Samurai Incubate Africa

Samurai Incubate Africa is the Africa‑facing investment arm of Tokyo‑based early‑stage venture capital firm Samurai Incubate, launched in May 2018 (initially under the name Leapfrog Ventures before its rebrand in 2019). It specialises in seed and pre‑Series A investments across markets such as Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt, with typical ticket sizes of roughly US $50,000 – 500,000 (and up to around $736,000 following its second fund closure). Sector‑agnostic in principle, its more frequent investments have focused on fintech, agritech, insurtech, logistics, energy (and real energy assets), healthcare, social mobility, and entertainment. As of its second fund—closed at approximately JP¥2 billion (~US $18.4 million)—the firm had backed around 26–31 African startups, including Eden Life, MPost, Wallets Africa, Exuus, Pricepally, Medsaf and Oneport.

Name	Job title	Location	Email
Mr. Kentaro Sakakibara	Job titleCEO	LocationTokyo, Japan	Email------
Miss. Rena Yoneyama	Job titleManaging Partner	LocationTokyo, Japan	Email----------
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Mr. Kentaro Sakakibara

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Miss. Rena Yoneyama

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Fund	Fund size	Close date	Strategy
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