Venture capital firm

88mph

Seed fund and incubator investing in web and mobile startups aimed at African markets

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TrustList summary

88mph is a seed fund and incubator for technology startups that target African markets. Press coverage quoted on its site places it in Nairobi, Kenya, and describes it as encouraging entrepreneurs from the African diaspora to build in the region.

What 88mph offers

Seed investment: backs web and mobile startups that rely on internet access through phones.
Incubation: supports young companies as they get started.
Apex Peak: portfolio company offering a web-based platform for short-term working capital finance.
Ahoy: portfolio company improving flight booking for frequent business travellers and their teams.
Graphflow: portfolio company providing product and content recommendations as a service.

Clients

Startups whose products serve customers in African countries, especially through mobile phones.

Key facts

Based in: Nairobi, Kenya (per press quoted on its site)
Portfolio exit: Mdundo, a portfolio company, listed on the Nasdaq First Growth Market in Denmark in September 2020

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

88mph is ranked on 1 TrustList ranking at #5.

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Venture capital firm · 1 ranking

#5of 12
Nairobi
It is the only one of the 12 here listing booking and internet.
Its profile: “Press coverage quoted on its site places it in Nairobi, Kenya, and describes it as encouraging entrepreneurs from the African diaspora to build in the region.”
Of the 12 here, 5 also cover FinTech and 2 also cover growth stage; 6 also work in Lagos and 4 also work in London.
Behind New Forests, ahead of Catalyst Fund.

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