ENYGMA VENTURES

WHO WE ARE

Enygma Ventures is a female founded and lead investment vehicle that is backing Africa’s talented women entrepreneurs with seed capital ($500k-$1m). Enygma Ventures looks for incredible founders with a huge vision to build scaleable businesses that significantly impact people and the planet. We believe that to build a continent you need to grow and scale businesses and so we are backing the future leaders of the continent to do just that.

100,000,000

TARGET SIZE OF FUNDS

Sector

Business Intelligence, E-commerce/ Consumer Internet, Fintech, Healthcare

Stage

Seed

Region

Africa

Countries

South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania

Founder(s)

Sarah Dusek

arah Dusek is Co-Founder of Under Canvas; the leading US adventure-hospitality company offering luxurious glamping accommodations just minutes from America’s most popular and iconic national parks. In 2017, under Sarah’s leadership Under Canvas received a spot on the coveted Inc. 5000 list and Sarah was named to the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women list from Ernst & Young. Under Canvas has set an unprecedented new standard in ecological development while also re-defining experiential hospitality in a meaningful way. Sarah believes passionately in empowering women to reach their full potential and enabling them to grow in their leadership. This commitment extends to her broader mission to help grow scalable, sustainable businesses that have the power to transform communities, cities and nations. 2019 marks the launch of Enygma Ventures, a private investment fund focused on investing in women-led businesses in Southern Africa.