Absa Bank Kenya
VC Fund
Nairobi, Kenya
Absa Bank Kenya is a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited, an African financial services conglomerate that aspires to be the continent's pride. Absa Group Limited is a diversified financial services firm, with a presence in 12 countries throughout the continent and about 42, 000 workers. It is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).We're dedicated to discovering local solutions to distinctly local problems, and we strive to add value in all we do. As a result, they provide a variety of retail, business, corporate and investment, and wealth management solutions to our clients. They also make sure that they have a good impact in all of the nations where they do business.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
Last updated:
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Industries Absa Bank Kenya invests in
Stages Absa Bank Kenya invests in
Countries Absa Bank Kenya invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 2 (33%)
- Telecommunications 2 (33%)
- Solar 1 (17%)
- Mining 1 (17%)
- Mineral 1 (17%)
Stage
- Post-IPO Debt 3 (50%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
- Debt Financing 1 (17%)
Country
- United States 2 (33%)
- Kenya 1 (17%)
- Australia 1 (17%)
- South Africa 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Sun King
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Greenlight sells, installs and finances solar home systems for the 1.8 billion off-grid and under-electrified consumers in Africa and Asia. | $156M / Debt Financing / Jul 28, 2025 | |
West Wits Mining
|
WWI is embarking on a strategic transformation to be the only ASX-listed gold producer with operations in the Witwatersrand Basin and Pilbara (Mt Cecelia & Tambina). West Wits was originally formed to explore, evaluate and extract gold and uranium from project areas located on the Central Rand Goldfield of South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin. | $49M / Post-IPO Debt / Jun 01, 2025 | |
Safaricom
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Safaricom is a mobile network operator that offers internet connectivity solutions, information management solutions, voice solutions, and communication solutions. It serves small businesses, medium businesses, and large corporates.The company’s services and offerings include international calls and roaming; data storage, recovery, and backup;online information storage and archiving; mobile banking services; wide area networks, managed Wi-Fi solutions, point-to-point connectivity, 4G connection, and Fiber to Buildings; IT consultancy; virtual collaboration, voice conferencing, and video conferencing; messaging services and voice services; music services; and more.Safaricom was founded in 1997 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. | $116.3M / Post-IPO Debt / Sep 23, 2024 | |
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Sun King
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Greenlight sells, installs and finances solar home systems for the 1.8 billion off-grid and under-electrified consumers in Africa and Asia. | $130M / Debt Financing / May 30, 2023 | |
Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals
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Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company, develops protein therapeutics to treat cardiovascular diseases. The company's mission is to provide smart growth factors to those suffering from organ damage as a result of an acute injury. Scp776 is currently being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of stroke. | $20M / Feb 06, 2018 | |
MTN Group
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MTN is a JSE-listed multinational company that offers voice and data, mobile financial, enterprise, and digital services. It serves individuals as well as SME, public sector, and corporate clients.The company’s traditional voice and data offerings include voice bundles, data bundles, bonus on recharge, and low-denomination recharge vouchers. Itsmobile money product range includes international remittances, savings, lending, and insurance. MTN’s enterprise services are focused on connectivity, communication, cloud, M2M, and enterprise mobility.Through its investments with Rocket Internet AG in Africa Internet Holdings (AIH) and Middle East Internet Holdings (MEIH), MTN aims to to deliver a range of internet services in African continent and in the Middle East, including e-commerce retailing, market place, taxi, travel, classified, and food delivery services.MTN has launched, as part of its entertainment strategy, a host of products and services, including MTN FrontRow: a video-on-demand offering, and MTN Music+: a music streaming and downloading app which aims to promote African music.MTN was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. The company has operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia. It has ISP licenses in Namibia and Kenya and a Value Added Service license in Ethiopia. | $114M / Post-IPO Debt / May 30, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Absa Bank Kenya invest in?
Absa Bank Kenya invests primarily in Mobile, Telecommunications and Solar startups, most often at Post-IPO Debt and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Absa Bank Kenya last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Absa Bank Kenya closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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