DOB Equity
VC Fund
Veessen, The Netherlands
DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies.
- Total investments:
- 59
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 63%
Last updated:
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Industries DOB Equity invests in
Stages DOB Equity invests in
Countries DOB Equity invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$3.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 6 (10%)
- Farming 4 (7%)
- Agriculture 4 (7%)
- Software 3 (5%)
- E-Commerce 3 (5%)
Stage
- Private Equity 12 (20%)
- Seed 9 (15%)
- Funding Round 7 (12%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (10%)
- Series A 5 (8%)
Country
- Kenya 20 (34%)
- Uganda 3 (5%)
- Tanzania 3 (5%)
- Rwanda 2 (3%)
- France 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hayo Afman
Co-CEO & Portfolio Director
|
Co-CEO & Portfolio Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Ralph Jansen
Investment Manager
|
Investment Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Saskia van der Mast
Investment Manager
|
Investment Manager | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
|
Toine Huijbers
Co-CEO & CFO
|
Co-CEO & CFO | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrisol Engineering is an impact-driven social enterprise dedicated to providing affordable, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable water supply and irrigation systems for underserved rural communities. | Private Equity / Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| MazaoHub is a AI-powered end-to-end farm management company. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Sep 20, 2025 | ||
| FarmWorks is an agricultural technology company that gives farmers access to farm inputs as well as a market for the produce .FarmWork is to unlock agricultural potential by building clusters of mid-sized farms while working with thousands of small-holder farmers and establishing direct linkage to local and global markets. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 26, 2025 | ||
| Spouts of Water is manufacturing water purification filters for households to ensure that they have constant access to clean drinking water. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 15, 2025 | ||
| Ilara Health brings accurate and affordable diagnostics to rural Africans through miniature, AI-powered diagnostic devices that are integrated via a proprietary technology platform and distributed directly to primary care doctors. | $2.5M / Seed / Feb 12, 2024 | ||
| For the African workforce, Zydii is the premier localized digital training solution which is engaging and accessible, leading to transformative growth for businesses. Zydii is providing localized (African) digital courses via our proprietary online and offline (USSD & SMS) platform. | Pre-Seed / May 17, 2023 | ||
| Victory Farms is an aquaculture farm for tilapia fish comprising of hatcheries, nursery ponds and deep-water cages for farming. | $35M / Series B / Apr 06, 2023 | ||
| Kwara is transforming credit unions into modern digital financial institutions, powered by an industry-leading core banking system and a modern mobile banking experience for credit union members. Backed by investors across Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA, Kwara currently serves 200+ SACCOs in Kenya, South Africa and the Philippines | $3M / Seed / Jan 16, 2023 | ||
| Power is a platform that provides financial services to employees and gig workers across sub-Saharan Africa. They enable individuals to access earned wages, loans, insurance, payments, and savings so they can live with dignity, reduce financial-related stress, and take control of their financial well-being. | $3M / Seed / Dec 20, 2022 | ||
| Eden Care Medical is a mobile application that provides medical and health insurance as well as financial services. | Pre-Seed / Nov 02, 2022 | ||
| See all 59 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does DOB Equity invest in?
DOB Equity invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Farming and Agriculture startups, most often at Private Equity and Seed stage. Most of the 59 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is DOB Equity's check size?
DOB Equity typically joins rounds of $1M–$3.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds DOB Equity participates in.
How do I contact DOB Equity?
Public channels for DOB Equity include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at DOB Equity?
The team at DOB Equity includes Hayo Afman (Co-CEO & Portfolio Director), Ralph Jansen (Investment Manager) and Saskia van der Mast (Investment Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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