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Selma Ribica

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, First CircleFirst Circle

Current Firm

First Circle

Investments

1+ companies

Focus

Fintech, Enterprise

About Selma Ribica

Selma Ribica is a venture capital investor at First Circle who was an early M-Pesa executive responsible for expansion and product development, then founded Lebara Financial Services designing products for migrant communities before becoming a full-time investor. She achieved a 33x MOIC on her personal angel portfolio with early investments in companies like Expensya, and now co-leads one of the few Africa-based specialist fintech funds run by female managing partners with backing from major development finance institutions like IFC.

Focus Areas

FintechEnterpriseDigital HealthSaaS

Investment Stage

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+

Notable Investments

Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule