P1 Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build companies from the ground up. They provide early-stage funding, strategic guidance, and operational support to startups, with a focus on technology-driven solutions.

P1 Ventures

We partner. From 0 to 1. With African tech founders.

We're delighted to announce that Melody Ama and Khadija Ba will be both joining our P1 Ventures' team. Melody is in #Nairobi and was an investment banker at J.P. Morgan. Khadija is in #Dakar and was consulting for our friends at Partech Africa. Welcome onboard Melody and Khadija!

 #panafricanteam #africatech #scaleupnotstartup

Today is a major milestone for P1 Ventures. We're welcoming the IFC - International Finance Corporation as our first public institutional investor and announcing our second close. We're excited to continue growing a team of contrarian investors and partner with visionary African tech founders that are building across the continent 🚀 

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#contrarianinvestor #africatech #talentisdispersedbutVCisnot

P1 Ventures' portfolio company Chari | YC S21 | Ecom and Fintech apps for retailers in Francophone Africa is one of #websummitqatar's breakout companies. Beyond capital, we intend to bring a sense of togetherness and be valuable partners on the founder’s journey... and that can lead us to proudly represent them on stage in Doha!

#africatech #moroccantech #unicorninthemaking 

African technology founders have the opportunity to build global businesses that can best positioned for valuable exits. P1 Ventures Co-Founder Hisham Halbouny shared on Fortune's Global Forum some lessons learned from businesses such as Mimecast, InstaDeep, Instabug and Gameball.

#localglobal #africasoftwareexports #contrarianinvestors

We're thrilled to share that Selva Govinden is joining our P1 Ventures' team. Selva was previously running fund ops for our friends at Savannah Fund where he worked with public institutional investors such as IFC - International Finance Corporation. Welcome onboard Selva 🚀 


#institutionalizingP1 #scaleupnotstartup #onwardsandupwards 

What are the lessons learned from the nascent European and Indian VC ecosystems respectively 30 and 10 years ago? How did regional VC formation shaped up during downturns vs. international VCs? What can leading public institutions such as the IFC - International Finance Corporation and forward-looking governments such as Rwanda Development Board (RDB) do to sustain the new African VC asset class?

P1 Ventures was grateful to host and mediate an engaging conversation in Kigali last week with Tesi Rusagara, Shruti Chandrasekhar and Bernard Dalle. Thank you for the insightful and inspiring thought partnership!

#africatech #nowisthetime #investnotjustvisitrwanda  

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