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Top 25 Automotive Startup Investors in Kenya (July 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in Kenya Automotive startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Kenya Automotive startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $3.1M–$78M
Equator
VC Fund
2 Kenya, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Software, Renewable Energy, Agriculture $1.8M–$15M
At One Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Energy, Manufacturing, Agriculture $2.9M–$70M
Raba Partnership
VC Fund
1 United States, South Africa, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, FinTech, Finance $635k–$32M
EchoVC Partners
VC Fund
1 United States, Nigeria, Kenya Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Information Technology, FinTech, Software $200k–$22M
Suzuki Global Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Kenya, Canada Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed Robotics, Software, Automotive $2.5M–$11M
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
VC Fund
1 Japan, India, United Arab Emirates Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A Energy, Renewable Energy, Banking $9M–$5.6B
U.S. International Development Finance Corp
VC Fund
1 India, Kenya, United States Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Grant Financial Services, Finance, FinTech $328k–$500M
The World We Want
VC Fund
1 Kenya Series A CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
TES Residence
VC Fund
1 Kenya Series A CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
Playfair Capital
VC Fund
1 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $700k–$20M
Musha Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Nigeria, Kenya Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, FinTech $125k–$10M
Gogin Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, Kenya Series B, Series A, Seed Consulting, Manufacturing, Medical $755k–$82M
VestedWorld
VC Fund
1 Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana Seed, Series A, Series B Agriculture, Farming, E-Commerce $1.6M–$20M
PanAfrican Investment Co.
VC Fund
1 Kenya, United States Series A, Series B Local, Content, Automotive
Kepple Africa Ventures
VC Fund
1 Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Software $300k–$4.5M
Satgana
VC Fund
1 Kenya, France, Germany Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Energy, Renewable Energy, Software $491k–$6.4M
Hiroaki Ohta
Angel
1 Japan, Kenya Seed, Series A, Convertible Note Quantum Computing, Information Technology, Energy $4.5M–$5M
Factor E
VC Fund
1 Kenya, United States, India Seed, Series A, Convertible Note Energy, Renewable Energy, Agriculture $20k–$10M
Ambo Ventures
VC Fund
1 Kenya Seed CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
Peter Kenevan
Angel
1 Kenya Seed Automotive, Marketplace
Shintaro Yamada
Angel
1 Japan, United States, Kenya Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Internet, Finance, Content $320k–$28M
Village Global
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services $600k–$23M
Chandaria Capital
VC Fund
1 Kenya, United States, Nigeria Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, E-Commerce, Retail $250k–$37M
AngelList
VC Fund
1 United States, India, Canada Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech $121k–$23M
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

UTEC-The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.. UTEC is a seed/early stage technology focused venture capital firm associated with The University of Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 182
  • Round size: Seed $3.1M–$48M; Series A $3.6M–$78M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Flosfia — FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices.
  • TXP Medical — TXP Medical build a next-generation medical system through acute care.
  • Startbahn — Startbahn develops Startrail, a sustainable and scalable blockchain infrastructure that assures the reliability, authenticity, and traceability of artworks.
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Equator
VC Fund · Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya · 2 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

A venture capital firm investing in tech-enabled, early-stage ventures that are accelerating an equitable climate transition in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Renewable Energy, Agriculture
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Kenya, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$5M; Series A $14M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 64% lead, 36% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Leta — Leta Technology is a software development company that creates supply chain and logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods.
  • Open Access Energy — South Africa's first multilateral wheeling software platform that automates energy transactions.
  • SHYFT Power Solutions — SHYFT builds industrial-grade IoT and integrated software to connect and intelligently manage distributed energy resources (DERs) in markets that struggle with resiliency. SHYFT is pioneering the development of integrated decentralized power systems in emerging markets like Nigeria, leapfrogging over traditional central infrastructure and enablingDERs to scale and support existing but unreliable grids.
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At One Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

