Top 5 Biotechnology VC Funds in Kenya

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 5 VC funds that invest in Biotechnology startups based in Kenya. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Biotechnology companies from Kenya. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Biotechnology VC Funds in Kenya

Investor	Biotechnology Kenya investments
iLabAfrica	1
Standard Chartered Bank	1
GreenTec Capital Partners	1
Finnfund	1
U.S. International Development Finance Corp	1

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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.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed
Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Arbres Biotech — Arbres Biotech focuses on supplying seedlings of various plants to nurseries.

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.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Telecommunications, FinTech
Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
India, United Kingdom, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Ecopetrol — Ecopetrol is Colombia's largest integrated oil & gas company.
Climate Impact X — Climate Impact X is a global marketplace that provides carbon exchange and credits for investors.
Indorama Fertilizers — Indorama Fertilizers operates a world-class, 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum urea manufacturing facility based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The plant has been developed to global environmental, social and construction standards. It plays a key role in supporting the agricultural sector in Nigeria by providing a reliable supply of fertilizers forlocal farmers, thereby enabling import substitution and supporting the diversification needs of the Nigerian economy. Indorama Fertilizers is also advantageously located to serve neighboring West African countries and key Western hemisphere markets, including North America, South America and Europe

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.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Agriculture, Computer
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Kenya, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire

Portfolio highlights

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.
freshbag — freshbag is a wellness nutrition turnkey solution that supports corporate wellness programs by making it easy and convenient to live - and eat! - healthier.
ShapShap — ShapShap enhances delivery experience through its commission-based marketplace by assigning efficient orders to drivers to ensure their sustainability and scalability.

Finnfund is a Finnish development finance company that provides long-term risk capital for private projects in developing countries. Apart from co-investing with Finnish companies they can finance ventures that use Finnish technology, cooperate with Finnish partners on a long-term basis or generate major environmental or social benefits.