Top 35 Automotive VC Funds & Investors in Kenya (August 2026)

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• Soko — SOKO produces innovative, ethical jewelry and accessories from sustainable materials in Nairobi, Kenya
• Turaco — Turaco develops simplified insurance and credit solutions through mobile technology to solve the healthcare financing needs. Turaco has simplified insurance products and also provides on-demand health loans, allowing customers to get healthcare at affordable monthly premiums.
• Sistema.bio — Sistema.bio is a biodigester with biogas appliances. High efficiency biodigesters transform organic waste into renewable biogas.

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• Throne — Throne tracks gut health vitals and hydration with every flush.
• Knit Health — Knit is a healthcare-native intelligence platform trained on real clinical data. Unified AI layer for specialist routing, patient flow, care allocation & more.
• Dandelion Health AI — Catalyzing the development of clinical AI for everyone

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• BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.
• Waspito — We are the platform that engages Africa into the conversation and action to drive affordable and accessible quality healthcare across the continent.
• Drive to Own — Drive to Own allows users to purchase private cars with no maintenance or insurance costs and grants miles for running the vehicle based on their prepaid amount, allowing customers to acquire ownership of private cars without any long-term commitment or loan screening process.

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• OFGEN — OFGEN is a leading Pan- African Renewable Energy player specializing in developing, financing, executing, and operating distributed renewable energy assets.
• BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.

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• 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.
• Harena Rare Earths — Harena Rare Earths is a mineral exploration company. It focuses on the Ampasindava Ionic Clay Rare Earths Project in Madagascar, which contains 606,000 tonnes of Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO). The company explores and develops critical magnet metals like neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium for use in clean energy, electronics, anddefense sectors.

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• 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 aims to realize a richer society by providing the technology needed by artists and people involved with art all over the world. We are developing Startbahn Cert., a service that issues blockchain certificates for artworks, and promoting the development of Startrail, a blockchain infrastructure that is the basis for Startbahn Cert. We alsorun joint projects with other companies.

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• JetZero — JetZero is an aerospace company that designs and manufactures zero-emissions jet aircraft.Airlines have long sought more fuel-efficient aircraft and now that climate change is a worldwide problem, planes with minimal carbon emissions, if not zero, are unavoidable. Their objective is to hasten such shift. JetZero is actively collaborating withNASA on sustainable aircraft ideas that will soon make zero-emission flight a reality.JetZero is headquartered in Long Beach, California and was founded in 2020.
• Maritime Fusion — Fusion reactors for ships
• Astranova Mobility — Electrifi Mobility is an operator of an electric vehicle asset management and leasing firm aimed at helping commercial fleets electrify.

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• SunCulture — At SunCulture, we strive to solve the biggest daily challenges of smallholder farmers. We use off-grid solar technology to provide our customers with reliable access to water, irrigation, lighting, and mobile charging, and we can do all of that with a single system.
• Coris Holding — Coris Holding is a financial institution that was established with the motive to provide support to SMEs and SMIs.
• Solon Capital Holdings — Solon Capital Partners is a West-Africa focused investment manager that is pioneering a new approach to economic development and poverty reduction in fragile and post-conflict states.

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• Scalvy — Scalvy is a distributed power delivery company that develops modular power electronics and energy systems that enable distributed power delivery for applications such as data centers, energy storage, and electric mobility. The company replaces traditional centralized power architectures with a distributed system of “power neurons,” which convertand manage electricity closer to the point of use, improving efficiency, scalability, and system reliability. Its platform is built on software-defined, modular components that can be scaled across different power levels and use cases, allowing flexible deployment in high-demand environments. These systems support high-voltage output ranges and deliver high power density while reducing the physical footprint and complexity of conventional power infrastructure.
• Critical Loop — Unlock the grid. Unlock opportunity.
• Supra Elemental Recovery — Profitable rare earth element recovery, coming soon.

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• Finless Foods — Discover sustainable, cell-cultured seafood alternatives like bluefin tuna at Finless Foods, committed to ocean health and responsible food innovation.
• Blue Energy — Modular power plants for modular nuclear reactors
• Colossal Biosciences — The science of genetics. The business of discovery.

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• Elimutab — Elimutab - Find the best learning tablets for children and students, including options for 1-year-olds, studying with pens, and work and study needs.
• OX Delivers — Our objective is to deliver affordable transport in emerging markets, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of economic growth and social impact. To achieve this, we are developing the world's first clean-transport ecosystem that combines goods shipment with financial, trading & marketing services. This OX ecosystem will be enabled by ourunique zero-emissions OX truck; the only purpose-designed electric vehicle for emerging markets.
• Rabbit — Transforming transportion in the region. Rabbit is a micro-mobility sharing platform for short-distance transportation using environmentally friendly vehicles.

