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Top 45 Health Care VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Kenya in December 2024

Last updated: Dec 2024 A list of 45 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Health care startups based in Kenya. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Health care companies from Kenya. We update this investor list every month.

Top 45 Health Care VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Kenya in December 2024

Investor	Health Care Kenya investments
Finnfund	3
MaC Venture Capital	3
Kepple Africa Ventures	2
Five35 Ventures	2
DOB Equity	2
U.S. International Development Finance Corp	2
igniteXL Ventures	2
Samata Capital	2
Chandaria Capital	2
Global Ventures	1
Platform Capital	1
International Finance Corporation	1
FirstCheck Africa	1
TLcom Capital Partners	1
Chui Ventures	1
Proparco	1
Pfizer	1
AAIC Investment	1
Altree Capital	1
Launch Africa	1
GIIG Africa Fund	1
Ground Squirrel Ventures	1
Antler	1
Acumen	1
Blue Haven Initiative	1
Musha Ventures	1
FirstCheck Africa	1
Shaka Ventures	1
The Salik Family Trust	1
Next Chymia Consulting	1
Kapor Capital	1
VilCap Investments	1
Beyond Capital Ventures	1
Health54	1
Future Africa	1
Ardent Capital	1
TotalEnergies	1
Long Journey Ventures	1
UBS Optimus Foundation	1
Soros Economic Development Fund	1
Grand Challenges Canada	1
Zephyr Management	1
Asime Ventures	1
Toyota Tsusho	1
EQ2 Ventures	1

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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.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Energy
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series B
Kenya, India, South Africa

Portfolio highlights

AwanTunai — AwanTunai seek to reinforce Indonesian needs and productivity by providing digital loan for a better financial freedom and capability to micro-entrepreneurs
Access Bank — Access Bank provides banking products and services to individual and business customers in Ghana. It offers standard savings and current, access advantage, solo, and premier accounts. The company also provides online banking services that include ATM, online access, and point-of-sale terminal services; and bills payment and Western Union moneytransfer services.
Beacon Power Services — Beacon Power Services is a utility company that provides energy management software and analytics for utilities.

MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Fin — Last mile delivery using e-cargo bikes in London. Faster, greener and cheaper deliveries. Zero emissions, zero congestion and warehousing.
StoreCash — StoreCash is a digital bank built for teens and young adults. Unlock massive cashback rewards & learn financial literacy by signing up.
Fully Ramped — Fully Ramped is for sales teams that prioritize phone calls. With the help of the voice AI platform Fully Ramped, your representatives may rehearse their phone sales techniques with simulated prospects who sound exactly like your clients. With many at-bats and various settings, practice pitching, resolving objections, product

Kepple Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Chari — Chari is an e-commerce and fintech app for traditional retailers in French-Speaking Africa allowing them to order any consumer goods they sell and get delivered for free in less than 24 hours. Chari is also a financial services provider for these retailers, offering them microloans
Intmax — INTMAX has developed significant innovations in ZK implementation making it a unique Layer2 rollup network that offers low cost, security, tunable privacy, and above all, scalability.
Carry1st — Carry1st develops and publishes enriching mobile games and content apps for African consumers.

With a decade-long track record of venture building alongside some of the smartest female-led founding teams in Africa, we back female-focused startups across

Investment focus

Information Technology, Health Care, Wellness
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Susu — Susu is a dynamic and innovative company that offers a wide range of health services for families in the African diaspora. Susu provides a complete offer on Preventive care, Medical treatments, Management of chronic diseases, and Authentic drugs.
Kasha — Health products and household goods you want, delivered to where you are.
Zuri Health — .ts-banner-image-1:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} .ts-banner-image-2:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} Popular categories Pharmacy Doctor at home Covid Labs & Diagonstics Wellness Telemed Show all Our Services PharmacyBuy both OTC and prescription medication and have it delivered to your doorstepLabs & DiagnosticsBook labs and Diagnostic tests and get your samples collected from the comfort of your home, hotel

DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Farming, Health Care
Private Equity, Funding Round, Seed
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania

Portfolio highlights

Kwara — Kwara turns analog credit unions into modern digital banks.
Power — Putting individuals on the path towards financial health
Eden Care Medical — Eden Care Medical is a mobile application that provides medical and health insurance as well as financial services.

