Launch Africa Ventures

Accelerating Africa's Digital Future: Welcoming Anthony Moore as Chairman of the Launch Africa Mezzanine Impact Fund! At Launch Africa Ventures, we're on a mission to power the continent’s innovators, investing in the tech companies driving Africa's transformation. We're thrilled to welcome Anthony Moore as the Chairman of our Mezzanine Impact Fund! With a storied career at Goldman Sachs and leadership roles globally, Anthony is set to propel our vision forward. He’ll be leading the charge in providing growth capital to African and GCC tech companies, unlocking opportunities for M&A, market expansion, and MBOs—all while ensuring equity stays in the hands of African founders. Our Mezzanine Impact Fund is more than just capital. We're addressing Africa's $400bn+ funding gap at the growth stage, with a strong commitment to ESG principles. This means financing growth that fosters job creation, promotes gender equality, and drives sustainable development across the continent. With Anthony and our dynamic debt solutions team, we’re gearing up to scale Africa's most impactful businesses. Beyond financial support, we're offering strategic guidance to enhance governance, optimize operations, and diversify offerings. Join us on this transformative journey as we continue building a generation of innovators leading Africa's digital revolution. Anthony Moore Launch Africa Ventures #Africa #InvestInAfrica #TechForGood #DigitalAfrica #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #JobCreation #Sustainability #ESG #MezzanineFinancing Launch Africa Ventures: As a tier-1 Pan-African Venture Capital Company, we’ve invested in 150+ tech companies across 23 African countries, with over $55 million in investments over the past three years.

Accelerating Africa's Digital Future: Welcoming Anthony Moore as Chairman of the Launch Africa Mezzanine Impact Fund! At Launch Africa Ventures, we're on a mission to power the continent’s innovators, investing in the tech companies driving Africa's transformation. We're thrilled to welcome Anthony Moore as the Chairman of our Mezzanine Impact Fund! With a storied career at Goldman Sachs and leadership roles globally, Anthony is set to propel our vision forward. He’ll be leading the charge in providing growth capital to African and GCC tech companies, unlocking opportunities for M&A, market expansion, and MBOs—all while ensuring equity stays in the hands of African founders. Our Mezzanine Impact Fund is more than just capital. We're addressing Africa's $400bn+ funding gap at the growth stage, with a strong commitment to ESG principles. This means financing growth that fosters job creation, promotes gender equality, and drives sustainable development across the continent. With Anthony and our dynamic debt solutions team, we’re gearing up to scale Africa's most impactful businesses. Beyond financial support, we're offering strategic guidance to enhance governance, optimize operations, and diversify offerings. Join us on this transformative journey as we continue building a generation of innovators leading Africa's digital revolution. Anthony Moore Launch Africa Ventures #Africa #InvestInAfrica #TechForGood #DigitalAfrica #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #JobCreation #Sustainability #ESG #MezzanineFinancing Launch Africa Ventures: As a tier-1 Pan-African Venture Capital Company, we’ve invested in 150+ tech companies across 23 African countries, with over $55 million in investments over the past three years.

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Today, we are excited to announce our series A funding round. First, I would like to thank our customers who continually inspire and push us to do more and become better. Thank you to the incredible Workpay team. This milestone is a testament to your dedication to the work we do. Jackson Kibigo and I are eternally grateful. Thank you to our new partners Norrsken22 (lead), Visa, and Plug and Play Tech Center. To our existing investors taking part in the round—Y Combinator, Saviu Ventures, Axian Group, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, and Acadian Ventures—we appreciate your continued support over the years! We're just getting started—exciting things ahead! You can read more about the round here: https://lnkd.in/dRYC2RB8

🚀 We are proud to be part of Climate Impact Partners' new program, which aims to rapidly scale novel carbon removal technologies.   💡 This program will enable companies to channel finance towards innovative carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions, including Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, to meet global climate targets.   🤝We believe collaboration is key to tackling the climate crisis, and this partnership is a major step forward. By joining forces with Climate Impact Partners, we will gain access to valuable resources that will propel our efforts in advancing and scaling our DAC technology.   🔗 We look forward to our journey with Climate Impact Partners as we work together to restore our planet. Ready to join us? Find out more about the program and how you can get involved here: https://bit.ly/3YvyCPl #DAC #ClimateInnovation #Sustainability

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Celebrating a Milestone with Meta: LyRise's Journey with Llama 2 🙌 Our latest innovation just got even more exciting—LyRise is in the spotlight! After we released a new LLM feature yesterday that instantly matches you with AI talent, I'm thrilled to share some incredible news with our community! LyRise was recently featured in a blog post by Meta, highlighting our innovative use of their Llama 2 model to enhance our talent-as-a-service (TaaS) platform. Recognized by Meta, our AI-driven talent platform matches you with your dream AI & Data team in less than 8 minutes: 🏁 ✅ Transforming talent matching: Llama 2 has drastically improved our talent-as-a-service (TaaS) platform, especially in text summarization and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). ✅ Cutting time-to-hire by 50%: Llama 2 enabled faster, more accurate candidate matching, leading to quicker hires for our clients. ✅ Open-source power: Leveraging the open-source nature of Llama 2, we rapidly advanced from MVP to a strong beta version. Have you tried it yet !? ✅ Eyes on the future with Llama 3: We're eager to explore Llama 3’s potential, especially for its advanced contextual and multilingual features. We’re excited about the future of AI talent matching and proud to contribute to this dynamic ecosystem—stay tuned, we’re just getting started! Proud also to have our Tech/AI lead superstar being quoted in this blog with his dev team, couldn’t have been here without you Mohamed Rashad PS: The timing of the post made this a great birthday gift from Meta 🎂 💙 Check out the blog post link in the comments below 👇

 🚀 New Investment Alert! 🚀 Exciting news! Kredete has officially joined our esteemed portfolio at Launch Africa Ventures! 💳 What they do: Kredete is revolutionizing access to credit in Africa through a digital lending marketplace that seamlessly connects borrowers and lenders. Their all-in-one lending infrastructure is designed specifically for lenders, streamlining the entire process from loan application, AI-driven decisioning, disbursement, to repayment and collection. Kredete’s data-driven approach reduces risk, increases profitability, and ensures a smooth lending experience for all parties. 🌍 Why we invested: Kredete is tapping into a vast $360 billion credit gap across Africa, positioning itself to capture a significant market share. By enabling banks and traditional lenders to digitize their loan offerings and customer engagement, Kredete is addressing critical financial needs across the continent. Their innovative platform is not just transforming lending; it's paving the way for financial inclusion and economic growth in Africa. 📈 Stay tuned for updates on Kredete as they continue to empower individuals and businesses across Africa with access to credit! #LaunchAfricaVentures #Investment #DigitalLending #FinancialInclusion #AfricaInnovation

We are excited to announce our partnership with Microsoft, 1871, and Accenture via our acceptance into the 2024 cohort of the 1871 Summer Innovation Lab held in Chicago, USA. Read the Logistify AI announcement: https://lnkd.in/dRhCaWQU Read the 1871 announcement: https://lnkd.in/g_bAvYYu #GenerativeAI #SupplyChain #1871 #ChicagoTech