Cornerstone Enterprises
VC Fund
Nairobi, Kenya
Cornerstone Enterprises is a venture capital firm that specializes in long-term, impactful investments that are hands-on in order to help their investee companies overcome growth challenges. Cornerstone Enterprises assists companies in their different fundraising series by utilizing their diverse network of investors and valuation support.Cornerstone Enterprises is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and was founded in 2011.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Cornerstone Enterprises invests in
Stages Cornerstone Enterprises invests in
Countries Cornerstone Enterprises invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Series A
- $3.9M–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 2 (25%)
- Banking 2 (25%)
- FinTech 2 (25%)
- Financial Services 2 (25%)
- ISP 1 (13%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (38%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Private Equity 1 (13%)
Country
- Kenya 7 (88%)
- Finland 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin coconut oil, Coconut Cream, and Coconut Milk | $1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 01, 2022 | ||
| Tanda is a fintech startup working to revolutionize access to essential digital financial services for MSME's across Africa.Through Tanda, micro-retailers can not only access inventory credit, but also become access points for essential services such as Airtime, Utility payments, M-banking & Insurance for their customers.For thelongest time, shopkeepers have been the cradle for African communities. They supply over 70% of essential goods, worth over $180 Billion annually across the continent. It comes as a shock that despite their importance to local economies, over 90% of micro-retailers do not have any credit history nor access to financing from Banks or MFI's. Tanda plans to close this financing gap and drive financial inclusion for low income MSME's across the continent. | Seed / Oct 04, 2022 | ||
| KOKO Networks is an international venture-backed technology company with offices in East Africa and India. KOKO provides a platform for smart commerce in urban Africa. Our unique suite of technologies connects suppliers, retailers, and customers, enabling delivery of a range of consumer and business solutions that improve life in Africa’s cities. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 18, 2022 | ||
| Fuzu is a mobile-first career development platform for users in emerging economies, from Africa and Middle East to Asia and Latin America.Fuzu takes a fresh approach to job-seeking, recruitment and learning - with focus on testing and developing one’s skills and competencies.Fuzu keeps the users engaged by continuously offering high qualitycontent and news and by maximizing the power of social networks in career management. | $3.9M / Series A / Mar 10, 2020 | ||
| Acacia Innovations provide eco-friendly substitution for firewood by producing smokeless alternative from recycled sugarcane waste. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2019 | ||
| Poa! provides low cost internet to individuals and small businesses in low-income neighborhoods in East Africa. poa! offers customers access to affordable and reliable data that is 40% cheaper than network operators, free content and free online services and tools.poa! services are delivered through a Wi-Fi network that blankets an entireneighborhood, enabling access to the internet on any Wi-Fi enabled device at any time. Unlike competitors, poa! offers transparent pricing, data bundles that are not time-limited and free content and online services such as job boards and marketplaces. | $4M / Series A / Sep 01, 2017 | ||
| Sanergy makes hygienic sanitation affordable and accessible in urban slums for everyone starting with Nairobi, Kenya. It promotes the fundamental human right to sanitation in the slums of Kenya by increasing access to and usage of hygienic sanitation facilities. Sanergy creates an efficient, equitable, and sustainable sanitation cycle by building adense network of small-scale sanitation centers across the slums, a low-cost containerized waste collection infrastructure, and converting this waste at their central processing facility into useful byproducts, such as organic fertilizer and renewable energy. | $5M / Series B / Feb 01, 2017 | ||
| Jamii Bora Bank (JBB) is a household brand with a rich heritage in Kenya associated with enabling Kenyans achieve their full potential. With its roots anchored in the most ordinary neighborhoods and homes in Kenya, helping entrepreneurs grow Micro Businesses into Medium Enterprises, JBB has emerged as a premier bank dedicated to entrepreneurshipand savings, with a focus on innovation and relationship banking. JBB has grown its total capital consistently over the last 5 years to stand at an impressive Kshs. 4.4 billion placing it among the top 20 highest capitalized Banks in a country with 43 banks and other multiple financial services companies. We have 26 branches and continue to open branches across the country to increase our foot print and bring our services closer to our customers. We recognize that the future is being driven by technology and we have deployed state of the art mobile and internet banking, agency banking, ATMs and card services that enable our clients transact whenever and wherever they want and from any type of device. We will continue to invest in technology as a key differentiator. | $11.9M / Private Equity / Apr 11, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Cornerstone Enterprises invest in?
Cornerstone Enterprises invests primarily in Retail, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Cornerstone Enterprises invest in?
Cornerstone Enterprises typically joins rounds of $3.9M–$4M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Cornerstone Enterprises's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Cornerstone Enterprises took part in.
When did Cornerstone Enterprises last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Cornerstone Enterprises closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 8 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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