Investors in Nigeria
43 investors headquartered in Nigeria are recorded here, among them 14 other investors, 12 venture capital firms, 10 private equity firms and 2 undefined. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Healthcare, Financial services and Fintech. The cities with most of them are Lagos (38). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Finance Corporation Power · Heavy Industry · Telecommunications · Technology |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| African Capital Alliance private equity · real estate · asset management |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| African Reinsurance Corporation insurance · reinsurance · financial markets |
Direct investor | Insurer | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Alitheia Capital Clean Energy · Healthcare · Technology · Waste Management & Recycling |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Series B | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Argentil energy · infrastructure · capital markets · high-growth sectors |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Limited Power & Energy Transition · Transport & Logistics · Digital Infrastructure · Water/Waste/Essential Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Bank of Industry Agro and Food Processing · Creative Industries · Engineering and Technology · Healthcare and Petrochemicals |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Blackaion Capital energy · mobility · healthcare · digital infrastructure |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Nigeria |
| CardinalStone Capital Advisers Agribusiness · Consumer Goods & Services · Industrials · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| CardinalStone Partners Limited SMEs · strategic sectors |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Cascador impact · social impact · business |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| CcHUB Growth Capital social innovation · technology · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Chapel Hill Denham infrastructure · renewable energy · student housing · affordable housing |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Co-creation Hub Education · Health · Creative Industries · Digital Security |
Direct + LP | Venture studio | Seed – Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| EchoVC Smart Planet · Health and Human Services · Emerging Fintech · The Next Frontier |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Lagos, Nigeria |
| FirstCheck Africa sector-agnostic · financial services · commerce · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Future Africa Fintech · Mobility · AgriTech · Payments |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Greenhouse Capital fintech · fintech-enabled |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Grene Capital real estate · infrastructure · energy · digital infrastructure |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Heirs Holdings Financial Services · Power · Energy · Real Estate & Hospitality |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| InfraCredit Power · Renewable Energy · Transportation · ICT/Telecom |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Ingressive Capital financial services · trade-tech · wellbeing · fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Kuramo Capital Management Financial Services · Agriculture · Technology · Power |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Lagos State Employment Trust Fund MSME · entrepreneurship · job creation |
Direct investor | Public fund | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| LoftyInc Capital Management tech-enabled solutions · everyday economy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Lagos, Nigeria |
| MBO Capital Healthcare · Real Estate · Power Infrastructure · Consumer Markets |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Microtraction sector agnostic |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nigeria Angel Investment Network all sectors |
Direct investor | Angel network | Seed – Growth | Nigeria |
| Octerra Capital technology · financial inclusion · healthcare · education |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Oui Capital Digital Commerce · E-commerce · Mobility/Logistics · Enterprise Software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Radix Capital Partners Limited financial services · infrastructure · energy · healthcare |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Sahel Capital food · agriculture · agribusiness |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| SME.NG renewable energy · agribusiness · digital technology · education |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Tassir Fund Equipment · Machinery · Vehicles · Trade |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| The Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship |
Direct investor | Other | Seed | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Trium Limited digital technology · financial technology · fintech · supply chain finance |
Direct + LP | Venture studio | Seed – Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| UAC of Nigeria PLC Paints · Logistics · Animal Feeds & Other Edibles · Quick Service Restaurants |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Nigeria |
| Uhuru Investment Partners middle-market companies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Nigeria |
| United Capital Plc Financial Services · Infrastructure · Power · Oil & Gas |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Ventures Platform FinTech · HealthTech · Logistics · Enterprise SaaS |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Nigeria |
| Verod Capital Management Consumer Staples · Consumer Discretionary · Financials · Materials |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| VestedWorld Agribusiness · Consumer Products and Services · Enabling Technologies |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Zedcrest Capital infrastructure · finance · social impact · education |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |