Global generalist investor founded by Idris Sami, leading concentrated rounds from inception through growth in multiple sectors. Official site names New York and San Francisco operations; historical London registered domicile and RTP support are distinct.
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Type Venture capital 1 Anfa I, L.P. 2023-05-08 2023-05-08 — GFSC2777368 verifies registeredclosed-ended scheme, notfundraisingcompletion. Firm May8,2023 launchdisclosed $150m capital without namedfinalclose or explicitlyspelledcurrency; no verifiedfundamount.
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team@apexlogos.ai · 4 hours ago
Investment-fund research reviewed 2026-10-06. Publicly identified funds, dates, amounts and fundraising status are below. Undisclosed commitments remain unknown; this is not a complete register of private SPVs or parallel entities.
Fund size and newer-fund search
| Evidence | Amount/status | Interpretation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anfa-issued Business Wire release, 2023-05-08 | $150 million; launched investment firm, backed by institutional investors and entrepreneurs | Latest-known reliable public capital figure found. Dollar amount is conventionally USD, but the release does not spell out the currency. No named vintage, final-close date or target-versus-close language; do not automatically encode as a closed $150M Fund I. |
| GFSC record for Anfa I, L.P. | No amount | Confirms vehicle identity and closed-ended legal classification; that classification does not establish fundraising completion. |
| Raida Daouk El Jisr/Amkan Ventures public post | No amount; prospective partnership for Anfa Fund II | Indicates a newer fund was discussed. Accessible page dates it only relatively (“1y”); exact publication date unverified. Does not establish size, close or current status. |
| Capital Atlas directory | $650M “latest” fund and $4.2B AUM | Unsupported by a dated announcement or primary source found here; do not adopt. |
| Signal Idris Sami profile | $550M current fund field | Mixed with Anthos Capital affiliation; not reliable Anfa fund evidence. |
Sources: [Anfa release syndicated by StreetInsider](https://www.streetinsider.com/Business%2BWire/Idris%2BSami%2BLaunches%2B%24150%2BMillion%2BInvestment%2BFirm%2BAnfa/21627399.html ), [GFSC](https://www.gfsc.gg/commission/regulated-entities/2777368 ), [Amkan-related public post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raidadaouk_amkanventures-unconventional-empathy-activity-7291088949454757890-noY1 ), [Capital Atlas](https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/456067 ), [Signal](https://signal.nfx.com/investors/idris-sami ).
Searches covered Anfa fund size, Fund II/second fund, newer 2024–2026 fundraising, and RTP/Anfa I. No corroborated newer capital amount or final close emerged. Business Wire's original [release URL](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230508005640/en/ ) returned an access error; the full Anfa-sourced syndicated text was readable. The $1M–$30M check range and investee round totals are separate from fund capital and AUM.
Funds recorded in Adex after this review:
| Fund | Disclosed amount | Announcement / filing date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anfa I, L.P. | Undisclosed / unverified | 2023-05-08 | SHOW MORE
team@apexlogos.ai · 5 hours ago
Match research 2026-10-06 / Anfa / sha256:d155e61c6e849406ac68d44f7d2b6931df98788d92141015333a944c7d73ba47 / part 2 of 2
Imported completed research. Baseline Adex/Signal statements describe prior state, not independent verification. Retain cited attribution, date, currency and classification caveats.
| **ZeroClick AI** | AI contextual advertising; AI application status alone is insufficient to establish deep tech. No neural hardware or brain-interface technology indicated. | Current portfolio; independent reporting names Anfa among participants in a $55M launch financing announced August 2025. Anfa's check and exact round label are not supplied. [Los Angeles Business Journal, 2025-09-15](https://labusinessjournal.com/technology/zeroclick-blends-advertising-ai/ ). Its website returned an access error. |
The ordinary fintech, social, consumer and care-service names in the baseline should not be automatically relabeled deep tech. A [CB Insights directory](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/anfa/financials ) also lists Singularity&Infinity in a $0.94M seed round on 2022-09-26. No primary Anfa attribution or enough company-technology evidence was established in this pass, so it remains an unverified lead rather than a verified deep-tech investment.
## Previous neurotech investments
**No verified neurotech investment found in the sources checked.** Checks included the baseline portfolio, current firm portfolio, related Signal profile, company technology descriptions, and searches combining Anfa with neurotech/neuroscience/neuro. Prior Computers' cognitive-science language describes artificial intelligence research; it does not show neural recording, stimulation, brain interfaces or a biological neural product. VRChat's immersive environment is likewise not direct neurotechnology. General healthcare names such as Curology and Pristyn Care do not establish a brain-technology investment.
Searches returned the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, also abbreviated ANFA; that nonprofit is a different entity and its grants must not be conflated with this firm. No historical Hummingbird, Anthos or Levante neurotech investment is attributed to Anfa here.