At One Ventures finds, funds, and grows teams to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Manufacturing, Agriculture
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 75
  • Round size: Seed $2.9M–$15M; Series A $6.9M–$23M; Series B $17M–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cruz Foam — Cruz Foam offers certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other solutions. Let us help you transition to compostable foam packaging solutions, today.
  • Modern Hydrogen — Modern Electron is a breakthrough energy technology company. Their mission is to provide affordable electricity to anyone, anywhere, anytime.
  • Colossal Biosciences — The science of genetics. The business of discovery.
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Raba Partnership
VC Fund · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

The Raba Partnership, Raba Capital, Raba

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, South Africa, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$6M; Pre-Seed $635k–$6.5M; Series A $9.2M–$32M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $60M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Thndr — Thndr is a financial services company that operates an app-based investment platform.It comes with 0% commission, no account minimum, access to market data, easy account setup, and funding processes. Users can also get access to the latest news, market data, and other educational tools. Seif Amr established the company in 2020 in Cairo, AlQahirah, Egypt.
  • Ezeebit — Ezeebit is a payment solutions provider that enables African merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments both in-store and online. The platform processes transactions quickly and automatically converts the cryptocurrency into stablecoins to eliminate volatility risk. Funds are then settled into the merchant's local currency account, typicallySouth African Rand (ZAR), on the next business day. The company offers multi-currency support for popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum and maintains compliance with financial regulatory bodies.
  • Letly — Letly is developing an AI‑driven platform for the rental property market that automates tasks related to managing rental listings and tenant interactions. It aims to use intelligent agents to handle tasks such as scheduling viewings, responding to inquiries, and optimizing property management workflows. The platform is currently in a waitlistphase, signaling ongoing development and private access only.
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EchoVC Partners
VC Fund · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

EchoVC Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on financing and cross-pollinating leading technologies, teams, business models, and knowledge across North America, Africa, and SE Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of thebusiness.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$4M; Pre-Seed $400k–$1.9M; Series A $1.2M–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $8M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Printivo — Design & print Business Cards, flyers, mugs and other print products online and we will deliver your doorstep. Get instant quotes.
  • S&T Media — AdPump The Best Digital Platform to advertise your products and services
  • Rana Energy — No. 1 Solar Community in Africa
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Suzuki Global Ventures
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Suzuki Global Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund that supports the growth of start-up companies and creates new businesses and business models together.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Robotics, Software, Automotive
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Kenya, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Series B $2.5M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Linkwiz — LinkWiz offers software that solves something about robots that is a bit difficult to use. It also develops and sells control system software with proprietary algorithms for industrial robots. Linkwiz's main products, L-ROBOT, control software for robots that perform operations such as welding and coating, and L-QUALIFY, a production-lineinspection software, have already been adopted by major companies such as auto manufacturers. The company also provides technical consulting services.LinkWiz was founded in March 2015 and is based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
  • Bumper — Split the cost of your car repairs and servicing into manageable monthly instalments with 0% interest. Fix it. Split it. Sorted.
  • Movus Technologies — Movus Technologies Indonesia is automotive company that provides car ownership rental services.
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Japan Bank for International Cooperation
VC Fund · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups, 11 in the past 12 months

