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Sheba Ventures

About Sheba Ventures

A venture firm built by operators, for the founders others overlook.

Backing bold founders building across Africa, the diaspora and beyond.

Our story

Named for a queen who traded across continents.

Sheba Ventures began with a simple observation: some of the most capable founders we knew were building between worlds (raised in one market, educated in another, solving problems in a third) and were too often misunderstood by investors in all of them.

Our partners have built, operated and sold companies in payments, logistics and health. We started investing our own capital as angels, then formalised the firm in London to back founders systematically from their first institutional round.

Today we manage capital on behalf of entrepreneurs, family offices and institutions who share our belief that the next generation of category-defining companies will come from places the industry has historically ignored.

Mission

To be the first institutional partner for exceptional founders building across Africa and the diaspora, and to deliver outstanding returns for the investors who back them.

Values

What we stand for

  • Founders first

    We earn our place on the cap table every day. Fast answers, honest feedback and no surprises.

  • Earned insight

    We back founders with a hard-won understanding of their customer, not just a big market slide.

  • Global by default

    Great companies are built between markets. We help founders bridge London, Lagos, Nairobi and Addis Ababa.

  • Long-term stewardship

    We act with integrity for our founders and our investors alike, and we measure ourselves over decades.

Where we invest

Three regions, one network

Sectors of focus: fintech, climate and energy, health, AI and software, commerce and logistics, and agritech.

  • 01

    East Africa

    Ethiopia · Kenya · Rwanda · Uganda · Tanzania

  • 02

    West Africa

    Nigeria · Ghana · Senegal · Côte d'Ivoire

  • 03

    United Kingdom & Europe

    Diaspora-founded companies building for global or frontier markets

Company details

The legal bits

Legal name
Sheba Ventures Ltd
Private limited company, England & Wales
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 7732 727296

Building something ambitious?

We read every application and reply to every founder. If you're raising pre-seed to Series A, we'd love to hear from you.