
Lateral Capital
Investment Thesis
Lateral Capital: Acclaimed VC empowering African tech startups through seed and Series A investments. Notable portfolio includes 4G Capital, Lynk Jobs, SeamlessHR. Their commitment to nurturing early-stage innovation sets them apart in the African investment landscape.
Portfolio Preview
A sample from 12 verified portfolio companies.

Carry1st
Carry1st leverages mobile technology to delight consumers and empower small businesses across Africa

Ejara
Ejara is a platform allowing French-speaking Africa to access various affordable investment offers: fractional shares, crypto and more.

Autochek
Autochek Africa is a Nigerian Automotive Technology startup that builds solutions aimed at enabling commerce within the automotive sector.
Mono
Mono is the easiest, fastest and better way to get access to your customers financial accounts.

Pngme
Pngme is a US-based African-focused financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform.

SeamlessHR
SeamlessHR is a Nigerian HR platform that helps organizations make the best of their people all over the world.
Lateral Capital: quick facts
- Which startups has Lateral Capital invested in?
- Lateral Capital has backed at least 12 African startups, including Carry1st, Ejara, Autochek, Mono, Pngme and 7 others.
- What stages does Lateral Capital invest in?
- Lateral Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Pre-seed and Series B stages.
- Which sectors does Lateral Capital invest in?
- Its portfolio spans FinTech, Financial Services, Mobile App, Information Services, Lending and Software.


