Top 50 Consumer VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Kenya in May 2026
Top 50 Consumer VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Kenya in May 2026
| Investor | Consumer Kenya investments |
|---|---|
| Future Africa | 3 |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corp | 3 |
| Mercy Corps Ventures | 3 |
| Village Global | 3 |
| Golden Palm Investments | 3 |
| Savannah Fund | 3 |
| 4DX Ventures | 3 |
| JAM Fund | 3 |
| FirstCheck Africa | 2 |
| Outlierz Ventures | 2 |
| TBD Angels | 2 |
| igniteXL Ventures | 2 |
| Novastar Ventures | 2 |
| Chui Ventures | 2 |
| FirstCheck Africa | 2 |
| Musha Ventures | 2 |
| Susa Ventures | 2 |
| Golden Ventures | 2 |
| At One Ventures | 2 |
| Lynett Capital | 2 |
| Samata Capital | 2 |
| TED | 1 |
| Raba Partnership | 1 |
| Telos Ventures | 1 |
| HoaQ | 1 |
| Synergy Energy | 1 |
| Right Side Capital Management | 1 |
| 4Di Capital | 1 |
| Arzan Venture Capital | 1 |
| Satgana | 1 |
| Finnfund | 1 |
| Third Sphere | 1 |
| Tahseen Consulting | 1 |
| Lightrock | 1 |
| Lightrock | 1 |
| Launch Africa | 1 |
| FJ Labs | 1 |
| Synergy Growth | 1 |
| Acumen | 1 |
| Antler | 1 |
| Ventures Platform | 1 |
| Lundin Foundation | 1 |
| Omvestments | 1 |
| Accion Venture Lab | 1 |
| Esas Ventures | 1 |
| MKS | 1 |
| Renew Capital | 1 |
| Victoria Commercial Bank | 1 |
| Beyond Capital Ventures | 1 |
| Jedar Capital | 1 |
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Find investors — It's Free!Future Africa is a collective of mission-driven founders and funders building unicorns to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. They are build a future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Nigeria, United States, Kenya
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- Edves — Edves automates the brick and mortal School operations from Student enrollment, Fee Collection, Lesson Note up to Transcript Generation.
- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
- Nexford University — Transform your career with affordable, flexible degrees and job skills designed for today's workforce. Skip debt and learn at your own pace with Nexford.
U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.
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- Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
- India, United States, Kenya
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.
- Freshtohome — Freshtohome is an online grocery store that sells a range of seafood and meat to its users.The website’s range of products include fish, poultry, mutton, steaks, and fillet. Fish consists of shell, freshwater, and marine. Furthermore, it enables suppliers to supply their seafood and meat to the website.Freshtohome was launched in 2015 by ShanKadavil and is based in Bangalore.
Mercy Corps Ventures invests in and catalyzes venture-led solutions to increase the resilience of underserved individuals and communities. Founded in 2015 as the impact investing arm of global development agency, Mercy Corps, supports over 57 early-stage ventures to scale and raise over $515 million in follow-on capital. Their portfolio centersaround resilience-building solutions in adaptive agriculture and food systems, inclusive climate fintech, and climate-smart technologies so that those living in frontier markets can withstand disruption and plan for the future. Through capital and support, piloting new approaches, action-oriented insights, and rigorously managing impact, they catalyze the ecosystem toward smarter, more impactful investments.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Agriculture
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Kenya, United States, Colombia
Portfolio highlights
- TAPPI — TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and publisher of Paper360º.
- Blooms — Blooms provides trade finance and global payments solutions for LatAm produce exporters.
- Ábaco — We're reinventing financial services with capital, payments & platform solutions so every growing company can reach their full potential.
Early stage venture capital backed by some of the world's best entrepreneurs.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Mesh — Business entity identity verification radically simple, trusted, and portable, ensuring seamless interactions in the B2B Ecommerce, Marketplaces, Real Estate Technology, Construction | Mesh.
- VeriSIM Life — Make confident decisions about drug development, quickly and efficiently, using a decision-engine that takes your toughest translational questions and generate actionable insights to guide your next steps.
- Lore — Being a fan used to be fun. We are going to fix it.
Golden Palm Investments is an investment holding and advisory company.
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- Information Technology, FinTech, Payments
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- ILLA — ILLA Trucking for Logistics Solutions & Distribution
- Maplerad — Maplerad is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family or others you trust. You can receive and send money directly into any Nigerian bank account in minutes using Bitcoin, US Dollars, and Naira.
- Jetstream Africa — Jetstream monitors inventory and goods-in-transit for trade creditors and banks.
Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects toachieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund.The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies.They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact.
