Roselake Ventures

Roselake Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund founded in October 2021 and headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, with a mission to mobilize capital, experience, technology and talent to bridge the Asia-Africa ecosystems. The fund invests exclusively in technology companies based in Africa or Asia, deploying first checks between $10,000 and $150,000 -- typically structured as SAFE notes at less than $20 million post-money valuation -- into pre-seed and seed rounds. The team totals around 10 people including six partners, led by Founder Lingxiu Zhang, CFA, CIMA, who was selected for the inaugural cohort of the Atlantic Council's Climate Leadership Program, alongside General Partner Jerry Yang and Founding Partner Jeff Yuan. Roselake is sector-agnostic but concentrates on fintech, digital commerce, logistics, climate tech, web3 and SaaS companies addressing large emerging-market opportunities. The firm supports companies from Hong Kong, mainland China, Canada and the US to enter and understand African and Asian markets, and organizes cross-border events that bring Chinese founders and investors to Africa and support African founders visiting China. Across 12 investments, the portfolio includes Treepz (bus ticketing), Kyshi (cross-border payments), Shop Zetu, Swag Kicks and Chargel, a Senegal-based logistics marketplace counting Maersk and Grimaldi among its clients after a $2.5 million seed round. Gigmile, a consumer-finance company, was the most recently disclosed investment in December 2025. Roselake's distinctive Asia-Africa bridge thesis -- rare among institutional venture funds -- allows the firm to source proprietary deal flow in markets where most international capital has yet to build systematic relationships, and positions portfolio companies for regional expansion across two of the world's fastest-growing consumer economies.