# Kuria Capital

> Kuria Capital is a VC fund in Nairobi backing Apps and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kuria-fund
- Website: http://kuriafund.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kuriafund/

Kuria Capital is a VC fund in Nairobi focused on Apps and Software. Family investment office - Seed stage venture investment - Frontier, East Africa focus - flagship product _ Kuria Innovation Fund

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Wellness | 1 | 25% |
| Logistics | 1 | 25% |
| Advertising | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 3 | 75% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gachiri Amos | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gachiri-amos |
| Muchiru M. Kuria | Principal Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muchiru-m-kuria |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ponea Health | We make it easy to be healthy. Ponea's strategy is to develop a suite of cloud & mobile apps that remove all the friction that Patients of all demographics anywhere in the world face when searching, comparing, booking and paying for right health & well-being care through a transparent & easy to use 3-sided tech platform. Care isdelivered via in-person at health facility or at patient's location, and via tele-consult through the Ponea Health provider & Patient mobile app. All the Healthcare & Wellbeing Professionals on the Ponea health marketplace are clinically vetted, rated and listed on our platform with details of every consult, test & treatment product or service listed for full transparency. All health ecosystem partners (eg. insurance, banks, employers, pharmaceutical drug companies, medical device suppliers, AI triage & diagnosis services, etc..) can easily plug into our marketplace via different partnership models & APIs to serve both patients & healthcare & wellbeing professionals. | $4.3M | Seed | Sep 23, 2022 |  |
| Rydlr | Rydlr offers digital marketing software for brands to engage outdoor audiences via an integrated digital screen network. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| FreshBox | We use locally available resources to manufacture our solar-powered units. Local production allows us to deploy custom solutions effectively for fresh produce farmers and retailers in Africa. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Feb 15, 2021 |  |
| OkHi | OkHi is a digital addressing system for emerging markets. The company wants to solve the lack of a physical address system in Kenya and beyond. They are building the next generation address system. This system will unlock commerce through enhanced logistics, save lives through improved emergency services, and grow access to finance through betterpersonal identification. | $1.8M | Seed | Sep 23, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DIFC FinTech Hive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fintech-hive) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Afya Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afya-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Investment Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-investment-network-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Betatron Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betatron-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oui Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oui-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seven Seas Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seven-seas-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kuria Capital invest in?

Kuria Capital invests primarily in Apps, Software and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Kuria Capital?

Public channels for Kuria Capital include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Kuria Capital?

The team at Kuria Capital includes Gachiri Amos (Associate) and Muchiru M. Kuria (Principal Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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