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- E-Commerce, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Kenya, United States, South Africa
Portfolio highlights
- Oze — OZÉ brings African small businesses into the digital era. It is an app that makes it easy for businesses to track sales, expenses, and customer information. The data is analyzed to provide tailored recommendations, reports, and business education. If the entrepreneur needs a little extra support, an OZÉ Coach is just a click away. As they are usingOZÉ to manage their business and learn how to run it better, we are learning about them. Using this data and machine learning, we can predict their credit risk and provide them with affordable capital from our banking partners. With over 20,000 registered users, OZÉ is the largest online community of SMEs in Ghana. The most exciting thing is that OZÉ works; 97% of businesses that have used OZE for at least 9 months are growing or profitable or both!
- Root — Launch digital and embedded insurance solutions with omni-channel distribution.
- Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.
4DX Ventures is a Pan-Africa Focused Venture Capital Firm. Our mission is to connect people, ideas, and capital to create a vibrant African community.
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- FinTech, Logistics, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Egypt, United States, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- Suplyd — Suplyd is a comprehensive digital solution that bridges the gap between restaurant operators and their suppliers in order to disrupt an untouched market with extreme fragmentation and resolve the problem end-to-end.
- Aether Bio — Aether uses its state of the art platform to rapidly engineer enzymes, enabling our customers to manufacture complex and novel products at fractional cost.
- Franc — Franc is the easiest way to save & invest. Our app doesn’t require any investment knowledge & our friendly risk quiz helps us understand how much investment risk is right for you. Users can start investing in less than 2 minutes. There is no minimum requirement & no paperwork. It is a seamless digital experience end-to-end. A usersimply chooses a goal, selects an investment strategy, verifies their identity & makes a deposit. Each user is recommended a personalised investment strategy for each investment goal, combining money market & index tracking ETFs. Our helpful calculators assist clients with their budgeting, retirement & targeted savings needs. We also provide free access to our online academy & fun financial literacy quizzes.We know saving is hard & investing can be scary, which is why we create savings groups & challenges so that users can encourage one another. We also run weekly competitions where users can stand a chance to win a cash prize that will boost their investments.
JAM Fund operates as a venture capital firm investing in visionary founders disrupting large spaces. It is Tinder Founder Justin Mateen's venture capital firm.
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- E-Commerce, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Mexico, India
Portfolio highlights
- Rise — We make it easy for you to find, hire, pay, and manage contractors internationally while ensuring full compliance. Pay your team in fiat or crypto.
- Last Energy — Last Energy is creating a new system for the development and delivery of small modular nuclear power plants. Combining proven reactor technology with a first-of-its-kind delivery model and fully modular plant design, Last Energy aims to decarbonize energy production and increase access to clean, affordable power.
- Hidden Studios — Hidden Studios develops and advertises Fortnite Creative games, with 100M+ plays monthly. The company collaborated with prominent brands and creators, including Skydance, Snoop Dogg, and CaseOh, to deliver engaging gaming experiences. Hidden Studios maintains an active presence on YouTube, sharing content related to their Fortnite Creativeendeavors.
FirstCheck Africa is an early believer for a generation of African women in tech. We invest early, with high conviction, in high-growth female-led startups with category-leadership potential.
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- Consumer, Payments, Financial Services
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Kenya, Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Jumba — Jumba is the trusted digital partner for hardware stores. Through tech, we support hardware stores to grow. Get cement at unbeatable prices. Access cement LPOs even at midnight. Get inventory on credit through Jengwa.
- Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.
- Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.
We provide smart capital to grow investable startups in Africa
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- Logistics, Supply Chain Management, B2B
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Morocco, Egypt, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Terraa — Terraa is a B2B distribution platform in Moroccan.
- Wattnow — Wattnow is a real-time monitoring solution that provides a breakdown of energy spending to identify wasteful trends.
- Socium — Socium Job these are companies that recruit and offer real career opportunities to all those who share their values and wish to invest in their development.
TBD Angels is a group of like-minded angel investors who thrive on sharing advice, guidance, and capital with talented entrepreneurs. TBD Angels provide critical advice and connections to jumpstart the companies it invests in.
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- Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- United States, Kenya, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
- Penny Finance — Get a tailored financial & investing plans, track your money making, learn about personal finances & get new insights, all in the Penny Finance investing app for women.
- Yuva Biosciences — Using cutting edge mitochondrial science to develop cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals.
- Cayuga Biotech — Cayuga Biotech is a startup developing novel hemostatic drugs and devices to reduce uncontrollable bleeding which is a leading cause of death from traumatic injuries. The company's polyphosphate-based drug accelerates the body's own clotting process to contain clotting at the injury site and thus minimize the risk of side effects. Cayugais developing drugs for indications that treat traumatic hemorrhage as well as rare bleeding disorders.