U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
India, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

SAEL — SAEL is the brand for an end-to-end solution for agro-energy products and services. They have successfully forayed into procurement, processing, refining, warehousing, and distribution of rice, rice by-products, solvent extraction, and renewable energy solutions. They are into technological innovation, sustainable energy creation, conversion, andutilization, powering sustainable and scalable farming practices, and promoting and safeguarding the interests of producer-consumer interests. They have rice mills, and the main product is different varieties of rice. They also have biomass and solar-based power plants and are expanding solar and biomass power plants. They also have a warehouse for food storage.
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.
Indorama Fertilizers — Indorama Fertilizers operates a world-class, 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum urea manufacturing facility based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The plant has been developed to global environmental, social and construction standards. It plays a key role in supporting the agricultural sector in Nigeria by providing a reliable supply of fertilizers forlocal farmers, thereby enabling import substitution and supporting the diversification needs of the Nigerian economy. Indorama Fertilizers is also advantageously located to serve neighboring West African countries and key Western hemisphere markets, including North America, South America and Europe

WELLNESS TO THE WORLD igniteXL Ventures is a global seed fund investing in game-changing founders at the intersection of technology, beauty

Investment focus

Fashion, Beauty, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, South Korea, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

buywith — buywith is an online shopping Livestream marketplace for retailers & brands, where influencers and experts can broadcast online shopping sessions with their followers & make them buy via a highly engaging experience. We help brands generate more revenues from their e-commerce activity and increase their ROI.
Lion Pose — Daily Skincare Products for People of Color
Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.

CREATING a More Inclusive Future Samata Capital accelerates equal access to capital and opportunity for talented entrepreneurs in emerging markets. We inten ...

Investment focus

Beauty, Retail, Consumer
Seed, Series A
Kenya, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

ReelFruit — On a mission to inspire delightfulness by offering the tastiest snacks in town.
Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.

Chandaria Capital operates as a venture capital Fund. We believe that innovative ideas will transform Africa. We invest, mentor, and work together with incredible entrepreneurs to create impactful companies that can change the continent.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Kenya, United States, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Leta — Leta Technology is a software development company that creates supply chain and logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods.
Jumba — Jumba is a construction technology platform that streamlines B2B construction material purchase and financing.
UTU Technologies — Trust infrastructure for the sharing economy.

We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world.

Investment focus

Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States

Portfolio highlights

Iyris — Iyris Advanced Desert Greenhouses is the Middle East's premier agriculture glazing specialist, providing tailored solutions for increased desert crop output. iyris collaborates closely with the glass industry's greatest companies to provide ultra-clear glazing with the most advanced anti-reflective and light diffusive coatings.
Locad — Locad is a cloud-based solution for global e-commerce fulfillment. Access to an international warehousing network. Distributed fulfillment keeps products close to customers, reducing shipping time and cost.
Zinc Money — A suite of comprehensive solutions to help families navigate international education for their children and ensure a sound financial foundation for their academic journey.

Platform Capital is a growth markets focused Sector Agnostic, Investment and Advisory Firm.

Investment focus

Internet of Things, Health Care, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Kenya, United States, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

Koniku — Koniku has built technology that allows a computer to smell. Essentially we have built a smell cyborg that can detect disease in human breath and other bodily fluids. We wish to turn every bathroom in the world into a data centre that captures VOC's or chemical data. This data, combined with machine learning, can predict disease outcomesbefore disease manifests. The Konikore is a smell processor, with applications in healthcare, security, industrial monitoring, food and more.
LEO Flight — LEO Flight | Not just science fiction anymore, your flying car is here
Zuri Health — .ts-banner-image-1:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} .ts-banner-image-2:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} Popular categories Pharmacy Doctor at home Covid Labs & Diagonstics Wellness Telemed Show all Our Services PharmacyBuy both OTC and prescription medication and have it delivered to your doorstepLabs & DiagnosticsBook labs and Diagnostic tests and get your samples collected from the comfort of your home, hotel

A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series B
India, Brazil, United States

Portfolio highlights

Ronesans Holding — Ronesans Holding offers construction, real estate development, energy, industrial facilities and health infrastructure development services.
Datagroup-Volia and Lifecell — Datagroup-Volia and Lifecell is a leading fixed-mobile operator.
Building Logistics Services (BLS) — Building Logistics Services (BLS) is a logistics services company that provides warehousing, transportation, light assembly services.