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Banking
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, India, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Series A $9M–$43M; Post-IPO Debt $132M–$5.6B; Debt Financing $36M–$3B
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) — BNDES is the main financing agent for development in Brazil
  • Eco-Pork — Eco-Pork is a co-creation solution farm that supports farmers' food productivity improvement. It is connecting the pig and technology, pork ( Pork ) new business ecosystems ( Ecosystem By building a), in the pork growing demand around the world, to get the most out of the food supply capacity is finite.
  • Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal — Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation Group will pursue world-leading technologies and manufacturing capabilities, and contribute to society by providing excellent products and services.1.They continue to emphasize the importance of integrity and reliability in their actions.2.They provide products and services that benefit society, andgrow in partnership with their customers.3.They pursue world-leading technologies and manufacturing capabilities.4.They continually anticipate and address future changes, innovate from within, and pursue unending progress.5.They develop and bring out the best in their people to make their Group rich with energy and enthusiasm
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U.S. International Development Finance Corp
VC Fund · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Grant
  • Geography: India, Kenya, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 126
  • Round size: Grant $328k–$5M; Post-IPO Debt $18M–$500M; Debt Financing $5.5M–$410M
  • Lead/follow: 78% lead, 22% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $300M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Kodak — A global technology company providing industry-leading products and services for commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing and entertainment.
  • Bayport Management — Bayport Management Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides retail financial services in the Republic of Mauritius and internationally.
  • Pela Global — Pela Global Limited is an Australian company focused on critical and precious metals mining, primarily advancing projects in North Macedonia's Tethyan Belt. It specializes in antimony and gold resources, emphasizing sustainable development and global supply chain contributions.
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The World We Want
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

The World We Want develops strategic actions and creates global connections to achieve social impact. It aims to promote sustainability on various businesses and organizations to change the world. The World We Want is based in London.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Roam — The Standard for Electric Mobility in Africa.
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TES Residence
VC Fund · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

TES Residence is a management consultancy that offers services for business model innovation, business development and AI.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Roam — The Standard for Electric Mobility in Africa.
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Playfair Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Playfair is a sector agnostic fund focused exclusively on pre-seed investing. Based in London, Playfair invests across the UK and Europe with an intentionally high conviction, low volume approach: making six investments a year out of its third $70m fund and preserving time, capital and resource to help companies post-investment. Our 78% Series Agraduation rate is ~3x industry average. Playfair has backed 100+ companies since 2013, including Thought Machine, Orca AI, Protex AI, StackOne and Nory.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 139
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$7.6M; Pre-Seed $700k–$3.1M; Series A $2.7M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Wassist — Wassist is a platform for building AI-powered WhatsApp agents that help businesses automate sales, customer support, and marketing directly inside WhatsApp.
  • Astral Systems — Our compact multi-state fusion reactors offer high particle flux and exceptional lifetime performance, unlocking a wide variety of critical medical, industrial, and research applications today.
  • Passionfruit — Join hundreds of the best startups around the world and use Passionfruit to hire freelance marketing specialists on-demand.
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Musha Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Seed capital for technology startups globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 156
  • Round size: Seed $125k–$6M; Pre-Seed $300k–$3.2M; Series A $2.5M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HoneyCoin — HoneyCoin is a web3/web2 ecosystem of products built in a way that abstracts complexity and brings all the value of web3 and web2 to the forefront.
  • Zeno — Zeno is a climate conscious motor company that offers eco-friendly motorcycles.
  • Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.
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Gogin Capital
VC Fund · Matsue-shi, Shimane, Japan · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups, 14 in the past 12 months

Gogin Capital provides financial services and invests in insurance companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Consulting, Manufacturing, Medical
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 38
  • Round size: Seed $755k–$21M; Series A $2.7M–$82M; Series B $2.6M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Imiron — Imiron the process and tools used for modeling mathematical behavior in order to comprehend its fundamentals.
  • Monochrome — Monochrome is creating a home operating system in order to power the next generation of energy-producing homes and roofs. The company is based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
  • Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
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VestedWorld
VC Fund · Chicago, Illinois, United States · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

VestedWorld is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging markets companies that have the potential to generate competitive financial returns while contributing towards the growth and development of the markets in which they are located. The firm supports these businesses through the infusion of capital, active involvement incorporate governance, and by providing direct strategic and operational assistance.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Agriculture, Farming, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$5.9M; Series A $2.5M–$4.4M; Series B $9M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $187k in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • BFree — BFree focuses its collection processes on sustainably leading customers out of debt by giving them back control over their finances.
  • Points Africa — Points Africa offers financial services specializing in customer loyalty and lifecycle management. It develops revenue-building campaigns and integrates technology for service operations. The company also provides UI/UX design and transaction data management.
  • Jackfruit Finance — Fast, flexible school financing in Kenya. Get working capital, projects, and asset loans designed around school fee cycles and growth needs.
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PanAfrican Investment Co.
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