WELLNESS TO THE WORLD igniteXL Ventures is a global seed fund investing in game-changing founders at the intersection of technology, beauty
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- Beauty, Fashion, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, South Korea, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- buywith — buywith is a video commerce platform enabling retailers and brands to transform their e-commerce into engaging shoppable videos and dynamic video-led experiences, including an AI-powered digital studio for creating video ads for retail media at scale.
- Lion Pose — Daily Skincare Products for People of Color
- Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.
For the many, not just the few. For good.
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- Agriculture, Internet, Health Care
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- Kenya, Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- 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.
- MoKo Home + Living — MoKo Home is your plug for Modern Sofas, Quality Mattresses, Beds & affordable home furniture in Kenya. Order furniture online and we deliver
Investing in Africa | Chui Ventures is an investment company that seeks to back exceptional African companies at the early stage of their growth.
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- Fashion, Software, E-Commerce
- Pre-Seed
- Kenya, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Shop Zetu — Shop the latest trendy fashion, beauty and accessory brands in Kenya online! Discover affordable clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty products and more. Order today from Shop Zetu.
- Socium — Socium Job these are companies that recruit and offer real career opportunities to all those who share their values and wish to invest in their development.
- Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.
FirstCheck Africa is an early believer for a generation of African women in tech. We invest early, with high conviction, in high-growth female-led startups with category-leadership potential.
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- Consumer, Payments, Financial Services
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Kenya, Nigeria, United States
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- Jumba — Jumba is the trusted digital partner for hardware stores. Through tech, we support hardware stores to grow. Get cement at unbeatable prices. Access cement LPOs even at midnight. Get inventory on credit through Jengwa.
- Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.
- Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.
Seed capital for technology startups globally.
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- Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Nigeria, Kenya
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- Regfyl — Powered by AI, Regfyl is the all-in-one fraud and compliance platform for financial institutions and fintechs. Regfyl allows these businesses to reduce costs and focus on higher value activities.
- Flowcart — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
- Orca Fraud — Orca empowers fraud fighters with effective tools to combat fraud
A seed-stage VC fund investing in founders building value & defensibility through data, network effects, & economies of scale.
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- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Aravolta — Aravolta provides software that helps data center operators monitor, control, and manage complex infrastructure through a unified platform. The company’s products combine data center infrastructure management, network monitoring, and asset tracking into a single interface to support real-time visibility and operational workflows. Its platformincludes tools for automated alerts, infrastructure planning, compliance reporting, and integration with diverse hardware systems to streamline workflows and visibility across electrical, cooling, and IT assets. Aravolta also offers features such as customizable customer portals and remote monitoring capabilities that enable remote oversight and control of modular or distributed facilities. Its services target colocation providers, cloud operators, and data center managers seeking integrated operational and compliance software solutions.
- Okra — Okra is empowering companies to build fintech solutions with ease. We provide trusted real-time financial data for your applications. Get started - It's free.
- MycoWorks — MycoWorks is engaged in the creation of sustainable design solutions with advanced biomaterials. The company’s proprietary custom-engineered material is sustainable, versatile, and animal-free, and feels and performs like leather. Their first product, Reishi, and the proprietary platform to make it, Fine Mycelium, are a groundbreaking approach tobiomaterials that delivers unparalleled versatility and unmatched performance in strength, durability, and hand feel. The perfect intersection of art and science, Reishi is the only natural material that performs like cowhide leather and is engineered to meet the highest quality standards.MycoWorks was founded by Sophia Wang and Philip Ross in 2013 and is based in Emeryville, California.
Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America. We back bold teams and their transformative ideas.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Canada, United States, Japan
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- Wattpad — Wattpad is a digital entertainment company providing an online social storytelling platform for original stories.The company utilizes the power of community and technology to enable the creation and distribution of content across a variety of formats. Its flagship app, Wattpad, is home to a community of more than 65 million people who spend over20 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Tap by Wattpad, the company’s second storytelling product, offers short, chat-based stories in over a dozen languages. Wattpad Studios co-produces stories for film, television, digital, and print, together with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions offers a full suite of advertising products to help brands build deep engagement with Millennial and Gen Z consumers.It was established by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2006.
- Forma.ai — Forma.ai's sales performance management software brings comp strategy and execution into one platform, and acts as a single source of truth for sales performance.
- OMsignal — Discover our range of Hexoskin and Astroskin Smart Garments for health and fitness tracking. Find the perfect Shirts and Kits for your needs today!
At One Ventures finds, funds, and grows teams to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.
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- Energy, Manufacturing, Agriculture
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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- Cruz Foam — Cruz Foam offers certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other solutions. Let us help you transition to compostable foam packaging solutions, today.
