# DOB Equity

> DOB Equity is a VC fund in Veessen backing Food and Beverage and Farming. See 53 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Veessen, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 53
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dob-foundation
- Website: http://www.dobequity.nl

DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for DOB Equity. Shizune tracks 4 team members at DOB Equity. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/dob-equity?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 6 | 11% |
| Farming | 4 | 8% |
| Agriculture | 4 | 8% |
| Software | 3 | 6% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 6% |

58 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 11 | 21% |
| Seed | 9 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 15% |
| Series A | 5 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 8% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 20 | 38% |
| Tanzania | 3 | 6% |
| Rwanda | 2 | 4% |
| Uganda | 2 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 2% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hayo Afman | Co-CEO & Portfolio Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hayo-afman |
| Toine Huijbers | Co-CEO & CFO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toine-huijbers |
| Ralph Jansen | Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralph-jansen |
| Saskia van der Mast | Investment Manager | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saskia-van-der-mast |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MazaoHub | MazaoHub is a AI-powered end-to-end farm management company. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Sep 20, 2025 |  |
| FarmWorks | 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 |  |
| FarmWorks | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Zydii | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Eden Care Medical is a mobile application that provides medical and health insurance as well as financial services. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 02, 2022 |  |

10 of 53 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Creadev](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creadev) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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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 53 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–$4M 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), Toine Huijbers (Co-CEO & CFO) and Ralph Jansen (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 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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