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About The Fund

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures is a $60 million pan-African venture capital firm investing in tech-enabled, growth-stage companies. We provide not only capital but also operational expertise through our local resources via a joint venture with Verod Capital, and opportunities for exit through our affiliation with Japan, primarily through our LPs, which are mostly Japanese companies.

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What We Invest In

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  • Infrastructure

    Tech-enabled infrastructure to fill the gap for pain points

    • Gaps in “traditional” infrastructure .e.g. banking, logistics, insurance
    • Gaps in the provision of what should be public goods e.g. education, ambulance services
    • Addressing “diseconomies” of scale / barriers to scaling
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  • Inefficiency Solver

    Innovations to solve the inefficiencies for existing African industries/businesses

    • Fragmentation and disaggregated markets e.g in supply chains and markets
    • Unaffordable or context inappropriate solutions e.g. diagnostics, route to consumer, bridging gaps in the “informal” economy
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  • Home-grown Innovation

    Home-grown innovation catering to emerging African lifestyles and consumption trends

    • Increasing demand for local content
    • Growing and diverse consumer base with new needs that are not being served
    • Import substitution opportunity
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More on the Fund

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures is a $60 million pan-African venture capital firm investing in tech-enabled, growth-stage companies. We provide not only capital but also operational expertise through our local resources via a joint venture with Verod Capital, and opportunities for exit through our affiliation with Japan, primarily through our LPs, which are mostly Japanese companies.

History of the Fund

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) was founded through a partnership between Verod Capital Management and Kepple Africa Ventures. Launching a $60 million fund, VKAV focuses on tech-enabled, growth-stage companies across Africa, attracting notable institutional investors primarily from Japan. The fund targets Inefficiency Solvers, Homegrown Innovation, and Infrastructure, driving sustainable growth and transformative impact.