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SEEDSTARS INTERNATIONAL VENTURES

The emerging market seed fund

We invest in pre-seed & seed stage startups across emerging & frontier markets.

Submit your pitch

Seedstars International Ventures is the world’s first seed stage venture capital fund dedicated to global emerging and frontier markets. We’ve invested in over 30 countries across Latam, Africa, MENA, CEE and Asia.

Since 2013, we’ve nurtured a global network of founders, experts and investors, all driven to make an impact in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship.

EMERGING MARKET

100%

COMPANIES

81

COUNTRIES

32

ACTIVE OR ACQUIRED

96%

PORTFOLIO SUPPORT NPS

83%

FEMALE FOUNDERS

26%

APPLY FOR FUNDING

I’m a Founder

Become part of the Seedstars Portfolio, get access to funding, $200K in tools & much more

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I’m an Investor

Join the Seedstars Investor Network & receive deal flow matching your criteria

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MENTOR OUR VENTURES

I’m an Expert

Support high impact ventures with your domain & network with our community

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High Impact Venture Capital

Venture capital works best when you can pair technology to a massive market inefficiency or unmet demand. The emerging markets represent 85% of the world’s population and have an average internet penetration of 65%, higher than the global average. Yet these markets lack coverage to many fundamental needs such as financial services, healthcare, education or energy.


Despite this massive market opportunity, these countries pull in just 5.4% of global venture capital dollars. We want to change that. Scaling a venture backed company is an incredible achievement but doing so while positively impacting the lives of millions of individuals and businesses is another story. This is not just venture capital. This is high impact venture capital.

Seedstars Portfolio Support

If we invest in you it won’t just be the capital. We’ll transfer knowledge, tools and processes to your team so that you can take your venture to the next level.

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Growth

Scale Sustainably

The Growth Track takes place twice a year, lasts 3 months, is run virtually and is unique for our portfolio companies. We don’t just coach the CEO, the full growth team is involved in the process that is designed to help early stage ventures build a growth team and implement a growth methodology.
The track includes a personal growth mentor, exclusive webinars and fireside chats, proprietary tools and frameworks, networking with other growth teams and more.

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Fundraise

Raise Capital

You can expect guidance on the fundraising process, hands-on support on designing fundraising strategy, revision of documentation and introductions to investors in our network.

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Network

Connect Everywhere

We have a network of 250,000 stakeholders in 90 countries. We can connect you to almost anyone - mentors, investors, corporates, like minded entrepreneurs. Our portfolio is carefully constructed so that you’re likely to find peers working on a similar challenge in a different region. This unique peer network combined with a global community of experts and investors is made for you.

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Talent

Hire Talent

We will support you with recruiting growth talents as well as help you build the right company culture.

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PR

Stand Out

We will support you with drafting your press-release, forming your press-kit and targeting the right media outlets.

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Perks

Save Money

$200K free or discounted services provided by companies like AWS, Microsoft, Hubspot, Rebump, Segment, Copper, Segment, Xero, etc.

Our Portfolio

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Our team

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CIO & PARTNER

Charlie Graham-Brown

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PARTNER

Patricia Sosrodjojo

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INVESTMENT MANAGER AFRICA

Konstantin Hapkemeyer

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INVESTMENT MANAGER MENA

Nataly Yousef

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INVESTMENT MANAGER ASIA

Twwo Pun Jaruthassanakul

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INVESTMENT MANAGER LATAM

Samantha Batista

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GROWTH EIR

Jon Attwell

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PORTFOLIO & PLATFORM MANAGER

Mal Filipowska

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MARKETING MANAGER SEEDSTARS CAPITAL

Daniela Moreno

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AFRICA • INVESTMENT

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GLOBAL • INVESTMENT

Patricia Sosrodjojo Joins Seedstars Investment Team as a Partner

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GLOBAL • INVESTMENT

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Seedstars International Ventures Adds Six New Companies To Portfolio

GLOBAL • INVESTMENT

Seedstars International Ventures Adds Six New Companies To Portfolio

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GLOBAL • INVESTMENT

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On top of capital Seedstars portfolio companies get access our Value Creation Platform where they get support in a variety of ways in order to grow sustainably

Financial inclusion

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Newest Additions to the Seedstars Portfolio

GLOBAL • INVESTMENT

Newest Additions to the Seedstars Portfolio

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Twenty African-led Startups Selected For Shell Foundation and Seedstars’ Sustainability Challenge

GLOBAL • INVESTMENT

Twenty African-led Startups Selected For Shell Foundation and Seedstars’ Sustainability Challenge

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AFRICA • INVESTMENT

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AFRICA • INVESTMENT

Development Ministry launches startup support program with €100K grant for Kenyan entrepreneurs

he Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) is launching the DeveloPPP Ventures that aims to empower local Kenayn startups by providing an entrepreneurial support program with a grant of up to €100,000.

Five African startups receive a grant and entrepreneurial support from SAIS

GLOBAL • INVESTMENT

Five African startups receive a grant and entrepreneurial support from SAIS

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AFRICA • INVESTMENT

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Funding

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Your Startup Pitch

GLOBAL • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER

What Are Investors Looking for in Your Startup Pitch?

What do investors expect from your pitch?

FAQs

What regions do you invest in?

Emerging and frontier markets are our focus.
We’ve invested in over 30 countries across Latam, Africa, MENA, CEE and Asia (excluding China).

What stage do you invest at?

Our sweet spot is at the pre-seed and seed.

What sectors do you invest in?

Seedstars International Ventures invests in a broad range of sectors including B2B, B2C, marketplaces, Fintech, Edtech, Healthtech and Agritech. We don’t invest in biotech, hardware or capital intensive businesses.

What are the selection criteria?

Stage: pre-seed, seed, pre-series A
Traction: ±6 months of consistent growth
Sector: all sectors with asset light business models
Core market: any emerging or frontier market (excluding China)

What is your standard deal?

Our first ticket is $150- 350K for pre-seed/seed stage. Our follow-on ticket is up to $500k.

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