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.

Investment focus

Consumer, Financial Services, Payments
Pre-Seed, Seed
Kenya, Nigeria, United States

Portfolio highlights

Jumba — Jumba is a construction technology platform that streamlines B2B construction material purchase and financing.
Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.

TLcom Capital, is an Africa focused tech VC, with offices in Lagos, Nairobi and London. TLcom had been investing since 1999 in Tech, Media, Mobil and Internet companies across Europe, US and Africa, which is the exclusive focus of its most recent TLcom TIDE Africa funds. TLcom manages total commitments of approximately 300 million USD in thesesectors via a series of dedicated investment vehicles. Our investment strategy is to identify, back and assist world class entrepreneurs and management teams with disruptive technologies and business models, compelling intellectual property and deep market knowledge. We primarily target companies focused on Africa as a prime market, in the following investment themes: Access to Data Service; Financial Services; eCommerce; B2C applications (including but not limited to: health, education, energy, media and entertainment); and Software solutions to corporates and SMEs.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Information Technology
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Educatly — We help you get into the University of your dreams. We are the only platform with all the information you need to Study Abroad
Zone — Zone is a regulated blockchain network that enables payments and acceptance of digital currencies.
littlefishapp — Littlefish is a comprehensive commerce platform that empowers banks to serve small business with tools to streamline operations, drive growth, and enhance customer engagement.

Investing in Africa | Chui Ventures is an investment company that seeks to back exceptional African companies at the early stage of their growth.

Investment focus

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 — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.

Proparco is devoted to private sector funding in the sustainable development sector.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Energy, Finance
Funding Round, Debt Financing, Seed
India, Kenya, Mauritius

Portfolio highlights

Sonatel — The Sonatel group offers global telecommunications solutions in the fields of fixed, mobile, Internet, television and data serving individuals and businesses. Leader in Senegal, present in Mali since 2002, in Guinea Conakry and Guinea Bissau since 2007, Sonatel is the global and sub-regional operator of reference.Sonatel has built a modernnetwork, fully digitized by transmission loops and international connections using high-speed optical fiber submarine cables. Sonatel has one of Africa's largest Internet bandwidths of 6.5 Gbps.Sonatel is a structuring company for the economy of his country and has made Senegal a hub of traffic and a major player in the development of telecommunications in Africa and in the world.Through its Orange brand, the Sonatel Group provides its millions of consumers with the best opportunities for convergence between mobile, internet and television technologies.
Almouneer — Healthcare, Diabetes, Practice Management, Technology
NCBA Group — NCBA Group Plc, is a financial services conglomerate in East and West Africa.

Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services. They have a portfolio of products and medicines that support wellness and prevention, as well as treatment and cures for diseases across a broad range of therapeutic areas; and they have an industry-leading pipeline of promising new products that havethe potential to challenge some of the most feared diseases of their time, like Alzheimer's disease and cancer.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
Post-IPO Equity, Series A, Seed
United States, Israel, France

Portfolio highlights

CytoReason — CytoReason is a tech company developing a computational model of the human body. The company collects proprietary data from pharma companies and uses it to simulate human diseases – tissue by tissue, cell by cell. With CytoReason’s massive database and AI-led platform, pharma and biotech companies identify new opportunities, shorten trial phases,reduce development costs and increase the likelihood of approval. To date, six of the world’s top ten pharma companies use CytoReason’s technology.
AgomAb Therapeutics — AgomAb is developing molecular therapies for the regeneration of damaged tissues. Their unique agonistic monoclonal antibody molecules (“agomAbs”) stimulate molecular and cellular repair mechanisms that have the potential to restore organ function in patients with fibrotic, inflammatory, autoimmune and degenerative diseases.
EvolveImmune Therapeutics — EvolveImmune Therapeutics transforms the discovery and development of novel immunotherapies. By leveraging its proprietary in vivo target discovery platform, EvolveImmune is building a pipeline of novel therapeutic candidates against numerous targets that are expressed on multiple immune cell types. The company’s platform will generatefirst-in-class treatments for unmet needs in oncology and autoimmune diseases.

