Aaron Fu leads early-stage venture investing at DCG, supporting AI, fintech & crypto founders on their journeys to build the next.
Prior to DCG, he was a Partner at emerging market inclusive tech focused Catalyst Fund, the Managing Director of MEST, Africa’s Largest Pre-Seed Incubator, and Managing Partner for Africa at Nest.vc, a Hong Kong based venture fund, which he joined after a career in financial services.
He was also a co-founder of the Obuntu Foundation, supporting 1st time GPs in Africa from Africa and who have built businesses in Africa, founding partner in Africa focused founder backed pre-seed fund Sherpa Ventures, and co-founded Venture for Africa, a platform for talent on the continent and beyond to gain experience and build careers with early stage African startups.
A serial founder as well he has co-founded both B2B & B2C businesses, and in Africa - he has led seed stage equity investments in 50+ startups, driven the exit of 3 startups in Africa, he also sits on the board of of startups ranging from AgriTech to Transport and has worked with 100s more through partners like Visa, MTN, Airbus, Société Générale and the World Bank.
