# Hayo Afman

> Hayo Afman is a seed investor at DOB Equity backing AgTech, Beauty and Farming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DOB Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dob-equity)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayo-afman-8aa2a5

Hayo Afman is a seed investor at DOB Equity focused on AgTech and Beauty. Hayo Afman is the Co-CEO and Portfolio Director at DOB Equity. Hayo Afman attended Columbia Business School. .

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Aquaculture | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| Victory Farms | Victory Farms is an aquaculture farm for tilapia fish comprising of hatcheries, nursery ponds and deep-water cages for farming. | $1M | Seed | Nov 25, 2020 |  |
| Kentaste | Virgin coconut oil, Coconut Cream, and Coconut Milk |  |  |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Philips Foundation Impact Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philips-foundation-impact-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angaza Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angaza-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AAIC Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asia-africa-investment-consulting) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Pearl Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-pearl-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Perivoli Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/perivoli-innovations) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 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.

4 contacts available at DOB Equity.

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

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## FAQ

### What does Hayo Afman invest in?

Hayo Afman invests primarily in AgTech, Beauty and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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 Hayo Afman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hayo Afman closed in Feb 2024. 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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