- MightyFly — MightyFly is enabling worldwide access to goods with fast, on-demand delivery services for businesses and consumers. We’re putting the infrastructure in place to connect remote locations together with long range, heavy cargo aircraft. Many areas in the world today suffer from an inability to obtain critical and often urgently needed goods andsupplies at an affordable cost. Our goal at MightyFly is to solve this problem through express, customized aerial drone delivery services. MightyFly drones will transport cargo to multiple locations in a single flight across hundreds of miles of remote terrain that is difficult if not impossible to cross with trucks or other ground vehicles. We are developing vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drones that fly more than 300 miles, and carry payloads in excess of 50 pounds at a fraction of the cost of helicopters. Featuring automated cargo loading and unloading, and requiring no launch or recovery infrastructure, MightyFly drones will accommodate ad-hoc deliveries to undeveloped sites as well as servicing locations along established routes.
- Miraterra — A New Era of Measurement: Unlocking the Secrets of Soil, Plants, and Food. Our breakthrough technology, overcoming decades of limitations, provides fast, efficient and trustworthy digital measurements when and where you need them most.
Lynett Capital is an early stage investment firm dedicated to the empowering technology companies.
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- FinTech, Mobile, Wireless
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Kenya, Nigeria
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- Juxta — Juxta builds first-of-its-kind software that helps hospitals optimize the flow of patients, staff, and resources throughout their facilities. By incorporating intuitive geospatial programs into everyday operations, Juxta equips admin with a suite of unique analytics that help them make valuable choices for their hospitals.
- Ribbon — Go live with an inheritance center that your members deserve
- Luminate Medical — Luminate Medical is developing LILY, the world's first pain-free and portable solution to prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy.
CREATING a More Inclusive Future Samata Capital accelerates equal access to capital and opportunity for talented entrepreneurs in emerging markets. We inten ...
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- Beauty, Retail, Consumer
- Seed, Series A
- Kenya, Nigeria
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- ReelFruit — On a mission to inspire delightfulness by offering the tastiest snacks in town.
- Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.
TED is a platform for ideas worth spreading. Started in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design converged, TED today shares ideas from a broad spectrum — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independent TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.
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- Hardware, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software
- Funding Round
- Kenya
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- Monzo — Spend, save and manage your money, all in one place. Open a full UK bank account from your phone, for free.
- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
The Raba Partnership, Raba Capital, Raba
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, South Africa, Egypt
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- Cloudline — Cloudline leverages lighter-than-air technology and the latest developments in unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver essential goods and services to the 1 billion people without direct access to roads and runways.
- Cloudline — The all-in-one cloud platform helping leisure businesses sell more, reduce costs & personalize experiences.
- Fuse Financial Technologies — Financial APIs for building products in the Middle East.
We want to see the Holy Spirit unleash the entrepreneurial spirit by making disciples through building God-glorifying Gospel-centered ventures.
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- Software, Q&A, Logistics
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Kenya
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- Wasoko — Increasing purchasing power across Africa. Making every retailer thrive, every shopper happy and every community shine! We are Wasoko.
- Sokowatch — Increasing purchasing power across Africa. Making every retailer thrive, every shopper happy and every community shine! We are Wasoko.
- VendorHawk — ServiceNow Software Asset Management runs on a single-architecture platform, enabling faster outcomes to reduce spending and license compliance risks.
Startup Investment Club
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Nigeria, United Kingdom, Togo
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- Clafiya — Clafiya connects patients to health practitioners to provide fast and affordable on-demand primary care services in Africa.
- Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
- Klas — Anyone, anywhere can teach online. Create & sell your ebooks, courses, and live classes- all on Klas.
Synergy Energy is a private tech investment fund, established in 2011 by Steve Brooks and Nat Billington. Their purpose is to make early stage investments in disruptive technologies that aim to change the way they live their lives for the better. They invest resources in exceptional entrepreneurs and teams to help accelerate their growth andbring to market their innovative ideas and products. Their current portfolio has a strong focus on clean energy production and storage, and transport, as climate change is the most pressing issue facing humanity today. They have also invested in start-ups that harness the latest technologies to alter the way They work, communicate, travel and learn, towards more efficiency and less waste. They work with incredible people that inspire them with their passion to succeed and share Their desire for transparency, simplicity, and disruption.
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- Hardware, Manufacturing, Telecommunications
- Series A, Funding Round
- Kenya, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
- Vantage Power — Vantage Power design and manufacture retrofit hybrid powertrains for buses, enabling operators to reduce their fuel consumption and emissions at a fraction of the cost of purchasing new hybrid buses. By designing the whole hybrid system - everything between the fuel tank and the wheels - we ensure optimal performance of every component, resultingin higher fuel economy, lower emissions, and greater reliability than other systems.The company's engineering team - drawn from the heavy-duty vehicle, Formula 1 and aerospace industries - is continuously challenged to develop innovative solutions, and this has culminated in a truly unique product offering.
