LoftyInc Capital
@LoftyIncVC
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US Based Fund Management Company, focused on backing the cutting edge, social impact innovators of Africa to the World #VentureCapital #VC
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Joined January 2021
LoftyInc Capital secures $43M first close for the Alpha Fund, backing Africa’s next wave of high-growth tech startups across fintech, logistics, AI, & more! 🌍💡 🔹 Backed by sovereign wealth funds, DFIs & global LPs, including @IFC_org , @FMO_development , @Proparco , @TheDGGF
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LoftyInc, one of Africa’s most active investors, known for early bets on unicorns like Flutterwave, Andela, and Wave, has raised a third fund.
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@LoftyIncVC is a pan-African VC firm investing in early to growth stage startups in fintech, healthtech, and climate tech. It recently closed a $43M Alpha Fund to expand its impact across the continent.
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Telling the @LoftyIncVC story is one that I have been proud to tell across this country and the #GlobalSouth. It makes me immensely PROUD. But I was reminded yesterday that I have to remember who I AM. I AM an investor who has been championing investment in Africa since
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On the 18th of November 2025, the National Universities Commission and @EyeCity Africa hosted a high-level roundtable discussion on strengthening entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in Nigerian higher education institutions. The convening brought together leaders from
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Key momements from @AESIS_summit panel on "Venture Debt: Africa’s Missing Middle?". The session examined how debt & equity are increasingly working hand-in-hand to fuel growth, offering founders a way to scale without excessive dilution. @LoftyIncVC @Delta40_Studio @VC4A_Africa
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My Egbons are anchoring tonight🫡 @bunmiakinyemiju - 65 angel 💰 - Flutterwave, MAX, Helium, Sabi, & Boxcommerce. Liquidity 🚀 @idrisayobello - 100+ angel 💰 with his fund, $43M first close in 2025, Realised exits in Andela, Flutterwave, & Moove https://t.co/emhcvfTB6G
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We are hosting our inaugural event in Houston, Texas on the sidelines to AfroTech. We have a unique focus on open learning dialogue and knowledge sharing. So…
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Every “overnight success” takes a few years in the making. We @LoftyIncVC backed @diveshnaidoo and his team at @Simulon back in early 2021 — and it’s been inspiring to watch them build quietly and patiently behind the scenes. Today, they step into the spotlight with their
Simulon is here. Studio-quality VFX, end-to-end, in one app for every skill level. Watch Rexy go from 3D to reality in his first short film “Rexy to the Rescue!” Made with Simulon on iPhone. Available now on the iOS App Store.
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Who’s really writing cheques for early-stage African startups? We have spotlighted 11 investors who are not just watching the ecosystem—they’re shaping it. From @Flat6Labs and @LaunchAfricaVC to @catalystfund, @LoftyIncVC, and @Norrsken22, here they are: https://t.co/Sh7oSSB0gE
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Discover the top 11 early-stage investors in Africa for 2025—backing startups with capital, networks, and growth opportunities.
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The @LoftyIncVC team is in Conakry this week for Guinea FinTech Week 2025 and Lome next week. Because our work is not only about the big markets. Rather, our work (even just our presence) in the more nascent, developing, and emerging frontier markets and ecosystems is so super
"Meet me in Conakry" from the Pacesetter series was my earliest introduction to Francophone West Africa covering the story of Sam and his friends traveling without papers across Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea Conakry and their gendarme encounters. Re-enacting that trip this week!
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Join our Founding Partner @idrisayobello as he delivers the Opening Keynote at the 2025 edition of BigTech Africa in Tunis on Tuesday September 9! He will be sharing lessons from our journey at LoftyInc Capital where we’ve backed 150+ bold startups across fintech, healthtech,
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"The most exciting investment opportunities in Nigeria and across Africa today are emerging at the intersection of necessity and innovation.” – Alyune Diop, LoftyInc Capital.
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Top African VC @IdrisAyoBello says currency devaluation across Africa isn't a problem—it's a feature His take? Smart investors turn Africa's currency volatility into competitive advantage Agree or disagree? Watch him explain how @LoftyIncVC does it 👇🏽 https://t.co/jxvf1Y87ut
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I recently joined @BloombergTV to discuss the challenges and opportunities for venture capital in Africa. As I shared in the conversation, at @LoftyIncVC Capital we believe FX volatility isn’t a bug — it’s a feature. Africa’s “messy” markets? That’s just another word for alive.
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Waymo fleet is proudly maintained by @moove_io founded by Nigerian founders and a portfolio company of @LoftyIncVC
https://t.co/uT9rLCys2N
@DrJoeAbah we may not be Ezemmuo, but tell Madam...we know things too (only small ones)
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Waymo partners with Moove, an African startup that offers vehicle financing to gig workers, to handle robotaxi service operations in Phoenix and Miami.
Driverless taxi in Beverly Hills but Madam was scared to enter. She asked “What if it is hacked and it carries us to where we don’t know?” 😂
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Think you can build digital commerce businesses in Africa without assets? Think again. Tune in to hear why @faithmight COO of @LoftyIncVC thinks that debt financing is the missing piece for asset heavy success.
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🇪🇬🇰🇪🇳🇬FUNDING | LoftyInc Capital Closes $43 Million to Invest in Late-Seed Stage Startups Across Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and Francophone Africa @LoftyIncVC, operating in Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya, is one of the pioneering and most successful investors in Africa’s venture capital
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@LoftyIncVC Capital Management has secured $43M in first close funding for its Alpha Fund focused on scaling Africa's most promising tech startups across Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and Francophone Africa. https://t.co/v5JtWib2Ur
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LoftyInc Capital Management has reached a significant milestone with a $43 million first close for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund. This late-seed investment vehicle targets Africa’s most promis…
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Congratulations to @LoftyIncVC Capital on this impressive milestone! @listingcapital look forward to potential future partnerships as we finalize the Africa startup initiative.
@LoftyIncVC Capital secures $43M to fuel African startups! With its new @LoftyIncVC Alpha Fund, the VC firm shifts focus to late-seed & Series A funding, bridging the gap for startups in Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt & Francophone Africa. Is this the boost African startups need? 💡👇
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@LoftyIncVC raises $43 million for entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Kenya and Francophone Africa
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@LoftyIncVC Capital, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has announced the first close of its third fund, LoftyInc Alpha, at $43 million, targeting late-seed and Series A startups across Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and Francophone Africa. https://t.co/7WvC9KumJf
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