The Seed & Strategic Partner for Ambitious Founders
AfriLeap Capital empowers early-stage African fintech and infrastructure startups with seed funding, strategic guidance, and operational support. We help founders transform ideas into scalable, market-ready businesses.
AfriLeap exists to back the founders building Africa’s digital infrastructure.
AfriLeap Capital’s mission is to identify, invest in, and partner with the exceptional founders who are solving the critical gaps in Africa’s foundational sectors. We focus on ventures that:
1. Enable formalization of the informal economy.
2. Build scalable digital rails for trade, logistics, and finance.
3. Create lasting value for shareholders and the continent.
Our investment thesis focuses on three foundational sectors:
Trade & Mobility, Climate & Food, and Health & Productivity.
The Seed-Stage Challenge
Ambitious founders in Africa face a critical gap: access to first institutional capital and the strategic partnership needed to navigate from product-market fit to Series A. AfriLeap Capital bridges this gap, providing lead investment and hands-on board-level support.
About AfriLeap Capital
AfriLeap Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm and strategic advisor. We lead pre-seed and seed rounds in ambitious founders digitizing Africa’s foundational sectors. Our portfolio includes companies like
KwikaPay (B2B payments infrastructure) and
KwikaMove (logistics fintech).
“We identify exceptional founders, lead their first institutional round, and become their strategic advisor for the long term.”
Our Model: Lead Investment & Strategic Partnership
We provide seed capital and act as a board-level strategic advisor to help founders scale.
SEED INVESTMENT
We lead pre-seed and seed rounds ($250K–$1.5M) with founder-friendly terms. We write the first institutional check to help you achieve product-market fit and prepare for Series A.
STRATEGIC ADVISORY
We work alongside you as a board-level partner, helping refine unit economics, build your management team, set strategy, and prepare for your Series A.
Portfolio Spotlight: KwikaPay
KwikaPay — Africa’s New Instant Payments Layer
KwikaPay is a fast, secure, multi-channel payments API for African businesses. We led their seed round and work closely with the founding team on strategy, partnerships, and growth. They enable SMEs, platforms, and organizations to collect payments, send disbursements, and manage cash flow through a simple integration.
- Seed-stage, post-MVP
- Private pilot in progress
- Early merchant integrations underway
Strategic Advisory Services for Founders
Beyond capital, we provide high-value strategic advisory to our portfolio companies and select founders, leveraging our operator expertise across Africa’s foundational sectors.
We help founders refine their go-to-market motion, identify key partnerships, and build scalable customer acquisition channels.
We work with you on pitch decks, financial models, data rooms, and investor introductions to ensure a successful Series A.
We help founders build robust financial models, understand unit economics, and manage cash flow for long-term growth.
We provide active board-level governance, helping founders build effective boards and navigate complex strategic decisions.
Our Investment Sectors
TRADE & MOBILITY
Investing in platforms formalizing Africa’s movement of money and goods.
CLIMATE & FOOD
Backing ventures powering sustainable agriculture and climate value chains.
HEALTH & PRODUCTIVITY
Supporting innovations building a healthier, more skilled workforce.
Our Investment Team
AfriLeap Capital is built by experienced investors and operators who have spent decades backing and building Africa’s digital future.
Mwaba Lewis
General Partner — Investment & Strategy
❝ Africa doesn’t need observers — it needs builders and backers who understand the market. At AfriLeap Capital, we partner with founders from the seed stage, providing the capital and counsel to build lasting companies. ❞
Rajarshi Banerjee
Partner — Financial Institutions Strategy
❝ Product excellence and market fit are built where deep sector expertise meets founder empathy. ❞
Lorna Moffat
Partner — Operations & Platform
❝ We build the platform that allows our founders to focus on what matters most: building a great company. ❞
Partner With Us
We are actively meeting with ambitious founders. If you’re building in one of our focus sectors, we’d love to hear from you.
Become Our Partner
Contact Us
For Investors, Email: invest@afrileapcapital.com
Address:
New Chalala, Plot No. 355
Off Shatumbu Road, Chalala
Lusaka, ZM 10101