Sherpa Africa Partners

Sherpa Africa Partners is a Nairobi-based seed and Series A venture capital firm focused on technology companies across Sub-Saharan Africa across all sectors, providing early institutional capital to founders building fintech, enterprise software, and consumer technology businesses. The firm invests with initial checks from $250,000 to $2 million. Portfolio companies include OnePipe, the Nigerian open banking and financial infrastructure platform; and Zumi, the Kenyan fashion and beauty e-commerce marketplace. Note: the following row in the source directory lists Sherpa Ventures as a separate entity also based in Nairobi with a similar profile; the relationship between Sherpa Africa Partners and Sherpa Ventures should be clarified. Beyond its original investments, the portfolio includes additional African technology companies.