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Story Ventures: An African Investment Powerhouse Story Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed and Series A rounds in Africa. Their portfolio boasts success stories like Smile Identity and WaystoCap. What sets them apart is their belief in African founders and their commitment to investing in businesses that drive meaningful change across the continent.

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Story Ventures' Portfolio in Africa

Story Ventures has made over 4 notable investments in African startups. Their most recent investment was in MidLyr AI, announced on October 20th, 2025.
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Story Ventures' Investment activity in Africa

With over $16.5M invested in African startups, their latest investment was a Pre-seed round in MidLyr AI, announced on October 20th, 2025, closing at $2.5M.

Here are some of their investments in Africa:

RoundStartupLocationDateAmount Raised
Seed
WaystoCap
MoroccoJun 06, 2017$ 3,000,000
Series A
Smile Identity
NigeriaJul 08, 2021$ 7,000,000
Pre-seed
MidLyr AI
EgyptOct 20, 2025$ 2,500,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000

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Story Ventures' Investment Distribution in Africa.

Story Ventures' currently has Startuup investments spread across the following location(s)

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