# Saskia van der Mast

> Saskia van der Mast is a seed investor at DOB Equity (Westlands) backing B2B and FinTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DOB Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dob-equity)
- Location: Westlands, Kenya
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.dobequity.nl

Saskia van der Mast is an Investment Manager at DOB Equity and joined the team over a decade ago. Saskia is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. She brings a wealth of experience in impact investing and has played a leading role in building DOB’s portfolio of innovative, scalable and impactful companies. Amongst others, she has been responsible forsourcing and completing investments including M-KOPA, Bridge International Academies and Countryside Dairy.Saskia serves on the Board of the East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) and is a board member of various portfolio companies.Saskia holds a M.Sc. in International Economics and Business from the University of Groningen.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| Education | 1 | 14% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 14% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 3 | 43% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| Uganda | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laboremus Uganda | Laboremus Uganda delivers digital onboarding and KYC solutions for banks and fintechs in Africa. |  | Seed | Apr 26, 2022 |  |
| Kwanza Tukule | Kwanza Tukule is a cashless B2B business that offers food supply services to local food vendors. |  | Seed | Jan 02, 2022 |  |
| Zembo | Zembo provides affordable electric motorcycles for motorcycle taxi drivers in Africa. | $3.4M | Seed | Nov 12, 2021 |  |
| Mr. Green Africa | Mr. Green Africa is a Nairobi-based recycling start-up whose vision is to change people’s perceptions towards waste equals value. This small company incorporates the concept of shared value—creating economic value while addressing social and environmental challenges—into its core, by harnessing the untapped potential of an existing informal wastemanagement industry.Mr. Green Africa sells pre-processed recycling materials with a traceable social and environmental impact. | $2M |  | Nov 15, 2020 |  |
| Moringa School | Moringa School is a full-time, immersive coding school in Nairobi, Kenya. | $1M |  | May 06, 2020 |  |
| Moringa School | Moringa School is a full-time, immersive coding school in Nairobi, Kenya. | $1M | Seed | May 06, 2020 |  |
| Moringa School | Moringa School is a full-time, immersive coding school in Nairobi, Kenya. |  | Seed | Oct 30, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elea-foundation-for-ethics-in-globalization) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FCA Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fca-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InfraCo Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infraco-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mercy Corps Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercy-corps-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mobility 54](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobility-54) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DOB Equity

VC Fund · Veessen, The Netherlands

DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies.

4 contacts available at DOB Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hayo Afman | Co-CEO & Portfolio Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hayo-afman |
| Ralph Jansen | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralph-jansen |
| Saskia van der Mast | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saskia-van-der-mast |
| Toine Huijbers | Co-CEO & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toine-huijbers |

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## FAQ

### What does Saskia van der Mast invest in?

Saskia van der Mast invests primarily in B2B, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Saskia van der Mast last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Saskia van der Mast closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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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