Pre-seed, first institutional investor (including pre-incorporation) focused on overlooked emerging markets (Pakistan, Venezuela, Nigeria, Brazil), offering hyper-operator growth and performance-marketing and hands-on go-to-market experimentation for fintech and marketplaces.
NY headquarters plus offices in Accra, Cairo and Nairobi combine global capital-market access with local operator proximity; ex-Bridgewater/Morgan Stanley founders and repeat backer of Africa's B2B e-commerce leaders.
Seed-stage fund founded by Ramtin Naimi whose boom-bust-resurgence background runs an institutionalized super-angel network that orchestrates targeted introductions to top multi-stage funds, boosting Series A graduation.
Seed-stage investor in for-profit startups building new products or business models to expand high-quality financial services for underserved populations, offering support to founders.
Early-stage investor allocating around 80% to breakthrough climate technologies (carbon-negative concrete, atmospheric carbon removal), acting as a first believer through a venture-and-philanthropy platform backed by the Fukutake family.
Invests at day zero—pre-idea/pre-team—running 8–10 week residencies across 30+ cities that screen tens of thousands, match co-founders and pressure-test teams before investing.
Founded by Arlan Hamilton while homeless, it requires one founder be a woman, person of color, or LGBTQ, treats capital allocation as activism, and argues underestimated founders are mispriced assets create alpha.