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Novastar Ventures

23 employees

Novastar Ventures is a global VC working from the entrepreneurial centres of Lagos, London and Nairobi.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Internet7
Health Care7
Agriculture7
Clean Energy6
Social Entrepreneurship6
Social Enterprise6
Manufacturing5
Marketplace5
ISP4
Information Services4
E-Commerce4
Kenya4
Transportation4
healthcare3
Online Portals3
Industrial3
Enterprise Software3
Wood Processing3
Pharmaceutical3
Hospital3

Funding rounds participated in

$1.5M sweet spot round size

Most of their 45 investments are in rounds between $2M and $9.9M

Investor type

Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

Financial Services
Finance
Venture Capital

Date founded

2014

Investments made

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BasiGo raised $6.6M on November 15, 2022

Investors: Moxxie Ventures, My Climate Journey, mobility54, Trucks Venture Capital, Keiki Capital, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), OnCapital LLC and Novastar Ventures

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MoKo Home + Living raised $3.5M on October 13, 2022

Investors: Blink C.V., Talanton, AlphaMundi Group Ltd and Novastar Ventures

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Turaco raised $10M on August 31, 2022

Investors: Global Partnerships, Enza Capital and Novastar Ventures

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Undisclosed raised $9M on August 18, 2022

Investors: Ceniarth, British International Investment, Investisseurs & Partenaires - I&P and Novastar Ventures

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BasiGo raised $3.3M on February 9, 2022

Investors: Moxxie Ventures, Nimble Partners, LLC, Climate Capital, Third Derivative and Novastar Ventures

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poa! internet raised $28M on January 18, 2022

Investors: Africa50 Infrastructure Investment Platform, Seedstars Africa Ventures and Novastar Ventures

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mPharma raised $30M on January 5, 2022

Investors: Lux Capital, northstar.vc, Unbound, Golden Palm Investments and Novastar Ventures

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MAX raised $31M on December 17, 2021

Investors: Global Ventures, CATS.VC, -, PROPARCO and Novastar Ventures

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TradeDepot raised $42M on December 6, 2021

Investors: MSA Novo, Sahel Capital, Bossa Nova Investimentos, Endeavor Catalyst, CDC Group plc, MSA Capital and Novastar Ventures

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Ignitia raised $4.2M on July 22, 2021

Investors: IKEA Foundation, Norrsken VC, Future Foodways, FINCA International and Novastar Ventures

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