Systematic Pre-Seed Startup Capital
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- Software, SaaS, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Vidrovr — Vidrovr develops multimodal computer vision and machine learning systems to index, tag, and understand video. It processes videos with specific domain constraints, such as in sports, government, and media verticals. Its technology enables its users to search an indexed video corpus and retrieve content inside videos and link it to other media likephotos and text.The company Integrates social media to enable direct interactions between multimedia content. Vidrovr was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York.
- Lab Symplified — Lab Symplified provides software for lab inventory, quality management, maintenance logs, and communication automation.
- Naviday Health — Naviday Health is building personalized, AI-guided care pathways—starting with menopause—to help individuals confidently navigate complex health transitions. Our platform empowers daily decision-making through tailored insights, symptom tracking, and holistic support, bridging the gap between traditional care and real-world needs. We’re redefiningwhat it means to stay well every day.
4Di Capital is an independent seed- and early-stage technology venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.Nurture capital is the term that best describes 4Di Capitalâ€:tm:s purpose and philosophy.We understand that in the early days of any business, support, mentoring and access to networks is just as important as seed capital.Using tried and tested international venture capital best practices, adapted for local use, we believe in entrepreneur-friendly finance without frills, and in working as a team with our investments to achieve their true potential.4Di Capital Early-Stage Technology Fund 1 targets startup investment opportunities with high growth potential at the seed- and early-stages in the mobile, enterprise software and web sectors.We look for founder teams with hungry passion, commitment, domain expertise and deep insights into the large market problems they wish to solve with their technology solutions.
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- Software, Financial Services, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- South Africa, United States, Kenya
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- Aerobotics — Powerful insights for precision growing and crop insurance
- CompariSure — Custom, built-for-purpose service and sales chatbot solutions for financial services providers.
- Happy Pay — Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services.
Arzan Venture Capital (Arzan VC) is a Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in startups with a MENA angle since 2014, making it one of the earliest VC firms in the region. Arzan VC's portfolio includes 30+ startups. The firm invests in young, fast-growing and innovative tech teams and it remains committed to building long-lastingrelationships with the region’s most talented entrepreneurs at an early stage.
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- Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Hulexo — UAE's leading ERP software for retail businesses. Integrated data, accurate info, real-time insights.
- Nearpay — Focus On Building Deep Technology To Create Innovations
- Revenya Capital — Revenya Capital, providing revenue-based financing to tech startups in MENA.
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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- Electronics, B2B, Biotechnology
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Kenya, France, Austria
Portfolio highlights
- Voltiris — Unlock renewable energy in your greenhouse with Voltiris' spectral filtering technology.
- NitroVolt — NitroVolt: the next generational step of sustainable ammonia.
- Brineworks — Industry leading costs through cutting edge electrochemistry, and renewably powered intermittent operation
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.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Energy
- Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series B
- Kenya, India, South Africa
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- Kasha — Health products and household goods you want, delivered to where you are.
- Ipak Yuli Bank — Kredir, Karta, Visa virtual, Omonat, Valyuta kurslari, Avtokredir, Pul o`tkazmalari
- Kentegra Biotechnology Holdings LLC — Kentegra Biotechnology Holdings is a leading U.S-Kenyan company that supports a Kenyan-based biopesticide processing business that aggregates, extracts, and refines pale refine extract (PRE) from the pyrethrum flower, and sells the PRE to formulators across the world. Kentegra is committed to improving farmer’s livelihoods by investing in thecommunities where we are working to help farmers and their families have a more stable income and better quality of life.Grants: Norad 2021, AgriFi 2020, USAID 2020, USAID 2019, DEG 2020, DEG 2019
Early-stage fund focused on rapid, scalable climate action and targeting outsized impact and outsized returns.
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- Software, Real Estate, Transportation
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- United States, Israel, Germany
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- AccessGrid — AccessGrid provides APIs for managing NFC access passes on mobile devices with MIFARE DESFire compatibility. Create and manage secure digital access credentials for your organization.
- Near Space Labs — Near Space Labs is an aerial imagery and earth observation company, Near Space Labs' imagery makes it easy to monitor assets and gain remote access over broad or specific areas. Near Space Labs offers cloud-based delivery of fully processed images through its API. The company provides frictionless, affordable imaging for insurance, utilities,infrastructure, conservation, smart cities, retail, energy, government, and disaster response.
- Earth Force Technologies — Earth Force is a Vegetation Management System platform.
