Kaleo Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that seeks to invest equity in 50+ faith-aligned entrepreneurs across Africa each year. Kaleo currently has a portfolio of over 30 early-stage tech companies across the continent.
We seek to fund entrepreneurs who will build a company with a strong culture that reflects excellence and their faith.
We believe that profits are a good and necessary by-product of solving a core need and delighting your customers.
- We provide access to a broad network of later-stage mentorship and peer community in the tech ecosystems across Africa and the U.S.
We leverage our US and European VC relationships to assist our portfolio companies in accessing downstream capital.
DEAL CRITERIA
We fund companies:
At the pre-seed stage
In any sector
In any geography across Africa
With multiple founders and at least one technical co-founder
Both pre and post-revenue
We want founders who:
Are scrappy and take initiative
Want to chart an early path to profitability to control their own destiny as a company
Desire to build a strong company culture that exemplifies their faith through excellence
Are building a product that solves a true need and delights customers
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
ANDREW FIRMAN, CFA
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
HENRY KAESTNER
Co-Founder and Partner
IRETIMIPO KUKOYI
Partner
