LAVA · Africa & Global
Portfolio

Companies
emerging
at the frontier.

18Companies
7+Countries
EarlyStage
01
HO
East Africa

HoneyCoin

Africa's clearing house and the largest crypto payment orchestrator by volume in East and Central Africa.

02
PA
West Africa

Paycrest

Decentralized stablecoin-to-bank payments protocol enabling instant local payouts for African businesses and global merchants.

03
PE
Ghana

Peswa

Credit at scale for mobile money merchants. Lending around $10m per month.

04
CN
Nigeria

cNGN

Nigeria’s regulated Naira stablecoin issuer, enabling compliant digital NGN rails for fintechs and merchants.

05
ZY
West Africa

Zynta

Credit and payments rails that help African businesses manage cashflow and collect reliably.

06
LE
West Africa

Ledig

Onchain call options for emerging market currencies. Transparent pricing, cheap hedging.

07
KO
East Africa

Kotani Pay

API and wallet infrastructure powering stablecoin payments, off-ramps, and payouts across East Africa.

08
SP
Pan-Africa

Spotflow

Cross-border payments and treasury platform helping African businesses collect, hold, and move money globally.

09
AC
West Africa

Accrue

P2P agent network powering cross-border stablecoin transfers.

10
BM
Nigeria

BMONI

Payments and settlement rails that help Nigerian merchants move money with stablecoins.

11
NE
West Africa

Nestcoin

Custodial financial services for online creatives: virtual accounts, cards, and crypto in one app.

12
ME
Global

Mento Labs

Decentralized FX platform with stablecoins pegged to USD, EUR, JPY, KES, NGN and more, used in 140+ countries.

13
VI
East Africa

Virtual Finance

Better FX for volatile currencies with divergent prices.

14
OK
Nigeria

OkHi

Digital addressing and location verification that helps businesses onboard and deliver reliably.

15
SH
Global

Shield3

Onchain security tools that protect users and protocols from scams, hacks, and exploits.

16
JA
Global

Jamit

Webtoons for audio, with crazy AI capabilities.

17
UL
Global

Ultramarkets

Prediction market infrastructure for trading real-world events with leverage.

18
BU
Global

Butter

Conditional markets for making better decisions.