Adewale Yusuf

Investments

I back founders building the next African export — software, talent, and ideas.

Pre-seed and seed checks, plus operator support that compounds well past the wire transfer.

Thesis

What I look for.

01

Talent compounds faster than capital.

I back founders who treat hiring and culture as primary product surfaces, not HR overhead.

02

Distribution is the moat.

In markets with thin data, the founders who win own a channel, a community, or a regulatory wedge.

03

Africa is a global market.

The interesting opportunities aren't 'for Africans only' — they're built in Africa for the world.

Stage

Pre-seed → Seed

Check size

$25k — $150k

Geography

Africa + Africa-adjacent

Portfolio

Selected investments.

Cova

Wealth · Seed

Bumpa

Commerce · Seed

Pivo

Fintech · Pre-seed

Eden Life

Consumer · Seed

Vendease

B2B · Series A

Pastel

SMB SaaS · Seed

Curacel

Insurtech · Series A

Send

Logistics · Seed

Selected. A more complete list is available on request.

Pitch me

One paragraph beats a 20-slide deck.

Tell me: who you are, what you're building, who it's for, what evidence you have it's working, and what you need next. If it takes more than 200 words, edit before sending.