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@dfsventures

Partnering with founders building Africa's intelligent infrastructure. Research-led, early-stage, long-term.

Lagos | Nairobi | SF | Paris dfs.vc Joined August 2016

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DFS @dfsventures Jul 29

African startups are building with AI. But no one has mapped it properly. Until now.

We're launching the Africa AI Atlas, the first large-scale study of AI adoption across African startups, with @CambridgeJBS.

Survey : jpuh5wvk6tk.typeform.com/AfricaAIAtlas

jpuh5wvk6tk.typeform.com Africa AI Atlas Survey 2026 DFS and Frugal AI Hub at Cambridge Judge Business School are mapping AI adoption across Africa's fastest-growing startups. Your responses help build the most credible picture of AI in African tech...

DFS @dfsventures Sep 18

Terra Industries led a $1 million pre-seed round in Aeon, with DFS participating, and formed a commercial joint venture combining Terra’s physical security systems with Aeon’s cyber defense platform.

techcabal.com/2026/09/18/ter…

techcabal.com Terra Industries leads $1m round in Aeon to build Africa’s cyber defence layer - TechCabal Aeon will use the funding to develop its cybersecurity products, expand business development, and turn existing pilots with financial services and cloud infrastructure companies into commercial...

DFS @dfsventures Sep 1

ChipMango raised a $1.9 million seed round led by Atlantica Ventures, with DFS joining the round, to expand its engineering teams and connect African chip-design talent to global semiconductor projects.

techcabal.com/2026/09/01/chi…

techcabal.com ChipMango raises $1.9 million to build Africa’s chip-design talent - TechCabal Atlantica Ventures, an Africa-focused impact venture capital fund, led the round, with participation from DFS Labs, Kaleo Ventures, Madica, Trilinear Technologies, Malta Ventures and other investor...

DFS @dfsventures Aug 20

Terra Industries has added $18 million to close a $52 million seed round, opening a London office to tap global engineering talent and capital while scaling its autonomous defense systems across Africa and other emerging markets.

tectonicdefense.com/exclusive-nige…

www.tectonicdefense.com Exclusive: Nigeria’s Terra Industries Closes $52M Seed Round, Expands to London Terra is "on track to record over $100M in contract bookings and eight figures in revenue" this year.

DFS @dfsventures Aug 3

TurnStay has crossed R1 billion in payments processed for African travel businesses, using stablecoins behind the scenes to lower costs, improve payment success rates, and speed up settlement.

techcabal.com/2026/08/03/tur…

techcabal.com The $60 million startup tackling Africa's travel payments problem - TechCabal TurnStay launched in 2023 to reduce the cost of cross-border payments for African travel businesses.