Jaza Rift Ventures – Healthcare Pioneers Fund

Who we are

Jaza Rift Ventures is launching its maiden Pioneer's fund, a $5M impact VC fund based out of Nairobi, Kenya to back exceptional healthtech, medtech and biotech founders in Africa. Our partnership with Villgro Africa enables us to leverage our team’s track record as business angel and investors to uncover more than 1,600 startups, 20 of which are potential fund returners.

Current AUM

<25M

Jaza Rift Ventures – Healthcare Pioneers Fund

Sectors

AI/ML, Biotech, Femtech, Healthcare, Other

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Regions

Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, Lusophone (Portuguese) and Anglophone Africa, North America

Countries

Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, US

Beyond The Billion, 2018–2025.

Thank You

Together, we mobilized $1B+ into women-founded companies.

A chapter closes, but the work continues in new forms.