# I&M Bank

> I&M Bank is a VC fund in Nairobi backing Energy and Home Decor. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/imbankke
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/imbankke
- Website: https://www.imbank.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imbankke

I&M Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of I&M Holdings Limited.I&M Bank was founded in 1974 as a financial services company and later converted to a commercial bank.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for I&M Bank. Shizune tracks 7 team members at I&M Bank. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/i-m-bank?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $83k–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Home Decor | 1 | 25% |
| Smart Home | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bhartesh Shah | Group Chief Operations Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bhartesh-shah-8ad1 |
| Eric Munene Kimani | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-munene-kimani |
| Kihara Maina | ceo | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kihara-maina |
| Mugo Kibati | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mugo-kibati |
| Sachit Shah | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sachit-shah |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kim-Fay | Kim-Fay produces home and kitchen essentials, baby care and baby nutrition, cleaning essentials, feminine hygiene, and skin care. |  | Debt Financing | Aug 22, 2024 |  |
| M-Gas | M-Gas is a cooking energy firm that offers liquefied petroleum gas solutions. | $30M | Debt Financing | Jul 18, 2023 |  |
| M-Gas | M-Gas is a cooking energy firm that offers liquefied petroleum gas solutions. | $6M | Debt Financing | Feb 09, 2023 |  |
| Crown Paints | Crown Paints (Kenya) PLC has evolved to a corporation with a KSH yearly revenue. 9 billion in 2020, manufacturing 3 million gallons of paint each month and employing little under 1,000 people. It is traded on the Nairobi Stock Exchange and operates in Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Crown Paints is East Africa's most inventive paint company,offering tailor-made solutions to the construction and retail markets through innovative products, services, and world-class after-sales support. | $82.7K | Debt Financing | Oct 03, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Norfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norfunds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does I&M Bank invest in?

I&M Bank invests primarily in Energy, Home Decor and Smart Home startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is I&M Bank's check size?

I&M Bank typically joins rounds of $83k–$30M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds I&M Bank participates in.

### How do I contact I&M Bank?

Public channels for I&M Bank include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 I&M Bank?

The team at I&M Bank includes Bhartesh Shah (Group Chief Operations Officer), Eric Munene Kimani (Director) and Kihara Maina (ceo), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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