Top 5 Franchise VC Funds & Investors in Kenya (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Alchimia Investments
VC Fund
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2 | Italy, United Kingdom, Israel | Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Medical | $2.3M–$40M |
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EchoVC Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Nigeria, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Financial Services, FinTech | $200k–$22M |
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Firstminute Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $650k–$21M |
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Burda Principal Investments
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Series B, Series A, Series C | E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion | $5M–$200M |
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Kima Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $515k–$16M |
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Alchimia is an investment company primarily operating in the Venture Capital Sector. Leveraging the expertise of our team and a wide network of international advisors, we invest and co-invest in high growth potential opportunities offering capital, as well as dedicated strategic and operational resources.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Italy, United Kingdom, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $2.3M–$11M; Series A $4.4M–$40M; Venture - Series Unknown $5.8M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Gardin — We believe in a world in which everyone has the right to access high quality, nutritious food that is good for you and for our planet. Our environmental issues are real, something, somewhere needs to change. Gardin promises to create the step-change required by deploying its technology.
- NoTraffic — NoTraffic has developed the first AI-powered traffic signal platform that connects road...
- Stellar — At Stellar we bring perfect internet on the move to vehicles and passengers, leveraging the combined strength of cellular, wi-fi, and satellite networks, through AI and fully integrated solutions. We offer SaaS, data plans, and all-inclusive options for enterprise connectivity needs on the move.
EchoVC Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on financing and cross-pollinating leading technologies, teams, business models, and knowledge across North America, Africa, and SE Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of the business.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 74
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.2M; Series A $1.2M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $2.5M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Rivy — Access flexible financing for solar energy projects with Rivy. Power homes, businesses, and communities with clean, affordable energy.
- Snowstorm — Official site of the Snowstorm Network
- Rana Energy — No. 1 Solar Community in Africa
firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 130 unicorn founders and a world-class community.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 221
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$10M; Pre-Seed $650k–$5.5M; Series A $6M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Vocca — Voice AI for healthcare: 1,500+ practices, 20+ specialties. Vocca answers every patient call, books into your software and follows up with patients, 24/7.
- StandardX — StandardX is a deep-tech company building the isotope refinery powered by a scalable, compact particle accelerator platform.
- Pilgrim — Pioneering a biologically enhanced future for humanity.
Burda Principal Investments (BPI) is a division of Hubert Burda Media which provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 76
- Round size: Series A $5M–$27M; Series B $6.2M–$200M; Series C $16M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Moneybox — Moneybox is the simple way to save, invest, buy your first home, and combine your old pensions - all with one award-winning app. Download now.
- Revibe — Buy refurbished & used electronics (Smartphones, Laptops) in UAE at Revibe. Free delivery & 12 months warranty. Certified tech by our experts. Order Now!
- welevel — Building games with attitude
Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey. The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors; backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth. Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset. Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 770
- Round size: Seed $515k–$5.5M; Pre-Seed $591k–$3.8M; Series A $1.2M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hoora — Hoora is a mobile gaming platform that offers an instant, scrollable feed of over 200 casual and arcade mini-games playable without downloads or waiting.
- Verso — Verso is an AI-powered qualitative market research platform that automates consumer insights at scale. It uses adaptive AI to conduct 1-on-1 video or voice interviews with consumers worldwide, turning open-ended conversations into structured, actionable insights in under a week.
- Netsec — Professional cybersecurity and managed IT services to protect your business 24/7.
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