Recursive Capital is a venture capital fund focused exclusively on early-stage Bitcoin companies across Africa, having rebranded from a broader Web3 fund to a Bitcoin-only mandate in December 2021. Recursive Capital's Twitter Score is 8.1 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #111,199 among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Recursive Capital was founded by Abubakar Nur Khalil and counts Jack Dorsey, Peter L. Briger, Jr., and Jeff Booth among its backers. The fund announced the first close of Fund I on November 29, 2024, with a focus on Bitcoin infrastructure, the Lightning Network, and Fedimint protocols. It makes equity investments averaging $50,000 to $100,000 per portfolio company and explicitly excludes tokenized securities and altcoins.
Recursive Capital targets a range of investment themes spanning Bitcoin payments, custody, privacy, energy, internet infrastructure, wallets, exchanges, and the intersection of Bitcoin and AI. The fund's narrow, Africa-focused mandate and Bitcoin-only discipline distinguish it from generalist emerging-market venture funds. Recursive Capital has published 308 posts and has been mentioned by 12 accounts a total of 24 times.
Recursive Capital's portfolio includes Synota Inc and Fedi.
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