We're a boutique firm bridging consulting, government relations, and international development committed to transformational change in the Middle East and North Africa +
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- Information Technology, E-Commerce, Transportation
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, Pakistan, Peru
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- BusCaro — Comfort, Reliability Consistency. Your one-stop solution for hassle-free commute. Commute Made Easier About BusCaro Innovative approach towards mobility for organizations across Pakistan. BusCaro is a tech-based startup providing solutions aimed at simplifying commute. Paired with a reliable technology stack, and the mission to drive a positive change in the mobility sector, BusCaro is a seamless
- HelpNow — HelpNow Corporate Site
- Omnisient — Privacy-Preserving Data Collaboration platform enabling businesses to collaborate while ensuring consumer privacy and data protection.
Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses built by purpose-driven entrepreneurs, committed to innovation for systemic change at scale.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Series C, Series B, Series E
- India, Brazil, United States
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- Azos — Azos is an insurtech firm that offers personalized insurance services. The company was founded by Rafael Cló, Bernardo Ribeiro, and Renato Farias and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Augury — Augury helps eliminate downtime, reduce maintenance costs and maximize productivity for critical machines in industrial and commercial applications ranging from bottling and food processing to paper products and pharmaceuticals. Its Machine Health solutions combine advanced sensors with powerful AI capabilities and collaboration tools to help teamsunderstand when machines are at risk.
- SolarSquare Energy — Visit Solarsquare, India's only UL-certified solar installation company for hassle-free commercial & residential solar panel installation at 0 cost EMI & PPA options.
Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses built by purpose-driven entrepreneurs, committed to innovation for systemic change at scale.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Series C, Series B, Series E
- India, Brazil, United States
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- Agrolend — Agrolend was born to revolutionize the agribusiness sector for small and medium size farmers in Brazil, giving them access to sustainable credit that is needed to finance the development of their production and incentivize investment in equipment/technology. We help farmers to increase their productivity and profitability. Using cutting edgetechnology and an innovative credit analysis, Agrolend provides loans without any physical guarantees such as farms or grains. Our target is to avoid the slowness of the traditional banking system as this is a major problem for farmers looking for additional credit.
- Satispay — Satispay: l'app per i pagamenti di tutti i giorni. Scopri i servizi per pagare e risparmiare, gli strumenti per il Business e i prodotti Welfare per aziende.
- Moniepoint — Moniepoint provides an all-in-one payments, banking and operations platform for businesses and their customers.
Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
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- Shopstar — A place for makers and creators to start, manage and grow successful online stores. Our built-in design, payment and shipping methods provide you with an all in one solution. Get started with a free 14-day trial.
- Bitmama — Bitmama is the best cryptocurrency trading platform that lets you buy, sell Bitcoin, ETH, Celo, USDT, XRP, and more. Available in Nigeria & over 100 countries.
- HomecomingEx — Homecoming Revolution is a pan-African recruitment firm for global African professionals. We specialise in headhunting & placing global African talent.
FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Brazil, United Kingdom
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- Secfi — Secfi is the leading provider of equity education and stock option financing. Get the expertise, planning, and cash to own your startup stock options with confidence.
- Clutch — Clutch is a Toronto-based technology company that is reinventing the way people buy and own cars. Clutch offers high-quality certified vehicles at great prices through a fully online customer experience. At Clutch.ca, customers browse inventory online, buy the car that’s right for them, and enjoy effortless at-home delivery. Clutch’s mission is toprovide customers with a delightful car buying experience by offering high-quality cars at great prices with ultimate convenience while making a positive impact on the communities in which it operates.
- Transparency Analytics — Transparency Analytics is a new company dedicated to measuring risk and delivering transparent, technology-driven solutions for clients in the evolving world of private credit.
Synergy Growth is a private tech investment fund, established in 2011 by Steve Brooks and Nat Billington. Their purpose is to make early stage investments in disruptive technologies that aim to change the way we live our lives for the better. They invest resources in exceptional entrepreneurs and teams to help accelerate their growth and bringto market their innovative ideas and products. Their current portfolio has a strong focus on clean energy production and storage, and transport, as climate change is the most pressing issue facing humanity today. They have also invested in start-ups that harness the latest technologies to alter the way they work, communicate, travel and learn, towards more efficiency and less waste.
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- Solar, Energy, Hardware
- Seed, Series A
- Kenya, United Kingdom
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- Bboxx — Bboxx exists to solve energy poverty. We transform lives and unlock potential through energy access.
- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Since 2001, Acumeninvested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people.
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- Health Care, Agriculture, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, India, Kenya
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- BioMassters — Biomassers aim to replace charcoal production and charcoal cooking by providing modern, affordable, and low-carbon pellet fuel production and cooking solutions based on locally produced fuel from waste materials.
