Top 15 Cryptocurrency Startup Investors in Kenya (October 2026)

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• Rilla — Demonstrating 90% reduction in cost-to-serve for live-streaming, Rilla is rewiring the content economy, directing the value generated back to creators and their communities.By leveraging audience bandwidth and rewarding them with ownership in the network, the savings are equivalent to a free month subscription every year for a moderate level ofviewership.Founded by the technical founders behind Altered State Machine, acquired for 214m. Together for 5+ ventures, collectively raising 130m+ and valued at 1b+.
• CapStack Technologies — Discover Capstack, the leading bank-to-bank marketplace driving banking digital transformation. Join the innovation wave and transform your banking experience now!
• Bagel Labs — Bagel Labs is a physical AI research lab developing world models and world action models for robot learning and control.

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• TurboFlow — Trading, made simple. Everyone gets a seat at TurboFlow.
• DePay — DePay is an Argentina-based real-time payments infrastructure startup.
• Limited — Secure your treasury and scale your business globally with a truly self-custodial account that only you control. No banks. No middlemen.

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• Orthogonal — Giving AI agents the tools they need.
• World Foundation — World is the real human network. A new standard of trust on the internet.
• Solana Company — Building the Preeminent Solana Treasury $HSDT

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• Itera — Instantly reconfigurable circuits turning months of work into moments of progress.
• Neuron Factory — Neuron Factory is an AI technology company specializing in the development of advanced AI coworker platforms designed for complex enterprise environments, with an initial focus on the construction industry. The company’s platform leverages a proprietary enterprise task graph, enabling AI agents to intelligently coordinate, delegate tasks, andfacilitate real-time decision-making across large organizations.
• Dandelion Health AI — Catalyzing the development of clinical AI for everyone

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• NG.CASH — NG.CASH is a digital bank designed to help the new generations (ages 12 to 30) achieve financial independence. It lets users take charge of their money through solutions like PIX (Brazil’s instant-payment system), prepaid and virtual cards, allowance management, and now credit products tailored for young adults. As a financial hub, NG.CASH is builtto grow with its clients, boosting financial literacy and supporting them at every stage of life.
• TRM Labs — Next Generation Blockchain Intelligence | Monitor, Investigate, and Mitigate Crypto Fraud and Financial Crime
• Tare — Tare uses AI and tokenization to change the entire credit lifecycle.

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• Arey — Arey is anti-aging haircare, clinically proven. Our science-backed hair and scalp treatment slows greys and delivers thicker, fuller, healthier hair.
• Axiom — The Starting Point for Reasoning
• Sapphire Digital — UFABRO situs judi bola dengan keamanan maksimal, enkripsi SSL, transaksi stabil, lisensi terverifikasi, dan layanan yang transparan. Mudah digunakan dan sangat andal.

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• Bitwage — Payroll, invoicing & benefits for digital assets. Bitwage offers services for companies and direct to workers. Workers can sign up and get direct deposit accounts to get paid from any company or client. Workers locally receive unique digital asset benefits. Workers internationally get paid faster & cheaper than traditional wires.
• FV Bank — FV Bank is a US licensed bank and a digital asset custodian that provides banking, payments, digital asset custody, and Visa cards to the U.S. and international customers.
• Hexa Wallet — Own HexaWallet.io today. Secure checkout and guided transfer support. No hidden fees.

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• Arifu — Home About Us Impact Gender Dynamics of Using Mobile Technology Informed Consumers Improve Financial Service Utilization Digital training benefits farmers and agricultural institutions Resources Careers Contact Us X DEMO SCHEDULE A DEMO About Arifu https://vimeo.com/531804968Arifu is an education technology company established in 2015 in Kenya. We offer a content marketplace that brings together subject matter
• Emata — Emata brings digital and affordable financial products to farmers in East Africa.
• Power — Putting individuals on the path towards financial health

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• heXem bio — heXem bio specializes in recording solutions for the early development of humans for longevity.
• Cloverleaf Bio — Cloverleaf Bio | Developing a new class of RNA therapeutics to revolutionize cancer therapy.
• Poseidon Aerospace — Poseidon Aerospace is developing unmanned cargo aircraft for regional commercial air freight and contested defense logistics.

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• Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
• Lukhu Inc. — Lukhu provides merchants with tools to manage and grow their businesses such as inventory management, customer management, secure payments, analytics, and fulfilment while enabling consumers to discover, purchase, and get their clothing and footwear delivered in a convenient and affordable manner.
• OKOA Rescue — Solving one of East Africa's greatest challenges for road users. The largest network of Quick, Efficient, and Trustworthy roadside assistance operators.

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• Grail Capital — Grail Capital is to make it easy, profitable, and safe for investors to collect digital art.
• expand.network — Expand.network offers a unified API for transacting and sourcing historical and real-time on-chain data.
• XBTO Humla Ventures — XBTO Humla Ventures is a trusted digital asset innovator and investor. XBTO Humla Ventures invest in entrepreneurs with a combination of strong experience, vision and execution.

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• UbaPesa — UbaPesa is the best peer to peer lending app in Kenya which allows you to lend and borrow money in real-time.
• The Kueq Limited — The kueq is a Virtual Bank mobile based user initiated Automated & manual lending & borrowing app providing a platform for Individual funders to loan to individual borrowers on 10 days & 20 days, World major currencies FX trading (USD/KES, EUR/KES, GBP/KES) Have a physical and or virtual prepaid card, credit card& or debit card, Make RTGS & international TT using SWIFT Pesa linked – local payment gateway Pay water, electricity, cable bills. Buy government treasury bond and treasury bills, Buy insurance covers both life & general insurance covers et al. Crowd funding of it’s own shares, (Buy shares of The kueq limited on it’s own app. The next level crowd funding) based on real time company performance information e.g toplines, PAT, EBITDA, D/E, EPS, DPS, statutory ratios; cash ratios, core capital, Business accounts, Bid bond & invoice discounting

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• Zimi Charge — Zimi Charge enables to charge sustainably using our mobile app and network of stations.
• Lobito Atlantic Railway — A secure, efficient and reliable rail link, open to all customers, connecting Africa's Copperbelt to international markets.
• Red Rocket South Africa — Red Rocket is a renewable energy integrated power plant (IPP) that designs, develops, and distributes clean energy.

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• SeraPay — We are revolutionizing social commerce in Africa with SeraPay, ensuring the seamless buying and selling of goods on social media platforms. Our innovative service empowers businesses to access markets beyond their geographical borders, making social retail easier and more efficient.
• Savabyte — A pan-African women-led platform that connects career advancement opportunities to quality tech talent & women in technology. #ConnectingTechTalent
• Jungopharm — Jungopharm is a developer of a pharma and healthcare platform that aims to make health care understandable, accessible & affordable for all.

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• UNest — UNest makes it easy to save and invest for your children's future with tax-advantaged investment accounts, life insurance, and more.
• NuCypher — NuCypher is a cryptography company that builds privacy-preserving infrastructure and protocols. It is an Ethereum token that can be staked to run a node on the NuCypher network. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
• Crystal Intelligence — Crystal Intelligence provides blockchain intelligence solutions for governments, crypto businesses, and financial institutions. The company offers tools for investigating cryptocurrency crimes and managing crypto risk. Crystal's AML solution complies with global crypto regulatory requirements, making it suitable for banks, fintechs, exchanges,and other financial entities. The platform is available as a free blockchain explorer, SaaS, or API, and is also used by universities for research purposes.