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$100K-$500K
Haskè Ventures is a VC and venture builder for start-ups in French-speaking Africa, with a focus on Francophone West Africa. It supports idea, seed, and early-stage companies with seed capital, typically in the $100K-$500K range, alongside strategic, operational, and venture-building support. Its model covers co-creation, launch, and scaling, with indicative timelines of 3-6 months for co-creation, 12-18 months for launch, and 2-3 months for scaling.
Seed capital
Haskè Ventures supports start-ups with seed capital.
Strategic and operational support
Provides concrete and sustained support in strategy development, talent search, and operational support.
Co-creation support
Supports entrepreneurs through co-creation including finding co-founders, defining the sector, problem definition, ideation, experimentation, and testing.
Launch support
Supports measurement, incorporation, start of operations, and investment readiness.
Scaling support
Supports sprint staging, search for target groups, market tests, product development, and partnerships.
Francophone West Africa
Haskè Ventures aims to create scalable, sustainable and profitable businesses in Francophone West Africa.
Early-stage venture building
Focused on reducing the risk of failure in the early stages of start-up creation and bridging the gap between idea stage and growth stage.
Early-stage founders building scalable sustainable businesses with tech-enabled solutions
Board seat, investor network, follow-on funding support, strategic guidance
I could not find independent applicant reviews, alumni testimonials, or press coverage in the accessible search results, which makes external validation difficult.; There was no verifiable third-party evidence surfaced here on portfolio outcomes such as follow-on rounds, exits, or measurable traction.; Because most available evidence in this research came from the organization’s own website, claims about support quality and track record should be independently diligence-checked before applying.
Evidence from third-party sources could not be reliably found in the available search results. Based on Haskè Ventures’ own process language, applicants should likely be prepared for a hands-on, venture-building relationship rather than a passive investment process: they emphasize co-creation, experimentation, testing, talent support, and operational involvement before scaling. Founders should therefore come prepared with a clearly defined problem, openness to iteration, and willingness to work closely with the venture builder over several months.
2021
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Kwely; Proxalys; Woluma