Commerce Ventures
Assets Under Management
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Ticket Size
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Portfolio Companies
4
Exits
0
Investment Thesis
Commerce Ventures stands out in Africa's investment landscape, specializing in Seed and Series B funding for frontier market startups. Their portfolio boasts market leaders like Smile Identity and Duplo, showcasing their commitment to scaling tech innovation across the continent.
Focus Sectors
PaymentsFinancial ServicesBlockchainIdentity ManagementInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsCryptocurrencyAppsCustomer ServiceB2B
Investment Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Portfolio Preview
A sample from 4 verified portfolio companies.
Rulebase
Rulebase automates fintech back-office tasks using AI agents for compliance, disputes, and quality assurance.
Conduit
Conduit enables businesses to simply and cheaply move money between Latin America, Africa, China and the US at scale.
Smile Identity
Smile Identity is an Africa-focused Identity Management that provides the best Africa-focused solutions.
Duplo
Duplo is modernizing payments for B2B companies in Africa.
Commerce Ventures: quick facts
- Which startups has Commerce Ventures invested in?
- Commerce Ventures has backed at least 4 African startups, including Rulebase, Conduit, Smile Identity and Duplo.
- What stages does Commerce Ventures invest in?
- Commerce Ventures invests at the Pre-seed, Seed, Series A and Series B stages.
- Which sectors does Commerce Ventures invest in?
- Its portfolio spans Payments, Financial Services, Blockchain, Identity Management, Information Technology and Mobile Payments.
