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Lateral Frontiers Fund

Nairobi, Kenya · Invests in Africa · Website

Thesis

Building efficient frontiers where scalable businesses thrive in complex markets. We invest in resourceful founders creating globally applicable solutions to serve the next 3 billion customers in Africa and the Global South.

Likely not a fit for

Avoid non-founder-led teams, businesses dependent on subsidies, and teams without proven execution track records

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

5 contacts on file

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Rob Eloff

General PartnerCo-founder, Partner · Primary contact

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Steven Grin

General PartnerCo-founder, Partner

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Samakab Hashi

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Abdigani Diriye

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Lorraine Maina

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Research briefRead more
Lateral Frontiers Fund Research Investment Thesis Lateral Frontiers is a frontier market-focused venture capital fund investing in founders building transformative technology solutions to serve the next 3 billion customers in Africa and the Global South. The firm's investment philosophy centers on building "efficient frontiers" where scalable businesses can thrive even in complex, underserved mark

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