Kenya · Investor

Savannah Fund

Last cheque observed Mar 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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VC firmQuiet

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAppMobileSmartphone

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque2790days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.2MRounds led0 of 9Sole investor3 roundsMostly inKenya, 22%
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Savannah Fund highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $25K

What they do

Pan-African Seed Fund & Accelerator Backing Africa’s boldest early-stage founders.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AppMobileSmartphone
Based in
Nairobi, Kenya
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Mar
    FlexclubSeed · ZA · TechCrunch$1.2MWith 2 others
  3. 2015

    2 rounds

  4. Feb
    ACE-Africa Courier ExpressSeed · NG$3.0MWith 2 others
  5. Feb
    AnganiSeed · KEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  6. 2014

    4 rounds

  7. Jun
    WyzeTalkSeries A · BW$750KWith 1 other
  8. Apr
    BiGx MediaSeed · GH$25KSole investor
  9. Apr
    UniSmartSeed · NZ$25KSole investor
  10. Mar
    AhonyaSeed · GHUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. 2012

    2 rounds

  12. Dec
    SafariDeskSeed · KE$25KSole investor
  13. Nov
    biNuSeries A · AU · pandodaily.com$4.3MWith 9 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 1 person 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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Savannah Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Africa Angels NetworkVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Savannah Fund put money into.

Flexclub$1.2M · Mar 2019

Quick answers about Savannah Fund

What does Savannah Fund invest in?

Savannah Fund invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as App, Mobile and Smartphone.

How active is Savannah Fund?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2019.

What has Savannah Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Flexclub (Seed, Mar 2019).

How big are Savannah Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.2M.

Does Savannah Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Savannah Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Kenya (22%), Ghana (22%) and South Africa (11%).

Is Savannah Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2019.

Who does Savannah Fund invest alongside?

Most often Africa Angels Network (2 rounds together).

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