Launch Africa Ventures is a Pan-African fund focused on bridging the funding gap for early-stage, technology-driven startups from Seed to Series A. The firm invests in B2B and B2B2C companies with strong management teams addressing significant problems across the African continent. Their investment rounds typically range from Pre-Seed to Seed stages, supporting startups with the potential to scale and create meaningful impact.
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Kamohelo (“Kamo”) is a portfolio associate at Launch Africa in Johannesburg. His experience includes growth equity, corporate finance, and impact investing at Hlayisani Capital, Valeo Capital, and WIBC, founding a patented consumer electronics business, and portfolio management.
Kartik Sharma is Portfolio Manager at Launch Africa Ventures. His primary workflows include managing LAVFI assets, supporting portfolio founders, and generating liquidity from top assets.
Michael is an Investment Manager at Launch Africa Ventures and is based across Kenya, Ghana, and Mauritius. He’s involved in capital raising & allocation, strategic partnership development, as well as portfolio management for the Fund’s 140+ ventures, spread in 20+ African countries.
Mohamed is a Sudanese and first-generation American Venture Partner at Launch Africa. He focuses on deal sourcing, ecosystem and investor relationships, represents the firm across the world, and heads its presence in North Africa.
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Launch Africa is a Pan-African VC fund focused on seed and pre-Series A investments in Africa. It backs startups across multiple sectors, regions, and products and has a decade-long track record of venture building with founding teams in Africa.