Safaricom
VC Fund
Nairobi, Kenya
Safaricom is a mobile network operator that offers internet connectivity solutions, information management solutions, voice solutions, and communication solutions. It serves small businesses, medium businesses, and large corporates.The company’s services and offerings include international calls and roaming; data storage, recovery, and backup;online information storage and archiving; mobile banking services; wide area networks, managed Wi-Fi solutions, point-to-point connectivity, 4G connection, and Fiber to Buildings; IT consultancy; virtual collaboration, voice conferencing, and video conferencing; messaging services and voice services; music services; and more.Safaricom was founded in 1997 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
- Fund size:
- $1M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Safaricom invests in
Stages Safaricom invests in
Countries Safaricom invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$2.6M
- Corporate Round
- $3.9M–$11M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 5 (50%)
- Software 4 (40%)
- Analytics 2 (20%)
- Logistics 2 (20%)
- Agriculture 2 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (50%)
- Corporate Round 2 (20%)
- Series A 1 (10%)
- Series B 1 (10%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (10%)
Country
- Kenya 7 (70%)
- India 1 (10%)
- Ethiopia 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antony Kiarie
VAS Messaging Senior Manager
|
VAS Messaging Senior Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Anwar Soussa
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Betty Mwangi-Thuo
General Manager, Financial Services
|
General Manager, Financial Services | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Catherine Njari
Senior Manager-TV & Media Content
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Senior Manager-TV & Media Content | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Eve Kilel
Cyber Security Analyst
|
Cyber Security Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia is a purpose-driven technology and communication company dedicated to supporting Ethiopia's digital transformation and inclusion goals. | $10.8M / Corporate Round / Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| M-Pesa is a fast, secure, and convenient way to transact on mobile brought to you by Vodafone. | $3.9M / Corporate Round / Aug 06, 2019 | ||
| mSurvey is a mobile survey platform driving decision-making for businesses across the continent of Africa. mSurvey works with some well-known brands across the world; reducing churn, improving customer service, and increasing their Net Promoter Score. We solve the problem of customer service to market research with a technology and team that havedeep local reach. We open up communication lines between our customers, their employees, and their customers. | $3.5M / Series A / Apr 19, 2018 | ||
| iProcure is a Nairobi-based start-up working to optimize the agriculture input supply chain in rural Kenya. iProcure’s web and mobile technology solution improves agriculture retailers’ operations. It lets them manage ordering based on inventory, point of sale activities, and client profiles along with geo-located purchasing patterns, real-timeagent performance and transaction analysis, and built-in mobile payments. As a result, retailers can better predict demand with business intelligence data, improve inventory management, and streamline distribution efficiency. | $968.1K / Series B / Sep 07, 2017 | ||
| FarmDrive is a technology company that applies data science and machine learning to build software that increases access to meaningful financial services - loans, digital payments insurance, savings. FarmDrive’s mission is to drive capital to underserved rural clients and transform them into sustainable and profitable businesses. | Seed / Feb 13, 2017 | ||
| The majority of Africans do not have access to adequate maternal and child care due to inadequate resources and medical practitioners (per every mother) thereby delaying detection of disability to heights that diminish the benefits of any intervention. Totohealth is revolutionizing maternal and child health industry by leveraging mobile technologyplatforms. It allows parents and caregivers to monitor the development of their child using the electronic set of Totohealth’s disability indicators and linking them to the right health care service providers for specialized care, treatment and guidance. | $1M / Seed / Dec 16, 2016 | ||
| Eneza Education, a.k.a. MPrep, was founded in 2011 by Kenyan teachers and educators serious about making technology useful for their students. From the rural areas of Nyanza to Wajir Town and the Mombasa Coast, Kenyan teachers united to create the content of our initial Class 7 and Class 8 study tool. We wanted a tool that combined the best ofgreat teaching practices: scaffolded assessments, direct feedback, and high engagement. And we wanted to make sure ALL kids had access to our system. What better way to start than with a simple SMS-based system? | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 05, 2016 | ||
| mSurvey is a mobile survey platform driving decision-making for businesses across the continent of Africa. mSurvey works with some well-known brands across the world; reducing churn, improving customer service, and increasing their Net Promoter Score. We solve the problem of customer service to market research with a technology and team that havedeep local reach. We open up communication lines between our customers, their employees, and their customers. | Seed / Aug 26, 2016 | ||
| Sendy offers a logistics platform to make delivery processes simple, transparent, and secure. Sendy provides an easy way for businesses to move goods, with thousands of companies using its platforms and APIs to sell and deliver goods to their consumers. Sendy's mission is to empower people and businesses by making it easier to trade. | Seed / Nov 04, 2015 | ||
| Lynk solves the problems faced by informal workers and the households and businesses seeking their services. Lynk’s digital platform connects informal workers with customers who require services such as housekeeping, plumbing, electrical work and carpentry. Lynk’s systems enable the effective recruitment of workers, smart matching of the workers tojobs and a customer rating system that helps workers to build the skills profile. | $2.6M / Seed / May 01, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does Safaricom invest in?
Safaricom invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Safaricom invest in?
Safaricom typically joins rounds of $1M–$2.6M at Seed and $3.9M–$11M at Corporate Round. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Safaricom's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Safaricom took part in.
How do I contact Safaricom?
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Who are the partners at Safaricom?
The team at Safaricom includes Antony Kiarie (VAS Messaging Senior Manager), Anwar Soussa (Chief Executive Officer) and Betty Mwangi-Thuo (General Manager, Financial Services), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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