Fuzé Overview
Fuzé by Digital Africa is an investment initiative designed to support African tech entrepreneurs in the early stages of their startups. It offers equity investments tailored to the startup's development stage, with amounts of €20,000, €30,000, €50,000, and €100,000. Fuzé focuses on 18 priority African countries, aiming to address the funding gap in the pre-seed and seed stages. The investment process involves an online application, partner review, startup analysis, and a final investment decision. Eligible startups should be tech-enabled, have operations in Africa, and be founded or co-founded by African nationals.
Is Fuzé the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Fuzé, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.
Fuzé
Investment focus
Invest in
- Northern Africa
- Central Africa
- Western Africa
- Southern Africa
- Eastern Africa
Investment role
Lead and follow
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed
First ticket size
€20,000 - €100,000
How to approach funds like Fuzé
When approaching Fuzé, founders should highlight how their solution addresses a clear market need within one of the 18 priority African countries and demonstrate early traction or validation, even if modest. Emphasize the scalability of your tech-enabled model and the local expertise of your founding team. Articulate how the investment will directly accelerate your path to product-market fit or early growth, as Fuzé values practical, execution-focused plans over grand visions.
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