PanAfrican Investment is a private investment firm focused on the growth and development of companies in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Local, Content, Automotive
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Kenya, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Savoteur — Travel More, Work Less, Be Curious
  • Mobius Motors — Mobius Motors sells affordable vehicles designed specifically for the needs of developing world consumers. We aim to change millions of lives by providing the appropriate transport to mobilise rural Africa. Our vision is a more connected, more prosperous Africa.
  • Bridge International Academies — Bridge International Academies is an operator of scholastic academy services used to provide education to underprivileged children. Its services provide lessons based on national curricula, develop in-depth teacher training and programs, and use cutting-edge wireless technology that enables underprivileged children to get the right education, freeof cost, for a brighter future.
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Kepple Africa Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

We back exceptional founders in and from Africa who are addressing deep gaps between the status quo and the ideal.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $300k–$3.4M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Intmax — INTMAX has developed significant innovations in ZK implementation making it a unique Layer2 rollup network that offers low cost, security, tunable privacy, and above all, scalability.
  • TIBU Health — TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services.
  • Onboard — Onboard helps hardware companies transform their text manuals to 3D, intelligent manuals with instant customer support capabilities.
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Satgana
VC Fund · Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Satgana is a global Climate Tech Venture Capital firm backing purpose-driven founders building a planet-positive future, in Europe and Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Kenya, France, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $2.2M–$6.4M; Pre-Seed $491k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $35M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Orbio — Orbio helps oil & gas companies reduce methane emissions. We do this by utilising cutting-edge satellite analytics fused with ground data sources to deliver Actionable methane intelligence to power the energy transition.
  • Flox Intelligence — Wildlife intelligence for critical infrastructure.
  • Ark Climate — Ark Climate is a climate-tech company that develops software to support municipal climate protection planning and execution.
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Hiroaki Ohta
Angel · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Hiroaki Ohta is the Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder and Board Member of Blue Laser Fusion. He previously worked at ACSL Ltd. as a Representative Director, President, CEO, Chiarman, Board Member. Hiroaki Ohta attended Kyoto University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Quantum Computing, Information Technology, Energy
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Japan, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $4.5M–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Quanmatic — Quanmatic is an information and technology company that provides algorithms development and solutions to bridge quantum technologies.
  • Peach Cars — Buy or sell your car in Nairobi-Kenya with ease. Browse a wide range of vehicles, connect with trusted sellers, and find the perfect car today. Simple, fast, and secure transactions.
  • Power Diamond Systems — Power Diamond Systems is a research and development firm that focuses on diamond semiconductor devices.
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Factor E
VC Fund · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Factor E is a finance company that impacts venture builders, dedicated to supporting the people and ideas that will turn the tables in the global battle for sustainable solutions to energy, agriculture, mobility, and waste challenges in emerging and frontier markets. It serves as a conduit between philanthropic and commercial investors throughmarket-driven forces.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Agriculture
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Kenya, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$4.6M; Series A $1.3M–$10M; Convertible Note $20k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ferntech — Take control of your decentralized power system with Odyssey's FernTech software and hardware. Get real-time insights and automate operations with our reliable data collection, system automation, and range of controllers and IoT gateways. Explore the FernTech product suite and see how it works in action. Contact us to learn more.
  • Open Access Energy — South Africa's first multilateral wheeling software platform that automates energy transactions.
  • 60Hertz Energy — Unify asset management with asset monitoring, enhance scheduling, and facile communication. Book a Demo Now!
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Ambo Ventures
VC Fund · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Ambo Ventures is a new fund dedicated to launching sustainable ecosystems in Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Roam — The Standard for Electric Mobility in Africa.
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Peter Kenevan
Angel · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Peter Kenevan, VP, Head of Japan at PayPal.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Marketplace
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Peach Cars — Buy or sell your car in Nairobi-Kenya with ease. Browse a wide range of vehicles, connect with trusted sellers, and find the perfect car today. Simple, fast, and secure transactions.
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Shintaro Yamada
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

