Novastar Ventures

Venture capital manager with partners in London, Nairobi and Lagos that backs startups in East and Anglophone West Africa, now investing from its third fund.

Type: VC firm
Location: London, United Kingdom
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Backs: Climate and energy
Sectors: Climate and cleantech, Energy, Logistics, Agritech, Food, Healthtech and life sciences
Fund size / AUM: US$350M+ AUM across the continent (own site, at Fund III final close 2026)
Portfolio mix: Climate and energy 53%; Medtech and digital health 10%; Consumer apps 8%; Fintech 7%; Consumer products 7%; Marketplaces 5%; B2B software 3%; Hardware 3%; Biotech and pharma 3% (n=26, 2009 to 2025)
Website: www.novastarventures.com

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Notable investments

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Appears in 52 lists

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