# Top 40 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in Kenya in June 2026 ## 1776 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Education, EdTech, Software 1776 Ventures is a global seed fund investing in companies in the following sectors: education, energy, smart cities, transportation, food/agriculture, fintech, and healthcare. ## Pearl Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kampala, Kampala, Uganda - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Agriculture, Farming, Food Processing Pearl Capital Partners is a specialist agriculture investment firm that has been investing in small and medium sized East African agribusinesses since 2005. Pearl Capital Partners investments generate financial returns for our investors while creating significant social impact. Pearl Capital Partners success is derived from working with ambitiousmanagement teams, providing supportive investment structures and specialist expertise that create high-growth agribusinesses. ## Chandaria Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, FinTech KOITOTO merupakan akses login situs toto togel 4D resmi dan link slot gacor terpercaya menyediakan akses super cepat serta permainan terlengkap dengan tingkat kemenangan tinggi setiap hari. ## Wamda Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services We are a leading venture capital firm in Dubai, UAE, focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region at the seed- and early-stage building great companies. ## Alphamundi - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series A, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Financial Services AlphaMundi Group Ltd is a commercial entity based in Switzerland and exclusively dedicated to Impact Investing: profitable investments that generate substantial net benefits to society. It was founded in 2007 by a group of partners with extensive experience in the financial industry as well as responsible investments, microfinance andphilanthropy.AlphaMundi provides debt and equity financing to scalable social ventures in strategic sustainable human development sectors such as microfinance, affordable education, fair trade agriculture and renewable energy. AlphaMundi is currently investing out of its impact debt fund, SocialAlpha Investment Fund (SAIF) - Bastion, domiciled in Luxembourg. AlphaMundi also manages co-investments for SAIF-Bastion investors and third parties.​AlphaMundi partners believe that Impact Investing is a new tool for development that can enhance more classical responsible investment approaches (which often lack impact ​measurability) and complement charitable solutions (which often lack financial viability). To this extent, the firm also contributes to the emergence of Impact Investing through education events, publications and industry associations. Impact investments are now being integrated by leading US and European banks, pension funds, foundations and family offices into traditional investment portfolios, as primarily decorrelated, illiquid and profitable financial assets. ## Creadev - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Agriculture, Food and Beverage Creadev is an evergreen investment company believe that shareholders' timing should match with the entrepreneur's vision, up to an unlimited amount of time. Creadev invest in and support companies able to scale-up and become worldwide best players in their sector. ## DOB Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Veessen, Gelderland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Private Equity, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Farming, Agriculture DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies. ## Seedstars Africa Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Energy, FinTech, Software Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa. ## Accion Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Accion Ventures is an investment strategy that today pursues early-stage investments as part of Accion Impact Management. ## Musha Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Seed capital for technology startups globally. ## 54 Collective - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech Building and scaling African tech startups with catalytic capital, value-add support and our global network. ## Samson Larsson - Type: Angel - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Delivery, Logistics, E-Commerce Samson Larsson is the founder of Ayazona, a high-impact organisation in Kenya, enabling low-income households to access food and household essentials. Larsson is also the founder of Gretol, a startup connecting SMEs in EMEA to the blockchain infrastructure based on Hyperledger technology. ## OPIC - Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Solar, Banking The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is a self-sustaining U.S. Government agency that helps American businesses invest in emerging markets. Established in 1971, OPIC provides businesses with the tools to manage the risks associated with foreign direct investment, fosters economic development in emerging market countries, and advancesU.S. foreign policy and national security priorities. OPIC helps American businesses gain footholds in new markets, catalyzes new revenues and contributes to jobs and growth opportunities both at home and abroad. OPIC fulfills its mission by providing businesses with financing, political risk insurance, advocacy and by partnering with private equity investment fund managers.OPIC services are available to new and expanding businesses planning to invest in more than 160 countries worldwide. Because OPIC charges market-based fees for its products, it operates on a self-sustaining basis at no net cost to taxpayers. All OPIC projects must adhere to best international practices and cannot cause job loss in the United States. ## Launch Africa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology 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 ## VestedWorld - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, Farming, E-Commerce VestedWorld is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging