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Lateral Frontiers
AddedFeb 15, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
Lateral Frontiers

Lateral Frontiers

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Lateral Capital: A tech-enabled venture fund investing in transformative African businesses.

Location
New York City, NY, US
Founded
2017
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Lateral Frontiers is a technology-enabled venture fund focused on early and growth-stage opportunities in Africa. The firm invests in companies that provide foundational technologies across sectors such as financial services, healthcare, education, energy, agriculture, housing, logistics, and mobility. Their typical investment rounds include Series A, Seed, and Pre-Seed stages.

Notable portfolio companies include Mono, Pngme, and CNote Group. Lateral Frontiers is led by a team of experienced partners who are committed to long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs. Their investment philosophy emphasizes solving significant pain points profitably. The firm offers unique value-add services, including strategic guidance and market insights, to help portfolio companies scale effectively in the African market.

Lateral Frontiers - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments15
Current Portfolio Count8
Total Portfolio Exits1

Top Investment Stages

Series A6 (40.0%)
Seed5 (33.3%)
Pre-Seed2 (13.3%)
Convertible Note1 (6.7%)
Series Unknown1 (6.7%)

Stage Mix

Series A 40%Seed 33%Pre-Seed 13%Convertible Note 7%Series Unknown 7%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

Rhaeos logo

Rhaeos

CNote Group logo

CNote Group

Masa logo

Masa

Inovues logo

Inovues

Mono logo

Mono

Pngme logo

Pngme

Kountable logo

Kountable

Atlas Energy Systems logo

Atlas Energy Systems

SparkMeter logo

SparkMeter

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Lateral Frontiers - Classification

Also Known As
  • Lateral Capital LLC
NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end
Show 6 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
  • 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified