LF
Early-stage venture capital firm investing at Seed and Series A in fintech, cleantech and digital infrastructure companies in Africa and other frontier markets.
The Raba Partnership
An early-stage venture firm in Cape Town backing software and fintech founders in Africa and other under-followed markets.
The Raba Partnership is an early-stage technology investment firm headquartered in Cape Town. It backs founders building software and internet-first companies in Africa and other under-followed markets, describing its involvement as beginning early in a company's life, when it can have outsized impact. It operates as an early-stage venture fund.
Its technical focus is concentrated on fintech and financial infrastructure, payments, and crypto-native businesses, alongside software and internet platforms and technology-enabled services. Portfolio activity spans African and other emerging technology ecosystems, with sector exposure extending to logistics, healthcare, climate, and technology-enabled markets.
The firm's backer base includes a leading US university endowment, venture capitalists, families who have built global businesses, and founders, among them founders from its own portfolio. Raba positions itself as a long-term partner to founders rather than simply a fund, with the team and network supporting portfolio companies on recruiting, financing, and planning.
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