# Persistent: portfolio, investments and team > Persistent is a vc firm based in Mauritius. 5 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/persistent (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Mauritius · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Persistent Last cheque observed May 2026; 5 cheques on record. Email VC firm Deploying now New fund $70M, Mar 2026 Pre-seed Seed Series A Social Sustainable Development Goals Tech For Good Follow Persistent and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fpersistent) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **178** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$12M** Cheque size, as they say **$250K – $1.0M** Rounds led **2 of 5** Sole investor **2 rounds** Pitch Persistent ## Persistent highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed ## What they do > 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 - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $250K – $1.0M as they say - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Social Sustainable Development Goals Tech For Good - **Based in:** Nairobi, Mauritius - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **May** **[Dodai](https://millionrounds.com/company/dodai)** Series A · ET · Disrupt Africa **$13M** With 11 others - **2024** 1 round - **Feb** **[EcoNetix](https://millionrounds.com/company/econetix)** Firms' own news pages **Undisclosed** *Led* - **2022** 1 round - **Aug** **[Beacon Power Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-power-services)** NG · Firms' own news pages **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2021** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[Altech](https://millionrounds.com/company/altech)** Series A · CD · Firms' own news pages **$10M** *Led* - **Jun** **[Candidate Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/candidate-labs)** Series B · Firms' own news pages **Undisclosed** With 4 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **27** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. New fund on file **$70M** raised in Mar 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 2 of 5 rounds **40%** - **Said size:** $250K – $1.0M - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** May 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *2* - Series B said *1* - Pre-seed said *-* - Seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 **Pitching Persistent?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Persistent put money into. [**Dodai** $13M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dodai)[**EcoNetix** Feb 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/econetix)[**Beacon Power Services** Aug 2022](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-power-services)[**Altech** $10M · Jul 2021](https://millionrounds.com/company/altech)[**Candidate Labs** Jun 2021](https://millionrounds.com/company/candidate-labs) ## Quick answers about Persistent ### 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. ### How active is Persistent? 5 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in May 2026. ### What has Persistent invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Dodai (Series A, May 2026), EcoNetix (Feb 2024) and Beacon Power Services (Undisclosed round, Aug 2022). ### How big are Persistent's cheques? The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $1.0M. ### Does Persistent lead rounds? Yes: it led 2 of its 5 investments on record (40%). ### Is Persistent investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### What kind of investor is Persistent? Persistent is a VC firm based in Nairobi, Mauritius. ### Has Persistent raised a new fund? Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Mar 2026, reporting $70M raised. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=persistent) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=persistent)