- Reema Health — Transforming the way people navigate the gaps between health care and social care. Reema combines a 24/7 AI-based confidant with in-person community guides to help people meet their social needs.
- Raino Tech4Impact — Raino Tech4Impact is a social enterprise that leverages technology as an enabler to empower African communities. We have been deploying technology-driven solutions in agriculture and health, powered by renewable energy to achieve sustainability.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Singapore, United Kingdom, United States
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- Balo — Balo is the on-demand platform powered by the Top 1% of Salesforce Experts globally. Get immediate hands-on support for any Salesforce needs.
- Voltrac — Voltrac is a robotics company that develops an autonomous, fully electric tractor platform called THOR, designed to operate in demanding environments for both agricultural and logistics use. THOR employs per-wheel electric motors instead of a conventional drivetrain, reducing mechanical complexity and maintenance requirements. It runs on swappable200 kWh battery packs, enabling long-duration operations and continuous work cycles. The platform supports a standard three-point hitch (Category II) and can be configured with a flatbed, making it versatile for fieldwork or transport tasks. Voltrac’s autonomy system combines reinforcement learning with real-time sensor data to adapt driving behavior and implements to changing terrain and crop conditions. Beyond farming, THOR is also intended for frontline logistics missions, with modular designs that can support cargo transport and resilience in challenging settings.
- ROLO Robotics — ROLO Robotics is rethinking the kitchens of the future using robotics and automation.
We back founders building the future of Africa. We invest in companies that solve for non-consumption, plug infrastructural gaps and democratise prosperity in Africa, by eliminating the barriers for access and reducing the costs of delivering goods and services.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Nigeria, United States, Kenya
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- Raenest — Access Virtual Accounts, Invoicing, Multi-Currency Payouts, Auto Payroll, Accounting Integrations, and Virtual & Physical cards within minutes.
- Juicyway — Juice is a developer of a payment network platform for cross-border business payments for businesses and individuals. It facilitates financial transactions between parties regardless of location to allow enterprises to participate in international trade and the exchange of goods and services.
- ThankUCash — ThankUCash is a technology company powering rewards and loyalty for African banks and businesses. ThankUCash helps merchants grow revenue by connecting them to customers within and outside of their locations while retaining acquired customers using a data analytics-powered reward system where customers earn cash rewards for every transaction madeboth offline and online.
The Lundin Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded originally by the Lundin family. The Foundation is currently supported by a number of publicly traded natural resource companies committed to the highest standards of corporate responsibility. The Lundin Foundation embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of the Lundin family. TheFoundation provides risk capital in the form of investments into high potential small- and medium-sized businesses, with a view to generating wealth and employment needed to alleviate poverty on a sustained basis. It also provides strategic grants to early stage innovations and for technical and managerial assistance.
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- Mobile, Apps, Energy
- Series A, Series D, Funding Round
- Kenya, Mauritius
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- Esoko Networks — Improve the quality and efficiency of surveys, last mile service delivery and support organizations to seamlessly manage development projects on tech-enabled platform
- M-KOPA — M-KOPA is the global leader for “pay-as-you-go” energy services for off-grid customers. M-KOPA was established in 2011. Following 2 years of piloting and development, M-KOPA began commercial sales in Kenya in October 2012. M-KOPA expanded to Uganda in 2013 and commences operations in Tanzania in late 2014. Their team includes over 500 staff andwe sell our product through more than 1000 retail agents and shops. The founders of the company are experienced mobile technology innovators who believe in the huge potential of transformative, affordable products designed for underserved consumers. While excellent technology is a pre-requisite, technology alone does not solve for customer needs. Success comes when smart technology is combined with a commitment to on-going, on-the-ground delivery. To that end, M-KOPA is beginning to license its technology to experienced and reputable third parties in markets outside of East Africa (licensing queries should be sent to licensing@m-kopa.com). M-KOPA has developed a proprietary, patented technology platform that combines embedded GSM + mobile payments to revolutionize asset financing in emerging markets. The M-KOPAnet platform has been designed and built from the ground up by our talented team of software engineers, who continue to innovate and improve the system every day. It offers the powerful combination of accounting + customer relationship management + inventory tracking in one complete system. Aside from enabling our business operations to scale at record speed, the M-KOPAnet™ platform captures and processes huge volumes of data, enabling us to improve our proposition, customer service, and security in real-time.
- Umati Capital — We specialize in online gaming All games are secure, and the payouts are fast. Everyone will find an experience that fits them here. Read More Top Gaming Community Feel The Thrill Games comprise table and card games that are dominant in today's gambling lifestyle and activity. Play in the palm of your hand.A classic that
Omvestments is a financial services company founded by Richard Winston. The company’s areas of interest include nanotechnology, big data, supply chain and logistics, clean technology, and more.