We will continue to invest and support the growth of innovative companies towards sustainable economic growth and solving social issues.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, E-Commerce
Series A, Seed, Series B
Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Zanifu — The zanifu platform, allows small retailers in Sub Saharan Africa, to procure inventory from their suppliers & pay later.
Waspito — We are the platform that engages Africa into the conversation and action to drive affordable and accessible quality healthcare across the continent.
Lapaire — Discover a wide range of high-quality & affordable eyeglasses at Lapaire Glasses. Book a free vision test with our professional optometrists to help you find your perfect pair of glasses to enhance your vision and style. Shops in 7 african countries: Benin, Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya and Uganda.

Altree Capital is a provider of African asset management and investment advisory services to institutional investors across the globe.

Investment focus

Beauty, Retail, Consumer
Seed
Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.

Launch Africa is a fund with the primary objective of unlocking the capital constraints of Seed Stage tech startups.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
Kredete — Kredete is a digital lending platform that provides free credit scores and reports to underserved individuals and small businesses in Africa to help them gain access to formal credit and improve their financial health. The platform connects borrowers with lenders and enterprises in Africa and is designed to simplify the lending process and makecredit more accessible by leveraging cutting-edge technology. Kredete offers a user-friendly platform that guides borrowers, lenders, and enterprises through the process of offering loans, making it simple for them to provide the right loan products for their needs.One of the key features of Kredete is its instant approval process, which is made possible by advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence. The platform offers flexible lending options by partnering with a variety of lenders and enterprises, enabling borrowers to choose the best option for their specific situation.Kredete is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all users' personal and financial information. It uses robust encryption and security measures to ensure that sensitive data remains safe and secure. Additionally, the platform maintains transparency throughout the loan process, providing lenders, enterprises, and borrowers with clear information about loan terms and associated fees.Kredete believes in empowering its users with the knowledge and resources they need to make informed financial decisions. To this end, the platform offers financial education, tools, and resources to help users better understand and manage their finances. Kredete also works closely with businesses and institutions to provide tailored financial solutions for their unique needs.Through its focus on accessibility, convenience, and transparency, Kredete is transforming the lending landscape in Africa and helping to bridge the financial inclusion gap. The platform remains dedicated to its mission of empowering lenders, enterprises, and borrowers across the continent to access the funds they need to achieve their financial goals.
Wahu Mobility — Wahu Mobility is an open e-mobility platform that connects drivers, passengers, and goods in a simple, inclusive, transparent, nationwide, and multimodal manner.

GIIG invest in seed, growth and late stage companies.

Investment focus

Environmental Engineering, Health Care, Ride Sharing
Seed
Kenya, Nigeria, United States

Portfolio highlights

BioBuu — BioBuu focuses on the development of manufacturing capacity and environmentally sustainable production.
Treepz — Treepz Inc. (formerly Plentywaka) is building the largest shared mobility platform in West Africa with over 500,000 satisfied customers.
EnvisionIt Deep AI — Envisionit Deep AI is an innovative medical technology company that utilizes AI to streamline and improve medical imaging diagnosis for radiologists.

Seed round investment in frontier markets and clean energy

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Kenya, Zambia

Portfolio highlights

Grapevine — Grapevine makes it possible for groups to invite members, collect and distribute donations, establish a community and connect with nonprofits.
MindMics — Discover MindMics. The world's most accurate personal heart health monitor and well-being platform. Look after your heart health to live longer and better.
Untapped Global — Untapped connects global investors, and foreign capital to opportunities in emerging markets. Delivering competitive returns, and measurable impact for global investors.

