Singularity Investments
Singularity Investments is a venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, with an additional office in the United States. Specializing in start-up and early-stage investments, the firm primarily targets companies in the mobile and web-based services, technology, software, digital infrastructure, and digital media and entertainment sectors. Led by Issam Darwish, a prominent African entrepreneur, Singularity Investments aims to support dynamic entrepreneurs and teams working on disruptive technologies. The firm typically invests between $0.2 million and $2 million, often taking a lead role and securing a board seat in the companies it backs. Focused on the Africa and North American regions, particularly the United States and Canada, Singularity Investments seeks to provide strategic value to its portfolio companies through its extensive network and experience, helping them achieve growth and scale.
Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)
Series B in 2023
At Smile ID they believe anyone should be able to prove their identity easily, anywhere in the world. Their team is made up of American and African engineers and financial services professionals with experience across global markets in highly regulated environments. They have built encryption, authentication and security solutions. They have developed image processing technology from the chip level up. They have been part of security investigations and have pursued fraudsters. Having worked with, or for, telecoms, lenders, banks and startups, they know the challenges of building world class technology and they understand the needs of the African consumer and enterprise customer. They are backed by leading Silicon Valley & African investors and they have pan-African reach, with representation in the United States, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda.
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