# Series A investors in Nigeria (2026 list)

> 44 series A investors in Nigeria, 82% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, SV Angel. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-investors-in-nigeria (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Series A investors in Nigeria

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series A round raised by a company in Nigeria in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**44** investors on the list *-7* this week

**2,093** cheques in 12 months *-17%* against the market

**$15M** median round they joined *+87%* against the market median

**82%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**50%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,349** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **445** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **328** **$9.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **314** **$29M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **261** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [Rebel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **201** **$2.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **154** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **110** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [Seedstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedstars) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **88** **$1.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) *Deploying now* Institutional LP · United States **60** **$21M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [GFR Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gfr-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **56** **$4.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 19 [Ventures Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventures-platform-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Nigeria **45** **$2M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 20 [Leblon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leblon-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **27** **$9.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Jared Leto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-leto) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **23** **$63M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 22 [Novastar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **10** **$24M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [Goodwell Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwell-investments) *Deploying now* Private equity · Netherlands **8** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Kaleo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaleo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **8** **$1.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Norfund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norfund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Norway **8** **$35M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen

**19 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)
- **3** Nov **[Agrani Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)** $108M *With* [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)
- **3** Nov **[Applied Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)** Other · $350M *With* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)
- **2** Nov **[Lumaril](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumaril)** Series A · $66M *With* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)
- **31** Oct **[OpenAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/openai)** Other · $20B *With* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)

## Stages This Year

1,803 rounds

- Venture **25%**
- Seed **16%**
- Series A **16%**
- Pre-seed **16%**
- Series B **7%**
- Other **19%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **872**
- Big Data & Analytics **116**
- Fintech **113**
- Healthcare **86**
- Financial Services **70**
- Biotech **65**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

664 Q1 25

666 Q2 25

703 Q3 25

659 Q4 25

669 Q1 26

609 Q2 26

439 Q3 26

95 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Early stage investors in United States 3,774](https://millionrounds.com/lists/early-stage-investors-in-united-states)
- [Series A investors in United States 2,305](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-investors-in-united-states)
- [Seed investors in United States 2,252](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-in-united-states)
- [Series B investors in United States 1,647](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-investors-in-united-states)
- [Growth investors in United States 1,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-investors-in-united-states)
- [Early stage investors in United Kingdom 1,166](https://millionrounds.com/lists/early-stage-investors-in-united-kingdom)
- [Series C investors in United States 967](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-investors-in-united-states)
- [Pre-seed investors in United States 774](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-investors-in-united-states)
- [Seed investors in United Kingdom 692](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-in-united-kingdom)

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## Reading for founders at Series A

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales Trish Bertuzzi · 2016 4.18 from 696 ratings on Goodreads First sales Hiring and culture About the book Raise your hand if your company needs more new customers. I suspect your hand is (figuratively) up. This book is about not just growth, but high-growth, explosive-growth, the kind of growth that weather satellites can see from space. The success of any business-to-business… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Daniel Coyle · 2017 4.24 from 37,412 ratings on Goodreads Hiring and culture Leading and managing About the book What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&stage=series_a).

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## Quick answers about series A investors in Nigeria

### Who are the most active series A investors in Nigeria?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, SV Angel, Founders Fund and Google for Startups.

### How many series A investors in Nigeria are there?

44 are on record. 82% made an investment in the last 12 months and 50% have led a round.

### Which stages do series A investors in Nigeria back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (23%).

### How big are the rounds series A investors in Nigeria join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $9.8M.

### Which sectors do series A investors in Nigeria back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech.

### Which series A investors in Nigeria lead the most rounds?

Founders Fund (42 led), QED Investors (31 led) and 8VC (26 led).

### Where are series A investors in Nigeria based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (17), France (1) and Singapore (1).

### What have series A investors in Nigeria invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Zipline (Growth, Nov 2026, with Valor Equity Partners), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Techstars) and Agrani Labs (Nov 2026, with Google).

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