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Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Singapore, United Kingdom, Australia

Portfolio highlights

FitFlo — FitFlo brings to life the connected gym experience for Operators, Trainers and Members.
Mole — Mole is a digital business card and mobile website software. Connect with your clients, promote your business online and much more. Comes with free customised NFC business card.
Optacloud — Fostering a global AI powered ecosystem to achieve 100% cloud efficacy-> effortlessly, economically and eco-consciously. Dev tools stack for automating the entire development lifecycle of cloud apps across- Build, Deploy & Optimize.

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.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Health Care, Agriculture
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, India, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

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.
Suma Wealth — SUMA is a revolutionary financial wellness company with the mission to engage, educate, and empower the Latinx community via a holistic approach of Digital Media, Experiences, and FinTech. By creating culturally relevant content, virtual experiences, and providing financial tools that demystify and reimagine financial wellness throughentertainment, we aim to become the trusted source to help Latinos own their economic power, overcome financial challenges, and better prepare for a more prosperous future.
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.

Blue Haven Initiative is an innovative family office dedicated to putting wealth to work for market returns and positive social and environmental change.

Investment focus

Solar, Energy, Financial Services
Series A, Series B, Seed
Kenya, United States, Ghana

Portfolio highlights

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.
TIBU Health — TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services.
BlueMark — BlueMark is the leading provider of impact intelligence and independent verification for the sustainable and impact investing market.

Seed capital for technology startups globally.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

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.
Sukhiba — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
Orca Fraud — Orca empowers fraud fighters with effective tools to combat fraud

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.

Investment focus

Consumer, Financial Services, Payments
Pre-Seed, Seed
Kenya, Nigeria, United States

Portfolio highlights

Jumba — Jumba is a construction technology platform that streamlines B2B construction material purchase and financing.
Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.
Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.

Shaka is a pan African venture capital firm based in Nairobi and Nigeria.

Investment focus

Mobile, Banking, Payments
Seed, Funding Round, Private Equity
China, Egypt, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

GONA — GONA is a leading provider of mobile payments, offering scalable mobile payments solutions for merchants and consumers. Founded by a group of world-class mobile payments enthusiasts who started by scribbling their ideas on a piece of paper, today they offer smart, innovative mobile payment services in Nigeria.
MNT-Halan — MNT-Halan is a microfinance lending and payments company.
Ilara Health — Ilara Health helps primary care clinics across Africa deliver better care.

The Salik Family Trust is a trust investment company.

Investment focus

Health Care
Pre-Seed
Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Zuri Health — .ts-banner-image-1:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} .ts-banner-image-2:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} Popular categories Pharmacy Doctor at home Covid Labs & Diagonstics Wellness Telemed Show all Our Services PharmacyBuy both OTC and prescription medication and have it delivered to your doorstepLabs & DiagnosticsBook labs and Diagnostic tests and get your samples collected from the comfort of your home, hotel

Create new business models with multidisciplinary blockchain professionals. Next Chymia Consulting has an international network of Blockchain technology and financial services. We are a group which make use of international networks and provide consulting services worldwide.

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, Blockchain
Seed, Funding Round
Kenya, Ghana, Romania

Portfolio highlights

Qwili — Qwili makes smartphones with a voice-guided, local language onboarding experience for new users.
IPOR Labs — Enter the Credit Hub of DeFi. Lend and borrow at the best defi rates and earn a competitive yield on your crypto, fixed with on-chain interest rate derivatives.
Zuvy Technologies — Zuvy is a free invoice management software that enables your business to get cash today for unpaid invoices. Get started sending invoices via WhatsApp

Kapor Capital is an investment firm that invests in early-stage tech-enabled startups. They are an Oakland-based fund that understands that startup companies have the ability to transform entire industries and to address urgent social needs as they do so. It was founded in 1999 and headquartered in Oakland, California.

Investment focus

Education, Software, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Japan, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Malaica — Malaica is on a mission to make the pregnancy journey convenient and safe for millions.
Lumi Story — Free The Creator. Democratize storytelling and unlock the innate storyteller in all of us.
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.

