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AXIAN

Africa, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Antananarivo

Description

AXIAN is a pan-African group that specializes in real estate, telecom, financial services, energy, and innovation.

Investor Profile

AXIAN has backed more than 11 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Kenya, Egypt, Canada.
  • Strong thematic focus on Financial Services, Payments, FinTech.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (55%)
  • Series A (27%)
  • Series Unknown (18%)

Country Focus

  • Kenya (36%)
  • Egypt (18%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)
  • Côte d'Ivoire (9%)
  • Tanzania (9%)
  • Mauritius (9%)

Industry Focus

  • Financial Services
  • Payments
  • Fintech
  • Information Technology
  • Health Care
  • Human Resources
  • Software
  • Finance
  • Compliance
  • Customer Service
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Who does AXIAN frequently co-invest with?

P1 Ventures
P1 Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Concrete Ventures
Concrete Ventures
North America, Nova Scotia, Canada, Halifax
Co-Investments: 1
Build Ventures
Build Ventures
North America, Nova Scotia, Canada, Halifax
Co-Investments: 1
CDG Invest
CDG Invest
Africa, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Morocco, Rabat
Co-Investments: 1
Saviu Ventures
Saviu Ventures
Africa, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius, Ebène
Co-Investments: 2
AfricInvest
AfricInvest
Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunis
Co-Investments: 1
Acadian Ventures
Acadian Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Launch Africa
Launch Africa
Africa, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius, Ebène
Co-Investments: 4
Enza Capital
Enza Capital
Africa, Nairobi Area, Kenya, Nairobi
Co-Investments: 2
TLcom Capital Partners
TLcom Capital Partners
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does AXIAN often collaborate with?

ND
Nicolas Douay
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 1
EB
Eric Barbier
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Babs Ogundeyi
Babs Ogundeyi
Africa, Lagos, Nigeria, Yaba
Shared Deals: 1
TT
Tinie Tempah
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
Jason Njoku
Jason Njoku
Africa, Lagos, Nigeria, Lagos
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by AXIAN?

Chari

Bouskoura, Grand Casablanca, Morocco

Chari is a B2B e-commerce that serves entrepreneurs with a steady supply of consumer products and financial services to meet their needs.

B2BE-CommerceFinTechRetail
Series AOct 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
PayTic

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Our SaaS helps card issuers and fintech businesses control risk and compliance through digitizing the payments back-office functions.

ComplianceCustomer ServiceFinancial ServicesFinTechPaymentsProductivity ToolsSaaS
SeedApr 8, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Hub2.Io

Port Louis Town, Port Louis, Mauritius

Hub2.Io offers payments digitalization services.

Financial Services
Series ADec 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $8,500,000
Workpay

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance & embed finance for local and remote teams in Africa.

Financial ServicesHuman ResourcesPaymentsSoftware
Series AAug 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
i'SUPPLY

Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

The First Tech-Based Digital Distribution Business for the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Middle East

Health CarePharmaceuticalSupply Chain Management
SeedJun 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,000,000
Bosta

Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

Bosta is an e-commerce company that focuses on delivery services for businesses and customers.

Courier ServiceDeliveryDelivery ServiceE-CommerceInformation TechnologyLogisticsTransportation
Series UnknownJan 15, 2024
Dawa Mkononi

Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Data-driven medicine procurement platform for health facilities in Africa

Health Care
SeedJan 12, 2024
Workpay

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance & embed finance for local and remote teams in Africa.

Financial ServicesHuman ResourcesPaymentsSoftware
SeedFeb 21, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,700,000
Djamo

Abidjan, Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire

Djamo is a provider of financial applications that allow customers to use their cards with zero fees in a range of services.

AppsFinanceMobile Payments
Series UnknownNov 23, 2022
Amount Raised: $14,000,000
Zazuu

London, England, United Kingdom

Zazuu is a platform for sending money across the border.

FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
SeedJul 13, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,000,000

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