Top 15 Mobile Apps Startup Investors in Kenya (July 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Antler
VC Fund
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2 | Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $108k–$28M |
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HAVAÍC
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, FinTech | $100k–$15M |
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Sherpa Africa Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa | Pre-Seed, Seed | Financial Services, Finance, FinTech | $50k–$6M |
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Kua Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | EdTech, Retail, Grocery | $58k–$94k |
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Takuma Terakubo
Angel
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1 | Kenya, Nigeria, Togo | Seed, Pre-Seed | Big Data, Software, Mobile Apps | $100k–$2M |
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From Here VC
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | FinTech, Marketing, E-Commerce | |
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Best Nights VC
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Series B | Mobile, Social Media, Food and Beverage | $931k–$9.2M |
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Orbit Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech | $100k–$12M |
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Praxis
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Nigeria, Kenya | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Grant | Non Profit, Social Assistance, Education | $250k–$15M |
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Health54
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Nigeria, France | Seed | Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Apps | $2.5M–$3M |
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AAIC Investment
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria | Series A, Seed, Series B | Health Care, Medical, E-Commerce | $450k–$794M |
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PayPal
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Ireland, United Kingdom | Seed, Grant | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $15k–$18M |
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Abdo Achkar
Angel
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1 | United States, Lebanon, Japan | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B | E-Commerce, B2B, SaaS | $150k–$3M |
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Sherpa Healthcare Partners
VC Fund
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1 | China, United States, Kenya | Series A, Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $2.8M–$156M |
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FrontEnd Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Pre-Seed, Seed | Travel, Software, Marketing | $1.1M–$1.3M |
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1818
- Round size: Seed $186k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $108k–$750k; Series A $4.6M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $72M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Sapyen — We take the fear out of infertility for men. Test for it at home, without stepping out to the hospital and get personalised health recommendations to improve sperm health and increase your chances of conceiving.
- Visoid — Render your 3D models with ease! Quick and easy rendering software for architects, powered by AI. Try Visoid for free!
- One Key Access — One Key Access is an interface to the world of couriers to enable 24/7 frictionless deliveries.
HAVAÍC is an investment and advisory firm that specialises in early-stage, high-growth African businesses with proven concepts and global prospects, offering investment opportunities to sophisticated investors and international venture capital companies with an interest in Africa. As a complementary offering, HAVAÍC provides corporate advisory andcapital raising services to emerging, internationally scalable businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 47
- Round size: Seed $100k–$4M; Series A $1.9M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 64% lead, 36% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- SwiftVee — SwiftVEE is a livestock trading mobile app. They support live webcast livestock auctions and silent auctions. Their platform facilitates the discovery and viewing of livestock auctions.They provide webcast advertising, online auctions, and online livestock insurance services and data products for financial institutions.
- Tanda — As a Tanda Agent, you can sell Kenya's favorite digital products, and grow your duka while you're at it
- Digital Cabinet — Digital Cabinet makes your business paperless. Security is the topmost priority for the Digital Cabinet, so save time and money with the Digital Cabinet.
A venture fund for pre-seed startups in Africa, led by Startup Operators, backed by Startup Operators.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $300k–$6M; Pre-Seed $50k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Novek — Novek builds IOT technology to completely eliminate single use plastic from FMCG Supply chains.
- CashBackApp — An App that offers you Cash Discounts on a wide range of household essentials available at local supermarkets in Kenya.
- Jackfruit Finance — Fast, flexible school financing in Kenya. Get working capital, projects, and asset loans designed around school fee cycles and growth needs.
Kua Ventures provides inexpensive finance, mentoring, and community to faith-driven, social entrepreneurs that are creating great employment and changing lives while simultaneously demonstrating Christ's love.
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- Industry: EdTech, Retail, Grocery
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Venture - Series Unknown $58k–$94k
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Twiva — Twiva is a creator-first, tech-enabled platform that serves as an end-to-end ecosystem. Our purpose is to equip creators with the skills, tools, resources, and access they need to succeed as online entrepreneurs.
- Taimba Limited — Taimba is a B2B mobile-based platform connecting farmers to urban traders with aim of reducing food wastage and to stabilize market prices.
- Seven Twenty Holdings — Seven Twenty Holdings specializes in the manufacturing of curtain rods and curtain rods accessories and manufactures paints.
Takuma Terakubo is the CEO & General Partner at UNCOVERED FUND INC.
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- Industry: Big Data, Software, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, Togo
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MPost — MPost means Mobile Post office.It enables any mobile phone user to have his or her phone act like a mobile post office. It allows you to make your mobile number be a formal postal address. With it, you get access to Postal Services through your mobile phone.