## Concrete later Adex review notes
1. Preserve exact firm ID `Anfa`. Add the $150M launch disclosure with its 2023-05-08 date and capital/close uncertainty; do not replace it with unverified $550M/$650M figures or $4.2B AUM.
2. Current strategy and check bounds have direct official support. Keep the $15M Signal sweet spot as unverified individual-profile evidence, not a confirmed firm field.
3. Review operational locations: current site names both New York and San Francisco; London is historical/registered domicile evidence.
4. Current portfolio adds Prior Computers and ZeroClick AI; Jupiter and Khatabook from the snapshot are absent from the currently readable list. Absence does not establish exit or incorrect attribution.
5. Recheck old portfolio participations against original funding announcements and investment vehicles. The launch release and mixed Signal employment history make prior-firm attribution a material issue.
6. Sipay has solid direct vehicle/shareholding evidence and a corroborated June 2024 Series A lead. The $15M is total company financing, not Anfa's check or fund size. Check any later round separately.
7. Follow up on Fund II via a dated Anfa announcement or filing; do not infer final close from an LP-related social post. Keep neurotech fit unverified.
All undated pages above were accessed 2026-10-06. Research is bounded by publicly readable pages and search results; it is not an exhaustive portfolio or legal-entity audit. SHOW MORE
team@apexlogos.ai · 5 hours ago
Match research 2026-10-06 / Anfa / sha256:d155e61c6e849406ac68d44f7d2b6931df98788d92141015333a944c7d73ba47 / part 1 of 2
Imported completed research. Baseline Adex/Signal statements describe prior state, not independent verification. Retain cited attribution, date, currency and classification caveats.
# Anfa — research handoff
- Exact Adex ID: `Anfa`
- Canonical Adex URL: https://adex.page/firms/Anfa
- Research date and source access date: 2026-10-06
- Scope: research only; no Adex or database changes made.
## Summary
Anfa is a global generalist investment firm founded by Idris Sami. Its 2023 launch announcement disclosed $150 million of firm capital, but did not expressly identify a final fund close. Current strategy spans inception through growth with $1 million–$30 million checks. Prior Computers is the strongest research-oriented AI candidate on the current portfolio; Consensys provides advanced cryptographic infrastructure, while VRChat and ZeroClick are adjacent software businesses rather than clearly established deep-tech investments. No verified neurotech investment found in the sources checked. Attribution of historical portfolio names needs care because team members previously worked at other firms. [Official site](https://www.anfavc.com/ ), [Anfa launch release, 2023-05-08](https://www.streetinsider.com/Business%2BWire/Idris%2BSami%2BLaunches%2B%24150%2BMillion%2BInvestment%2BFirm%2BAnfa/21627399.html ).
## Adex and NFX Signal starting evidence
The exact-ID read-only MCP snapshot, `data/research/_sources/Anfa.adex.json`, retrieved 2026-10-06, describes global seed-to-growth investments and $1 million–$30 million checks. Structured `checkMin`, `checkMax` and `sweetSpot` fields are null, and no fund size is recorded. Investor roles are Idris, David, Yousif, Connor, Ibrahim, Shoumik and Tomas. Investments listed are Consensys, Curology, Discord, Guayaki, Jupiter, Khatabook, OneCard, Pristyn Care, Revolut, Sipay, Slice and VRChat. All twelve entries cite the firm site, researched 2026-09-14, without round dates, sizes or stages. These are baseline claims, not independent transaction verification.
The [Signal firm page](https://signal.nfx.com/firms/anfa ) was directly read, but accessible text contained only the name and team heading; no useful strategy, fund or team detail was exposed. The related [Idris Sami Signal profile](https://signal.nfx.com/investors/idris-sami ) was also directly read. It links Anfa's site and lists him as Anfa's founder in experience, yet its main/current-position fields call him an Anthos Capital investor. It reports a $1M–$30M range, $15M sweet spot, $550M current fund size, and Seed/Series A/Series B rankings in enterprise, fintech, ecommerce and consumer internet. **Do not attribute that $550M to Anfa:** the profile mixes employers and historical experience. Detailed investments require sign-in, and visible counts conflict (11 in a headline field versus five in the gated investment section). The profile is discovery evidence only.
## Identity and current mandate
The current [firm site](https://www.anfavc.com/ ) identifies New York and San Francisco headquarters, a global cross-sector strategy, leading rounds from inception through growth, $1M–$30M checks and fewer than ten investments per fund. The named team matches the snapshot. The site says Anfa is powered by RTP and regulated by GFSC reference 2777368. The regulator independently identifies that reference as **Anfa I, L.P.**, a registered closed-ended collective investment scheme. [GFSC entity record](https://www.gfsc.gg/commission/regulated-entities/2777368 ).
