Sayani Investments
VC Fund
Nairobi, Kenya
Sayani Investments is a VC fund in Nairobi focused on FinTech and Real Estate. Sayani Investments focus on property-related investments but also invests patient long-term capital in public and private markets.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 9%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Sayani Investments invests in
Stages Sayani Investments invests in
Countries Sayani Investments invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $30k–$52M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (18%)
- Real Estate 2 (18%)
- Supply Chain Management 2 (18%)
- SaaS 1 (9%)
- Finance 1 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (73%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (9%)
- Series B 1 (9%)
- Private Equity 1 (9%)
Country
- Kenya 5 (45%)
- United States 2 (18%)
- United Kingdom 2 (18%)
- Côte d'Ivoire 2 (18%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novek builds IOT technology to completely eliminate single use plastic from FMCG Supply chains. | Seed / Jun 01, 2023 | ||
| Craydel is transforming the way students and working professionals in Africa discover, compare and apply to higher education. Our online platform has thousands of quality undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational programs offering degrees, diplomas and degrees, certificates from leading universities and colleges in 15 countries around the world.Many of these programs are even available online from the comfort of your home.Craydel makes it easy for you to compare and select the programs and institutions that best fit your career goals, personality, grades and budget. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Sep 25, 2022 | ||
| Zanifu is a financial technology company, that enables MSME's in the African FMCG supply chain get access to working capital. | $1M / Seed / Jan 19, 2022 | ||
| LipaLater is a lending marketplace that provides postpaid payments at e-commerce stores. They are making technology affordable for you. Get the electronic of your choice today and pay for it in comfortable monthly installments. | $12M / Seed / Jan 13, 2022 | ||
| As global compliance regulations, carbon-neutral commitments, and supply chain disruptions rise, multinational companies face unprecedented hurdles and risks to growth.We help our customers stay ahead of global business shifts & risks and drive profits through real-time traceability insights — on a single platform.BanQu is a traceabilitysolution that helps companies:1. Prove sourcing compliance with auditable data down to the source.2. Strengthen supply chain resilience through source-to-shelf insights3. Track impact with quantitative procurement and ESG reporting | $7M / Series B / Jan 03, 2022 | ||
| AfricaWorks designs & operates flexible offices that celebrate African successes & create a conducive business environment on the continent. We welcome entrepreneurs, business leaders and companies from all sizes, sectors & origins - from big international corporations, to regional SMEs & local start-ups. | $1.2M / Seed / Sep 15, 2021 | ||
| Lapaire Glasses uses innovative technology to provide free vision tests and affordable eyewear options to the lower and middle income African population. They target the 550 million Africans who need eyeglasses, but are not aware, or cannot afford them. With services such as Lapaire Glasses provides accommodating service such as 24/7 chatonline, mobile clinics offering free vision test, online shop, free delivery and flexible payments aimed to drastically improve the lives of their clients. Lapaire serves customers in Kenya, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Mali. The East African headquarters is located in Nairobi, Kenya, and West African headquarters located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. | $1M / Seed / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| As simple as a smartwatch to clip on, Guidewheel's AI-powered FactoryOps platform empowers manufacturers to swiftly improve productivity and profit across their entire operations—every machine, in every factory. Totally non-intrusive, like a smartwatch measuring a pulse, Guidewheel’s AI and software detect from the machine’s electricalheartbeat how fast any machine is running, the second it started or stopped, and even when it’s starting to get stressed out and might have a problem soon. Then, layers of additional sensors and functionality provide more and more value towards profits and even sustainability goals—while keeping the user experience simple, modular, and scalable. And with every machine, user, and factory added to the system, Guidewheel’s FactoryOps platform gets smarter and more valuable for everyone else. Guidewheel was founded out of Stanford University and is already successful with hundreds of manufacturers—reporting an average of 40% runtime improvement—with results featured in IndustryWeek and selection by the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer, one of the companies most likely to have a significant impact on business and society. Guidewheel’s vision is to become the real-time intelligence layer and platform that empowers all the world’s 10 million factories to reach sustainable peak performance. And by doing so it will not only be a generational, category-defining company, but also have a significant global impact on climate change. | $30K / Seed / Jun 01, 2018 | ||
| Cosmos Yopougon is the first world-class shopping center to be built in Yopougon, Abidjan's largest municipality. | Seed / May 01, 2016 | ||
| 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. | $52M / Seed / Jan 01, 2015 | ||
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FAQ
What does Sayani Investments invest in?
Sayani Investments invests primarily in FinTech, Real Estate and Supply Chain Management startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 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 Sayani Investments invest in?
Sayani Investments typically joins rounds of $30k–$52M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sayani Investments's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sayani Investments took part in.
When did Sayani Investments last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Sayani Investments closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 11 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 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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