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• 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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• Automotus — Curb management for cities, airports and fleets. Real-time data. Automated payments. Smart loading zones. Zero emissions delivery zones.
• WattCarbon — WattCarbon develops decarbonization measurement and verification tools to track the carbon intensity of building energy use. The company was founded in 2021 with its headquarters in Lafayette, California.
• Othersphere — Othersphere identifies the most profitable and sustainable locations for deployment of zero / low greenhouse gas industrial technologies, with initial focus on hydrogen. Utilizing a breakthrough software platform which tightly integrates energy systems models and geospatial data, Othersphere will ac

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• BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.
• Plentify — Plentify connects home appliances with cheaper cleaner energy. It does this with an intelligent residential load management platform which matches demand with clean energy supply for 75% cheaper than batteries. Plentify combines advanced hardware, AI, and user-centric design to create smart home products that delight customers while alsostrengthening electricity systems.
• Applied Carbon — Applied Carbon is scaling ground-breaking technology to regenerate soils and trap atmospheric carbon for the benefit of people and the world.

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• PAIX — Ensure zero downtime for enterprise-critical workloads. PAIX offers carrier-neutral data centres across Africa with white-glove migration, ISO/PCI-DSS compliance, and 24/7 direct NOC access.
• BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.
• Raya Data Center — Raya Data Center leads the area data services industry by empowering organizations with innovative digital solutions and superior customer service. It provides a wide range of services, including public and private cloud hosting, cybersecurity, managed services, business continuity support, and more, to clients in a variety of industries in theMiddle East and Africa.

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• Aalo Atomics — Creating abundant and dependable clean energy to power humanity for generations.
• Euclid Power — Development, diligence, execution, and asset management tools for renewables projects.
• Rodatherm Energy — A geothermal company that plumbs its boreholes with a closed loop

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• BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.
• Stima — Boost your EV business with battery intelligence_ The Battery fleet management SAAS to scale EVs in emerging markets Boost your EV business with battery intelligence_ The Battery fleet management SAAS to scale EVs in emerging markets Boost your EV business with battery intelligence_ The Battery fleet management SAAS to scale EVs in emerging markets Battery ... Read more

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• Plentify — Plentify connects home appliances with cheaper cleaner energy. It does this with an intelligent residential load management platform which matches demand with clean energy supply for 75% cheaper than batteries. Plentify combines advanced hardware, AI, and user-centric design to create smart home products that delight customers while alsostrengthening electricity systems.
• Flox Intelligence — FLOX is bringing cutting-edge technology and Generative AI to wildlife management, addressing the challenges of human-wildlife coexistence across diverse landscapes.By streamlining and simplifying wildlife management workflows, we empower organizations to keep wild animals away from areas where they pose risks, such as airports, railways, roads,public spaces, agriculture, young forests, and other shared environments. Our autonomous solutions, grounded in advanced wildlife science and powered by Generative AI, ensure safety and efficiency, allowing our clients to focus on their core activities.With FLOX, you can achieve safer, more productive environments, ensuring harmonious coexistence between humans and wildlife.
• Ark Climate — Ark Climate is a climate-tech company that develops software to support municipal climate protection planning and execution.

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• 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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• 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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• RADAR — KNOW WHAT'S IN YOUR STORE ALL THE TIME, IN REAL-TIME...
• Astranis — Four billion people still have no internet access. Astranis is here to change that. We're making small satellites for geostationary orbit, recently signed a contract to triple the satellite internet capacity of Alaska, and raised our Series A from Andreessen Horowitz.
• Panthalassa — We're harnessing renewable energy in the open ocean and delivering it around the world. Engineered in Portland, Oregon.

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• Klub — India's leading Revenue Based Financing platform with a vision to revolutionize growth capital. Join the Klub for fast, fair & flexible funding.
• Savannah Brands — Savannah Brands is a food & beverage company.
• African Originals — African Originals food and beverage company that offers authentic African craft beverages using traditional reciepies.

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• 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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• The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) — BNDES is the main financing agent for development in Brazil
• Triorb — The corporate website of TriOrb Inc., revolutionizing production lines with our ball-driven omnidirectional mobility platform.
• 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.

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• Wassist — Launch your AI sales agent on WhatsApp for Shopify in under 60 seconds. Recover 30-50% of abandoned carts and increase conversions by 3x.
• 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.
• Exclaim Robotics — Autonomous mobile robots for the AI data center.

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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Datakrew — Datakrew delivers real-time EV battery analytics and AI-powered fleet intelligence. Smarter, safer fleets start here. Explore our solutions.
• PodcastAI — Upload one episode. PodcastAI generates transcripts, clips, social posts, a website, and distribution automatically.
• Hardline — Hardline, the AI-powered platform for construction teams, transforms jobsite communication into actionable summaries and detailed documentation.

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• Roam — The Standard for Electric Mobility in Africa.

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• microagi — Accelerating embodied AGI
• Mesh — Business entity identity verification radically simple, trusted, and portable, ensuring seamless interactions in the B2B Ecommerce, Marketplaces, Real Estate Technology, Construction | Mesh.
• Cast Insights — Cast Insights is an AI-powered platform that turns global spoken content—TV, radio, podcasts, livestreams—into structured, searchable real-time intelligence for investors, policy teams, strategists, and newsrooms.

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• 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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• LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
• Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
• Direava — Direava is a medical device company that manufactures, sells, leases, and maintains medical equipments along with consulting services.

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• Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
• Roam — The Standard for Electric Mobility in Africa.
• Level Africa — Digital Investment Marketplace for Africa

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• 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.