About Us
FIVE35 Ventures Represents Our Mission:
To catalyse the creation of 5% more GDP for Africa by setting in motion a trend of investing in female-led or female-impacted entrepreneurial businesses
To leverage that female-led startups can deliver 35% more ROI when given access to the right capital, networks and partnerships
Female First
To catalyse the creation of an up to 5% increase in GDP for the African continent by setting in motion a trend of investing in female-led businesses. To support the research that female-led startups can deliver 35% higher ROI*, as opposed to all-male led teams, when there is equal access to capital, networks and partnerships.
Catalytic African partner
Proud in our own diversity, we are African women and men that deeply believe in catalysing opportunities for startups and attracting new capital onto the Continent.
Highly commercial with impact at our core
We seek the best female-focused, tech-enabled African startups that can scale into new markets, drive revenue, economic participation, create jobs and economic participation. Commercial returns and high impact are both critical for the sustainability of women in business.
Our Team
Investment Committee
Margaret O'connor
UK/USA/SOUTH AFRICA
Silicon Valley start-up entrepreneur & fintech leader
Josephine Wapakabulo
UGANDA/UAE
Award-winning African tech innovator & entrepreneur
Jumoke Ogudare
Nigeria
CEO, Asset & Resource Management HoldCo
Marie Therese Fam
Egypt
Managing Partner, Flat6 Labs
Hannah Subayi
DRC
Country Officer & Equity Expert, PROPARCO
Board
Venture Partners
Isabelle De Melo
Mauritius
Co-founder, Mo Angels; NED AfriAsia Bank
Baljinder Sharma
Mauritius
Founder, Monsoon Capital Investments
Naadiya Moosajee
Post Investment Support
Co-founder, WomHub & WomEng, Gender Specialist
Julia Price
Deal Structuring
Founder, Linea Capital; Consultant, Endeavor Harvest Venture Capital Fund
Zachariah George
Deal Flow
Co-Founder, Launch Africa Ventures & StartUpBootCamp Africa
Board
Isabelle De Melo
Mauritius
Co-founder, Mo Angels; NED AfriAsia Bank
Baljinder Sharma
Mauritius
Founder, Monsoon Capital Investments
Venture Partners
Naadiya Moosajee
Post Investment Support
Co-founder, WomHub & WomEng, Gender Specialist
Julia Price
Deal Structuring
Founder, Linea Capital; Consultant, Endeavor Harvest Venture Capital Fund
Zachariah George
Deal Flow
Co-Founder, Launch Africa Ventures & StartUpBootCamp Africa
Our Ecosystem
The first top-to-tail platform ecosystem fully focused on African Female Entrepreneurs
Venture Lab
WomEng is an award-winning non-profit supporting the innovation, entrepreneurship & employability of girls & women in STEM
Accelerator
WomHub is a Pan-African boutique Incubator and Accelerator developing female founders in STEM
Workspace
WomHub Co-Working Space and e-Learning Hub is a user-centric space designed to inspire and house female founders
Workspace
Kusanya is the premier Hyper-Accelerator for Pan-African female founders, providing bespoke acceleration to secure pre-seed & seed investments
Venture Fund
Five35 Ventures is a Pan-African VC Fund investing in seed & series A female-focused tech startups
