Kuramo Capital
VC Fund
New York, United States
Kuramo Capital is a company that provides emerging and frontier market investments services.
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Kuramo Capital invests in
Stages Kuramo Capital invests in
Countries Kuramo Capital invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 4 (22%)
- Financial Services 4 (22%)
- Industrial 3 (17%)
- Mobile 2 (11%)
- Banking 2 (11%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 11 (61%)
- Seed 2 (11%)
- Series A 2 (11%)
- Debt Financing 1 (6%)
- Private Equity 1 (6%)
Country
- Nigeria 8 (44%)
- Kenya 3 (17%)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of 2 (11%)
- Ethiopia 1 (6%)
- Mauritius 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaka Kariuki
Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer
|
Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Wale Adeosun
Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer
|
Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| TransCentury Limited operates as an infrastructure company in East, Central, and Southern Africa. The company operates through three divisions: Power Infrastructure, Infrastructure Projects, and Engineering and Construction. | $15.1M / Debt Financing / Feb 21, 2023 | ||
| Platcorp Holdings is an impact finance investment management holding company that primarily invests in non-banking lending subsidiaries. | Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 01, 2020 | ||
| Lifestores Pharmacy is a retail pharmacy start-up bringing disruptive innovation to the pharmaceutical sector. | $1M / Seed / Feb 25, 2020 | ||
| Plantations et Huileries du Congo is a production company that produces palm oil on an industrial level. | Venture - Series Unknown / May 01, 2019 | ||
| Crest Agro was founded out of a strong belief in the transformative power of agriculture in Nigeria. We believe that commercial farming and industrial processing have the potential to be key drivers of the Nigerian economy.Crest Agro Products Farms is a producer of food grade cassava starch for industrial users in Nigeria and the broader WestAfrica sub-region. Crest Agro Products Limited (CAP) was incorporated in 2013 to produce high quality cassava starch for the food processing, pharmaceutical and textile industries. CAP is establishing an integrated cassava farm and starch processing facility on 13,000 hectares of land located in Kogi State. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 01, 2019 | ||
| DataGuard is a document management company established to provide secure, efficient and cost-effective solutions. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 01, 2019 | ||
| Pezesha aims to be the first Africa-focused digital financial marketplace that converges lending amongst other financial services and products for both borrowers, lenders and investors, facilitating a shared economy. | Seed / Dec 05, 2018 | ||
| Green Africa Airways is a value airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. They firmly believe that the ease of movement of people, goods and services is key to unleashing the economic potential of any country or region. Through safe, quality and affordable air travel, they seek to be significant contributors to the economic development of Nigeria and theAfrican continent. Generally speaking, they are undoubtedly in the business of creating a future full of possibilities in the region. | Series A / Jul 02, 2018 | ||
| Sterling Capita provides brokerage and financial services to all its clients. Its objectives are to cater to the needs of Institutional, Corporate and Retail customers by providing inspiring financial solutions. Their services include fixed income trading, equity trading, investments, lending, corporate advisory, research, and analysis. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 22, 2018 | ||
| Feronia is an agribusiness operating in the DRC. It consists of three oil palm plantations, the first of which was established in 1911, and an arable farming operation. Feronia’s primary objective when it acquired its palm oil business in 2009 was to save the plantations from the brink of extinction. Today, after years of substantial investment,the future of the business is secure and they are working to make a meaningful and long-term contribution to the future of the DRC. | $17.5M / Post-IPO Equity / Oct 08, 2017 | ||
| See all 18 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Kuramo Capital invest in?
Kuramo Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Financial Services and Industrial startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact Kuramo Capital?
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Who are the partners at Kuramo Capital?
The team at Kuramo Capital includes Shaka Kariuki (Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer) and Wale Adeosun (Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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