# daba

> daba is a VC fund in Miami backing Travel, FinTech and Lending. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dabafinance
- X (Twitter): https://mobile.twitter.com/dabafinance
- Website: https://www.dabafinance.com 

daba is a VC fund in Miami focused on Travel and FinTech. Provider of a fintech platform intended to access investment analysis and build wealth by investing in the African private and public capital markets. The company's platform offers an application for investing and trading the best African startups, stocks, and digital assets at once, enabling users to get all the latest news and curatedupdates in one place to maximize their investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 50% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buupass | BuuPass aims to provide seamless movement for people. They work with operators to provide digital transport solutions to facilitate convenient movement for commuters. BuuPass is Kenya's first marketplace for bus, shuttle, and train bookings; it's the fastest, easiest way to book. BuuPass is driven by young entrepreneurs who are passionateabout solving real everyday problems by making simple and powerful solutions. They envision a world where people can travel on their terms, be connected to opportunities, and live a life without borders. They provide simple transport solutions to help people get from Point A to Point B. BuuPass believes everyone’s time is valuable. When it comes to booking tickets they believe you should be able to reserve your seat and make payments with convenience. They strongly believe you should have the right to choose what works best for you in regards to your time and money. They offer digital solutions for bus booking. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 13, 2023 |  |
| Spleet | Fintech Spleet Provides Tenant verification, Rent collection solutions for landlords and rent financing (Rent now, pay later) for Tenants | $2.6M | Seed | Oct 04, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ajim Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajim-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Artha Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artha-india-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adaverse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adaverse) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Google for Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Change Com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/change-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Five35 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/five35-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does daba invest in?

daba invests primarily in Travel, FinTech and Lending startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did daba last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for daba closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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