VilCap Investments is an early-stage impact investing fund, backing companies addressing the most pressing social and environmental challenges.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, India, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Vexi — Vexi issues, operates and processes credit cards for young underbanked population on a mission to make credit accessible, through a 100% digital onboarding and unparalleled customer experience
SatSure — SatSure, they are on a mission to evolve crop insurance products and provide accurate risk assessment of crop yield by integrating climatic variables with geospatial and economic datasets.
Altro (fka Perch) — Perch Credit (also known as Perch), is a fin-tech mobile app that allows users to take common recurring expenses, such as their subscriptions & rent, and turn these into creditworthy data points. Perch is currrently live on iOS and plans to be on Android in the coming months.Perch recently graduated YC (S20) and closed 2.5M in their mostrecent round.

Beyond Capital Ventures is a venture capital firm, offering a diversified portfolio of companies in "need-to-have" sectors, led by conscious leaders.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series B
Kenya, India, Ghana

Portfolio highlights

Zanifu — The zanifu platform, allows small retailers in Sub Saharan Africa, to procure inventory from their suppliers & pay later.
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 — Discover a wide range of high-quality & affordable eyeglasses at Lapaire Glasses. Book a free vision test with our professional optometrists to help you find your perfect pair of glasses to enhance your vision and style. Shops in 7 african countries: Benin, Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya and Uganda.

Health54 is the Corporate Venture Capital of CFAO Group in Healthcare.

Investment focus

Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Retail
Seed, Funding Round
Nigeria, Kenya, France

Portfolio highlights

Susu — Susu is a dynamic and innovative company that offers a wide range of health services for families in the African diaspora. Susu provides a complete offer on Preventive care, Medical treatments, Management of chronic diseases, and Authentic drugs.
Tibu Health — Tibu Health uses the most sophisticated health and logistics technology to provide patients with a convenient and coordinated end-to-end healthcare experience, resulting in improved health outcomes, healthier lifestyles, and more time to concentrate on the things that are important to our patients.
Lifestores Pharmacy — Lifestores is a retail pharmacy start-up bringing disruptive innovation to the pharmaceutical sector in Nigeria by democratizing quality medicines and pharmaceutical services.

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.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Nigeria, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Moove — Moove is a mobility fintech that provides revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs, democratizing vehicle ownership globally. The company embeds its alternative credit-scoring technology onto ride-hailing, logistics, and last-mile/instant delivery platforms, which allows access to proprietary performance and revenue analyticsof mobility entrepreneurs to underwrite loans.
Itana — Talent City’s mission is to build a network of charter cities that focuses on creating technology-enabled jobs within a free trade zone with its own regulation and bylaws.
Filmmakers Mart — FilmmakersMart is Africa’s first film and entertainment marketplace where entertainment businesses and creatives find verified services seamlessly for their video productions while democratizing entry into the film and entertainment industry for emerging creatives. We’re building the operations system for the film and entertainment industry inAfrica.

Leading Venture Capital & Builder in Southeast Asia | Experts in E-Commerce, B2B, B2C, Fulfilment Startups | Seed, Series A Funding

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Nigeria, Indonesia, Thailand

Portfolio highlights

Laborhack — LaborHack offers a select network of tested and certified carpenters, plumbers, electricians, masons, welders, and other tradespeople. It provides cleaning, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC services.
Trade Lenda — Trade Lenda: Access to Loans, Investments, Utility Payments, Credit Access, Insurance, and More! Unlock Opportunities to Earn, Invest, and Grow. Secure Personal or Business Loans Toda
Feather Africa — Feather Africa provides money transaction services, such as enabling users to send and receive money from anyone using the application. It offers withdrawals of cash without ATM cards by sending money to the nearest cash vendors.

TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity.

Investment focus

Energy, Renewable Energy, Biotechnology
Funding Round, Corporate Round, Post-IPO Equity
United States, India, France

Portfolio highlights

Xlinks — Xlinks is a UK company looking to address the three key challenges associated with the transition to a low carbon economy.
HysetCo — HysetCo is a pioneering hydrogen mobility start-up that helps its clients shift to zero-emission transportation. It has created an integrated mobility solution to aid in the system-wide transition to hydrogen. In addition to offering easy access to its network of hydrogen distribution stations, it provides customers with a complete turnkey solutionthat includes all vehicle-related services, from procurement to maintenance, repair, insurance, and training.
TotalEnergies & Adani Green Energy - Joint Venture — TotalEnergies & Adani Green Energy - Joint Venture formed to produce solar power.

