Plesion Capital

Plesion Capital is a social impact venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with mission-based entrepreneurs and companies to combat poverty globally. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in startups that positively influence lives by reducing extreme poverty and creating new economic opportunities. Their investment areas include food and agriculture value chains, logistics and supply chain, and infrastructure. The firm's strategy involves thorough due diligence to analyze business fundamentals and opportunities for growth and scale across Africa. Plesion Capital evaluates investment fit by confirming that the opportunity aligns with their values and vision, displays impact at scale, and benefits the ecosystem. After investment, they provide a diverse range of support to ensure success and growth for their portfolio companies and founders. Plesion Capital's portfolio includes companies like XENO, a fintech platform that helps millions in Africa plan, save, and invest for their financial goals, and Releaf, a Nigerian agritech company industrializing food processing to benefit farmers, food factories, and consumers. The firm was founded in July 2022 by Ben Finlay and is deploying capital from its first fund. Plesion Capital's mission is to spark economic development, fight poverty, and uplift communities across sub-Saharan Africa through partnerships with mission-based entrepreneurs and their transformational ventures. They aim to identify profound opportunities, conduct thorough due diligence, evaluate investment fit, close deals, and support their portfolio companies to achieve mutual success. The firm's name, 'Plesion,' is derived from the New Testament and means 'neighbor,' reflecting their focus on service and the goal to enable businesses to impact and serve their communities. The team includes founder and general partner Ben Finlay and partner Muchiru Kuria, who leads operations on the ground in Nairobi, Kenya. Plesion Capital is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

Mission-driven entrepreneurs, Impact at scale, Alignment with Plesion Capital's values and vision