Backing Africa’s boldest founders.
A permanent capital vehicle investing in disruptive technology companies across Africa, from Pre-Seed to Series A.
Africa’s defining technology companies are being started now. We back their founders from the first cheque, with capital that stays, and open the doors to the United States, Europe and Asia.
- Focus
- Disruptive African technology
- Stage
- Pre-Seed to Series A
- Cheque size
- $100k – $400k
- Vehicle
- Permanent capital vehicle
- Reach
- Africa, the US, Europe and Asia
A fund without a clock.
Most venture funds have about ten years to invest, grow and return their capital, and every decision bends toward that deadline. Staunch Capital is a permanent capital vehicle. It has no end date.
No forced exits
We never have to sell a company because a fund term is running out. We hold our best companies for as long as holding is the right call.
Returns go back to work
Proceeds from exits can be reinvested in new founders, so the fund's capacity grows with its track record instead of resetting every vintage.
Built for Africa's timeline
African technology rewards patience. The best companies compound for years before the rest of the market notices them. Permanent capital is built for that.
More than a cheque.
The fund is one arm of Staunch, a cross-border venture platform connecting Africa with the United States, Europe and Asia, and the same team runs all of it. Meet the team →
Staunch Ventures
Source
Our venture studio and co-investment network open doors for founders early in their growth, so we see companies long before they reach a data room.
Staunch Capital
Invest
The fund writes $100k–$400k cheques from Pre-Seed to Series A into the companies that clear our mandate.
Africa · US · Europe · Asia
Scale
Our co-investment network brings in follow-on capital from Seed to Pre-IPO, and opens routes to customers and investors in the US, Europe and Asia.
Invest alongside us.
We share fund documentation privately with prospective investors.
oliver@staunchventures.com · Founders, pitch us here
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