# Jobtech Innovation Lab

> Jobtech Innovation Lab is a VC fund in Nairobi backing E-Commerce and Information Technology. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 94%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jobtech-alliance/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jobtechalliance
- Website: https://jobtechalliance.com/jobtech-innovation-lab-2

Jobtech Innovation Lab is a VC fund in Nairobi focused on E-Commerce and Information Technology. Jobtech Innovation Lab provides a bespoke combination of technical assistance, management support and grant capital for 2-6 months.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 19% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 13% |
| Apps | 1 | 6% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 4 | 25% |
| Uganda | 3 | 19% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 19% |
| United States | 2 | 13% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 6% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Instollar | Instollar is solar energy workforce provider in the region. |  | Grant | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| Afriwork | Job MarketPlace for African Businesses |  | Grant | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| Mwingi | Mwingi is a tech-enabled trading company. They serve rural communities with sustainable and essential products. They create jobs and end poverty in rural areas by empowering local retail to serve populations with products. |  | Grant | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| Selar | Selar develops e-commerce tools that allow selling content, digital products, and services online for free. |  | Grant | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| GoodayOn | GoodayOn is a digital gig marketplace that provides a platform for blue and pink-collar (traditionally women) gig workers in Ethiopia, to offer their services to customers seeking domestic help (cooking, cleaning, babysitting) and home repairs. The platform connects customers with skilled and reliable gig workers through a mobile application and acall center. GoodayOn's services are designed to provide convenience, affordability, and quality for customers by leveraging technology for high-precision matching based on location, qualification, and rating. |  | Grant | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| CatalyzU | CatalyzU is a tech-enabled ecosystem that uses data and the community to help people find work, and advance their skills. |  | Grant | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| Opareta | Opareta builds digital infrastructure for analog agent networks to enhance business growth for agents, network managers, and agent partners. Offerings include performance management for agents and field teams, float (e-value) and cash reconciliation, KYA (know-your-agent) and KYC (know-your-customer), fraud detection, credit decisioning,digitization and tracking of field team operations, and in-app agent products powered by partners. |  | Grant | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| Avunja | Avunja is a mobile platform that enables people to become financial independent by providing necessary tools and resources. |  | Grant | Jul 16, 2024 |  |
| Kolaborate | Kolaborate is an online platform that provides access to a large network of professional talent. |  | Grant | May 01, 2023 |  |
| Fitted | Fitted is a fashion technology platform offering measurement, order management, and fulfillment of custom clothing to tailors and customers. Almost 4 billion on earth have custom clothing as a primary means of getting apparel - and in many emerging market economies like India, Nigeria, Pakistan etc. custom wear can account for up to 50% ofpeople's wardrobes. Despite being so commonplace, customers often encounter ill fitting clothing and late deliveries, while suppliers have challenges managing orders, growing sales and managing working capital. This is a $125b+ market that is supremely underserved with no platform of collaboration at scale. The Fitted platform helps users manage the custom clothing experience seamlessly by offering order management and solving all critical pain points for all members of the value chain, spanning fashion buyers, tailors, and fabric sellers. Users can auto-generate reliable measurements and track orders, while suppliers can manage inventory and accept payments globally. | $200K | Grant | Apr 18, 2023 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [International Trade Centre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-trade-centre) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Jobtech Innovation Lab invest in?

Jobtech Innovation Lab invests primarily in E-Commerce, Information Technology and Marketplace startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jobtech Innovation Lab last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jobtech Innovation Lab closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 16 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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