Backing Africa's most exceptional female-led startups

FirstCheck Africa is an early believer in a generation of African women in tech. We invest early, with high conviction, in high-growth, female-led startups with category leadership potential, offering check sizes of up to $250,000.

Founder-focused
Helping female founders get the financial, social, and belief capital to build category-defining companies

Mission-driven
Tackling Africa’s VC gender funding gap to empower more female high-growth entrepreneurs

Long-term
Writing high-conviction “first checks” for diverse teams building for scale and sustainability

We are sector-agnostic and welcome applications from founders building exciting, high-growth startups across all industries.

• Location: Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa
• Website: https://www.firstcheck.africa/