Catalyzing Africa’s boldest builders

Catalytic Capital for Africa’s Next Generation of Ventures

Unseen Capital invests in scalable ventures across climate, blue economy, and emerging technologies through flexible capital, technical assistance, and strategic ecosystem support.

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Patient capital. Structured support. Pan-African ambition.

Three innovation ecosystems. One investment platform.

Unseen Capital is built through the combined ecosystem strength of Sote Hub, Fie Labs, and Mt Kenya Innovation Hub.

How We Invest

Flexible capital for founders building the future.

We invest through equity, debt, convertible instruments, and technical assistance across climate, blue economy, and emerging technologies.

Climate

Renewable energy, climate resilience, sustainable production systems, and circular economy opportunities.

Blue Economy

Marine innovation, fisheries, ocean-linked livelihoods, and coastal enterprise value chains.

Emerging Technologies

Fintech, healthtech, agritech, AI, and digital infrastructure supporting inclusive growth.

$100MTarget fund size

$20MInitial close

$100K–$500KTypical first check

8–10 YearsFund lifecycle horizon

Team

The people behind Unseen Capital.

All current principals are presented as General Partners, with profiles seeded from the real background documents you shared.

David Ogiga

General Partner

Sote Hub

David Ogiga is the Co-Founder and Director of Sote Hub, supporting early-stage startups in the blue economy, climate, and agriculture to grow into scalable and impactful businesses. He has helped build Sote Hub into a trusted ecosystem player supporting more than 1,100 enterprises in Kenya and Tanzania. He is a former Founding Chair of the Association of Countrywide Innovation Hubs in Kenya, a former Board Member at AfriLabs, and a co-initiator and current Board Member of the African Federation of Business Angel Networks.

Jeremy Riro

General Partner

Fie Labs

Jeremy Riro is a seasoned investment professional and General Partner at Unseen Capital, where he leads deal origination, transaction execution, and portfolio value creation. He is also the Managing Partner at Fie-Consult and Founder of Fie Labs Innovation Hub. Across advisory and investing work, he has structured and advised on more than USD 800 million in commercial funding and supported over 100 SMEs through investor preparedness, valuation, due diligence preparation, and capital structuring.

Savio Wambugu

General Partner

Mt Kenya Innovation Hub

Savio Wambugu is an award-winning software engineer and innovation ecosystem leader with over 100 systems designed, developed, and deployed across Africa. He is the Founder of Mt Kenya Innovation Hub, operating two centers in Nyeri and Kiambu counties and anchoring 18 active communities across technology, climate and restoration, artisanship, and sports. He also serves as a Board Director at the Kenya ICT Authority and consults with the United Nations on regional digital transformation initiatives.

Portfolio

Illustrative portfolio and pipeline themes.

Climate

Climate Innovation Pipeline

Pipeline focused on climate resilience, renewable energy, sustainable production systems, and circular economy opportunities aligned to Unseen Capital’s investment thesis.

Pan-African

Blue Economy

Blue Economy Pipeline

Investment pipeline centered on fisheries, marine innovation, coastal enterprise, and ocean-linked livelihoods where catalytic capital and ecosystem support can unlock scalable growth.

Eastern Africa

Emerging Technologies

Emerging Technologies Pipeline

Pipeline for technology ventures in fintech, healthtech, agritech, AI, and data-driven digital platforms with strong product-market fit and expansion potential.

Pan-African