Who invested in Nile?
Nile's investors include Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund, SV Angel, 8VC, Valor Equity Partners and IQ Capital, and 5 more on record. Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund led its latest round.
South Africa · Seed startup
3 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$198Mraised across 3 rounds since 2023, from 3 sources
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
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Nile's investors include Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund, SV Angel, 8VC, Valor Equity Partners and IQ Capital, and 5 more on record. Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund led its latest round.
Nile has raised $198M across 3 rounds since 2023.
Nile's most recent round, $11M, was in Jun 2025, led by Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund.
Nile's largest round on record is $175M (Series C), in Aug 2023.
Nile's first round on record, in Aug 2023, was backed by 8VC, Valor Equity Partners and IQ Capital and 3 others.
Nile's latest named round is a Seed, in Jan 2024.
Nile is based in South Africa.
Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund led the funding round in 2025.
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