Top 5 Biotechnology VC Funds & Investors in Kenya (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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GreenTec Capital Partners
VC Fund
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3 | Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Logistics, Information Technology, Retail | $50k–$1M |
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Opes Impact Fund
VC Fund
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2 | Italy, Kenya, India | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Communities, Agriculture, Energy | $219k–$910k |
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Standard Chartered Bank
VC Fund
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1 | India, United Kingdom, Singapore | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Private Equity | Financial Services, Energy, Finance | $14M–$3.4B |
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iLabAfrica
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Seed | Agriculture, Health Care, Biotechnology | $9k–$9.4k |
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U.S. International Development Finance Corp
VC Fund
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1 | India, Kenya, United States | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Venture - Series Unknown | Financial Services, Finance, FinTech | $1M–$1B |
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GreenTec Capital Partners is Germany's premier investor into African start-ups and SMEs. GreenTec invests through its unique Results4Equity model, acting as a co-founding partner that is only compensated on business success.
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- Industry: Logistics, Information Technology, Retail
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Pre-Seed $50k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.2M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Ecodudu — Ecodudu is a waste-to-value company. It uses a proprietary innovation to recycle organic waste into high-protein animal feed and organic fertilizer using the black soldier fly. It harnesses insects (nature’s recycling agents) to address global issues which include waste management, demand for protein, and environmental conservation.
- Asilimia — Asilimia is a simple, fun mobile app for sending money through M-PESA quickly and without any transaction fees. Simply deposit money to your M-PESA, download Asilimia and send money for free to any other M-PESA account.
- ShapShap — ShapShap enhances delivery experience through its commission-based marketplace by assigning efficient orders to drivers to ensure their sustainability and scalability.
Opes-Lcef is an impact investor that provides catalytic capital to early-stage social enterprises in emerging markets.
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- Industry: Communities, Agriculture, Energy
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: Italy, Kenya, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 44
- Round size: Seed $219k–$910k
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Refolo — Refolo is a type B social cooperative that sees social agriculture as having a dual impact: social and environmental. Refolo was created with the aim of creating an agro-ecological and social corridor that runs through the province of Brescia from north to south with the hope that administrations and other communities will come together to generatea positive impact on the environment and the community.Refolo operates in an area located between the municipalities of Brescia, Collebeato, Villa Carcina and Montirone, territories that share the presence of agricultural areas that over the years have been abandoned due to their unsuitability for intensive agriculture and lack of interest by new generations and that are now ready to start again.
- Ecodudu — Ecodudu is a waste-to-value company. It uses a proprietary innovation to recycle organic waste into high-protein animal feed and organic fertilizer using the black soldier fly. It harnesses insects (nature’s recycling agents) to address global issues which include waste management, demand for protein, and environmental conservation.
- Sistema.bio — Sistema.bio is a biodigester with biogas appliances. High efficiency biodigesters transform organic waste into renewable biogas.
Standard Chartered Bank offers personal and business banking services. Their solutions for companies include transaction banking and financial markets solutions. They also offer current accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, loans, and mortgage services.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Energy, Finance
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Private Equity
- Geography: India, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 137
- Round size: Post-IPO Debt $100M–$3.4B; Debt Financing $70M–$1.3B; Private Equity $14M–$175M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Asaka bank — Aksaka bank is a financial organization that provides curated banking solutions to meet the personal, business, and corporate needs in the vicinity. The organization also offers personal loans and commercial credit facilities for individuals and local businesses.
- Key Capture Energy — Building large-scale energy storage projects today that will transition us to the grid of tomorrow. #energystorage #renewables #cleanenergy
- EDF Power solutions — EDF power solutions NA | Building Sustainable Wind & Solar Power Solutions in North America | Renewable Energy Careers & Jobs
Research Centre under the Faculty of Information Technology at Strathmore University, @iLabAfrica was established in January 2011 to spearhead research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the ICT for Development (ICT4D) ecosystem towards the attainment of the UNDP Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Kenya’s Vision2030. They recognise that the spread of ICT technologies in developing countries remains painfully slow; condemning a large fraction of Africa’s population to poverty, undernourishment, disease and disempowerment. They also recognise that this situation is improving in some countries as a result of the phenomenal growth of the mobile telephony services. This improvement in data access and connectivity has created a wealth of opportunities for entrepreneurs to engage in mobile-based services delivery business.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $9k–$9.4k
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bena Care — Delivering affordable & high-quality home-based nursing and in-home therapy (physiotherapy & renal replacement therapies) for chronically ill patients
- Taste Afrique — Taste Afrique is a manufacturer of Chibundiro and Siri products. Chibundiro is a product of Taste Afrique Co. Ltd. It is a mixture of grounded natural spices that gives food that added extra yumminess. It is made from the following ingredients; coriander, ginger, cinnamon, garlic, onions, cumin seeds, cardamons, black pepper, cloves, and naturaloils. Chibundiro comes in three flavors; hot, mild, and without chilies, catering for everyone. Natural- Chibundiro is 100% natural with no preservatives are used on this product as its contents are dried during its manufacturing. Health Benefits- Ingredients used have health benefits i.e. antioxidants and anti-inflammatory benefits, Flavor- Adds extra yumminess to your food. Chibundiro’s nutritional value makes it fit for different cuisines – African, European, Chinese, American – and lifestyle – traditional foods or 5-star hotel barbecues and buffets. The assurance of products that have been produced using the highest quality standards is definite. It targets all households, offices, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, and even students in boarding schools who yearn for ‘mother’s cooking’.
- Arbres Biotech — Arbres Biotech focuses on supplying seedlings of various plants to nurseries.
U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: India, Kenya, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 133
- Round size: Post-IPO Debt $18M–$468M; Debt Financing $6.7M–$390M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$1B
- Lead/follow: 77% lead, 23% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $300M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- DTEK — DTEK Group is a diversified energy holding that includes six businesses and Academy DTEK, our corporate university. DTEK Group is the largest private investor in the energy sector in Ukraine, with over €12 billion in invested capital since 2005, employing 55,000 people.
- WIOCC Group — WIOCC Group serves as a provider of interconnected, carrier-scale digital infrastructure and managed network services, operating exclusively as a wholesaler to hyperscalers, cloud operators, content providers, and telcos.
- Global Atomic Corporation — The Dasa Uranium Project scheduled to begin production in 2026 is the highest-grade uranium project in Africa; the Turkish Zinc JV provides positive cash flow.
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