markets companies that have the potential to generate competitive financial returns while contributing towards the growth and development of the markets in which they are located. The firm supports these businesses through the infusion of capital, active involvement incorporate governance, and by providing direct strategic and operational assistance. ## LoftyInc Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Carmel, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors......... ## The A to Z Impact Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, Education, Nutrition Impact-First Investing A to Z happily sacrifices financial returns on its investments in exchange for shared prosperity and positive societal outcomes. These investments empower underserved communities, leading to better jobs, improved health, and a higher quality of life. ## Savannah Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Software 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. ## U.S. International Development Finance Corp - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Financial Services, Finance, Banking U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank. ## Omidyar Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Redwood City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Education Omidyar Network is a philanthropy whose mission is to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility. ## Newid capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Alexandria, Virginia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Credit Newid Capital invests internationally in growth-oriented financial services companies serving the underbanked. ## Equator - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Renewable Energy, Agriculture A venture capital firm investing in tech-enabled, early-stage ventures that are accelerating an equitable climate transition in Sub-Saharan Africa. ## Anthemis - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software digitally native finance ## Leaps by Bayer - Type: VC Fund - Location: Leverkusen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Agriculture Leaps is the strategic impact investment unit of Bayer. By accelerating transformative biotechnologies, we aim to shift key paradigms in life science, changing the world for better.In health, we pursue breakthroughs that could set new standards in medical care, moving from treating symptoms to curing or preventing diseases. In agriculture, wedrive innovations that could nourish a growing population while restoring the planet.It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Leverkusen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ## Abdo Achkar - Type: Angel - Location: Stanford, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, B2B, SaaS Abdo Achkar is the Founder & CEO at Sowlutions. ## Raba Partnership - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance The Raba Partnership, Raba Capital, Raba ## Michael Chow - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet Michael Chow is the Founder and CEO of Dart Technologies. ## Gray Matters Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Education, E-Learning, Health Care We are an impact investor in the global south. Our deep roots in microfinance and education finance have demonstrated profit with purpose. We focus on self-development and skilling technology for women to find meaningful work. ## Factor E - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Agriculture Factor E is a finance company that impacts venture builders, dedicated to supporting the people and ideas that will turn the tables in the global battle for sustainable solutions to energy, agriculture, mobility, and waste challenges in emerging and frontier markets. It serves as a conduit between philanthropic and commercial investors throughmarket-driven forces. ## Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, Farming, AgTech Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund is an equity fund designed to build the climate resilience of smallholder farmers. ## Flourish Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Redwood City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance We are an early-stage global venture capital firm investing in fintech founders. ## Blue Haven Initiative - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Solar, Energy, Health Care Blue Haven Initiative is an innovative family office dedicated to putting wealth to work for market returns and positive social and environmental change. ## EDFI Agrifi - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Training, Agriculture, Farmers Market AgriFi is financed by the European Union and managed by the EDFI Management Company. Responding to the lack of financing mechanisms it is adapted to smallholders with limited market orientation, vulnerable groups, women and youth, farmers and entrepreneurs. ## Acumen - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Agriculture, Financial Services 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. ## Mercy Corps Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Portland, Oregon, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Agriculture 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. ## Investisseurs & Partenaires - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Health Care, Food and Beverage Investisseurs et Partenaires ## elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Logistics, Health Care elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization ## Bhavik Bajaj - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Software, FinTech Bhavik Bajaj ## Livelihood Impact Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Farming, Agriculture, Farmers Market The Livelihood Impact Fund seeks to meaningfully and durably improve the lives of the global poor. The programs and leaders we support seek to increase people's ability to support themselves and their families by providing them with skills, capital, and opportunities ## OEL Venture Investments - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Agriculture, Farmers Market, Machine Learning OEL Venture Investments