What does Persistent invest in?
Persistent invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Social, Sustainable Development Goals and Tech For Good.

Mauritius · Investor
Last cheque observed May 2026; 5 cheques on record.
VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $70M, Mar 2026
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1 cheques in the last 12 months
Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds
Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed
We are Africa's Climate Venture Builder. Persistent provides early stage capital and extensive operational support to exceptional entrepreneurs in underserved markets.From their own website
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The latest companies Persistent put money into.
Persistent invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Social, Sustainable Development Goals and Tech For Good.
5 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in May 2026.
Its most recent investments on record: Dodai (Series A, May 2026), EcoNetix (Feb 2024) and Beacon Power Services (Undisclosed round, Aug 2022).
The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $1.0M.
Yes: it led 2 of its 5 investments on record (40%).
Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.
Persistent is a VC firm based in Nairobi, Mauritius.
Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Mar 2026, reporting $70M raised.
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