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Yango Ventures

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent Yango GroupHQ Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFounded 2025

Yango Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Yango Group, an internet and media company. It was founded in 2025 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It invests from seed to Series B. Sectors it names: fintech, enterprise software, artificial intelligence, consumer and retail.

Fund sizeS3
USD 20M
Companies backedS4
14

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series B
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Stage rangeSeed to Series B
SectorsFintech, Enterprise software, Artificial intelligence, Consumer and retail
GeographyAsia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa
OfficesDubai, United Arab Emirates

Sources: S1 Yango Ventures site.

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Investment stage: Seed to Series B

Sources: S1 Yango Ventures site.

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Investments closed by company type
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ItemCompaniesShare
Fintech750%
Logistics428.6%
E-commerce214.3%
Mobility17.1%

A company can carry more than one tag

Sources: S4 Yango Ventures portfolio.

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Investments closed by company type

Sources: S4 Yango Ventures portfolio.

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeUSD 20MFund sizeStated by the firm or its parentS3
Companies backed14companiesStated by the firmS4
Companies on the firm's portfolio page14companiesCounted from the firm's own listS4

Sources: S3 Yango Group launches USD 20m African venture fund (Disrupt Africa); S4 Yango Ventures portfolio.

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S3 Yango Group launches USD 20m African venture fund (Disrupt Africa); S4 Yango Ventures portfolio.

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Where it invests and who leads it

LeadersS2

  • Dima MikhaliovExpert, Yango Ventures; VP of Special Projects and M&A, YangoLinkedInFirm page
  • Adeniyi AdebayoExpert, Yango Ventures; Chief Business Officer, Yango RidesLinkedInFirm page
  • Mark BittonExpert, Yango Ventures; General Manager, Yango ColombiaLinkedInFirm page
  • Chisom Christian AnokeExpert, Yango Ventures; Head of Expansion, YangoLinkedInFirm page

Yango Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyYango GroupSingle sourceS3
Parent industryInternet and mediaSingle sourceS3
Founded2025Single sourceS3
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab EmiratesSingle sourceS3
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Headline sizeUSD 20M (Fund size)Single sourceS3
Companies backed14Single sourceS4
StagesSeed, Series A, Series BSingle sourceS1

For founders

ItemWhat the firm saysSource
StagesSeed, Series A, Series BS1

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
Yango Ventures fundUSD 20M2025S3

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 14 companies.S4

Portfolio by the firm's own tags. A company can carry more than one tagS4
TagCompaniesShare
Fintech750%
Logistics428.6%
E-commerce214.3%
Mobility17.1%

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

2 companies on the Yango Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Prosus Ventures1Orbii
UC Venture Fund1Platma

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Yango Ventures list

14 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S4 Read the firm's list.

  • Boxful
  • BuuPass
  • Comfi
  • Fincart
  • Gigmile
  • Luable
  • Orbii
  • Platam
  • Platma
  • Roots
  • TripWip
  • Trukkr
  • Vitrinnea
  • Zanifu

Recent rounds

DateCompanyRoundAmountSource
2025-09-18ZanifuNot statedNot statedS5

History

  1. Yango Group launched Yango Ventures with USD 20m (April)S3
  2. First investment announced: Zanifu (Kenya)S5

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1Yango Ventures siteFirm
  2. S2Yango Ventures about usFirm
  3. S3Yango Group launches USD 20m African venture fund (Disrupt Africa)Press
  4. S4Yango Ventures portfolioFirm
  5. S5Yango Ventures announces Zanifu as new portfolio company (LinkedIn post)Firm

Disclaimer and corrections

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