After securing exits for its angel network, HoaQ is expanding with a dedicated VC fund

In April 2020, during the height of the pandemic, HoaQ, an angel investor syndicate, formed in Dublin, the European city home to big tech companies like Google and Meta. It had a single goal: pooling investments from professionals to invest in early-stage African startups.

At its inception, HoaQ was run by Joe Kinvi and Nubi Kay, with its initial investments in Bamboo, a Nigerian investment…