Join the journey with Lee Jacobs, Cyan Banister, Brian Balfour, Jonathan Bruck, Pascal Levy-Garboua, Elaine Wherry

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, China

Portfolio highlights

Vultron — Compress proposal production timeframes from weeks into days with Generative AI.
Abel Police — Abel Police liberates patrol from paperwork so they can focus on making cities safer.
Numeric — Hundreds of teams streamline reconciliations, organize their close, and leverage AI for flux analysis and reporting with Numeric.

UBS Optimus Foundation is a non profit organisation it deliver breakthrough solutions to pressing social and environmental issues.

Investment focus

Software, Education, E-Learning
Seed, Series A
India, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Hewatele — Hewatele is a social enterprise that provides affordable quality medical oxygen to all needy patients together with its affiliates CPHD and Mediquip Global.
ConveGenius — ConveGenius is focused on nurturing and harnessing value by providing affordable educational solutions to create impact in large volumes. Their core competence lies in building mobile products/ apps/ games catered for global and local markets likewise. The company is focussed towards providing quality education to children at risk byintegrating technology with education and working with state governments to penetrate the rural and semi urban areas of India. It also aims to cater to the global urban market using retailing and e-tailing channels for its various world-class high-end educational solutions. ConveGenius is based out of India and Singapore. Their India office is headquartered in Noida.
Elucid Social — Elucid Social integrates businesses with the social good movement through a data-driven strategy that yields measurable results. Elucid Social develops and deploys technologies to assess, report, and minimize human rights risks linked with the sourcing of products and services.

The distribution of a car engine corresponds to the mechanisms that ensure the intake of the air-fuel mixture and the exhaust of the burning of gases with the valves.

Investment focus

AgTech, Agriculture, Health Care
Series A, Series C
India, Belgium

Portfolio highlights

Hewatele — Hewatele is a social enterprise that provides affordable quality medical oxygen to all needy patients together with its affiliates CPHD and Mediquip Global.
Univercells — We are biotech innovators, rooted in Belgium, driven by one purpose: To transform how biotech drugs are made so everyone, everywhere, can get them.
Siddhivinayak Agri Processing — SVAgri produces high quality early generation potato seeds through aeroponics. We also provide supply chain service for potato processors like chips and french fries manufacturers. SVAgri also has an engineering division which supplies technology solutions for snack manufacturing and starch recovery

Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact® in global health. They are funded by the Government of Canada and they fund innovators in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and Canada. The bold ideas they support integrate science and technology, social and business innovation – they call this IntegratedInnovation®. They focus on bringing successful innovation to scale, catalyzing sustainability and impact. They have a determined focus on results, and on saving and improving lives.Grand Challenges Canada works closely with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Global Affairs Canada to catalyze scale, sustainability and impact. Grand Challenges Canada takes an evidence-based approach to development innovation to save and improve lives in LMICs. They are a platform for development innovation in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) through their Saving Lives at Birth, Saving Brains and MNCH Stars in Global Health programs. They are also focused on helping the poorest and most vulnerable populations, for example those who suffer from mental illness.Since their launch in 2010, Grand Challenges Canada has supported a pipeline of over 700 projects in more than 80 countries. Their investments are producing results: Thousands of lives have been saved and over two hundred and eighty thousand lives have been improved, thus far. By 2030, these innovations have the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives and improve millions of lives.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology
Grant, Seed, Debt Financing
Canada, United States, Australia

Portfolio highlights

OmniVis — OmniVis is a technology company creating handheld devices to rapidly detect dangerous pathogens - saving food and saving lives.
Hewatele — Hewatele is a social enterprise that provides affordable quality medical oxygen to all needy patients together with its affiliates CPHD and Mediquip Global.
Nivi — Nivi is the best digital health chatbot built for whatsapp and rooted in behavioral science. Nivi enables users to take charge of their own health and works with private and public agencies to driver better public health outcomes.