- RxAll — RxAll is a drug checking technology that solves drug counterfeiting by providing a proprietary AI platform- nanoscanners and a mobile app to test drugs- prescription & recreational- in real time without destroying the sample
- Treepz — Treepz Inc. (formerly Plentywaka) is building the largest shared mobility platform in West Africa with over 500,000 satisfied customers.
From Here ventures is an early-stage venture capital company that provides capital to entrepreneurs building transformative companies.
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- Industry: FinTech, Marketing, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zemo — Zemo is a developer of a corporate expense management platform designed to do away with time-consuming expense reports and unnecessary spending in firms. Businesses can effectively manage their cashflow spending thanks to the company's spend management technology, which places controls on the cards issued to ensure spending is fully undercontrol and also provides administrators and accountants with visibility into the company's spending for every employee.
- Twiva — Twiva is a creator-first, tech-enabled platform that serves as an end-to-end ecosystem. Our purpose is to equip creators with the skills, tools, resources, and access they need to succeed as online entrepreneurs.
- Eden Care Medical — Eden Care Medical is a mobile application that provides medical and health insurance as well as financial services.
Best Nights VC is the Venture Capital Investment Unit of Mast-Jägermeister SE, backing founders who are reimagining nightlife and redefining how people come together. Our mission is to shape the future of global nightlife by investing in bold ideas that foster real-world connection and unforgettable experiences. So far, we’ve invested in 20startups across 4 continents, each driving innovation at the intersection of culture, community, and nightlife.
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- Industry: Mobile, Social Media, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $931k–$5.6M; Series A $5.5M–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Lapee — Lapee manufactures safe female urinals for festivals and outdoor events.
- Mad Monkey — Discover amazing backpacker hostels across Southeast Asia. Air-con dorms, rooftop bars, pools, and vibrant social atmosphere. Book direct for best rates!
- GigPig — Book gigs. Get Gigs. No messing. Supporting venues and artists all the way with live music management.
Founded in 2010, Orbit is the Emerging Markets VC investing in tech companies that digitize traditional industries and help people raise their living standards all in a more sustainable way. Orbit provides a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, and an initial investment package andfollow-on funding. The firm focuses on digitalization across e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics sectors.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 172
- Round size: Seed $100k–$1.8M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1M; Series A $2.3M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 84% lead, 16% follow
Portfolio highlights
- estaie — Flexible furnished stays from weeks to a year. Stay longer and save across hotels, serviced apartments, and managed holiday homes with one simple payment and no hidden fees.
- Mozart — Mozart developed a conversational AI platform that helps companies recover debt through virtual agents.
- RogerThat — RogerThat is an EdTech platform providing training solutions to employees, customers, contractors, suppliers, and partners worldwide.
We are a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship, supporting founders, funders, and innovators motivated by their faith to love their neighbors and renew culture.
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- Industry: Non Profit, Social Assistance, Education
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Grant
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 152
- Round size: Seed $250k–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $4.5M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tallee — Tallee is an AI brand visibility and analytics platform that tracks how brands appear in AI search engines and large language model responses. It helps companies measure share of voice, monitor sentiment, compare competitors, and optimize their presence across AI-driven discovery platforms.
- Orb Aerospace — Orb Aerospace is a manufacturing company that focuses on developing an electric aircraft to revolutionize the aviation sector. Orb Aerospace was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Lowell, Michigan.
- Kokari Coconuts & Company — Ko-ka-ri means "let the good go around". We believe this is the magic of coconuts. At Kokari, we transform every part of the coconut into wholesome products made with simple, clean ingredients. Africa has always understood less is more.
Health54 is the Corporate Venture Capital of CFAO Group in Healthcare.
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- Industry: Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Apps
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$3M
- Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
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.
- Waspito — We are the platform that engages Africa into the conversation and action to drive affordable and accessible quality healthcare across the continent.
- TIBU Health — TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $450k–$11M; Series A $3M–$794M; Series B $16M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Aumet — Aumet allows medical manufacturers and distributors increase their sales by sharing hospital inquiries, business news, search for products, and find potential clients.Manufacturers and distributors who work together connect and get verified so they share hospital inquiries, market business news between each other .Suppliers list their productsand connect with distributors who sell these products and select countries, where they are looking for distributors, in the meantime distributors, connects with their suppliers, search for new product and list their interests.
- Mydawa — MYDAWA is here to ensure that every Kenyan can get quality, secure and affordable medicine and wellness products online
- Chowdeck — Order food, groceries, drinks, medicines & everyday essentials from top restaurants, pharmacies, local markets, and stores near you. Fast delivery with Chowdeck.
PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 375 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 market to join and thrive in the global economy.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Grant
- Geography: United States, Ireland, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 38
- Round size: Seed $45k–$18M; Grant $15k–$110k
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Padiepal — Discover the Future of Digital Finance with Padiepal Transforming Digital Finance At Padiepal, we're on a mission to redefine the future of digital finance. With an ever-growing range of innovative services, we cater to the needs of individuals, businesses, and global merchants alike. Our objective is to provide seamless transactions andfinancial solutions that meet the demands of today's fast-paced digital world.Comprehensive Services for Everyone Our offerings are designed to empower users to manage their finances effectively. From dollar virtual accounts to international money transfers, we have services that enhance the user experience. Individuals can enjoy straightforward payment solutions, while businesses can utilize our robust tools to expand their operations globally. By combining technology with financial expertise, Padiepal facilitates smart financial decisions for everyone.Why Choose Padiepal? With a commitment to security and transparency, Padiepal is a trustworthy partner in your financial journey. Our user-friendly interface simplifies engaging with digital finance, making it accessible to all. Moreover, we continuously innovate and adapt our services to remain at the forefront of digital finance trends. Whether you’re a seasoned merchant or just starting your financial journey, Padiepal stands ready to support your goals.
- Shopware — Shopware is a trendsetting ecommerce platform to power your online business. Our ecommerce solution offers the perfect combination of beauty & brains you need to build and customize a fully responsive online store.
Abdo Achkar is the Founder & CEO at Sowlutions.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, B2B, SaaS
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Lebanon, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $960k–$3M; Pre-Seed $150k–$700k
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GoBEBA — GoBEBA is an on-demand e-commerce logistics platform operating in emerging Africa markets. We bring together local merchants, consumers and logistics service providers to enable efficient discovery and ordering of frequently purchased products and services in one platform. This combination delivers an asset-light convenient, multi-categoryon-demand ordering service for everyday essentials. We do this by aggregating demand for merchants through a curated digital marketplace which connects merchants directly to consumers and logistics service providers in an on-demand basis . GoBeba is an ‘everything’ app’ for a wide range of services including grocery shopping, food delivery, cargo, and many other on-demand services.
- uPaint — Discover uPaint, premium paint by numbers kits for all ages. We craft all components in-house, ensuring top quality. Customize any image to create your own masterpiece. It's the perfect, thoughtful gift idea that's stress-free and easy for everyone. Experience a relaxing and joyful activity with stunning results.
- Lemonade Fashion — Lemonade Fashion is an online designer platform that combines technology innovation and designers to bring the latest trends and designs in fashion. They provide foundation and luxury designs to customize every outfit. They make custom-made and made-to-measure designer outfits accessible anytime and anywhere.
Sherpa Venture Capital is an investment firm that focuses on the investment and cultivation of the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industry. It also specializes in the investment and management of sector leaders and innovators within the Pharma, GeneTech, MedTech, Medical services, and various sub-sectors, where they have established robust portfoliosources, lasting value-adding cooperations and relationships, as well as mature all-cycle services with key resources. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: China, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 100
- Round size: Series A $2.8M–$50M; Series B $15M–$100M; Series C $12M–$156M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Yosemite Clinic — Yosemite Clinic is a full-service clinic providing convenient walk-in medical services in a state-of-the-art environment in Central Pudong. They offer family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, orthopedics (sports medicine), dermatology, medical cosmetology, dentistry, gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, rehabilitationmedicine, medical imaging, laboratory, pharmacy and more. Their onsite facilities and equipment include CT, X-ray, Ultrasound, Laboratory and Operating Rooms. Their doctors come from China and across the world, enabling us to serve you in many languages including, English, Japanese, Malay, Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese.
- Archimedes Vascular — Archimedes Vascular operates as a medical device company, that treat patients with severe hypertension.
- Biortus — Wuxi Biortus Biosciences is an innovation-driven contract research organization (CRO) committed to high-quality R&D services in support of drug discovery.To help our clients achieve their drug discovery goals, we have established five world-class research platforms. These are Recombinant Protein Production, Structural Biology (X-rayCrystallography and Cryo-EM), In Vitro Assays and Screening, Medicinal Chemistry, and Process Development. Through the years, our R&D team has developed a number of practical and innovative techniques of which some have already been granted patent.
FrontEnd is a strategic partner for innovative ventures offering support to diverse leaders with high market potential, proven traction...
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- Industry: Travel, Software, Marketing
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Pre-Seed $1.1M–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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 — OKOA Rescue is a provider of maintenance and repair services intended for the freight and logistics sectors in East Africa,
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