During his years at Waseda University, Shintaro worked at Japan’s biggest e-commerce mall, Rakuten, Inc. On August 1st 2001, Shintaro established “Unoh Inc.” after graduating university. At Unoh he was responsible for designing and developing several web services, one of which was the online magazine subscription . Services provided by Unohinclude planning, development and management of the film enthusiast community site “Movie Life” (acquired by PIA Corporation) as well as “Sugu.CC” , “NeoAd” (both acquired by GMOAP) and the photo sharing site “Photozou” (acquired by Digital Garage).In 2009 Unoh entered into social gaming, creating multiple successful social games. Among these games, “Machitsuku!” has been its biggest hit with over 5 million users. On August 3rd 2010, Unoh joined Zynga and Shintaro became General Manager of Zynga Japan. He resigned on January 2012. After traveling around the world, He established the new company “Mercari, Inc.” on February 2013 and released the resale shopping app “Mercari” on July 2013 in Japan.He is a true Internet geek, spending a lot of time on the Internet and boasts around 180,000 followers on Twitter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Finance, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$28M; Angel $320k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $510k–$4.9M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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  • AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.
  • Peach Cars — Buy or sell your car in Nairobi-Kenya with ease. Browse a wide range of vehicles, connect with trusted sellers, and find the perfect car today. Simple, fast, and secure transactions.
  • AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.
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Village Global
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Early stage venture capital backed by some of the world's best entrepreneurs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 339
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$11M; Pre-Seed $600k–$4M; Series A $7.7M–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $125M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Pogo — Unlock the power of your data to earn and save on shopping, finances and more. Download the Pogo app today to start earning and saving cash. 4.9 stars in the App Store.
  • MNX — MNX is a company focused on decentralized futures exchanges in the AI economy.
  • Mesh — Business entity identity verification radically simple, trusted, and portable, ensuring seamless interactions in the B2B Ecommerce, Marketplaces, Real Estate Technology, Construction | Mesh.
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Chandaria Capital
VC Fund · Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Kenya, United States, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$6M; Pre-Seed $1M–$3M; Series A $2M–$37M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Savannah Brands — Savannah Brands is a food & beverage company.
  • UTU Technologies — Trust infrastructure for the sharing economy.
  • African Originals — African Originals food and beverage company that offers authentic African craft beverages using traditional reciepies.
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AngelList
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Kenya Automotive startups

Apply privately to 130,000+ remote jobs and startup jobs near you with one application. See salary and equity upfront. Find the latest tech jobs, company overviews, benefits and more at AngelList Talent.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 173
  • Round size: Seed $300k–$4M; Pre-Seed $121k–$2M; Series A $2.8M–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $25M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Datakrew — Datakrew delivers real-time EV battery analytics and AI-powered fleet intelligence. Smarter, safer fleets start here. Explore our solutions.
  • PodcastAI — Podcast like a pro: easily create transcripts, show notes, viral clips and publish your podcast everywhere all in just a few clicks of a button. Powered by AI, built for podcasters.
  • Nova Benefits — We help companies find affordable health insurance and wellness benefits that their employees can trust.
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Automotive Investor funding in Kenya at a glance

Stats across 13 deals from 34 investors.

34
investors
in Kenya Automotive startups
13
deals
in Kenya Automotive startups
$5M
median round
in Kenya Automotive startups
32%
lead investors
lead at least one round
23%
Series A
most common funding stage
88/12
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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