Since 1994, they have sponsored 22 funds with approximately $1.2 billion in committed capital which are managed from their offices in New York, London and Bangalore.With a global network of partners, Zephyr is positioned to identify sustainable secular growth changes which lead to attractive investment opportunities for their investors.While their focus is on the creation and execution of innovative investment strategies, the operating style is conservative and sustainable.Managers strictly adhere to their respective mandates and investments are selected based on rigorous fundamental research. Today, Zephyr manages investment funds in India and Sri Lanka, and they are actively researching new investment opportunities around the world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Information Technology, Education
Private Equity, Series A, Series B
India, Kenya, Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

Ripplr — Ripplr is a full-stack tech distribution and logistics player that offers data-driven analytics and plugs and play system.
ZUMI — ZUMI connects apparel wholesalers and retailers in a transparent, affordable marketplace. It empowers women retailers with the technology, logistics, and financial services to scale. Through ZUMI, customers order via SMS, call, or with a ZUMI Agent. It collects orders from suppliers early each morning. Its logistics partners deliver to customerswithin 18 hours of ordering then customers pay with mobile money.ZUMI was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ed Partners — Get School Development Loan up to Ksh 20 million in 3 days, School Transportation Loan, School Techy Loan and School Upgrade Loans Available!

Asime Ventures is an investment entity with interests in Kenya, Ghana, Luxembourg, Angel investing, Business Angel, Venture Capital, Edtech, Healthtech, Fintech, Insuretech, Blockchain, AI, Machine Learning, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Investor, Advisory, Board Member

Investment focus

Health Care
Pre-Seed
Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Zuri Health — .ts-banner-image-1:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} .ts-banner-image-2:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} Popular categories Pharmacy Doctor at home Covid Labs & Diagonstics Wellness Telemed Show all Our Services PharmacyBuy both OTC and prescription medication and have it delivered to your doorstepLabs & DiagnosticsBook labs and Diagnostic tests and get your samples collected from the comfort of your home, hotel

Toyota Tsusho is the trading arm of the Toyota Group. It enriches society by creating value by the company as Metals; Global Production Parts; Logistics; Automotive; Machinery; Energy; Project; Chemicals; Electronics; Food and Agribusiness; Consumer Products and Services;.

Investment focus

Automotive, Software, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Series A, Corporate Round
Japan, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Moova — Moova is a technological platform that captures idle last mile logistic capacity and transforms it into high efficiency and low cost shipping solutions. The platform connects E-Commerce and retail businesses with a fleet of "Moovers" who complete deliveries on their bicycle, motorcycle, car or van to generate an additional source ofincome. Through route optimization software, real-time traceability, flexible warehousing, and analytics, Moova is propelling the nascent E-Commerce industry in Latin America by reimagining the last mile for a sustainable world.
LIGHTz — LIGHTz delivers a technology transfer and information exchange platform leveraging AI.
May Mobility — May Mobility is a leader in autonomous vehicle technology development and deployment. With more than 275,000 autonomous rides to date, May Mobility is committed to delivering safe, efficient and sustainable shuttle solutions designed to complement today's public transportation options. The company's ultimate goal is to realize a worldwhere self-driving systems make transportation more accessible and reliable, the roads safer, and encourage better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant, and livable spaces.

EQ2 Ventures is an investment firm that invests in Seed to Series B-stage startup companies. It was incorporated as a spin-off of Equitrust, a corporate VC arm launched in 2015 by Choueiri Group to capture opportunities linked to the digital transformation of the Middle East. Relying on a strong network of strategic investors and mentors, EQ2Ventures helps talented entrepreneurs solve major consumers and business problems, build sustainable companies. and create long-term value.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Advertising, Retail
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

Julaya — Julaya is a fintech providing African businesses with a digital account to make payments : disbursing mobile money transactions to their employees, suppliers, and owning their own virtual and physical prepaid cards.
Sukhiba — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.

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