# Barka Fund

> Barka Fund is a VC fund in New York backing Cosmetics, Manufacturing and Food and Beverage. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barka/about/?viewAsMember=true
- Website: https://barkafund.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078049566386

Barka Fund is an African impact fund and technical assistance provider to deliver pre and post-investment training.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 33% |
| Personal Care and Hygiene | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 67% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 33% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orient Enterprises | Orient Enterprises is an agribusiness that processes and exports premium-grade macadamia nuts, cashews, and fruit products, with a focus on sustainable sourcing from local smallholder farmers. The company serves international B2B buyers and consumers through its premium Orient Chef brand. | $500K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Orient Enterprises | Orient Enterprises is an agribusiness that processes and exports premium-grade macadamia nuts, cashews, and fruit products, with a focus on sustainable sourcing from local smallholder farmers. The company serves international B2B buyers and consumers through its premium Orient Chef brand. | $500K | Debt Financing | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Laboratoires Adeba | Adeba Nature is a West African indie beauty brand focuses on 100% natural, vegan skincare, haircare, and bodycare products made with traditional West African ingredients like Adjoba oil, shea butter, and black soap. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 21, 2026 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CDC-CI Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-ci-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Barka Fund invest in?

Barka Fund invests primarily in Cosmetics, Manufacturing and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Barka Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Barka Fund closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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