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M-KOPA Impact Venture Fund

Key Information

Organisation

M-KOPA

Status

Open

Type

Venture Capital

Amount

USD 100,000 – 1,000,000

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Description

Investing in companies that enable digital and financial access for the underbanked.

Eligibility Criteria

Early-stage startups in the mobility, solar, and health-tech sectors in SSA.

Focus Sectors

Fintech, Clean Energy, Mobility

Equity Terms

Equity; leverages M-KOPA PAYG infrastructure and data.

Startups That Could Apply

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Vezeeta MENA's healthcare platform

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Trella Uber for trucks in MENA

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

Stitch South Africa Payment infrastructure for Africa

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