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DraperDarkflow

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We back AWESOME African startups that can change the world and we help make them Epic.

About usOur approach

draperdarkflow

innovate

execute

We back AWESOME African startups that can change the world and we help make them Epic.

About usOur approach

draperdarkflow 

innovative

execute

We back AWESOME African startups that can change the world and we help make them Epic.

About usOur approach

changing the world

...a silicon valley based VC fund for African startups that can change the world

Early Stage

We back startups in their 
post-seed rounds.

All about that bass

Mobile

We love mobile and we 
hope you do to.

First let me take a selfie

epic

Mentors

Unrivaled mentorship from Silicon Valley legends.

Our secret sauce

Africa

Average age of 20, exploding talent & startup growth. 

Do the math

INvestment philosophy

stuff we'd like you to know

here
DarkFlow

DarkFlow loosely refers to the movement of galaxy of clusters with an unspecified (dark) velocity. It's our sci-fi metaphor for this project; (plus we totally love space).

Potential!
Global

For us, Africa is not necessarily the market, it’s the place from where we source the startups we back. We love global ideas, and we don't invest in “me too” companies. 

ThinkEpic!
Size

We typically invest between $100k – $200k in startups we believe in, startups with initial traction, doing epic stuff in epic ways & building truly global companies from Africa.

EarlyStage!
Simple

We're not fans of big words and we're soooo not going to read your business plan. We value simplicity of product, person, and process. On an unrelated note, we totally love turning up.

Humble/Turnt!

Africa

Sub-saharan Africa is the second fastest growing economic region in the world

Global

We back African startups that can change the world, thinking global from day one

Innovation

Everything is ripe for disruption even the word disruption, now lets go mess things up

Future

Startups whose products push humanity forward and bring the future to the present

Need we say more?

Get in touch!

Inter-galactic action heroes

Silicon Valley Legends and Global Leaders

Tim Draper

Founder, DFJ –  (Skype, Overture, Baidu, Tesla, Theranos, Hotmail, Digidesign, Twitch.tv, and hundreds of others)

Toro Orero


Managing Partner,
DraperDarkFlow

Ayotola Jagun


Former VP, Citigroup Fund Services Bermuda

Bill Reichert

Mentor
Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures

Sonny Vu

Mentor
Founder, Misfit Wearables

Mentors

Pow!

Martin Tantow
Mentor, Techstars. MD, Scaler

Lius Barrios
Founder, The Pool Mexico

Bill Reichert
MD, Garage Technology Ventures

Mentors

Whoosh!

Neal Hansch
MD, MEST Incubator

Rodrigo Barros
Founder, HandsOnTV

Mae Ozkan
Founder,GoldenHorn Ventures

Mentors

Smack!

Paul Hamadeh
MD, AlwaysOn

Nathan Beckord
Founder, FounderSuite

Almaz Negash
Founder, African Diaspora Network

Mentors

Ping!

Todd Brown
Former VP, Viacom, Comcast

Michael Ting
Investor, Wealth Advisor

Sonny Vu
Founder, Misfit Wearbles

World class mentors to help build world class Companies ›

have something in mind?

Let’s have a chat!

Get in touch.

New!

new stuff

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our portfolio

startups we’ve backed and are proud of

epic!

our offices

Silicon Valley | Lagos

  • Silicon Valley

    Hero City, 55 E 3rd Avenue, 
    San Mateo, CA, 94401

  • Lagos, Nigeria

    [being setup, check back soon]

 [email protected] ›

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