WE IDENTIFY, PARTNER & GROW EXTRAORDINARY AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS

AFRICAN

We are an African venture capital fund, for world-class African entrepreneurs run by seasoned African investors. Our missionis clear: identify, partner and grow extraordinary entrepreneurs that leverage technology, data, and innovative business models to fuel Africa’s growth and potential.

About us

We dont just invest; we immerse ourselves in the entrepreneurial journey by actively supporting our portfolio companies and management partners with their GROW objectives through strategic guidance, operational expertise, network introductions, good governance practices and follow on growth capital investment where required. We have partnered with one of Africa’s largest financial services institutions to bring seasoned capital, diverse thinking, deep industry expertise, and an entrepreneurial spirit to our partners.

Our partners

We are a senior, diverse team with deep industry expertise. Our ambitions and philosophies align with the pioneers we support.Our commitment to diversity extends beyond ownership – it's ingrained in our thinking, fostering an environment where different perspectives fuel success.

What we look for

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Industry focus

AlphaCode Venture Partners focuses on financial services (banking and payments, lending, insurance, savings and investments, asset management), and tangential industries (education, health and agriculture), where there may be an embedded financial services value proposition or application.

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Geography

We invest in framework-driven, focused African markets that have either large or emerging, fast-growing financial services industries and enabling macro-economic and regulatory dynamics. Target businesses are headquartered/registered in Africa (primarily South Africa); or are domiciled elsewhere but have a strategic focus, market footprint and/or operational capability in Africa; or are African businesses with regional and/or global relevance

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Business life-stage

Our focal point is early-stage business, that are post-revenue, have demonstrated product-market fit, and are on a path for scale.

If you believe you meet these criteria and would like to meet with us, please submit your pitch deck to info@alphacodevp.com

OUR IMPACT

AlphaCode Venture Partners is committed to helping create a more sustainable and equitable future by identifying, partnering and growing companies that contribute to this shared goal. This can be demonstrated by achievements of the current portfolio businesses:

28k African diabetic patients served

The Guidepost platform served 28k African diabetic
patients marking a 19% reduction in hospitalisation costs with measurably improved health outcomes

$1.2bn loans provided

Students from emerging markets ($100m to African students) to study at the world’s top universities by Prodigy Finance radically changing these student’s lives and the lives of their families back home

160m banking transactions protected p/m

Entersekt’s technology across 20m bank accounts in Africa,
a critical enabler of financial inclusion by
engendering trust in the financial services system 

12k African SMEs funded

12k African SMEs funded and $250m of working capital loans provided by Merchant Capital, fuelling business growth and expansion