Microtraction

Microtraction is a Lagos-based early-stage Nigerian venture firm focused on backing technical founders at the very earliest stages, with healthcare exposure in the digital health category. The firm is known for writing small checks into pre-seed and seed companies across African tech, with a preference for founders building scalable software-led businesses. Limited public information is available on a healthcare-specific partner or detailed clinical thesis, and health deals appear to be evaluated alongside the firm’s general technology pipeline. Founders should expect generalist early-stage diligence rather than specialized healthcare review.

Check sizes typically fall under two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, sized as initial pre-seed or seed checks rather than full institutional leads. Microtraction operates from Lagos with portfolio focus on Nigeria, and selectively engages with founders elsewhere in Africa. Stage focus means the firm is best matched to companies before product-market fit, where small early checks combined with founder support help teams reach the milestones needed for larger seed rounds. Follow-on participation in subsequent rounds is constrained by check size, so founders should plan for additional syndicate partners.

For founders, Microtraction is most useful as one of the first checks into a company, particularly for technical founders building software-led digital health products in Nigeria. Teams should be ready to demonstrate technical depth, capital efficiency, and early signals of product-market fit, with realistic plans for distribution in environments where digital adoption is uneven. Founders pursuing biotech, devices, or therapeutics will not align. The firm’s local ecosystem ties may be the most concrete value beyond capital, helping early teams navigate Lagos’s startup community and find downstream investors.