Jaza Rift Ventures

VC Nairobi, Kenya · Founded 2022

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Jaza Rift Ventures invests in early-stage, innovative, and invention-based healthcare startups across Africa, focusing on digital health, medtech, biotech, and assistive technologies that can scale to improve healthcare accessibility.

About Jaza Rift Ventures

Jaza Rift Ventures is an Africa-focused early-stage venture fund investing in technology companies across the continent, with a thesis built around emerging African markets and software businesses targeting consumers and SMEs. Healthcare exposure is partial and opportunistic, with selective bets in digital health and health insurance technology where the African market opportunity is clear. AI focus is welcome but not a primary thesis. Plausible check sizes are $250K to $1.5M at seed and Series A, with the firm typically co-investing rather than leading. Founders best suited are African or Africa-focused CEOs in digital health, health insurance technology, or care delivery models, particularly in markets like Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa, who would benefit from a regionally-connected investor with relationships to local operators and follow-on capital. Founders who do not fit include US-only digital health teams, therapeutics, devices, and capital-intensive businesses. Geographic preference is Africa, with selective exposure to companies that serve African markets from abroad. The entry path is warm introduction through an African operator, a portfolio CEO, or a co-investor at funds like TLcom, Partech Africa, or Novastar. LinkedIn outreach to a partner with a focused African market summary and traction metrics is a reasonable secondary option. Expect emerging-market diligence including political risk, FX, and unit economics specific to African markets, and a partner that values long-term commitment to building in the region.

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At a glance

Type VC

Stages Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

Check size $250k-$1M

Sub-verticals AI/ML in Healthcare, Biotech, Diagnostics

HQ Nairobi, Kenya

Founded 2022

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Healthcare AI tools backed by Jaza Rift Ventures

Tools made by companies in Jaza Rift Ventures's portfolio that we cover in the directory.

PeraServer and PeraTrend

PeraHealth

Clinical Decision Support & Reference

PeraHealth's PeraServer and PeraTrend, powered by the Rothman Index, offer FDA-cleared predictive analytics for real-time patient acuity, enabling early detection of deterioration and improved clinical outcomes.

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AEYE-DS

AEYE Health

Ophthalmology AI

AEYE-DS is an FDA-cleared, fully autonomous AI diagnostic screening solution from AEYE Health for the point-of-care detection of more-than-mild diabetic retinopathy, providing instant results with no physician interpretation needed.

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