At a Glance
Ingressive Capital is a leading Africa-focused venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Maya Horgan Famodu, a Nigerian-American entrepreneur and investor. The firm has established itself as a prominent early-stage investor across the African continent, with particular strength in West and East Africa. Ingressive Capital typically writes checks between $50K to $500K in pre-seed and seed rounds, focusing on technology startups that address large market opportunities across Africa. The firm has been instrumental in supporting the growth of Africa's fintech ecosystem, with notable investments in payment companies like Paystack (acquired by Stripe) and Flutterwave. Beyond fintech, they invest across SaaS, consumer technology, edtech, and digital health sectors. Maya Horgan Famodu's leadership and the firm's pan-African approach have made Ingressive Capital a key bridge between African entrepreneurs and global capital markets, while also fostering connections within the African diaspora.
“Provides first checks to exceptional African founders building technology companies that can scale across the continent and globally.”
Ingressive Capital primarily invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages. This means they focus on companies that are at the earliest idea or prototype phase.
Ingressive Capital is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Ingressive Capital focuses on investments in Fintech, SaaS, Consumer, EdTech, Digital Health. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Ingressive Capital's typical investment check size ranges from $100K to $500K. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
Ingressive Capital manages approximately $50M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.