# Safaricom

> Safaricom is a VC fund in Nairobi backing Software and Information Technology. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/safaricom
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/SafaricomLtd
- Website: http://safaricom.co.ke
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SafaricomLtd

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Safaricom. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Safaricom. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/safaricom?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 50% |
| Analytics | 2 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 4 | 67% |
| India | 1 | 17% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antony Kiarie | VAS Messaging Senior Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antony-kiarie |
| Anwar Soussa | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anwar-soussa |
| Betty Mwangi-Thuo | General Manager, Financial Services | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betty-mwangi-thuo |
| Catherine Njari | Senior Manager-TV & Media Content | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-njari |
| Eve Kilel | Cyber Security Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eve-kilel |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia | 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 | https://www.safaricom.et |
| M-Pesa | 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 | https://www.mpesa.in |
| mSURVEY | mSurvey is a mobile survey platform driving decision-making for businesses across the continent of Africa and the Caribbean. 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 technologyand team that have deep local reach.We open up communication lines between our customers, their employees, and their customers. | $3.5M | Series A | Apr 19, 2018 | https://ajua.com |
| iProcure | 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. | $775K | Series B | Sep 07, 2017 | http://iprocureafrica.co |
| FarmDrive | 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 | https://farmdrive.co.ke/ |
| Lynk Jobs | 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 | https://lynk.co.ke/ |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Novastar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novastar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpha Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Golden Palm Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-palm-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kapor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kapor-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MaC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mercy Corps Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercy-corps) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Safaricom invest in?

Safaricom invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 6 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 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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