Fund profile / Nigeria

LoftyInc Alpha Fund I

Geography
Nigeria
Stage
Seed
Fund size
$43M
Focus
AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, E-Commerce and Mobility & Transport
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N°01 / About

About LoftyInc Alpha Fund I

LoftyInc Alpha Fund I is a venture capital firm based in Nigeria, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, E-Commerce, Mobility Transport, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNigeria
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Climate & Sustainability
E-Commerce
Mobility & Transport
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Seed-stage African tech founder solving everyday economy problems

Pan-African seed
tech-enabled everyday economy
fintech/payments
emerging markets
Afropreneurs

Bullish Signals

$43M first close, new fundexternal
Portfolio: Flutterwave, Moove, EMTECHexternal
3,000+ jobs created across portfolioexternal
Multi-country Pan-African deal flowexternal
Self-sustaining African tech ecosystem builderexternal
Capital access = core mission (TEDx)social
Portfolio spans fintech, mobility, health, servicesexternal
Portfolio includes Flutterwave, Eden, Chefaa, Moove, EMTECHexternal
Proven exits: Flutterwave (payments), Moove (mobility)external

Contrarian Signals

Portfolio stats hidden (zeros shown)external
Single GP publicly identifiedexternal

Founder Do's

Build tech for Africa's everyday economy
Target underserved markets at seed stage
Show SDG / social impact angle
Fintech, mobility, health, payments, services
Submit deck via website

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch non-tech or non-Africa plays
Don't skip impact metrics in deck
Don't expect late-stage check sizes

20 signals on LoftyInc Alpha Fund I

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$43M
Saves0
People

Key People

Dris Ayodeji Bello

Marsha WulffCo-founder
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