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Lateralfrontiers
New York, United States
Builds bridges between emerging and established markets, investing in early-stage fintech, climate tech, and blockchain startups in Africa and frontier markets.
Portfolio
24+
Employees
10+
Founded
2016
AUM
≈ $25.0M
Investment focus
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No stages listed
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AfricaUnited States
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Lateralfrontiers
Builds bridges between emerging and established markets, investing in early-stage fintech, climate tech, and blockchain startups in Africa and frontier markets.
Portfolio
24+
Employees
10+
Founded
2016
AUM
≈ $25.0M
Stages
No stages listed
Industries
No industries listedGeographic scope
AfricaUnited States
Sources
Showing 14 of 14 matched portfolio companies
Autochek Africa provides a digital platform that facilitates access to auto loans and enhances automotive commerce across multiple African countries. By connecting consumers with over 500 service centers, the company addresses the challenges of vehicle affordability and maintenance accessibility for personal and business use.
Kashier is a payment management platform that enables e-commerce and retail businesses to accept a wide range of digital payment methods securely and efficiently, including credit/debit cards and mobile cash. The platform provides a complete toolkit for managing transactions, invoicing, and subscriptions, addressing the need for seamless payment processing in a rapidly evolving digital economy.
Funding: $3.0M
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Funding: $3.0M
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LipaLater is a lending marketplace that enables consumers to make postpaid purchases at e-commerce stores through flexible monthly installments, offering credit limits of up to KES 500,000. The platform addresses the challenge of immediate cash flow constraints by providing low-interest financing options for a wide range of retail products.
Funding: $17.0M
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Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program
Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program
Funding: $17.0M
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Kartera provides a bank-to-bank payment processing platform that enables businesses to accept low-cost payments directly from customers' bank accounts, significantly reducing transaction fees by up to 90%. The solution enhances customer loyalty through integrated rewards and real-time payment tracking, while also implementing robust fraud prevention measures to safeguard transactions.
Funding: $85.0M
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IntelsatSES
IntelsatSES
Funding: $85.0M
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Medsaf is a pharmaceutical supply platform that connects hospitals and pharmacies with trusted manufacturers, enabling them to purchase, manage, and track medications efficiently through a curated marketplace. The platform addresses the challenges of medication accessibility and price volatility in Nigeria by offering locked-in pricing, quality assurance, and streamlined delivery services.
Funding: $6.2M
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Investing In Innovation Africa
Investing In Innovation Africa
Funding: $6.2M
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The startup offers an open banking cloud platform that enables rapid interbank transactions, mobile wallet support, online tax collection, and digital currency transfers. This technology allows financial institutions to process transactions efficiently and launch new financial products while minimizing operational costs.
Funding: $28.5M
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Funding: $28.5M
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This company provides Open Banking APIs that enable businesses to access real-time financial data and facilitate bank payments across Africa. Their platform offers solutions for data enrichment, creditworthiness verification, and identity proofing through secure connections to customer financial accounts. They empower developers with tools for KYC, lending decisions, payment collection, and personal finance insights via simple API integration.
Funding: $20.7M
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Funding: $20.7M
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Octavia Carbon develops and deploys Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to extract atmospheric carbon dioxide for permanent geological storage. The company manufactures modular DAC systems designed to leverage Kenya's abundant renewable geothermal energy resources to lower operational costs. This process provides durable carbon removal while supporting green industrial growth in the region.
Funding: $5.7M
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E4EAfricaLateral Frontiers
E4EAfricaLateral Frontiers
Funding: $5.7M
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Pngme provides a platform that integrates with mobile applications to access and analyze users' financial data through an SDK and API, enabling the development of real-time digital financial products. By leveraging machine learning on extensive datasets from various financial institutions, Pngme enhances lending outcomes and user experiences in markets across Africa.
Funding: $20.8M
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Octopus Ventures
Octopus Ventures
Funding: $20.8M
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Qore provides a cloud‑native, multi‑tenant core banking platform that consolidates core banking, lending, card issuance, account management, and analytics into a single, pre‑integrated suite. Its API‑first, white‑label architecture lets banks and fintechs quickly launch and automate digital products while customizing branding and maintaining regulatory compliance. The solution reduces infrastructure complexity, lowers total cost of ownership, and supports scalable, secure operations for commercial and digital‑only banks.
SparkMeter provides a cloud‑native smart metering platform that combines low‑cost, rugged meters with multi‑network connectivity (GSM, LoRaWAN, satellite) to deliver real‑time electricity usage data to utilities in emerging markets. The platform supports prepaid billing, outage detection, and demand‑side management through open APIs that integrate with existing billing, mobile‑money, and grid‑operation systems.
Funding: $5.0M
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Honeywell Smart Energy
Honeywell Smart Energy
Funding: $5.0M
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Wattnow provides a real-time energy monitoring solution that utilizes advanced sensors and software algorithms to collect and analyze energy usage data across various sectors, including manufacturing and healthcare. This technology enables organizations to identify wasteful energy spending, reduce operational costs, and minimize their carbon footprint.
Funding: $12.2M
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Funding: $12.2M
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Ejara for Business provides cross-border payment solutions connecting African businesses with global transactions. The platform facilitates secure and efficient payments for payroll, real estate investments, and supplier invoices. It supports diverse sectors including NGOs, Fintechs, and Banks across numerous international jurisdictions.
Zone Payment Network offers a regulated, permissioned layer‑1 blockchain that lets African banks, fintechs, and payment processors route payments directly between each other. The network provides real‑time settlement, automatic reconciliation, and on‑chain enforcement of KYC, AML and exchange‑control rules, while supporting native fiat‑pegged tokens and EVM‑compatible smart contracts for interoperable, low‑latency payment experiences.
Funding: $8.5M
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+ 6 Other investorsFlourish VenturesTLcom Capital Partners
+ 6 Other investorsFlourish VenturesTLcom Capital Partners
Funding: $8.5M
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