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
- hello@sheba.ventures
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.