Five35 Ventures
Overview
Five35 Ventures is a Pan-African venture capital firm dedicated to investing in female-focused, early-stage technology startups across Africa. The firm aims to unlock capital and growth opportunities for these startups, addressing the significant financing gap for women entrepreneurs on the continent. By focusing on female-led or female-impacted businesses, Five35 Ventures seeks to catalyze economic growth and empowerment through technology and innovation. The firm's investment strategy targets seed and Series A stages, with typical investments ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. Five35 Ventures operates across multiple sectors, including technology, financial services, healthcare, agriculture, logistics, and climate innovation. The firm emphasizes a diversified portfolio, engaging with female-led, female-managed, and female-impacted companies to drive meaningful change and deliver superior returns to investors. Five35 Ventures is committed to providing not only capital but also strategic support to its portfolio companies. Through its partnership with WomHub, a comprehensive ecosystem builder for women in STEM in Africa, the firm offers access to a network of global advisors, mentors, and partners. This collaboration ensures that investee companies receive the necessary resources and guidance to scale effectively and sustainably, contributing to the broader goal of empowering women entrepreneurs across the continent.
Investment Focus
- Female-led or female-impacted tech startups
- Early-stage (Seed and Series A)
- Focus on sectors improving quality of life through technology
- Female-focused (owned, managed, or serving)
- Seed stage (MRR approximately $10K)
- Tech-enabled (sector agnostic)
- Pan-African
- B2B or B2B2C
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Five35 Ventures invest in?
Five35 Ventures invests in Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Real Estate and Telecommunications, and is based in Ebene, Mauritius. Five35 Ventures is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Five35 Ventures invest at?
Five35 Ventures backs companies at Seed, Early Stage and Series A, writing cheques of 500K - 2M.
Which regions does Five35 Ventures invest in?
Five35 Ventures invests across Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and South Africa.
Who are the partners at Five35 Ventures?
Team members listed for Five35 Ventures include Hema Vallabh (Founding Partner).
What companies has Five35 Ventures invested in?
Five35 Ventures's portfolio includes Shuttlers, Zuri Health, BuuPass, Kasha, Motherbeing, Complete Farmer, Bitmama and Africa Foresight Group.
How do I contact Five35 Ventures?
Five35 Ventures's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
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