Lateral Capital is a mission driven venture fund investing in early-stage opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The firm builds on its years of industry experience to bring a unique approach to accelerating, financing and scaling portfolio companies.
| Location of HQ New York, USA |
Website: http://latcap.co |
Investment Strategy
Lateral Capital is improving patient capital intermediation into transformative technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa. It's USD $50M Lateral Africa Opportunities Fund backs technology-enabled businesses building the 'infrastructure 2.0' across three verticals - Commerce (financial services and data), Critical Infrastructure (renewable energy and housing) and Human Capital (education and healthcare).
Primary investment Country/Region
Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Secondary investment Country/Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Target next fund size ($M USD)
$50M
Current AUM ($M USD)
$1.5M
Partners
- Steven Grin
- Samakab Hashi
- Garikai Govati
- Rob Eloff
