Fintech, Financial services, SaaS
Target geographies
West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
SeedSeries AGrowth

Reference deals

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

Jem

August 2026 · South Africa
Series A8.4 M$EquitySaaSLead

Activity : Enterprise software (SaaS)

South African workforce management startup Jem has raised USD 8.4 M in Series A funding led by Quona Capital, with participation from University Technology Fund, E4E, Next176/FutureGrowth, and angel investors including former Old Mutual CEO Iain Williamson.

Co-investors E4E Africa, Futuregrowth Asset Management, University Technology Fund

Source : weetracker.com

Sukhiba

August 2024 · Kenya
Seed1.55 M$EquitySaaSCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside EQ2 Ventures

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

Source : techinafrica.com

Verto

September 2021 · Kenya
Series A10 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside P1 Ventures

Activity : Money transfer and remittances

Verto is a B2B payments platform enabling SMEs to pay suppliers across multiple currencies and emerging markets.

Why they invested

  • Improve interoperability between African currencies
  • Facilitate cross-border payments for SMEs
  • Build B2B payments infrastructure for emerging markets

Co-investors Middle East Venture Partners, TMT Investments, Treasury, Unicorn Growth Capital, Zrosk Investment Management

Source : techcrunch.com

Yoco

July 2021 · South Africa
Growth83 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Partech Africa

Activity : Payments and mobile money

Vehicle : Partech Africa

Yoco provides a payment and business software platform for South African small businesses, processing over $1 billion in annual card payments.

Why they invested

  • Digitizing point-of-sale payments for African SMEs
  • Existing investor since the 2018 Series B
  • Over 150,000 merchants served in South Africa

Co-investors 4DX Ventures, Breyer Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, HOF Capital, Orange Ventures, Raba Partnership, TO Ventures, Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures

Source : partechpartners.comN1 · Primary source

In short

Quona Capital invests tickets ranging from 8.4 M$ to 8.4 M$, across the following sectors: Fintech, Financial services, and SaaS, in the following areas: West Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.