Sherpa Ventures

We're startup operators in Africa, backing startup founders in Africa. Tell us about a summit you wanna conquer at:

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

What a weekend with 10 incredible pre-seed founders from across Africa getting together for #SherpaBeachCamp - 2 jam packed days of real talk on everything from GTM to Ops to Partnerships led by growth stage founders + operators in Africa and investors from across the world! 🌍

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

As the year wraps up, awesome to see startup leaders like @ZachBijesse take the opportunity to digest the madness of 2022, recharge and plan for a potentially even crazier 2023.

So many Hippos in the same room! 🦛 🦛 🦛

[Zach Bijesse @ZachBijesse]

Our 2023 planning sessions are complete! Thank you to our managers for a very productive 5 days of strategizing and planning 🙏🏻🦛

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

@justingordon212 🙋🏿‍♂️🙋🏾‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏼‍♂️ micro-fund of African founders and operators backing pre-seed founders on the continent 🌍

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

We believe #diversity and a deep understanding of your launch market is absolutely critical to long term startup success.

We're so proud that 76% of our portfolio today have teams with local founders and 38% are teams with a full local founding team.

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

Energy ⚡️ access is core to a thriving economy and we're so proud to see @hohm_sa partner with @nedbank to deliver accessible solar ☀️ installations to households all across the country! #SherpaPortfolio
https://t.co/OnuMEwbdnh

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

@euniceajim We just did our first deal in Togo 🇹🇬 👋🏽

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

Welcome to the @withkoa squad @nickhargreaves! 🎉

[Nick Hargreaves @nickhargreaves]

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as CTO at Koa! https://t.co/42xJ91aaOl

[Wiza Jalakasi @wizaj]

Wanna help people in Africa save and earn more at a fast growing early stage fintech? The team at @withkoa is solving just that and they’re hiring 🥳

https://t.co/iqpGBGuKdZ

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

It’s a marathon climb to the summit y’all

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

@opeadeoye Of getting to work with incredible humans like you? Never. 🙌🏽

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

We’ve been inspired by the intentionality that team @withkoa has put into creating a supportive, inclusive workplace! Hear more from @Dkidanu1 about their approach at @baobabnetwork’s panel next week in Nairobi!

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

How crazy cool are the creatives connecting directly with their fans (you!) on @Hustle_Sasa! @m_eshie's designs are just so dope!

[Adikinyi Otsomo Kondo @otsomo_]

Hey guys 👋🏾

I'm happy to share that after much trial, I have set up an online store with @Hustle_Sasa. You can now get t-shirts of Franco Luambo, Dedan Kimathi and Tom Mboya and others from the BlackGoldOfTheSun series.
Thank you for your support.

https://t.co/3Gjx84jmwd

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

Do you know someone who runs a crazy efficient and world class dev shop in Nigeria? Hook them up with the @onepipe_inc offer a century 🤝

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

The best founders we know hang out with their customers a ton, putting a real person behind a user account, understanding what they really care about AND what their lunch order is! 😋

[Lotus @withlotus_]

On Saturday the 19th of March 2022, we had the pleasure of hosting some of our customers for the Koa Social, an event created for our customers where we get to know them better. 💪🏽

We had an amazing time! 🥰

The next event is coming soon, be on the look out. 👀

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

Catch one of our founding partners @aaronqfu IRL at @HBSABC's conference this weekend!

[Aaron Fu @aaronqfu]

Just a couple more days to go to the @HarvardHBS Africa Business Conference! Excited at how front and centre #startups and #venture will be and privileged to share a little bit about why the next couple years will be transformational for tech in Africa! 🚀 #HBSABC

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

Congratulations to @onepipe_inc x @fidelitybankplc on the launch of PayGatePlus! We can’t wait to see what this unlocks! 🤝 🚀

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

What can we say - we get to work with epic founders who just know how to set a room on 🔥 🤘🏼 🎸

[ATS Nairobi Feb 10 - 11, 2027 #ATSNBO - 9th Ed @AfricaTechSMT]

Part 2 - @sautisol on stage at @AfricaTechSMT - amazing #ATSNBO

[Disrupt Africa @DisruptAfrica]

Kenyan startup Money254 wins MIT Fintech Conference startup pitch competition https://t.co/bfqlyplQfw @money254HQ

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

Truth

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

So proud of team @money254HQ for coming out tops at @MIT #Fintech! @Locathain + @adamversprille’s vision for a @NerdWallet for Africa is gonna be epic. Thanks for letting us back you!

[Seamus Cassidy @seamuscassidy_]

In first place winning $30k was @money254HQ

They're building a Nerdwallet for Africa, which they estimate is a 4B opportunity.

Money 254 is creating a better way for over 600M adults in Africa to compare and apply for financial products, starting with Kenyan market.

[Sherpa Ventures @sherpafund]

Don’t miss @getMoneymie’s deep dive into the unique challenges (finances and beyond!) Africans face setting up in a new continent! 🎧

[Bonafide @just_bonafide]

Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! https://t.co/fhxuTv5FPV

Join us as we discuss the struggles immigrants face when settling in a new country. From making friends to getting a job to dating to paying bills to culture shock, bring all the banter!

See you there!