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Lateral Frontiers Fund

Africa$100K – $1M chequesUpdated May 2026

Backs African and Global South founders building fintech rails or cleantech/decarbonization digital infrastructure for the next 3 billion, providing ~100-slide due-diligence supplements and hands-on GTM, city expansion, anchor-customer support. The firm maintains a forward-looking approach in the evolving financial technology space.

Cheque size
$100K – $1M
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