Investors Tracked
64 Entities
+18.4% YoYAcross 28 Jurisdictions
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African Space Investor Directory
Authoritative intelligence on venture capital firms, state wealth funds, development finance institutions (DFIs), angel syndicates, and corporate venture arms active in African NewSpace and geospatial infrastructure.
142 Verified Institutional & Angel InvestorsActive (Last 24 Months)
58 Funds
40.8% of the 142 verifiedDeployed follow-on / new checks
Investor Origins
23 Countries
8 African Governments14 Foreign Partner Blocs
African Space Exposure
$73.5M
37 verified funding rounds
Investor Country Distribution
Geographic headquarters of funds deploying into African space entities
South Africa19 Entities26.8%
United States (USA)9 Entities12.7%
United Kingdom (UK)5 Entities7.0%
France3 Entities4.2%
Luxembourg3 Entities4.2%
Kenya3 Entities4.2%
Nigeria3 Entities4.2%- Pan-African3 Entities4.2%
Sweden2 Entities2.8%
Netherlands2 Entities2.8%
Distribution by Investor Type
Classification of legal structure and fund mandate · the 10 loaded investors
- VC3 Entities30.0%
- PE2 Entities20.0%
- CVC1 Entity10.0%
- VC / CVC1 Entity10.0%
- VC / Syndicate1 Entity10.0%
- PE / Debt1 Entity10.0%
- DFI1 Entity10.0%
Regional Origination Share
Breakdown of capital source macro regions
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| Value | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 35 | 50.0% |
| Europe | 18 | 25.7% |
| N. America | 12 | 17.1% |
| Oceania | 2 | 2.9% |
| Asia | 2 | 2.9% |
| Mid East | 1 | 1.4% |
Governance Spectrum & Mandate
Commercial return vs developmental and impact orientation
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| Value | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial (VC/PE/Angels) | 48 | 67.6% |
| Government | 18 | 25.4% |
| DFIs & Intergovernmental | 4 | 5.6% |
| NGO & Philanthropic | 1 | 1.4% |
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Venture firms, DFIs, sovereign funds and angel networks investing in African space
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| S/No | Key Portfolio | Recent Relevant Deal | Portal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Naspers Foundry | CVC | Cape Town | Pan-African | Series A-B | EO & Agritech, AI | $2M – $10M | Aerobotics | Aerobotics Series B ($17.0M)Lead Equity Check | |
| 02 | Savant Venture Fund | VC | Cape Town | SADC / Domestic | Seed – Series A | CubeSats, Hardware | $250K – $1.5M | AstroficaHypernova | Astrofica Seed ($240K)First Institutional Check | |
| 03 | SoftBank Vision Fund 2 | VC / CVC | San Carlos / Tokyo | Global / Emerging | Series B+ | Downstream EO & Agritech | $15M – $50M | Apollo Agriculture | Apollo Agri Series B ($40.0M)Lead Investor Syndicate | |
| 04 | NewSpace Capital | PE | Luxembourg City | Global & Pan-African | Growth Stage | Optical Payloads, Hyperspectral | $5M – $20M | Simera Sense | Simera Sense Growth ($14.8M)Lead Institutional Round | |
| 05 | non sibi ventures | VC / Syndicate | New York | Emerging Markets & Africa | Pre-Seed – Seed | Space Software, LEO Constellations | $500K – $2.5M | Satlyt | Satlyt Seed ($8.0M)Lead Edge-Compute Tranche | |
| 06 | Knife Capital | VC | Cape Town | Pan-African & UK | Series A – Growth | Satellite Optics, Deep Tech | $1M – $5M | Simera Sense | Simera Sense GrowthCo-Lead & Board Seat | |
| 07 | Metier Private Equity | PE | Johannesburg | Sub-Saharan Africa | Growth & Infra | SatCom Backhaul, Telecoms | $10M – $40M | Africa Mobile Networks | AMN Growth Equity ($36.0M)Consortium Lead | |
| 08 | Futuregrowth Asset Management | PE / Debt | Cape Town | Southern Africa | High-Growth Equity | Satellite Hardware, Avionics | $1M – $5M | CubeSpace | CubeSpace Growth ($3.0M)Direct Equity Round | |
| 09 | Pale Blue Dot | VC | Malmö | Global / Pan-African | Pre-Seed & Seed | Climate Data, Environmental EO | $500K – $2M | Amini | Amini Pre-Seed ($2.0M)Co-Lead Climate Tranche | |
| 10 | U.S. DFC | DFI | Washington D.C. | Pan-African | Growth & Senior Debt | Rural Telecoms, Agri-Resilience | $5M – $25M | Apollo Agriculture | Apollo Agri Direct Debt ($9.5M)Senior Debt Facility |