Pule Taukobong is a Founding Partner at CRE Venture Capital, where he manages deal flow, conducts due diligence. See sector focus and contact routes.
Pule Taukobong is a Founding Partner at CRE Venture Capital, where he manages deal flow, conducts due diligence, and sits on startup advisory boards, having previously founded Africa Angels Network and held investment roles at Investec in New York and South Africa. The firm focuses on seed and Series A stages, targeting technology-enabled startups in Sub-Saharan Africa with a thesis centered on fintech, healthcare, and mobile technology that address markets of at least $5 billion. CRE typically invests $2 million to $10 million per round, with an average seed check of $2.26 million, and often leads or co-leads deals through a global syndicate including Google, Tencent, and Y Combinator. Notable portfolio companies include Andela, Flutterwave, Yoco, and Angani, all early-stage African tech firms that have scaled across the continent. Taukobong is recognized as a pioneer in African tech ecosystems, named one of the “100 Most Influential Africans” in 2016, and frequently speaks at institutions like Harvard, NYU, and the Milken Institute on investing in African technology. He does not appear to have published public writing, but his distinctive viewpoin
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