Maya Horgan Famodu
VCFounder & Managing Partner, Ingressive Capital
First female-owned Nigerian tech fund founder VC
Lagos, Nigeria3 notable investments
Pre-SeedSeed
FintechEnterprise SaaSConsumerHealthcareEdtech
Background
Maya Horgan Famodu is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ingressive Capital, the first female-owned tech VC fund in Nigeria. She started angel investing in Africa in 2014 and founded Ingressive Capital in 2017, managing a $50M fund. She backed Paystack (acquired by Stripe for $200M+), Carry1st (backed by Andreessen Horowitz), Mono, and Bamboo. She is a two-time Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Kauffman Fellow, and UN Most Influential Person of African Descent.
Investment Thesis
Investing in indigenous founders building scalable tech companies driving transformative growth in Africa's GDP.
Investment Focus
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Sectors
FintechEnterprise SaaSConsumerHealthcareEdtech
Based in: Lagos, Nigeria (Africa)
Notable Investments
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026