Zachariah George is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Launch Africa Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Zachariah George is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Launch Africa Ventures, Africa’s most active early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Ebene, Mauritius. Before launching the firm, he co-founded Startupbootcamp AfriTech and spent a decade on Wall Street doing M&A at Lehman Brothers and Barclays. His investment thesis targets early-stage B2B and B2B2C tech-driven startups across 20+ African countries, focusing on solving the continent’s seed-to-Series A funding gap. Typical check sizes are not publicly specified, but the firm operates a $36.3 million fund and is known for active early-stage participation, often leading rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Flutterwave, Kuda (also referred to as Kudabank), and Mono, with George also holding personal angel stakes in over 50 startups including these. George has described Launch Africa as a “frontier pan-African fund” addressing significant funding gaps in Africa’s seed and Series A landscape, and he emphasizes mentorship and diversity alongside capital.
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