Why Africa?
"The World is Becoming More African."
The New York Times
Unlocking Africa’s Wealth
One Startup At A Time
Plumule Advisory is a $7M VC fund focused exclusively to support and invest in African pre-seed and seed stages startups designing products to solve infrastructural challenges that are unique to the African experience.
Our Thesis
Our investment process relies on real-time data analytics of the business models for over 220 successful startups in emerging markets around the world and we source/find startups with similar metrics.
Our Innovation Origin Fund I is a $7M pre-seed & seed-stage fund investing in 50-60 tech startups with check sizes up to $150K.
Our thesis aligns with investors who:
- Have an interest and an appetite for start-ups or early-stage companies with new technologies, processes, or products.
- Want to make a positive impact on Africa’s local economies.
- Are passionate about supporting African entrepreneurs that provide impactful solutions.
Why Plumule Advisory?
Plumule Advisory is on a to mission to accelerate economic growth in Africa by providing access to capital to the brave founders leveraging technology to address Africa’s multi-layered infrastructural challenges.
Despite the growth of inflows into the ecosystem, there remains a shortage in pre-seed to series A funding. We support early-stage startups operating in billion-dollar markets with the potential to become unicorns, leading to economic growth and prosperity on the continent.
We believe that Africa has the potential to be a major hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, and we are dedicated to nurturing this potential through our investments and partnerships.
Our X-factor
Plumule Advisory stands out with its holistic method to business progression, tackling everything from investment checkpoints, evolution, and ultimate exit strategy.
We dive in headfirst, targeting growth-focused innovators and equipping them with entrepreneurial coaching and tactical insights. This ensures a well-planned exit roadmap right from the inception.
We invite investors to engage specialized, tech-centric projects across Africa with the immense possibilities for international scaling and lucrative exit upsides.
Investor's Perk
Invest in Africa’s top founders.
As a fund, we’re lucky to meet incredible African startup companies at their earliest stage. We launched the fund to share these opportunities with you while building a vibrant community.
Diversify your portfolio
Diversify your portfolio by investing in Africa and emerging markets. The fund provides opportunities for investors to learn about Africa by traveling to various African countries with the Partners.
Competitive returns
Become part of Africa’s growth story. The fund exposes you to early-stage companies across Africa with a potential 10X return as they scale and solve some of Africa’s most challenging problems.
Frequently Asked Questions
Plumule Advisory Fund is a $7M fund, although this may fluctuate slightly based on demand.
Diversity and representation is top priority for us at Plumule Advisory. Our aim is to make the fund available and accessible to individuals from a variety background, experience and objective even if they have no investing experience. Through the diversity, we are able to connect opportunities which would have been outside of our scope.
The investment period is 5 years.
Our minimum investment amount is $100k for individuals and $200k for institutions.
This fund is set up as a typical 10-year investment, with a 2% management fee and a 20% carried interest fee.
Yes, you need to be an accredited investor. Accredited investors are individuals or entities that meet specific financial and regulatory criteria, which typically include having a certain level of income or net worth. These criteria are set by regulatory bodies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
No, It’s important for all limited partners to grasp the risks associated with venture investing, as well as the fact that past performance is not indicative of future outcomes.
