At a Glance
Prosus Ventures is the venture capital arm of Prosus N.V., a global consumer internet group and technology investor that spun out from South African media giant Naspers in 2019. The firm operates as one of the world's largest technology investors, with a portfolio that spans across emerging and developed markets. Prosus Ventures focuses on backing high-growth companies in sectors where they have deep operational expertise, including food delivery, online classifieds, payments, fintech, and educational technology.
The firm's investment approach is heavily informed by Prosus's operational experience running large-scale consumer internet businesses. They typically invest in companies from Series A through growth stages, leveraging their global platform to help portfolio companies scale internationally. Notable investments include their early stake in Tencent (now worth over $100 billion), leading positions in food delivery giants like Delivery Hero and Swiggy, and significant investments in edtech platforms and fintech companies across multiple geographies.
What distinguishes Prosus Ventures is their ability to provide not just capital but also operational support through their extensive network and experience operating consumer internet businesses at scale across diverse markets. The team combines local market expertise with global resources, making them particularly attractive to entrepreneurs building category-defining companies in emerging markets.
“Invests in high-growth consumer internet companies across food delivery, online classifieds, payments, and edtech markets globally, particularly in emerging markets.”
Prosus Ventures primarily invests at the Series B+ stage. This means they focus on companies that are at various stages of growth.
Prosus Ventures is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Prosus Ventures focuses on investments in Consumer, Fintech, EdTech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Prosus Ventures manages approximately $5B+ in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.