# Kua Ventures

> Kua Ventures is a VC fund in Westlands backing EdTech, Retail and Grocery. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Westlands, Kenya
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kua-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/KuaVentures
- Website: https://kuaventures.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kuaventures?_rdc=1&_rdr

Kua Ventures is a VC fund in Westlands focused on EdTech and Retail. Kua Ventures provides inexpensive finance, mentoring, and community to faith-driven, social entrepreneurs that are creating great employment and changing lives while simultaneously demonstrating Christ's love.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $58k–$94k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 6% |
| Retail | 1 | 6% |
| Grocery | 1 | 6% |
| Training | 1 | 6% |
| Marketing | 1 | 6% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seven Twenty Holdings | Seven Twenty Holdings specializes in the manufacturing of curtain rods and curtain rods accessories and manufactures paints. | $58.1K | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 09, 2024 |  |
| Taimba Limited | Taimba is a B2B mobile-based platform connecting farmers to urban traders with aim of reducing food wastage and to stabilize market prices. | $75K | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 01, 2024 |  |
| Twiva | Twiva is an influencer marketing and social commerce startup that gives Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) affordable, efficient, and digital access to markets. This is done by leveraging social media influencers to market and sell MSMEs’ products and services on social media platforms. Twiva was created to harness the vast penetration ofsmartphones, internet connectivity, accessible mobile banking, and the power of influencer marketing to create dignifying digital and digitally-enabled jobs. |  | Seed | Jul 02, 2024 |  |
| Savannah Space | Savannah Space makes customized furniture and decor for homes and offices and employs local furniture artisans. | $94K | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 09, 2024 |  |
| Soko Kijiji Groceries | Soko Kijiji Groceries are an online grocery store delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to offices, schools, homes, and hotels. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Pelacca Brands | Pelacca Brands is a producer of lollipops that aims to be an industry leader in innovation, production, marketing to end-consumer | $77.4K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 21, 2023 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Twiva | Twiva is an influencer marketing and social commerce startup that gives Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) affordable, efficient, and digital access to markets. This is done by leveraging social media influencers to market and sell MSMEs’ products and services on social media platforms. Twiva was created to harness the vast penetration ofsmartphones, internet connectivity, accessible mobile banking, and the power of influencer marketing to create dignifying digital and digitally-enabled jobs. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| The Pathology Network | The Pathology Network, a digital test referral platform and cloud-based lab information system designed to provide access to pathology services in low-resource settings. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Aroha Cancer Center | Aroha Cancer Center provides holistic cancer care and management services to rural communities, promoting early detection and treatment. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Kua Ventures invest in?

Kua Ventures invests primarily in EdTech, Retail and Grocery startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kua Ventures's check size?

Kua Ventures typically joins rounds of $58k–$94k at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kua Ventures participates in.

### When did Kua Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kua Ventures closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 18 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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