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- Hardware, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software
- Seed
- Kenya
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- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
Accion Venture Lab is a leading early-stage investor in inclusive fintech, providing seed-first capital and strategic support to innovative startups that are meeting the financial needs of underserved people globally. Our global portfolio and local approach enable us to spot and respond to global trends faster, sharing learnings across geographies. Accion Venture Lab is an investment strategy of Accion and is managed by Accion Impact Management.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Mexico
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- Foyer — Saving the American Dream with the "401k" for homeownership
- Finfra — From application to decisioning to operations - FINFRA provides the necessary infrastructure and services for technology companies to embed financial services to their environment through a seamless integration.
- Agrim Wholesale — Agrim Wholesale is a b2b e-commerce market for manufacturers and retailers.
Esas Ventures is the venture capital arm of Esas Holding, one of the largest family-owned investment firms in Turkey and is backed by the first and second generation family members of Şevket Sabancı, one of the founding members of Sabancı Holding, a leading Turkish conglomerate.With offices in Istanbul and London, Esas Ventures invests in earlystage companies globally.
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- Health Care, E-Commerce, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Kenya, Canada
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- Procol — AI procurement software to transform your procurement process. Our procurement system streamlines purchase, optimize spend, and boost efficiency - Get a Free Demo
- Flora — Flora is the only sustainable brand platform acquiring and growing Amazon FBA brands with a world-class team of professionals.
- Gowit Technology — GoWit is a leading AdTech company, specializing in a multi-channel Retail Media Ads platform for online retailers. Our main objective is to empower businesses with comprehensive advertising solutions and maximize ad monetization. To reach a broader audience, we offer a variation of on-site & off-site advertising options such as SponsoredProducts, Sponsored Brands, Display, Video and In-Store Ads. With a clear focus on transparency, we are committed to helping our partners establish a powerful presence in the ever-growing world of retail.
MKS is a precious metals and financial services company part of the MKS PAMP GROUP, specializing in all aspects of gold and other precious metals processing and trading. It develops and maintains long-term relationships, and offers a wide range of services in those markets. MKS draws from more than 50-years of experience.Networked throughmodern communications systems between its various offices worldwide, MKS is closely involved in the latest gold and price developments throughout the world, 24-hours a day. With its direct involvement in the physical precious metals market, and through its subsidiary refinery, PAMP SA, MKS maintains a thorough understanding of the industry, as well as consistently high quality products and services.Moreover, the Group is headed by an uncommonly experienced team of precious metals professionals, with over 600 employees worldwide and more than 14 offices on five continents.As market leader, MKS remains on the pulse of the global gold business, advising the financial services industry on the commodity that lies at the heart of their monetary system.
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- Consumer Electronics, Drones, Hardware
- Series A, Funding Round
- Kenya, Switzerland
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- BRCK — BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures.
- Flyability — Flyability is an EPFL spin-off dedicated to creating safe, collision-tolerant robotics to access inaccessible places, replacing dangerous human operations with unmanned devices.
Renew Capital is an Africa-focused investment firm that addresses critical gaps for Africa’s growing businesses and connects them to a global network of impact investors.
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- Mobile Apps, Financial Services, Finance
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round, Seed
- Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia
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- Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
- Chpter — Chpter is a software development company that offers fast billing and checkout to help start, run, and grow a business.
- Level Africa — Digital Investment Marketplace for Africa
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- Retail, Furniture, Manufacturing
- Debt Financing
- Kenya
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- MoKo Home + Living — MoKo Home is Kenya's one-stop furniture company specializing in comfort & smiles, having served over 10000 smiley homes to date. Will yours be next?
Beyond Capital Ventures is a venture capital firm, offering a diversified portfolio of companies in "need-to-have" sectors, led by conscious leaders.
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- E-Commerce, Retail, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Kenya, India, Ghana
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- Fasal — Fasal offers smart irrigation automation and fertigation automation system, soil moisture & temperature sensors, weather stations for precision irrigation
- Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.
- Lapaire — Get the best affordable eyeglasses in Africa with Lapaire. Book your free vision test today at our locations across Benin, Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya & Uganda. Quality glasses, professional optometrists, unbeatable prices.
VC venture capital investing in early stage startups from seed to series A in fintech, insurtech, marketplaces, foodtech, SaaS, healthtech and agritech
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- E-Commerce, Delivery, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria
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- Chaldal — Order grocery and food online with same-day home delivery. Save money, save time
- Paismo Inc — Paismo HR & Payroll is the Next-Gen Human Capital Management software giving you access to Schedule Management, Time Off, Timesheets, Payroll, etc.
- Fincart — Fincart.io - Your trusted partner for seamless shipping & working capital access to grow your online brand.
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