The [2023 launch release](https://www.streetinsider.com/Business%2BWire/Idris%2BSami%2BLaunches%2B%24150%2BMillion%2BInvestment%2BFirm%2BAnfa/21627399.html ) names Anfa Management Ltd, English company 13939152, with London registered offices. Registered domicile and historical office location should be kept separate from current operational headquarters. It describes early and growth investing and names Sami's earlier Anthos Capital and Hummingbird Ventures work; its reference to Revolut, Slice and Pristyn Care is phrased as **his** investments, not proof of a specific Anfa fund's participation.
Historical transaction evidence supports Series A activity: Sipay's $15M round was led by Anfa in June 2024. Its adviser confirms the lead and [Sipay's audited 2024 financial statements](https://sipay.com.tr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sipay-Denetim-Raporu-2024.pdf ) identify Anfa I.L.P. as a 10% shareholder at 2024 year-end. This fintech round illustrates activity; it does not restrict the broader mandate. [The Growth Stage transaction announcement](https://www.thegrowthstage.com/news/tgs-was-sole-adviser-to-sipays-successful-15m-series-a/ ), [Tech.eu, 2024-06-05](https://tech.eu/2024/06/05/turkish-fintech-sipay-secures-15m/ ).
## Fund size and newer-fund search
| Evidence | Amount/status | Interpretation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anfa-issued Business Wire release, 2023-05-08 | $150 million; launched investment firm, backed by institutional investors and entrepreneurs | Latest-known reliable public capital figure found. Dollar amount is conventionally USD, but the release does not spell out the currency. No named vintage, final-close date or target-versus-close language; do not automatically encode as a closed $150M Fund I. |
| GFSC record for Anfa I, L.P. | No amount | Confirms vehicle identity and closed-ended legal classification; that classification does not establish fundraising completion. |
| Raida Daouk El Jisr/Amkan Ventures public post | No amount; prospective partnership for Anfa Fund II | Indicates a newer fund was discussed. Accessible page dates it only relatively (“1y”); exact publication date unverified. Does not establish size, close or current status. |
| Capital Atlas directory | $650M “latest” fund and $4.2B AUM | Unsupported by a dated announcement or primary source found here; do not adopt. |
| Signal Idris Sami profile | $550M current fund field | Mixed with Anthos Capital affiliation; not reliable Anfa fund evidence. |
Sources: [Anfa release syndicated by StreetInsider](https://www.streetinsider.com/Business%2BWire/Idris%2BSami%2BLaunches%2B%24150%2BMillion%2BInvestment%2BFirm%2BAnfa/21627399.html ), [GFSC](https://www.gfsc.gg/commission/regulated-entities/2777368 ), [Amkan-related public post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raidadaouk_amkanventures-unconventional-empathy-activity-7291088949454757890-noY1 ), [Capital Atlas](https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/456067 ), [Signal](https://signal.nfx.com/investors/idris-sami ).
Searches covered Anfa fund size, Fund II/second fund, newer 2024–2026 fundraising, and RTP/Anfa I. No corroborated newer capital amount or final close emerged. Business Wire's original [release URL](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230508005640/en/ ) returned an access error; the full Anfa-sourced syndicated text was readable. The $1M–$30M check range and investee round totals are separate from fund capital and AUM.
## Previous deep-tech investments and classification limits
The current official portfolio verifies that Anfa publicly claims the following relationships, but it supplies no vehicle, entry date, round, check or lead status for them. Company sources verify technology, not Anfa's exact transaction.
| Company | Technology and classification | Anfa attribution / funding evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Prior Computers** | Company describes a research effort toward human-like machine intelligence and recruits in deep learning and cognitive science. Plausible research-driven AI/deep-tech candidate; public material is too sparse to assess proprietary architecture, scientific progress or hardware. | Listed on current Anfa portfolio. No independently corroborated round/date/amount found. [Company site](https://www.priorcomputers.ai/ ) (undated). |
| **Consensys** | Builds Ethereum execution/consensus clients, signing infrastructure and a zero-knowledge rollup stack. Cryptographic protocol engineering is a defensible broad deep-tech rationale; classify as blockchain infrastructure rather than hardware/neurotech. | Current Anfa portfolio and snapshot claim; no verified Anfa-linked round found. [Official company site](https://consensys.io/ ) (undated). |
| **VRChat** | Immersive social worlds and avatar creation across VR headsets, desktop and mobile. AR/VR adjacency, but the checked source establishes a user-generated software platform rather than a novel physical technology. Not counted as a confirmed core deep-tech investment. | Current portfolio and snapshot claim, entry date/round unknown. [Official site](https://hello.vrchat.com/ ) (undated). | SHOW MORE
team@apexlogos.ai · 22 days ago
MATCH 
Slice
Revolut
Pristyn Care
OneCard
Khatabook
Jupiter
Discord