Novastar Ventures

Novastar Ventures investment thesis

Partnering with the bold, for people and planet - for good. View our portfolio Credo We founded Novastar to join and fuel an entrepreneurial revolution that is transforming markets and sectors in Africa. Read more Latest Novastar Novastar reaches final close of Fund III Novastar Ventures announces the final close of its third fund, Novastar Ventures Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII), at US$147 million. May 7th 2026 Novastar Novastar publishes ESG report For NVIII portfolio company - ARC Ride Nov 21st 2025 Novastar Novastar publishes ESG report For NVIII portfolio company - GreenWheels Sep 25th 2025 Novastar Novastar publishes ESG report For NVIII portfolio company - Chowdeck Sep 25th 2025 Next page Portfolio

Novastar Ventures team (12)

Partners and principals at Novastar Ventures:

• Steve Beck — sweet spot $1.5M
• Abel Boreto — sweet spot $1.5M
• Andrew Carruthers — sweet spot $1.5M
• Oluwatoyin Emmanuel-Olubake — sweet spot $1.5M
• Simon Harford — sweet spot $1.5M
• Samuel Kanu — sweet spot $1.5M
• Dominic Michel — sweet spot $1.5M
• Mathews Ndubi — sweet spot $1.5M
• Brian Waswani Odhiambo — sweet spot $1.5M
• Sapna Shah — sweet spot $1.5M
• Toke Soyebo, C. — sweet spot $1.5M
• Niraj Varia — sweet spot $1.5M

Novastar Ventures portfolio companies

Companies listed on Novastar Ventures's public materials include: Novastar, Portfolio, Credo, Team, Latest, Legal Notice, LinkedIn, BasiGo Electric buses, BasiGo, Electric buses, Breadfast, Revolutionizing the delivery of household goods, Chowdeck Redefining last-mile delivery in Africa, Chowdeck, Redefining last-mile delivery in Africa, Elephant Digitising healthcare, Elephant, Digitising healthcare, GreenPath Hand sown, regeneratively grown, GreenPath, Hand sown, regeneratively grown, Ignitia Tropical weather forecasting, Ignitia, Tropical weather forecasting, iProcure Optimizing rural supply chains, iProcure, Optimizing rural supply chains, KOKO Networks, Komaza An African forestry revolution, Komaza, An African forestry revolution, MAX Formalizing the continent’s transport sector, MAX, Formalizing the continent’s transport sector, MoKo, Moniepoint, mPharma Safe, efficient, equitable pharma, mPharma, Safe, efficient, equitable pharma, NewGlobe Transforming public education systems, NewGlobe, Transforming public education systems, PayGo, Clean cooking for the next billion, Penda Medical centres in Kenya, Penda, Medical centres in Kenya, poa! Internet, Regen Organics, Regenerating agriculture, cities, and communities, Sistema.bio Creating value from waste, Sistema.bio, Creating value from waste, SOKO, SolarNow Solar energy solutions, SolarNow, Solar energy solutions, Sure Chill, Perfectly cool fridges without power, TradeDepot Retail distribution made simple.

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