How we invest and back our founders is anchored on how women build and what they’re building for.
Alongside capital, we give our founders access to the right connections and the right communities needed to reach the next stage of growth
We Invest in
the Boldest Women Founders
in Emerging Markets
We give the first check for the next stage of growth
In 2026, we're writing cheques into women-founded startups
open to women-founded and co-founded startups that meet these criteria
Stage: Pre-seed & Seed
Investment Check: Up to $250K
Geography: Mena, Africa, Latam
Aurora Ventures is Not Your Standard VC
Aurora Ventures is
Not Your
Standard VC
As an Aurora Founder, You Get:
01
Through the Aurora Tech Award, weʼve spent five years building one of the largest pipelines of early-stage women-founded startups in emerging markets.
Weʼve given 17 outstanding award winners from 10+ countries a springboard to scale their businesses, providing them with non-dilutive capital, investor connections, and visibility to go further, faster.
02
Aurora Ventures is our next chapter. We invest early and selectively where execution is evident, in turn enabling top-performing founders to accelerate towards higher growth, larger valuations, and readiness for institutional funding on the terms their businesses deserve.