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FUNDING | LoftyInc Capital Closes $43 Million to Invest in Late-Seed Stage Startups Across Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and Francophone Africa
Pan-African venture capital firm, LoftyInc Capital, has announced the first close of $43 million for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund.
According to the VC, the fund is a late-seed focused investment vehicle that will drive growth for Africa’s most promising tech startups across key geographies, including:
The fund is coming at a time of a renewed call for home-grown solutions to the capital shortages facing African entrepreneurs as total funding raised declined by 29% in 2024.
Foreign investments also continue to pull out, most recently the MasterCard Foundation, which cut funding to African startups, not to mention funding cuts across the continent by USAID.
LoftyInc, operating in Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya, is one of the pioneering and most successful investors in Africa’s venture capital ecosystem with a portfolio of over 100 startups across the continent. It has backed notable startups including:
According to the VC, the Alpha Fund builds upon insights from earlier funds, emphasizing seed investments that empower entrepreneurs to create resilient businesses with scalable growth. It will focus on key sectors, including:
highlighting the diverse opportunities available across Africa.
The fund attracted a diverse and strategic investor base, including commitments from Middle Eastern and African sovereign wealth funds such as:
and others.
Development Financial Institutions (DFI) investors include:
The Fund is supported by returning limited partners, including:
have joined, reflecting a strong synergy between regional and global investors committed to advancing Africa’s tech ecosystem.