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$200K – $3M
Orange Ventures Africa & Middle East is a corporate VC investor for tech startups in Africa and the Middle East at seed, early, and growth stages. It typically invests tickets from $200K to $3M in companies that have reached market fit, secured revenues, and are addressing fundamental challenges through technology. Seed applicants must be operating in one of Orange Middle East & Africa’s 18 footprint countries and have raised under €1M in total funding, while growth applicants must be raising from Series A onward with pan-African or global scaling potential. Focus areas include fintech, cybersecurity, digital enterprise, networks and IT, consumer, gaming, edtech, and e-commerce.
Networks & IT
Included among the tech sectors targeted by the Middle East & Africa Growth stream.
Digital enterprise
Included among the tech sectors targeted by the Middle East & Africa Growth stream.
Cybersecurity
Included among the tech sectors targeted by the Middle East & Africa Growth stream.
Fintech
Included among the tech sectors targeted by the Middle East & Africa Growth stream.
Consumer
Included among the tech sectors targeted by the Middle East & Africa Growth stream.
Gaming
Included among the tech sectors targeted by the Middle East & Africa Growth stream.
Edtech
Included among the tech sectors targeted by the Middle East & Africa Growth stream.
E-commerce
Included among the tech sectors targeted by the Middle East & Africa Growth stream.
Orange Group's corporate venture arm for Africa and Middle East. €50M dedicated Africa fund. Invests in startups aligned with telecoms, connectivity, and digital transformation. Partnership with Digital Africa to jointly invest in startups from Orange Digital Centers network across 23 countries. Strong Francophone Africa presence — one of the few corporate VCs actively investing in West and Central Africa.
Access to Orange's 130M+ African customers, technical integration opportunities, Orange Digital Centers facilities, API access, commercial partnerships
Strategic alignment with Orange expected. May want commercial partnership angle, not just financial return.
Use the contact page and make clear which investment stream you fit: Seed or Middle East & Africa Growth. Your pitch should show proven market fit, existing revenues, and a large addressable market; seed teams should also state total funding raised to date and confirm they are active in one of Orange’s 18 footprint countries.
2018
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Africa's Talking (Kenya), Yoco (South Africa), Gebeya (Ethiopia), Youverify (Nigeria)