Novastar Ventures

London

Novastar is a venture catalyst firm assisting the next generation of exceptional entrepreneurs who are designing and executing innovative business models to profitably serve East Africa’s aspiring mass market. These ‘New Stars’ are the catalysts for innovation, accountability, efficiency and the accumulation of wealth for the common good.While they are managing a pool of capital, they do not think of their selves primarily as fund managers. The fun and focus of their work is partnering with entrepreneurs to help bring ideas to life and multiply their impact.

Founded:2014

Firm Location:London • Kenya • Nigeria

Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Novastar Ventures

IFC Venture Capital Group Lazerow Ventures Aster Capital Partech Ventures Trucks Venture Capital QED Investors Global Ventures

Novastar Ventures Team

INVESTORS	INTRO STRENGTH	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Steve Beck Novastar VenturesManaging Partner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in London	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +37
Abel Boreto Novastar VenturesAssociate	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Kenya	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +16
Andrew Carruthers Novastar VenturesManaging Partner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in London	Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +36
Oluwatoyin Emmanuel-Olubake Novastar VenturesManaging Director	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Nigeria	Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +15
Simon Harford Novastar VenturesInvestor	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in London	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +37
Samuel Kanu Novastar VenturesAssociate	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Nigeria	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +14
Dominic Michel Novastar VenturesAssociate	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in London	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +37
Mathews Ndubi Novastar VenturesInvestor	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Kenya	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +15
Brian Waswani Odhiambo Novastar VenturesManaging Director	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Nigeria	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +14
Sapna Shah Novastar VenturesPartner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Kenya	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +15
Toke Soyebo, C. Novastar VenturesAssociate	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Nigeria	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +15
Niraj Varia Novastar VenturesPartner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Kenya	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +15