# Mbuyu Capital Partners

> Mbuyu Capital Partners is a VC fund in London backing FinTech and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mbuyu-capital-partners-ltd/?viewAsMember=true
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fromthebaobab
- Website: https://www.mbuyucapital.com

Mbuyu Capital Partners is a VC fund in London focused on FinTech and Finance. Mbuyu Capital brings the unique investment opportunities offered by African private markets to institutional investors. Africa is a market neglected by commercial investors where we invest in exceptional, profitable and uncorrelated opportunities in private equity and credit. We bring 50+ years' experience in developed market and Africaninvesting, local networks in all investable African countries and a thoughtful, analytical and risk-aware approach to our investments.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michiel Timmerman | Founder & Managing Partner | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| dopay | dopay provides a cloud-based payroll service that allows employers to calculate salaries and make payments electronically. Worldwide there are 2 billion people that have jobs but no bank account. Companies feel this acutely. Since both their employees and their customers are unbanked, they have to manage huge amounts of cash. DoPay breaks thiscash cycle by offering a payroll and cash management service for companies. Employees receive a DoPay card and DoPay app, which give them a full banking experience. They are already working in partnership with Barclays to provide payroll services to several multinationals, embassies and local companies in Egypt and aim to expand into the largest unbanked regions of the world. | $18M | Series A | Sep 15, 2021 |  |
| Africa Logistic Properties | Africa Logistics Properties (ALP) is the first integrated property investment and development property company dedicated to the modern grade-A logistics and industrial sector in Africa. Based in Nairobi, the management team includes senior property professionals with 20 years of industrial investment experience in emerging markets. ALP is backedby global institutional investors. | $48M |  | Mar 15, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Alder — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FMO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fmo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Force Over Mass Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/force-over-mass-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IFC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ifc-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kube VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kube-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mbuyu Capital Partners invest in?

Mbuyu Capital Partners invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Payments startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Mbuyu Capital Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Mbuyu Capital Partners?

The team at Mbuyu Capital Partners includes Michiel Timmerman (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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