ValueStream Ventures

ValueStream Ventures is a venture capital and accelerator firm based in New York, founded in 2013. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, focusing on B2B platforms that leverage high-value data. It targets sectors such as enterprise data, financial technology, and analytics software. ValueStream Ventures typically invests between $0.25 million and $1 million, primarily during the early growth stage when companies have begun to generate revenue and exhibit signs of product-market fit. The firm’s approach is thesis-driven, concentrating on businesses that can create defensible market positions through their data infrastructure. With a hands-on team experienced in driving growth, ValueStream Ventures aims to support startups in building momentum and preparing for subsequent financing rounds.

Karl Antle

General Partner

Josh Elwell

General Partner

Past deals in Ghana

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.

Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)

Series A in 2021
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.

Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)

Seed Round in 2019
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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