Venture capital firm

Sherpa Ventures

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Sherpa Ventures is a venture capital firm and operator-led investment community built explicitly to back next-generation technology startups across the African continent. Founded in 2020 by regional tech ecosystem veterans Aaron Fu, Alastair Curtis, and Nikhil Patel, the firm utilises a highly collaborative, "sprinting" approach that leverages the collective expertise of notable African tech co-founders and angel networks. Its primary investment strategy centres on injecting early-stage pre-seed institutional equity capital into scalable, asset-light tech and tech-enabled platforms designed to formalise fragmented supply chains, capture real-world consumer demand, and advance financial data integration. Beyond programmatic capital pooling, the general partner acts as a hands-on strategic guide, working actively with emerging management teams to engineer international market-entry footprints, establish commercial banking API hooks, and optimise foundational hiring frameworks.