P1 Ventures
Cairo, Cairop1ventures.com
Overview
P1 Ventures is an early-stage, pan-African venture capital firm founded in 2020. It focuses on pre-seed and seed stage investments in sectors including fintech, e-commerce, healthtech, SaaS, and AI. The firm has a contrarian mission to distribute capital across Africa, with a particular focus on underserved markets like Francophone Africa, in addition to the continent's major tech hubs. P1 Ventures uses in-house data science and AI to source deals and identify talent.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lua AI | Apr 2026 | Seed | Co-investor |
| Chari | Oct 2025 | Series A | Co-investor |
| Chari | Oct 2025 | Series A | Co-investor |
| MoneyBadger | Jul 2025 | Pre Seed | Lead |
| Better Auth | Jun 2025 | Seed | - |
Key People
Hisham Halbouny
Managing Partner
M. Mikael Hajjar
Founding & General Partner
Ijeoma Arum
Venture Partner
Melody Ama
Investor
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
